2014–15 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

2014–15 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball

CAA regular season co–champions
CIT, First round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2014–15 record	18–14 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Kevin Keatts (1st year)
Assistant coach	Casey Stanley
Assistant coach	Takayo Siddle
Assistant coach	Thomas Carr
Home arena	Trask Coliseum

2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
William & Mary	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Northeastern †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
James Madison	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Hofstra	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Delaware	9	–	9	.500	10	–	20	.333
Drexel	9	–	9	.500	11	–	19	.367
Elon	6	–	12	.333	15	–	18	.455
Towson	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
College of Charleston	3	–	15	.167	9	–	24	.273

† 2015 CAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first year head coach Kevin Keatts, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They 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.

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the season 9–23, 3–13 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to Hofstra.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Chris Dixon	1	G	6'0"	190	Senior	Montgomery, Alabama	Graduated
Ben Eblen	5	G	6'1"	185	Senior	Isle of Palms, South Carolina	Graduated
Tanner Milson	12	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Cedar Hill, Texas	Graduated
Luke Hager	15	F	6'8"	205	RS Sophomore	Chicago	Transferred to Hawaii Pacific
Nate Anderson	22	F	6'9"	235	Junior	Ashville, Ohio	Will not return
Zack Allen	30	G	5'11"	190	Senior	Wilmington, North Carolina	Graduated
Shane Reybold	33	F	6'8"	238	Senior	Laurel, Maryland	Graduated
Marcus Graham	34	G	6'6"	178	Senior	Roseboro, North Carolina	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Marcus Bryan	F	6'7"	224	Sophomore	Raleigh, North Carolina	Transferred from Charlotte
Chris Flemmings	G	6'5"	175	Junior	Cary, North Carolina	Transferred from Barton College
Jarvis Haywood	G	6'4"	185	Junior	Charlotte, North Carolina	Transferred from Jacksonville
Denzel Ingram	G	6'0"	171	Junior	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Transferred from Charlotte

Under NCAA transfer rules, Bryan, Flemmings, Haywood, and Ingram will all have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting Class of 2014

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Malik Pugh PG	Dyersburg, Tennessee	Dyer County High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Feb 17, 2014
Malik Pugh PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jordan Talley PG	Richmond, Virginia	Fishburne Military School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 7, 2014
Jordan Talley PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.

Early Class of 2015 Recruits

2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mark Matthews SG	Fort Meyers, Florida	Fort Meyers H.S.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 24, 2014
Mark Matthews SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 63
Devontae Cacok PF	Riverdale, Georgia	Alpharetta H.S.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 8, 2014
Devontae Cacok PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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 2014-09-06.

Roster

2014–15 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Ponder, CraigCraig Ponder	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Bluefield	Bluefield, West Virginia
1.5 !G	4	Pugh, MalikMalik Pugh	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dyer County	Dyersburg, West Virginia
5.0 !C	5	Makanjuola, YemiYemi Makanjuola	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Tennessee Word of God	Lagos, Nigeria
1.5 !G	10	Jackson, FreddieFreddie Jackson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	New Hanover	Wilmington, North Carolina
3.5 !F	13	Ogbodo, ChuckChuck Ogbodo	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	High Point	Enugu, Nigeria
1.5 !G	14	Talley, JordanJordan Talley	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Henrico	Richmond, Virginia
3.5 !F	20	Sherwood, DylanDylan Sherwood	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Sutherland	Pittsford, New York
5.0 !C	23	Gettys, C. J.C. J. Gettys	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Findlay	Findlay, Ohio
1.5 !G	24	Spruill, AddisonAddison Spruill	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Eastern Florida State College Pender	Currie, North Carolina
3.5 !F	40	Williams, CedrickCedrick Williams	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Siegel	Murfreesboro, Tennessee
3.5 !F		Bryan, MarcusMarcus Bryan	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Charlotte Ravenscroft	Raleigh, North Carolina
1.5 !G		Flemmings, ChrisChris Flemmings	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Barton College Green Hope	Cary, North Carolina
1.5 !G		Haywood, JarvisJarvis Haywood	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jacksonville Harding	Charlotte, North Carolina
1.5 !G		Ingram, DenzelDenzel Ingram	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Charlotte Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Head coach

