# 2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by second-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at the Trask Coliseum. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA championship with Hofstra. They were champions of the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Duke.

## Previous season

The Seahawks finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a four way tie for the CAA regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA tournament where they lost to Northeastern. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Sam Houston State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Freddie Jackson | 10 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Wilmington, NC | Graduated |
| Malik Pugh | 14 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Freshman | Dyersburg, TN | Transferred to Tennessee-Martin |
| Jarvis Haywood | 22 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Redshirt Junior | Charlotte, NC | Dismissed from team; transferred to William Penn |
| Addison Spruill | 24 | G | 6'4" | 225 | Senior | Currie, NC | Graduated |
| Cedrick Williams | 40 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Murfreesboro, TN | Graduated |

## Recruiting class of 2015

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mark Mathews SG | Fort Myers, FL | Fort Myers High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 24, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| C. J. Bryce SG | Huntersville, NC | North Mecklenburg High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 3, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Trey Grundy SF | Lexington, KY | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) | Sep 28, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Devontae Cacok PF | Riverdale, GA | Alpharetta High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 8, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2015. ||||||

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| JaQuel Richmond | | G | 6'1" | 170 | Sophomore | Greensboro, NC | Middle Tennessee |
| Colton Bishop | | G | 6'3" | 165 | Sophomore | Winston-Salem, NC | Loyola |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 8* 4:00 pm | | Barton | W 81–51 | 1–0 | Trask Coliseum (3,146) Wilmington, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 13* 7:00 pm | | Milligan | W 100–62 | 1–0 | Trask Coliseum (3,520) Wilmington, NC |
| Nov 16* 7:00 pm | | Eastern Kentucky | W 78–59 | 2–0 | Trask Coliseum (3,585) Wilmington, NC |
| Nov 21* 7:00 pm | | Western Michigan | W 80–76 | 3–0 | Trask Coliseum (4,019) Wilmington, NC |
| Nov 28* 4:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State | W 94–73 | 4–0 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,557) Johnson City, TN |
| Dec 2* 7:00 pm | | Coker | W 93–73 | 5–0 | Trask Coliseum (3,572) Wilmington, NC |
| Dec 12* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Georgetown BB&T Classic | L 82–87 | 5–1 | Verizon Center (8,132) Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 16* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | L 73–78 | 5–2 | Williams Arena (4,038) Greenville, NC |
| Dec 19* 4:00 pm | | at Radford | L 67–69 | 5–3 | Dedmon Center (1,064) Radford, VA |
| Dec 22* 6:15 pm | | vs. Utah Valley Billy Minardi Classic | W 102–77 | 6–3 | KFC Yum! Center (19,419) Louisville, KY |
| Dec 23* 4:15 pm | | vs. UMKC Billy Minardi Classic | W 76–56 | 7–3 | KFC Yum! Center (19,147) Louisville, KY |
| Dec 28* 8:00 pm | | Campbell | W 106–83 | 8–3 | Trask Coliseum (4,396) Wilmington, NC |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| Dec 31 1:00 pm | | Drexel | W 75–63 | 9–3 (1–0) | Trask Coliseum (3,599) Wilmington, NC |
| Jan 2 6:00 pm, ASN | | Northeastern | L 63–65 | 9–4 (1–1) | Trask Coliseum (3,974) Wilmington, NC |
| Jan 7 7:00 pm | | at Towson | L 60–76 | 9–5 (1–2) | SECU Arena (1,381) Towson, MD |
| Jan 9 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 85–67 | 10–5 (2–2) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,381) Newark, DE |
| Jan 14 7:00 pm | | at Elon | W 91–82 | 11–5 (3–2) | Alumni Gym (1,357) Elon, NC |
| Jan 16 2:00 pm, ASN | | William & Mary | W 97–94 $^{OT}$ | 12–5 (4–2) | Trask Coliseum (4,211) Wilmington, NC |
| Jan 21 7:00 pm | | Delaware | W 79–70 | 13–5 (5–2) | Trask Coliseum (4,037) Wilmington, NC |
| Jan 23 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Drexel Postponed to January 24 (Snow) | | | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 24 12:00 pm, ASN | | at Drexel | W 77–71 | 14–5 (6–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (332) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 28 7:00 pm | | at James Madison | W 78–73 | 15–5 (7–2) | JMU Convocation Center (3,107) Harrisburg, VA |
| Jan 30 7:00 pm | | College of Charleston Homecoming | W 66–55 | 16–5 (8–2) | Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC |
| Feb 4 7:00 pm | | at Hofstra | W 70–67 | 17–5 (9–2) | Mack Sports Complex (2,057) Hempstead, NY |
| Feb 6 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 90–73 | 18–5 (10–2) | Matthews Arena (1,677) Boston, MA |
| Feb 11 7:00 pm | | Elon | W 86–82 | 19–5 (11–2) | Trask Coliseum (4,136) Wilmington, NC |
| Feb 13 3:00 pm, NBCSN | | James Madison | W 78–68 | 20–5 (12–2) | Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC |
| Feb 18 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 69–87 | 20–6 (12–3) | Kaplan Arena (3,148) Williamsburg, VA |
| Feb 20 6:00 pm, ASN | | at College of Charleston | W 59–55 $^{OT}$ | 21–6 (13–3) | TD Arena (3,629) Charleston, SC |
| Feb 25 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 70–69 | 21–7 (13–4) | Trask Coliseum (4,572) Wilmington, NC |
| Feb 27 1:00 pm | | Towson | W 74–68 | 22–7 (14–4) | Trask Coliseum (4,791) Wilmington, NC |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 5 6:00 pm, CSN | (2) | vs. (7) College of Charleston Quarterfinals | W 66–64 | 23–7 | Royal Farms Arena (3,450) Baltimore, MD |
| Mar 6 3:30 pm, NBCSN | (2) | vs. (6) Northeastern Semifinals | W 73–70 | 24–7 | Royal Farms Arena (3,643) Baltimore, MD |
| Mar 7 7:00 pm, NBCSN | (2) | vs. (1) Hofstra Championship | W 80–73 $^{OT}$ | 25–7 | Royal Farms Arena (3,031) Baltimore, MD |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17* 12:15 pm, CBS | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 19 Duke First Round | L 85–93 | 25–8 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,656) Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||