The 2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Seahawks were led by third-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 29–6, 15–3 in CAA play to win the regular season championship, their third consecutive championship. They defeated

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, William & Mary, and the

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to win the CAA tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. As the No. 12 seed in the East region, they lost in the first round to

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. On March 17, 2017, head coach Kevin Keatts left the school to accept the head coaching position at NC State. On Apiril 3, the school hired longtime

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assistant

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as head coach.

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2015–16 season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA regular season championship with

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. They won the CAA tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

*Under NCAA transfer rules, Tyrone Taylor will sit out for the 2016–17 season, and will have three years of remaining eligibility entering the 2017–18 season.

Recruiting class of 2016

Preseason

The Seahawks were picked to finish in first place in the conference's preseason poll. Chris Flemmings was named Preseason Player of the Year and Denzel Ingram was named to the CAA preseason second-team. C. J. Bryce was named an honorable mention.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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Unc Wilmington The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW or UNC Wilmington) is a public research university in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina System and enrolls 17,499 undergraduate and graduate students eac ...