# 2022–23 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by third-year head coach Takayo Siddle, played their home games at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, North Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

## Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2021–22 season 27–9, 15–3 in CAA play, to finish as CAA regular season co-champions, alongside Towson. As the No. 2 seed, they defeated No. 7 seed Elon and College of Charleston to reach the championship game of the CAA tournament. They were upset by No. 5 seed Delaware in the championship game. They were invited to the CBI, where they defeated VMI, Drake, Northern Colorado and Middle Tennessee to win the CBI championship.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Emory & Henry | W 88–47 | – | Trask Coliseum (2,837) Wilmington, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 56–69 | 0–1 | Dean Smith Center (19,744) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Allen | W 104–55 | 1–1 | Trask Coliseum (3,517) Wilmington, NC |
| November 15, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma | L 53–74 | 1–2 | Lloyd Noble Center (4,819) Norman, OK |
| November 18, 2022* 8:30 p.m., FS2 | | at No. 25 UConn | L 50–86 | 1–3 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,766) Storrs, CT |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Mount Olive | W 94–47 | 2–3 | Trask Coliseum (3,310) Wilmington, NC |
| November 25, 2022* 2:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Missouri State Nassau Championship first round | W 68–54 | 3–3 | Baha Mar Convention Center (374) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 26, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Vermont Nassau Championship semifinals | W 68–66 | 4–3 | Baha Mar Convention Center (311) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2022* 8:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. North Texas Nassau Championship final | W 55–51 | 5–3 | Baha Mar Convention Center (414) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | W 60–58 | 6–3 | HTC Center (1,509) Conway, SC |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | East Carolina | W 74–61 | 7–3 | Trask Coliseum (5,221) Wilmington, NC |
| December 10, 2022* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Jacksonville | W 81–53 | 8–3 | Trask Coliseum (3,055) Wilmington, NC |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | High Point | W 85–82 | 9–3 | Trask Coliseum (3,745) Wilmington, NC |
| December 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Campbell | W 74–66 | 10–3 | Gore Arena (1,514) Buses Creek, NC |
| CAA regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2022 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Monmouth | W 68–55 | 11–3 (1–0) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,754) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 31, 2022 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Hampton | W 82–65 | 12–3 (2–0) | Trask Coliseum (3,667) Wilmington, NC |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Elon | W 81–66 | 13–3 (3–0) | Schar Center (1,852) Elon, NC |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at North Carolina A&T | W 66–61 | 14–3 (4–0) | Corbett Sports Center (1,904) Greensboro, NC |
| January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | No. 22 College of Charleston | L 69–71 | 14–4 (4–1) | Trask Coliseum (5,221) Wilmington, NC |
| January 14, 2023 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | William & Mary | L 67–69 | 14–5 (4–2) | Trask Coliseum (4,571) Wilmington, NC |
| January 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Elon | W 62–54 | 15–5 (5–2) | Trask Coliseum (3,241) Wilmington, NC |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Hofstra | L 46–70 | 15–6 (5–3) | Mack Sports Complex (1,732) Hempstead, NY |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Stony Brook | W 62–51 | 16–6 (6–3) | Island Federal Arena (2,030) Stony Brook, NY |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Monmouth | W 52–49 | 17–6 (7–3) | Trask Coliseum (3,503) Wilmington, NC |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | North Carolina A&T | W 87–63 | 18–6 (8–3) | Trask Coliseum (3,848) Wilmington, NC |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at William & Mary | W 70–63 | 19–6 (9–3) | Kaplan Arena (5,053) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at College of Charleston | L 61–93 | 19–7 (9–4) | TD Arena (5,101) Charleston, SC |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Northeastern | W 71–59 | 20–7 (10–4) | Trask Coliseum (5,221) Wilmington, NC |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Drexel | W 72–71 $^{2OT}$ | 21–7 (11–4) | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,118) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 18, 2023 4:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Delaware | L 66–75 | 21–8 (11–5) | Bob Carpenter Center (2,628) Newark, DE |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Stony Brook | W 76–69 | 22–8 (12–5) | Trask Coliseum (3,707) Wilmington, NC |
| February 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | Towson | L 53–57 | 22–9 (12–6) | Trask Coliseum (4,844) Wilmington, NC |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2023 2:30 p.m., FloHoops | (4) | vs. (5) Drexel Quarterfinals | W 73–68 | 23–9 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,821) Washington, D.C. |
| March 6, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | (4) | vs. (1) Hofstra Semifinals | W 79–73 $^{OT}$ | 24–9 | Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | (4) | vs. (2) College of Charleston Championship | L 58–63 | 24–10 | Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,072) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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