1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by sixth-year head coach Jerry Wainwright, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
CAA tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	18–13 (8–8 CAA)
Head coach	Jerry Wainwright (6th season)
Home arena	Trask Coliseum

1999–2000 CAA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
George Mason	12	–	4		.750			19	–	11		.633
James Madison	12	–	4		.750			20	–	9		.690
Richmond	11	–	5		.688			18	–	12		.600
UNC Wilmington †	8	–	8		.500			18	–	13		.581
VCU	7	–	9		.438			14	–	14		.500
Old Dominion	6	–	10		.375			11	–	19		.367
William & Mary	6	–	10		.375			11	–	17		.393
American	5	–	11		.313			11	–	18		.379
East Carolina	5	–	11		.313			10	–	18		.357
† 2000 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

After finishing fourth place in the CAA regular season standings, the Seahawks won the CAA tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history – as No. 15 seed in the South region. UNC Wilmington lost to No. 2 seed Cincinnati in the opening round.

Roster

1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 11 Brett Blizzard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tallahassee, Florida	Head coach Jerry Wainwright Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1999*		at Wisconsin–Green Bay	L 38–46	0–1	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Nov 23, 1999*		Butler	W 56–54	1–1	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Nov 27, 1999*		vs. Campbell	W 73–60	2–1
Dec 1, 1999		William & Mary	W 76–66	3–1 (1–0)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1999*		Washington	W 68–59	4–1	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1999		at Old Dominion	W 60–49	5–1 (2–0)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 21, 1999*		at Central Florida	W 74–60	6–1	UCF Arena  Orlando, Florida
Dec 23, 1999*		at No. 8 Florida	L 53–80	6–2	Stephen C. O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
Dec 28, 1999*		at No. 5 Arizona Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 51–66	6–3	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 1999*		vs. Alabama Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 45–62	6–4	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Jan 5, 2000		at Richmond	L 57–63	6–5 (2–1)	Robins Center  Richmond, Virginia
Jan 8, 2000		at American	L 58–60	6–6 (2–2)	Bender Arena  Washington, D.C.
Jan 10, 2000		at George Mason	L 58–74	6–7 (2–3)	Patriot Center  Fairfax, Virginia
Jan 15, 2000*		Belmont	W 70–47	7–7	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 17, 2000*		Illinois-Chicago	W 54–52	8–7	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 19, 2000		VCU	W 71–61	9–7 (3–3)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 22, 2000		at East Carolina	L 57–65	9–8 (3–4)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum  Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 29, 2000		American	W 69–46	10–8 (4–4)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 2, 2000		at Richmond	L 48–49	10–9 (4–5)	Robins Center  Richmond, Virginia
Feb 5, 2000		Old Dominion	W 66–60	11–9 (5–5)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 7, 2000		James Madison	W 57–32	12–9 (6–5)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 12, 2000		at VCU	L 54–55 OT	12–10 (6–6)	Siegel Center  Richmond, Virginia
Feb 14, 2000*		at Belmont	W 66–58	13–10	Striplin Gym  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 19, 2000		George Mason	W 59–53	14–10 (7–6)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 23, 2000		at William & Tribe	L 53–58	14–11 (7–7)	Kaplan Arena  Williamsburg, Virginia
Feb 26, 2000		East Carolina	W 70–55	15–11 (8–7)	Trask Coliseum  Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 28, 2000		at James Madison	L 65–67	15–12 (8–8)	JMU Convocation Center  Harrisonburg, Virginia
CAA tournament
Mar 4, 2000*		at VCU Quarterfinals	W 66–57	16–12	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Mar 5, 2000*		vs. George Mason Semifinals	W 67–56	17–12	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Mar 6, 2000*		vs. Richmond Championship game	W 57–47	18–12	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(15 S)	vs. (2 S) No. 7 Cincinnati First Round	L 47–64	18–13	Gaylord Entertainment Center  Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

• Brett Blizzard – CAA tournament MVP