2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record21–10 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach
Associate head coachKurt Kanaskie
Assistant coaches
  • Craig Ponder
  • Paul Hemrick
  • Hunter Henderson
  • Austin Parker
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
Seasons
2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Drexel 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Hofstra 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Towson 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Delaware 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Stony Brook 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Monmouth 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
Campbell 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Northeastern 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Elon 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
North Carolina A&T 5 13   .278 7 25   .219
William & Mary 4 14   .222 10 23   .303
Hampton 3 15   .167 9 24   .273
2024 CAA tournament winner

The 2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by fourth-year head coach Takayo Siddle, play their home games at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, North Carolina as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

Previous season[edit]

The Seahawks finished the 2022–23 season 24–10, 12–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for third place.[1] They defeated Drexel in the quarterfinals[2] and upset top-seeded Hofstra in the semifinals[3] before losing to Charleston in the championship game of the CAA tournament.[4]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 KJ Jenkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS New Mexico Atlanta, Georgia
G 1 Donovan Newby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Milwaukee Chicago Heights, Illinois
G 2 Shykeim Phillips 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS South Central HS Winterville, North Carolina
G 3 Maleeck Harden-Hayes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS North Dakota State Moorhead, Minnesota
G 4 Nolan Hodge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Northern Guilford HS Greensboro, North Carolina
G 5 Noah Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Trinity Academy Apex, North Carolina
F 10 Matt Moore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Joliet West HS Chicago, Illinois
G 11 Shane Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Crossroads Christian HS Raleigh, North Carolina
F 13 Trazarien White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Collin College Mansfield, Texas
G 20 Jake Murphy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Air Force Phoenix, Arizona
F 21 Khamari McGriff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So James S. Rickards HS Tallahassee, Florida
G 22 Shemar Rathan-Mayes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Youngstown State Scarborough, Ontario
F 23 Eric Van Der Heijden 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ole Miss Raleigh, North Carolina
G 24 Makoa Surigao 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr E.A. Laney HS Wilmington, North Carolina
F 25 Ahmard Harvey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr High Point Freeport, Bahamas
G 30 Nick Farrar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Charleston Apex, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Coker W 131–92 
Trask Coliseum (2,786)
Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Mount Olive W 105–66  1–0
Trask Coliseum (3,577)
Wilmington, NC
November 11, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Asheville W 83–66  2–0
Kimmel Arena (2,170)
Asheville, NC
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Columbia International W 116–80  3–0
Trask Coliseum (4,089)
Wilmington, NC
November 20, 2023*
1:30 pm
vs. Murray State
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division
W 83–82 OT 4–0
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (487)
Fort Myers, FL
November 21, 2023*
12:00 pm
vs. Appalachian State
Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division
L 56–86  4–1
Suncoast Credit Union Arena (512)
Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2023*
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast W 71–55  5–1
Alico Arena (1,551)
Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina L 66–74  5–2
Williams Arena (5,182)
Greenville, NC
December 2, 2023*
4:00 pm, SECN
at No. 12 Kentucky W 80–73  6–2
Rupp Arena (19,990)
Lexington, KY
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
Montreat W 119–50  7–2
Trask Coliseum (4,512)
Wilmington, NC
December 16, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia Southern W 82–77  8–2
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,127)
Statesboro, GA
December 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marshall W 78–69  9–2
Cam Henderson Center (4,034)
Huntington, WV
December 30, 2023*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas L 90–106  9–3
Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
CAA regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Drexel L 63–78  9–4
(0–1)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,006)
Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Towson L 64–67  9–5
(0–2)
SECU Arena (1,832)
Towson, MD
January 11, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Monmouth W 69–56  10–5
(1–2)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
January 14, 2024
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Delaware W 79–74  11–5
(2–2)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Elon W 82–70  12–5
(3–2)
Schar Center (2,078)
Elon, NC
January 20, 2024
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Charleston W 78–69  13–5
(4–2)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Northeastern W 77–54  14–5
(5–2)
Matthews Arena (802)
Boston, MA
January 27, 2024
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Stony Brook L 78–86 OT 14–6
(5–3)
Island Federal Arena (2,871)
Stony Brook, NY
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Charleston W 80–74  15–6
(6–3)
TD Arena (5,021)
Charleston, SC
February 3, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Campbell W 77–74  16–6
(7–3)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Drexel W 75–56  17–6
(8–3)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hampton W 95–65  18–6
(9–3)
Hampton Convocation Center (1,949)
Hampton, VA
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
North Carolina A&T W 73–54  19–6
(10–3)
Trask Coliseum (4,851)
Wilmington, NC
February 17, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Elon L 72–73  19–7
(10–4)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at William & Mary W 81–65  20–7
(11–4)
Kaplan Arena (2,179)
Williamsburg, VA
February 26, 2024
8:30 pm, CBSSN
at Campbell L 100–105 2OT 20–8
(11–5)
Gore Arena (1,794)
Buies Creek, NC
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Hofstra L 58–69  20–9
(11–6)
Trask Coliseum (4,937)
Wilmington, NC
March 2, 2024
7:00 pm, FloHoops
Towson W 75–64  21–9
(12–6)
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
CAA Tournament
March 10, 2024
2:30 pm, FloHoops
(4) vs. (5) Towson
Quarterfinals
L 56–66  21–10
Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,108)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Seahawks Dispatch Dragons To Reach CAA Semis". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "UNCW basketball upsets Hofstra, returns to CAA tournament championship game". Star-News. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Charleston rides Larson to CAA title over UNC Wilmington". AP News. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "UNC Wilmington Seahawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2023.