2021–22 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
	*Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
	† 2022 CAA Tournament winner ; As of March 22, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
2021–22 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
CBI
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2021–22 record	26–9 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach	Takayo Siddle (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Travis Hackert; Kurt Kanaskie; Craig Ponder;
Home arena	Trask Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2020–21 →

The 2021–22 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks are led by second-year head coach Takayo Siddle. They play their home games at Trask Coliseum as part of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,^[1] the Seahawks finished the 2020–21 season with a 7–10 record and 1–6 in conference play. They lost to William & Mary in the first round of the CAA Tournament .^[2]

Roster[]

2021–22 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jamarii Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	The Burlington School	Greensboro, NC
G	1	Jaylen Fornes	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Word of God/Nicholls State	Pamlico County, NC
G	2	Shykeim Phillips	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	South Central HS	Winterville, NC
G	3	James Baker Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Meade County HS/Morehead State	Louisville, KY
G	4	Mike Okauru	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Brewster Academy/Florida	Raleigh, NC
G	10	Jamahri Harvey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Moravian Prep	Fayetteville, NC
F	13	Trazarien White	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Timberview HS/Collin College	Mansfield, TX
G	14	Alec Ogelsby	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	The Rock School/Cleveland State	Lawrenceville, GA
G	20	Logan Morrissey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Plant HS/Air Force	Tampa, FL
F	21	Khamari McGriff	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	James S. Rickards HS	Tallahassee, FL
G	22	Khadim Samb	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Sprayberry HS/Idaho/Garden City CC	Marietta, GA
F	23	Amari Kelly	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Meadowcreek HS/Duquesne	Norcross, GA
G	24	Makoa Surigao	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Laney HS	Wilmington, NC
G	30	Jaylen Sims	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	United Faith Christian Academy	Charlotte, NC

Head coach

Takayo Siddle (Gardner–Webb)

Assistant coach(es)

