# 2019–20 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Wilmington during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by interim head coach Rob Burke who took over for C. B. McGrath after an 0–6 start to conference play. They played their home games at Trask Coliseum as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
Point guard Kai Toews left the team in December to pursue professional opportunities.

## Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2018–19 season 10–23, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in last place. They defeated Elon in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing in the semifinals to Northeastern.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jaylen Fornes | 1 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Junior | Pamlico County, NC | Transferred to Nicholls State |
| Jeantal Cylla | 2 | F | 6'7" | 215 | RS Junior | Lake Worth, FL | Graduate transferred to Arkansas |
| Shawn O'Connell | 4 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Senior | Roswell, GA | Graduated |
| Jeffrey Gary | 5 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Austin, TX | Transferred to Mercer |
| Jacque Brown | 13 | G | 5'10" | 150 | Senior | Beaufort, NC | Walk-on; graduated |
| Devontae Cacok | 15 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Senior | Riverdale, GA | Graduated |
| Matt Elmore | 20 | F | 6'9" | 250 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, NC | Transferred to Barton College |
| Ty Taylor | 21 | G | 6'3" | 170 | RS Junior | Grandview, MO | Graduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky |
| Daniel Etoroma | 22 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Junior | Raleigh, NC | Walk-on; Graduated |
| Trey Kalina | 33 | C | 7'0" | 264 | Senior | Gadsden, AL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| John Bowen | 32 | F | 6'7" | 200 lbs. | Junior | Bladenboro, NC | Transferred from Belmont Abbey College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bowen would have sat out the 2019–20 season, but was granted a waiver to play immediately. |

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Imajae Dodd PF | Snow Hill, NC | Greene Central High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 23, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jake Boggs PF | Charlotte, NC | Carmel Christian School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | Sep 24, 2018 |
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2020) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Melvin Edwards Jr. SF | Carrollton, GA | Carrollton High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Johnson & Wales (NC) | W 103–83 | 1–0 | Trask Coliseum (2,994) Wilmington, NC |
| Nov 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | No. 9 North Carolina | L 62–78 | 1–1 | Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC |
| Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Campbell | W 81–76 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Trask Coliseum (3,107) Wilmington, NC |
| Nov 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Davidson | L 49–87 | 2–2 | John M. Belk Arena (3,764) Davidson, NC |
| Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | NC Wesleyan D.C. Classic | W 113–53 | 3–2 | Trask Coliseum (3,065) Wilmington, NC |
| Nov 22, 2019* 1:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. Cleveland State D.C. Classic | L 46–47 | 3–3 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (512) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 23, 2019* 1:00 pm, FloSports | | vs. FIU D.C. Classic | W 66–63 | 4–3 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (739) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Emory and Henry D.C. Classic | W 122–66 | 5–3 | Trask Coliseum (2,796) Wilmington, NC |
| Nov 29, 2019* 9:00 pm | | at Boise State | L 59–80 | 5–4 | ExtraMile Arena (3,964) Boise, ID |
| Dec 1, 2019* 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 54–72 | 5–5 | Maples Pavilion (3,298) Stanford, CA |
| Dec 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, FloSports | | Charlotte | L 57–76 | 5–6 | Trask Coliseum (3,121) Wilmington, NC |
| Dec 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Mercer | L 63–72 | 5–7 | Trask Coliseum (2,423) Wilmington, NC |
| Dec 21, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 73–88 | 5–8 | Memorial Gymnasium (9,127) Nashville, TN |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2019 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Delaware | L 68–82 | 5–9 (0–1) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,101) Newark, DE |
| Dec 30, 2019 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Drexel | L 66–71 | 5–10 (0–2) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (926) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 2, 2020 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | James Madison | L 60–64 | 5–11 (0–3) | Trask Coliseum (2,380) Wilmington, NC |
| Jan 4, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Towson | L 60–67 | 5–12 (0–4) | Trask Coliseum (2,899) Wilmington, NC |
| Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at William & Mary | L 63–79 | 5–13 (0–5) | Kaplan Arena (3,328) Williamsburg, VA |
| Jan 11, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at Elon | L 63–80 | 5–14 (0–6) | Schar Center (2,068) Elon, NC |
| Jan 16, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Hofstra | L 61–63 | 5–15 (0–7) | Trask Coliseum (2,816) Wilmington, NC |
| Jan 18, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Northeastern | W 76–74 $^{OT}$ | 6–15 (1–7) | Trask Coliseum (3,212) Wilmington, NC |
| Jan 25, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at Charleston | W 72–70 | 7–15 (2–7) | TD Arena (4,905) Charleston, SC |
| Jan 30, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Towson | L 66–77 | 7–16 (2–8) | SECU Arena (2,112) Towson, MD |
| Feb 1, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at James Madison | L 66–83 | 7–17 (2–9) | JMU Convocation Center (4,495) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Feb 6, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Elon | L 56–62 | 7–18 (2–10) | Trask Coliseum (2,417) Wilmington, NC |
| Feb 8, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | William & Mary | W 70–64 | 8–18 (3–10) | Trask Coliseum (4,155) Wilmington, NC |
| Feb 13, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | at Northeastern | L 63–71 | 8–19 (3–11) | Matthews Arena (802) Boston, MA |
| Feb 15, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | | at Hofstra | L 64–78 | 8–20 (3–12) | Mack Sports Complex (2,506) Hempstead, NY |
| Feb 22, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Charleston | W 68–55 | 9–20 (4–12) | Trask Coliseum (3,557) Wilmington, NC |
| Feb 27, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Drexel | W 76–65 | 10–20 (5–12) | Trask Coliseum (2,981) Wilmington, NC |
| Feb 29, 2020 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Delaware | L 65–82 | 10–21 (5–13) | Trask Coliseum (3,144) Wilmington, NC |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2020 4:00 pm, FloSports | (9) | vs. (8) Drexel First round | L 55-66 | 10-22 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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