Kevin Keatts (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

Casey Stanley (Iona)
Takayo Siddle (Gardner–Webb)
Thomas Carr

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/08/2014* 7:00 PM	Catawba	W 97–68		Trask Coliseum (3,046) Wilmington, NC
Non-Conference Regular season
11/15/2014* 7:00 PM	at Old Dominion	L 56–76	0–1	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,619) Norfolk, VA
11/18/2014* 7:00 PM	at UNC Greensboro	W 84–72	1–1	Greensboro Coliseum (2,539) Greensboro, NC
11/22/2014* 7:00 PM	at VMI	W 110–93	2–1	Cameron Hall (1,897) Lexington, VA
11/29/2014* 2:00 PM	at Davidson	L 49–72	2–2	John M. Belk Arena (3,131) Davidson, NC
12/03/2014* 7:00 PM	St. Andrews	W 105–47	3–2	Trask Coliseum (3,152) Wilmington, NC
12/14/2014* 6:00 PM, ESPNU	at No. 4 Louisville	L 57–68	3–3	KFC Yum! Center (20,913) Louisville, KY
12/17/2014* 7:30 PM	Liberty	W 73–70 ^OT	4–3	Trask Coliseum (3,028) Wilmington, NC
12/20/2014* 7:00 PM	East Carolina	W 66–54	5–3	Trask Coliseum (4,388) Wilmington, NC
12/23/2014* 2:00 PM	at Campbell	L 63–69	5–4	Gore Arena (1,313) Buies Creek, NC
12/27/2014* 1:00 PM, BTN	at Minnesota	L 82–108	5–5	Williams Arena (12,711) Minneapolis, MN
12/30/2014* 7:00 PM	at Ohio	L 53–72	5–6	Convocation Center (5,864) Athens, OH
CAA Regular Season
01/03/2015 2:00 PM	Hofstra	L 56–68	5–7 (0–1)	Trask Coliseum (3,233) Wilmington, NC
01/05/2015 7:00 PM	at Northeastern	W 75–68	6–7 (1–1)	Matthews Arena (573) Boston, MA
01/08/2015 7:00 PM	Delaware	W 74–73 ^OT	7–7 (2–1)	Trask Coliseum (2,862) Wilmington, NC
01/10/2015 7:00 PM	Drexel	W 64–57	8–7 (3–1)	Trask Coliseum (3,643) Wilmington, NC
01/14/2015 7:00 PM	at William & Mary	L 72–76	8–8 (3–2)	Kaplan Arena (1,873) Williamsburg, VA
01/17/2015 2:00 PM	at Hofstra	W 79–74	9–8 (4–2)	Hofstra Arena (1,839) Hempstead, NY
01/21/2015 7:30 PM, WECT	at College of Charleston	W 58–56 ^OT	10–8 (5–2)	TD Arena (3,013) Charleston, SC
01/24/2015 8:00 PM	Towson	W 69–65	11–8 (6–2)	Trask Coliseum (4,590) Wilmington, NC
01/28/2015 7:00 PM	Elon	W 82–65	12–8 (7–2)	Trask Coliseum (4,419) Wilmington, NC
01/31/2015 4:00 PM	at Drexel	L 76–85	12–9 (7–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,404) Philadelphia, PA
02/04/2015 7:00 PM	at James Madison	W 77–65	13–9 (8–3)	JMU Convocation Center (3,323) Harrisonburg, VA
02/07/2015 8:00 PM, ASN	William & Mary	L 53–56	13–10 (8–4)	Trask Coliseum (5,088) Wilmington, NC
02/11/2015 7:00 PM	College of Charleston	W 58–45	14–10 (9–4)	Trask Coliseum (3,895) Wilmington, NC
02/14/2015 8:00 PM, ASN	Northeastern	W 66–61	15–10 (10–4)	Trask Coliseum (4,619) Wilmington, NC
02/19/2015 7:00 PM	at Delaware	L 59–70	15–11 (10–5)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,083) Newark, DE
02/21/2015 2:00 PM	at Towson	W 73–69	16–11 (11–5)	SECU Arena (1,773) Towson, MD
02/25/2015 7:00 PM	James Madison	W 74–54	17–11 (12–5)	Trask Coliseum (4,542) Wilmington, NC
02/28/2015 7:00 PM	at Elon	L 55–74	17–12 (12–6)	Alumni Gym (1,873) Elon, NC
CAA Tournament
03/07/2015 6:00 PM, CSN	vs. College of Charleston Quarterfinals	W 79–53	18–12	Royal Farms Arena (3,016) Baltimore, MD
03/08/2015 6:00 PM, NBCSN	vs. Northeastern Semifinals	L 71–78	18–13	Royal Farms Arena (3,703) Baltimore, MD
CIT
03/18/2015* 7:30 PM	at Sam Houston State First round	L 71–87	18–14	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (567) Huntsville, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://uncwsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

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2014–15 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting Class of 2014

Early Class of 2015 Recruits

Roster

Schedule

See also

References