# 1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by sixth-year head coach Jerry Wainwright, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).
After finishing fourth place in the CAA regular season standings, the Seahawks won the CAA tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history – as No. 15 seed in the South region. UNC Wilmington lost to No. 2 seed Cincinnati in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 20, 1999* | | at Wisconsin–Green Bay | L 38–46 | 0–1 | Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Nov 23, 1999* | | Butler | W 56–54 | 1–1 | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | vs. Campbell | W 73–60 | 2–1 | |
| Dec 1, 1999 | | William & Mary | W 76–66 | 3–1 (1–0) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Dec 2, 1999* | | Washington | W 68–59 | 4–1 | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Dec 18, 1999 | | at Old Dominion | W 60–49 | 5–1 (2–0) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Dec 21, 1999* | | at Central Florida | W 74–60 | 6–1 | UCF Arena Orlando, Florida |
| Dec 23, 1999* | | at No. 8 Florida | L 53–80 | 6–2 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 28, 1999* | | at No. 5 Arizona Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic | L 51–66 | 6–3 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 30, 1999* | | vs. Alabama Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic | L 45–62 | 6–4 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 5, 2000 | | at Richmond | L 57–63 | 6–5 (2–1) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 8, 2000 | | at American | L 58–60 | 6–6 (2–2) | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 10, 2000 | | at George Mason | L 58–74 | 6–7 (2–3) | Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia |
| Jan 15, 2000* | | Belmont | W 70–47 | 7–7 | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Jan 17, 2000* | | Illinois-Chicago | W 54–52 | 8–7 | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Jan 19, 2000 | | VCU | W 71–61 | 9–7 (3–3) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | at East Carolina | L 57–65 | 9–8 (3–4) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | American | W 69–46 | 10–8 (4–4) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Feb 2, 2000 | | at Richmond | L 48–49 | 10–9 (4–5) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | Old Dominion | W 66–60 | 11–9 (5–5) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Feb 7, 2000 | | James Madison | W 57–32 | 12–9 (6–5) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | at VCU | L 54–55 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (6–6) | Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 14, 2000* | | at Belmont | W 66–58 | 13–10 | Striplin Gym Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 19, 2000 | | George Mason | W 59–53 | 14–10 (7–6) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Feb 23, 2000 | | at William & Tribe | L 53–58 | 14–11 (7–7) | Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | East Carolina | W 70–55 | 15–11 (8–7) | Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Feb 28, 2000 | | at James Madison | L 65–67 | 15–12 (8–8) | JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia |
| CAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2000* | | at VCU Quarterfinals | W 66–57 | 16–12 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 5, 2000* | | vs. George Mason Semifinals | W 67–56 | 17–12 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 6, 2000* | | vs. Richmond Championship game | W 57–47 | 18–12 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (15 S) | vs. (2 S) No. 7 Cincinnati First Round | L 47–64 | 18–13 | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Brett Blizzard – CAA tournament MVP