2019–20 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

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2019–20 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
UNC Wilmington Seahawks wordmark.svg
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2019–20 record10–22 (5–13 CAA)
Head coach
  • C.B. McGrath (3rd season, fired 1/13/20)
    Rob Burke (interim)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hofstra 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
William & Mary 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Towson 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
Delaware 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Charleston 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Northeastern 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Elon 7 11   .389 13 21   .382
Drexel 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
UNC Wilmington 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
James Madison 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2020 CAA Tournament winner

The 2019–20 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Wilmington during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks are led by interim head coach Rob Burke who took over for C. B. McGrath after an 0–6 start to conference play. They play their home games at Trask Coliseum as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Point guard Kai Toews left the team in December to pursue professional opportunities.[1]

Previous season[]

The Seahawks finished the 2018–19 season 10–23, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in last place. They defeated Elon 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
Jaylen Fornes 1 G 6'3" 210 Junior Pamlico County, NC Transferred to Nicholls State
Jeantal Cylla 2 F 6'7" 215 RS Junior Lake Worth, FL Graduate transferred to Arkansas
Shawn O'Connell 4 F 6'8" 205 Senior Roswell, GA Graduated
Jeffrey Gary 5 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Austin, TX Transferred to Mercer
Jacque Brown 13 G 5'10" 150 Senior Beaufort, NC Walk-on; graduated
Devontae Cacok 15 F 6'7" 240 Senior Riverdale, GA Graduated
Matt Elmore 20 F 6'9" 250 Sophomore Jacksonville, NC Transferred to Barton College
Ty Taylor 21 G 6'3" 170 RS Junior Grandview, MO Graduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky
Daniel Etoroma 22 G 6'6" 220 Junior Raleigh, NC Walk-on; Graduated
Trey Kalina 33 C 7'0" 264 Senior Gadsden, AL Graduated

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
John Bowen 32 F 6'7" 200 lbs. Junior Bladenboro, NC Transferred from Belmont Abbey College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bowen would have sat out the 2019–20 season, but was granted a waiver to play immediately.

2019 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Imajae Dodd
PF
Snow Hill, NC Greene Central High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jake Boggs
PF
Charlotte, NC Carmel Christian School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Sep 24, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2019–20 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) Jr Arlington Country Day School
Vincennes
Charlotte, NC
G 1 Brian Tolefree 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Eudora HS/Neosho County CC Lawrence, KS
G 2 Shykeim Phillips 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr South Central HS Winterville, NC
G 4 Mike Okauru 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Ravenscroft School
Florida
Raleigh, NC
G 5 Jake Boggs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Carmel Christian Charlotte, NC
G 12 Jay Estime 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Berkmar HS Lilburn, GA
G 22 Brent Jenkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Virginia Episcopal School Elizabeth City, NC
F 23 Marten Linssen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS So Valparaiso Düsseldorf, Germany
F 24 Imajae Dodd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Greene Central HS Snow Hill, NC
G 30 Jaylen Sims 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So United Faith Christian Academy Charlotte, NC
F 32 John Bowen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr West Bladen HS/Belmont Abbey Bladenboro, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2019

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports
Johnson & Wales (NC) W 103–83  1–0
Trask Coliseum (2,994)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports
No. 9 North Carolina L 62–78  1–1
Trask Coliseum (5,100)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports
Campbell W 81–76 OT 2–1
Trask Coliseum (3,107)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Davidson L 49–87  2–2
John M. Belk Arena (3,764)
Davidson, NC
Nov 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports
NC Wesleyan
D.C. Classic
W 113–53  3–2
Trask Coliseum (3,065)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 22, 2019*
1:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Cleveland State
D.C. Classic
L 46–47  3–3
Entertainment and Sports Arena (512)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 23, 2019*
1:00 pm, FloSports
vs. FIU
D.C. Classic
W 66–63  4–3
Entertainment and Sports Arena (739)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports
Emory and Henry
D.C. Classic
W 122–66  5–3
Trask Coliseum (2,796)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 29, 2019*
9:00 pm
at Boise State L 59–80  5–4
ExtraMile Arena (3,964)
Boise, ID
Dec 1, 2019*
4:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 54–72  5–5
Maples Pavilion (3,298)
Stanford, CA
Dec 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, FloSports
Charlotte L 57–76  5–6
Trask Coliseum (3,121)
Wilmington, NC
Dec 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, FloSports
Mercer L 63–72  5–7
Trask Coliseum (2,423)
Wilmington, NC
Dec 21, 2019*
8:00 pm, SECN+
at Vanderbilt L 73–88  5–8
Memorial Gymnasium (9,127)
Nashville, TN
CAA regular season
Dec 28, 2019
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Delaware L 68–82  5–9
(0–1)
Bob Carpenter Center (2,101)
Newark, DE
Dec 30, 2019
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Drexel L 66–71  5–10
(0–2)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (926)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 2, 2020
6:30 pm, CBSSN
James Madison L 60–64  5–11
(0–3)
Trask Coliseum (2,380)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 4, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
Towson L 60–67  5–12
(0–4)
Trask Coliseum (2,899)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 9, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at William & Mary L 63–79  5–13
(0–5)
Kaplan Arena (3,328)
Williamsburg, VA
Jan 11, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
at Elon L 63–80  5–14
(0–6)
Schar Center (2,068)
Elon, NC
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
Hofstra L 61–63  5–15
(0–7)
Trask Coliseum (2,816)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 18, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
Northeastern W 76–74 OT 6–15
(1–7)
Trask Coliseum (3,212)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 25, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
at Charleston W 72–70  7–15
(2–7)
TD Arena (4,905)
Charleston, SC
Jan 30, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Towson L 66–77  7–16
(2–8)
SECU Arena (2,112)
Towson, MD
Feb 1, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
at James Madison L 66–83  7–17
(2–9)
JMU Convocation Center (4,495)
Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 6, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
Elon L 56–62  7–18
(2–10)
Trask Coliseum (2,417)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 8, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
William & Mary W 70–64  8–18
(3–10)
Trask Coliseum (4,155)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
at Northeastern L 63–71  8–19
(3–11)
Matthews Arena (802)
Boston, MA
Feb 15, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
at Hofstra L 64–78  8–20
(3–12)
Mack Sports Complex (2,506)
Hempstead, NY
Feb 22, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
Charleston W 68–55  9–20
(4–12)
Trask Coliseum (3,557)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 27, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
Drexel W 76–65  10–20
(5–12)
Trask Coliseum (2,981)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 29, 2020
7:00 pm, FloSports
Delaware L 65–82  10–21
(5–13)
Trask Coliseum (3,144)
Wilmington, NC
CAA Tournament
Mar 7, 2020
4:00 pm, FloSports
(9) vs. (8) Drexel
First round
L 55-66  10-22
Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "PG Toews leaving UNCW to pursue professional basketball career". WECT. December 23, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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