The UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The team plays in the

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. The Seahawks have won at least a share of the CAA regular season championship for three consecutive years. They won the CAA tournament and appeared in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in

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and

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History

Conference memberships

*1976–1984: Independent *1984–present:

Season-by-season results

UNC Wilmington began playing Division I NCAA basketball in the 1976–77 season. The above records do not include the years UNC Wilmington played as a junior college (1951–63) or in the NAIA (1963–76).

Postseason results

Division I NCAA tournament results

The Seahawks have appeared in the Division I NCAA tournament six times. Their combined record is 1–6.

NIT results

The Seahawks have appeared in the

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...

(NIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

CBI results

The Seahawks have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. They were the champions of the

2022 College Basketball Invitational The 2022 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination, fully-bracketed men’s college basketball postseason tournament featuring 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate ...

. Their combined record is 4–0.

CIT results

The Seahawks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Seahawks in the NBA

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* Matt Fish * Devontae Cacok

Seahawks in international leagues

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(born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Holon in the Israel Basketball Premier League

Former Seahawks as head coaches

Former UNC Wilmington Players * Mark Byington, (1994–1998), Head basketball coach of

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(2013–present) *

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, (1978–80), Head basketball coach of

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(1988–96), NBA New Jersey Nets (1996–99), Memphis (2000–09), Kentucky (2009–current) *

Billy Donlon William Joseph Donlon (born February 10, 1977) is an American college basketball coach, currently an associate head coach at Clemson University. Playing career Donlon played four years of basketball at UNC Wilmington under Jerry Wainwright, s ...

, (1995–99), Head basketball coach of

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(2010–2016), UMKC (2019–present) *

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, (1975–76), Head basketball coach of

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(2001–07), Iowa (2007–10), Marian (2012–2015), Evansville (2020–present) Former UNC Wilmington Coaches * Brad Brownell, UNC Wilmington Head Coach (2002–2006), Head basketball coach of Wright State (2006–10), Clemson (2010–present) *

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, UNC Wilmington Asst Coach (2006–07), Head basketball coach of Eastern Washington (2007–2011) * Kevin Eastman, UNC Wilmingtin Head Coach (1990–94), Head basketball coach of Washington State (1994–99), NBA

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Asst Coach (2004–2005) *

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, UNC Wilmington Asst Coach (1990–92), Head basketball coach of Miami (FL) (2004–2011), Missouri (2011–2014), Tulsa (2014–present) * Dave Hanners, UNC Wilmington Asst Coach (1986–89), NBA Asst Coach

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(2000–03), Asst Detroit Pistons (2003–05), Asst

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(2005–06), Asst Charlotte Bobcats (2008–2010), Asst

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, (2010–2015) * Kevin Keatts, UNC Wilmington Head Coach (2014–17), Head basketball coach of NC State (2017–present) * Jeff Reynolds, UNC Wilmington Asst Coach (1990–94), Head basketball coach of Wingate (1997–2000), US Air Force Academy (2007–2012) *

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, UNC Wilmington Asst Coach (1992–94), Head basketball coach of Hampton (1995–97),

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(2002–2007), Florida A&M (2014–2017) *

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, UNC Wilmington Asst Coach (1998-2002), Head basketball coach of Fresno State (2011-2018), UTEP (2018–current) * Jerry Wainwright, UNC Wilmington Head Coach (1994–2002), Head basketball coach of

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(2002–05), DePaul (2005–2010)

References

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