Travis Hackert (Louisville)
Kurt Kanaskie (La Salle)
Craig Ponder (UNCW)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Francis Marion	W 101–72	–	Trask Coliseum (2,133) Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Illinois State	L 63–68	0–1	Redbird Arena (2,642) Normal, IL
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Guilford	W 77–68	1–1	Trask Coliseum (3,229) Wilmington, NC
November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCN		at Pittsburgh	L 51–59	1–2	Petersen Events Center (7,261) Pittsburgh, PA
November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Coastal Carolina	W 65–53	2–2	Trask Coliseum (4,101) Wilmington, NC
November 20, 2021* 4:00 pm		at Delaware State	W 67–63	3–2	Memorial Hall (485) Dover, DE
November 24, 2021* 7:00 pm		vs. Southern Miss Zootown Classic	L 66–80	3–3	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
November 25, 2021* 9:30 pm		vs. Montana Zootown Classic	Canceled due to flu outbreak^[3]		Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
November 26, 2021* 7:00 pm		vs. UC San Diego Zootown Classic	Canceled due to flu outbreak^[3]		Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Norfolk State	L 69–74	3–4	Trask Coliseum (3,067) Wilmington, NC
December 11, 2021* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 48–77	3–5	Swisher Gymnasium (68) Jacksonville, FL
December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Mount Olive	W 85–55	4–5	Trask Coliseum (2,172) Wilmington, NC
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	W 71–69 ^OT	5–5	Qubein Center (2,334) High Point, NC
December 22, 2021* 12:00 pm, FloHoops		Campbell	W 65–58	6–5	Trask Coliseum (2,378) Wilmington, NC
CAA regular season
December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Delaware	W 70–68	7–5 (1–0)	Trask Coliseum (2,959) Wilmington, NC
January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Elon	W 73–66	8–5 (2–0)	Trask Coliseum (2,595) Wilmington, NC
January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Charleston	W 86–78	9–5 (3–0)	TD Arena (3,844) Charleston, SC
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at James Madison	W 71–70	10–5 (4–0)	Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,878) Harrisonburg, VA
January 22, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Towson	W 81–77 ^OT	11–5 (5–0)	SECU Arena (1,273) Towson, MD
January 24, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Northeastern Rescheduled from January 5	W 74–68	12–5 (6–0)	Matthews Arena (564) Boston, MA
January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Northeastern	W 67–62	13–5 (7–0)	Trask Coliseum (4,146) Wilmington, NC
January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Hofstra	W 78–72	14–5 (8–0)	Trask Coliseum (4,206) Wilmington, NC
January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Drexel Rescheduled from December 31	W 70–63	15–5 (9–0)	Trask Coliseum (4,310) Wilmington, NC
February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Elon	L 65–78	15–6 (9–1)	Schar Center (2,405) Elon, NC
February 5, 2022 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at William & Mary	W 92–70	16–6 (10–1)	Kaplan Arena (3,885) Williamsburg, VA
February 7, 2022 5:00 pm, CBSSN		at Hofstra Rescheduled from January 3	L 71–73	16–7 (10–2)	Mack Sports Complex (1,359) Hempstead, NY
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Charleston	W 85–79	17–7 (11–2)	Trask Coliseum (5,250) Wilmington, NC
February 14, 2022 2:00 pm, FloHoops		William & Mary Rescheduled from January 9	W 80–73 ^OT	18–7 (12–2)	Trask Coliseum (3,020) Wilmington, NC
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Towson	L 55–79	18–8 (12–3)	Trask Coliseum (4,411) Wilmington, NC
February 19, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		James Madison	W 78–77 ^OT	19–8 (13–3)	Trask Coliseum (5,250) Wilmington, NC
February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Drexel	W 69–63	20–8 (14–3)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (690) Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2022 4:00 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	W 69–62	21–8 (15–3)	Bob Carpenter Center (2,794) Newark, DE
CAA Tournament
March 6, 2022 6:00 pm, FloHoops	(2)	vs. (7) Elon Quarterfinals	W 75–58	22–8	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,578) Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2022 8:30 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (6) Charleston Semifinals	W 60–57	23–8	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,707) Washington, D.C.
March 8, 2022 7:00 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (5) Delaware Championship	L 55–59	23–9	Entertainment and Sports Arena (1,869) Washington, D.C.
CBI
March 20, 2022 12:00 pm, FloHoops	(9)	vs. (8) VMI First Round	W 93–78	24–9	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
March 21, 2022 1:00 pm, FloHoops	(9)	vs. (1) Drake Quarterfinals	W 76–75	25–9	Ocean Center (706) Daytona Beach, FL
March 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(9)	vs. (12) Northern Colorado Semifinals	W 80–64	26–9	Ocean Center (633) Daytona Beach, FL
March 23, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN2	(9)	vs. (2) Middle Tennessee Championship			Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[4]

References[]

^ Spears, Dan. "UNCW enters new era after COVID with CAA Tournament exit". Wilmington Star-News.
^ O'Brien, Marty. "Defense, rebounding key William & Mary's rout of UNCW in first round of CAA men's basketball tourney". pilotonline.com.
^ ^a ^b Hartzler, Lance. "UNC Wilmington withdraws from Zootown Classic due to flu outbreak on team". missoulian.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Wilmington Athletics.

[1] Spears, Dan. "UNCW enters new era after COVID with CAA Tournament exit". Wilmington Star-News.

[2] O'Brien, Marty. "Defense, rebounding key William & Mary's rout of UNCW in first round of CAA men's basketball tourney". pilotonline.com.

[:0-3] Hartzler, Lance. "UNC Wilmington withdraws from Zootown Classic due to flu outbreak on team". missoulian.com. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

[4] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Wilmington Athletics.

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2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Towson	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
UNC Wilmington	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Hofstra	13	–	5	.722	21	–	11	.656
Drexel	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
Delaware †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
Charleston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Elon	7	–	11	.389	10	–	22	.313
James Madison*	6	–	12	.333	15	–	14	.517
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	5	–	27	.156
Northeastern	2	–	16	.111	9	–	22	.290
*Ineligible for conference tournament due to changing conferences in 2022

† 2022 CAA Tournament winner As of March 22, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll