2018–19 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

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2018–19 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
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ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2018–19 record10–23 (5–13 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
Seasons
2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Northeastern 14 4   .778 23 11   .676
Charleston 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
William & Mary 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Delaware 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Drexel 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Elon 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
James Madison 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Towson 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 10 23   .303
2019 CAA Tournament winner

The 2018–19 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Wilmington during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by second-year head coach C. B. McGrath, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season[]

The Seahawks finished the 2017–18 season 11–21, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Hofstra in the quarterfinals of the CAA Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Northeastern.

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
JaQuel Richmond 3 G 6'2" 175 RS Junior Greensboro, NC Dismissed from team[1]
Jordan Talley 4 G 6'1" 180 Senior Richmond, VA Graduated
Nick Powell 14 G 6'6" 200 Senior Greensboro, NC Graduated
Marcus Bryan 30 F 6'7" 242 RS Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ty Gadsden 0 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Charlotte, NC Vincennes
Marten Linssen F 6'8" 240 Sophomore Düsseldorf, Germany Valparaiso
  • Under NCAA transfer rules, Linssen will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season, and will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kai Toews
PG
Tokyo, Japan Northfield Mount Hermon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 26, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jaylen Sims
SG
Charlotte, NC United Faith Christian Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 14, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2018–19 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ty Gadsden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Arlington Country Day School
Vincennes
Charlotte, NC
G 1 Jaylen Fornes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Word of God Christian Academy Pamlico County, NC
F 2 Jeantal Cylla 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Lake Worth HS
Florida Atlantic
Lake Worth, FL
F 4 Shawn O'Connell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Milton HS
Georgia Southern
Roswell, GA
G 5 Jeffrey Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Sand Creek HS Austin, TX
G 10 Kai Toews 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon School Tokyo, Japan
G 12 Jay Estime 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Berkmar HS Lilburn, GA
G 13 Jacque Brown (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr East Carteret HS/Cape Fear CC Beaufort, NC
F 15 Devontae Cacok 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Alpharetta HS Riverdale, GA
F 20 Matt Elmore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Dixon HS Jacksonville, NC
G 21 Ty Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Hargrave Military Academy/Wichita State Grandview, MO
G 22 Daniel Etoroma (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Mount Zion Christian Academy Raleigh, NC
G 30 Jaylen Sims 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr United Faith Christian Academy Charlotte, NC
C 33 Trey Kalina 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 264 lb (120 kg) Sr North Cobb Christian/Coffeyville CC Gadsden, AL
F Marten Linssen Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Valparaiso Düsseldorf, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 31, 2018

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2018*
5:00 pm
No. 22 Clemson
Hurricane Florence Relief
L 67–78 
Trask Coliseum (4,142)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 2, 2018*
7:00 pm
William Peace W 80–52 
Trask Coliseum (3,868)
Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Campbell L 93–97 OT 0–1
Gore Arena (2,416)
Buies Creek, NC
Nov 9, 2018*
7:00 pm
Stanford L 59–72  0–2
Trask Coliseum (4,356)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
UNC Greensboro L 61–82  0–3
Trask Coliseum (3,733)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm
Allen
Battle in the Blue Ridge
W 113–73  1–3
Trask Coliseum (3,622)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 23, 2018*
7:30 pm
vs. Arkansas State
Battle in the Blue Ridge
W 78–64  2–3
U.S. Cellular Center (1,280)
Asheville, NC
Nov 24, 2018*
7:30 pm
vs. Gardner–Webb
Battle in the Blue Ridge
L 72–81  2–4
U.S. Cellular Center (1,250)
Asheville, NC
Nov 25, 2018*
1:00 pm
vs. Eastern Illinois
Battle in the Blue Ridge
W 82–65  3–4
U.S. Cellular Center (1,113)
Asheville, NC
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm
East Carolina W 95–86  4–4
Trask Coliseum (3,971)
Wilmington, NC
Dec 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
Davidson
A10–CAA Challenge
L 85–91  4–5
Trask Coliseum (4,084)
Wilmington, NC
Dec 5, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 14 North Carolina L 69–97  4–6
Dean Smith Center (20,083)
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 23 Furman L 50-93  4-7
Timmons Arena (2,457)
Greenville, SC
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Georgia State L 71-86  4-8
GSU Sports Arena (1,324)
Atlanta, GA
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Mercer L 73-77  4-9
Hawkins Arena (2,219)
Macon, GA
CAA regular season
Dec 29, 2018
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 73-66  4-10
(0-1)
Trask Coliseum (3,748)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm
at James Madison W 86-83  5-10
(1-1)
JMU Convocation Center (1,922)
Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm
at Towson W 67-61  6-10
(2-1)
SECU Arena (1,258)
Towson, MD
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm
Delaware L 69-82  6-11
(2-2)
Trask Coliseum (3,741)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm
Drexel W 97-83  7-11
(3-2)
Trask Coliseum (3,991)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm
at Hofstra L 72-87  7-12
(3-3)
Mack Sports Complex (1,504)
Hempstead, NY
Jan 19, 2019
4:00 pm
at Northeastern L 71-88  7-13
(3-4)
Matthews Arena (800)
Boston, MA
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm
William & Mary W 93-88  8-13
(4-4)
Trask Coliseum (3,889)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 26, 2019
4:00 pm
Elon L 89-92  8-14
(4-5)
Trask Coliseum (4,196)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm
Towson L 76-77  8-15
(4-6)
Trask Coliseum (3,570)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 2, 2019
7:00 pm
James Madison L 95-104  8-16
(4-7)
Trask Coliseum (4,841)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm
at Drexel L 57-69  8-17
(4-8)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (917)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm
at Delaware L 66-70  8-18
(4-9)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,268)
Newark, DE
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm
Northeastern L 77-81  8-19
(4-10)
Trask Coliseum (3,482)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm
Hofstra W 87-79  9-19
(5-10)
Trask Coliseum (4,250)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm
at Elon L 77-84  9-20
(5-11)
Schar Center (1,958)
Elon, NC
Feb 23, 2019
4:00 pm
at William & Mary L 63-71  9-21
(5-12)
Kaplan Arena (3,836)
Williamsburg, VA
Mar 2, 2019
4:00 pm
at College of Charleston L 61-70  9-22
(5-13)
TD Arena (4,898)
Charleston, SC
CAA Tournament
Mar 9, 2019
6:30 pm, CAA.tv
(10) vs. (7) Elon
First round
W 93-86  10-22
North Charleston Coliseum (2,578)
North Charleston, SC
Mar 10, 2019
6:00 pm, CAA.tv
(10) vs. (2) Northeastern
Quarterfinals
L 59-80  10-23
North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

Source:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "UNCW guard JaQuel Richmond dismissed from program". WECT. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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