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2021–22 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

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2021–22 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
CAA regular season co-champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record27–9 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
Seasons
2021–22 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson 15 3   .833 25 9   .735
UNC Wilmington 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
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

The 2021–22 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented 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 played their home games at Trask Coliseum as part of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 27–9, 15–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the regular season championship with Towson. The Seahawks defeated Elon and Charleston in the CAA tournament before losing to Delaware in the championship game. They received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational tournament as the No. 9 seed. They defeated VMI, Drake, Northern Colorado, and Middle Tennessee to win the CBI championship.

Previous season

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2021

Schedule and results

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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
W 96–90 2OT 27–9
Ocean Center (624)
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[4]

References

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  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.
  3. ^ a b Hartzler, Lance. "UNC Wilmington withdraws from Zootown Classic due to flu outbreak on team". missoulian.com. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Wilmington Athletics.