# 2021–22 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2021–22 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks are led by second-year head coach Takayo Siddle. They played their home games at Trask Coliseum as part of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 27–9, 15–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the regular season championship with Towson. The Seahawks defeated Elon and Charleston in the CAA tournament before losing to Delaware in the championship game. They received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational tournament as the No. 9 seed. They defeated VMI, Drake, Northern Colorado, and Middle Tennessee to win the CBI championship.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Seahawks finished the 2020–21 season with a 7–10 record and 1–6 in conference play. They lost to William & Mary in the first round of the CAA tournament .

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Francis Marion | W 101–72 | – | Trask Coliseum (2,133) Wilmington, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Illinois State | L 63–68 | 0–1 | Redbird Arena (2,642) Normal, IL |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Guilford | W 77–68 | 1–1 | Trask Coliseum (3,229) Wilmington, NC |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Pittsburgh | L 51–59 | 1–2 | Petersen Events Center (7,261) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Coastal Carolina | W 65–53 | 2–2 | Trask Coliseum (4,101) Wilmington, NC |
| November 20, 2021* 4:00 pm | | at Delaware State | W 67–63 | 3–2 | Memorial Hall (485) Dover, DE |
| November 24, 2021* 7:00 pm | | vs. Southern Miss Zootown Classic | L 66–80 | 3–3 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| November 25, 2021* 9:30 pm | | vs. Montana Zootown Classic | Canceled due to flu outbreak | Canceled due to flu outbreak | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| November 26, 2021* 7:00 pm | | vs. UC San Diego Zootown Classic | Canceled due to flu outbreak | Canceled due to flu outbreak | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Norfolk State | L 69–74 | 3–4 | Trask Coliseum (3,067) Wilmington, NC |
| December 11, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 48–77 | 3–5 | Swisher Gymnasium (68) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Mount Olive | W 85–55 | 4–5 | Trask Coliseum (2,172) Wilmington, NC |
| December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 71–69 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | Qubein Center (2,334) High Point, NC |
| December 22, 2021* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | Campbell | W 65–58 | 6–5 | Trask Coliseum (2,378) Wilmington, NC |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Delaware | W 70–68 | 7–5 (1–0) | Trask Coliseum (2,959) Wilmington, NC |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Elon | W 73–66 | 8–5 (2–0) | Trask Coliseum (2,595) Wilmington, NC |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Charleston | W 86–78 | 9–5 (3–0) | TD Arena (3,844) Charleston, SC |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at James Madison | W 71–70 | 10–5 (4–0) | Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,878) Harrisonburg, VA |
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Towson | W 81–77 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (5–0) | SECU Arena (1,273) Towson, MD |
| January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Northeastern Rescheduled from January 5 | W 74–68 | 12–5 (6–0) | Matthews Arena (564) Boston, MA |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Northeastern | W 67–62 | 13–5 (7–0) | Trask Coliseum (4,146) Wilmington, NC |
| January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Hofstra | W 78–72 | 14–5 (8–0) | Trask Coliseum (4,206) Wilmington, NC |
| January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Drexel Rescheduled from December 31 | W 70–63 | 15–5 (9–0) | Trask Coliseum (4,310) Wilmington, NC |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Elon | L 65–78 | 15–6 (9–1) | Schar Center (2,405) Elon, NC |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at William & Mary | W 92–70 | 16–6 (10–1) | Kaplan Arena (3,885) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 7, 2022 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Hofstra Rescheduled from January 3 | L 71–73 | 16–7 (10–2) | Mack Sports Complex (1,359) Hempstead, NY |
| February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Charleston | W 85–79 | 17–7 (11–2) | Trask Coliseum (5,250) Wilmington, NC |
| February 14, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops | | William & Mary Rescheduled from January 9 | W 80–73 $^{OT}$ | 18–7 (12–2) | Trask Coliseum (3,020) Wilmington, NC |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | Towson | L 55–79 | 18–8 (12–3) | Trask Coliseum (4,411) Wilmington, NC |
| February 19, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | James Madison | W 78–77 $^{OT}$ | 19–8 (13–3) | Trask Coliseum (5,250) Wilmington, NC |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Drexel | W 69–63 | 20–8 (14–3) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (690) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Delaware | W 69–62 | 21–8 (15–3) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,794) Newark, DE |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2022 6:00 pm, FloHoops | (2) | vs. (7) Elon Quarterfinals | W 75–58 | 22–8 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,578) Washington, D.C. |
| March 7, 2022 8:30 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (6) Charleston Semifinals | W 60–57 | 23–8 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,707) Washington, D.C. |
| March 8, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) | vs. (5) Delaware Championship | L 55–59 | 23–9 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,869) Washington, D.C. |
| CBI ||||||
| March 20, 2022 12:00 pm, FloHoops | (9) | vs. (8) VMI First Round | W 93–78 | 24–9 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 21, 2022 1:00 pm, FloHoops | (9) | vs. (1) Drake Quarterfinals | W 76–75 | 25–9 | Ocean Center (706) Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (9) | vs. (12) Northern Colorado Semifinals | W 80–64 | 26–9 | Ocean Center (633) Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 23, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | (9) | vs. (2) Middle Tennessee Championship | W 96–90 $^{2OT}$ | 27–9 | Ocean Center (624) Daytona Beach, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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