2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	21–10 (12–6 CAA)
Head coach	Takayo Siddle (4th season);
Associate head coach	Kurt Kanaskie
Assistant coaches	Craig Ponder; Paul Hemrick; Hunter Henderson; Austin Parker;
Home arena	Trask Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by fourth-year head coach Takayo Siddle, played their home games at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, North Carolina as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). The Seahawks finished the season with a 21–10 record, 12–6 in CAA play, to finish in a tie with Hofstra for third place.^[1] They were defeated by fifth seed Towson in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament.^[2]

2023–24 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charleston †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
Drexel	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Hofstra	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Towson	11	–	7	.611	20	–	14	.588
Delaware	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Stony Brook	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Monmouth	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
Campbell	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Northeastern	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Elon	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
North Carolina A&T	5	–	13	.278	7	–	25	.219
William & Mary	4	–	14	.222	10	–	23	.303
Hampton	3	–	15	.167	9	–	24	.273

† 2024 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2022–23 season 24–10, 12–6 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for third place.^[3] They defeated Drexel in the quarterfinals^[4] and upset top-seeded Hofstra in the semifinals^[5] before losing to Charleston in the championship game of the CAA tournament.^[6]

Roster

2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	KJ Jenkins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	New Mexico	Atlanta, GA
G	1	Donovan Newby	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Milwaukee	Chicago Heights, IL
G	2	Shykeim Phillips	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	South Central HS	Winterville, NC
G	3	Maleeck Harden-Hayes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	North Dakota State	Moorhead, MN
G	4	Nolan Hodge	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Northern Guilford HS	Greensboro, NC
G	5	Noah Ross	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Trinity Academy	Apex, NC
F	10	Matt Moore	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Joliet West HS	Chicago, IL
G	11	Shane Anthony	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Crossroads Christian HS	Raleigh, NC
F	13	Trazarien White	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Collin College	Mansfield, TX
G	20	Jake Murphy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Air Force	Phoenix, AZ
F	21	Khamari McGriff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	James S. Rickards HS	Tallahassee, FL
G	22	Shemar Rathan-Mayes	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Youngstown State	Scarborough, ON
F	23	Eric Van Der Heijden	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Ole Miss	Raleigh, NC
G	24	Makoa Surigao	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	E. A. Laney HS	Wilmington, NC
F	25	Ahmard Harvey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	High Point	Freeport, Bahamas
G	30	Nick Farrar	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Charleston	Apex, NC

Head coach

Takayo Siddle (Gardner–Webb)

Assistant coach(es)

Kurt Kanaskie (La Salle)
Craig Ponder (UNC Wilmington)
Paul Hemrick (Georgia)
Hunter Henderson (NC State)
Austin Parker (NC State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Coker	W 131–92	–	Trask Coliseum (2,786) Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Mount Olive	W 105–66	1–0	Trask Coliseum (3,577) Wilmington, NC
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 83–66	2–0	Kimmel Arena (2,170) Asheville, NC
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Columbia International	W 116–80	3–0	Trask Coliseum (4,089) Wilmington, NC
November 20, 2023* 1:30 p.m.		vs. Murray State Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division	W 83–82 ^OT	4–0	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (487) Fort Myers, FL
November 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m.		vs. Appalachian State Fort Myers Tip-Off Palms Division	L 56–86	4–1	Suncoast Credit Union Arena (512) Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 71–55	5–1	Alico Arena (1,551) Fort Myers, FL
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at East Carolina	L 66–74	5–2	Williams Arena (5,182) Greenville, NC
December 2, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SECN		at No. 12 Kentucky	W 80–73	6–2	Rupp Arena (19,990) Lexington, KY
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		Montreat	W 119–50	7–2	Trask Coliseum (4,512) Wilmington, NC
December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	W 82–77	8–2	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,127) Statesboro, GA
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	W 78–69	9–2	Cam Henderson Center (4,034) Huntington, WV
December 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas	L 90–106	9–3	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
CAA regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Drexel	L 63–78	9–4 (0–1)	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,006) Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Towson	L 64–67	9–5 (0–2)	SECU Arena (1,832) Towson, MD
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Monmouth	W 69–56	10–5 (1–2)	Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC
January 14, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		Delaware	W 79–74	11–5 (2–2)	Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Elon	W 82–70	12–5 (3–2)	Schar Center (2,078) Elon, NC
January 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Charleston	W 78–69	13–5 (4–2)	Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Northeastern	W 77–54	14–5 (5–2)	Matthews Arena (802) Boston, MA
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Stony Brook	L 78–86 ^OT	14–6 (5–3)	Island Federal Arena (2,871) Stony Brook, NY
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Charleston	W 80–74	15–6 (6–3)	TD Arena (5,021) Charleston, SC
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Campbell	W 77–74	16–6 (7–3)	Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Drexel	W 75–56	17–6 (8–3)	Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Hampton	W 95–65	18–6 (9–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (1,949) Hampton, VA
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		North Carolina A&T	W 73–54	19–6 (10–3)	Trask Coliseum (4,851) Wilmington, NC
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Elon	L 72–73	19–7 (10–4)	Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at William & Mary	W 81–65	20–7 (11–4)	Kaplan Arena (2,179) Williamsburg, VA
February 26, 2024 8:30 p.m., CBSSN		at Campbell	L 100–105 ^2OT	20–8 (11–5)	Gore Arena (1,794) Buies Creek, NC
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Hofstra	L 58–69	20–9 (11–6)	Trask Coliseum (4,937) Wilmington, NC
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		Towson	W 75–64	21–9 (12–6)	Trask Coliseum (5,100) Wilmington, NC
CAA tournament
March 10, 2024 2:30 p.m., FloHoops	(4)	vs. (5) Towson Quarterfinals	L 56–66	21–10	Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,108) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". caasports.com. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ Riordan, Tom (March 10, 2024). "Men's Basketball Falls In CAA Quarterfinals". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 19, 2023.
^ Browning, Joe (March 5, 2023). "Seahawks Dispatch Dragons To Reach CAA Semis". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
^ Spears, Dan (March 5, 2023). "UNCW basketball upsets Hofstra, returns to CAA tournament championship game". Star-News. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
^ "Charleston rides Larson to CAA title over UNC Wilmington". AP News. March 8, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
^ "UNC Wilmington Seahawks Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". caasports.com. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[2] Riordan, Tom (March 10, 2024). "Men's Basketball Falls In CAA Quarterfinals". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[3] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved November 19, 2023.

[4] Browning, Joe (March 5, 2023). "Seahawks Dispatch Dragons To Reach CAA Semis". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

[5] Spears, Dan (March 5, 2023). "UNCW basketball upsets Hofstra, returns to CAA tournament championship game". Star-News. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

[6] "Charleston rides Larson to CAA title over UNC Wilmington". AP News. March 8, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

[7] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

[8] "UNC Wilmington Seahawks Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

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