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University | UNC Wilmington | ||
First season | 1976 | ||
Head coach | C. B. McGrath (1st season) | ||
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | ||
Location | Wilmington, North Carolina | ||
Arena |
Trask Coliseum (Capacity: 5,200) |
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Nickname | Seahawks | ||
Student section | Seahawk Hecklers | ||
Colors | Teal, Gold, and Navy |
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NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
2002 | |||
NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2016, 2017 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2016, 2017 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
The UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represents UNC Wilmington or "UNCW". The team plays in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Seahawks have won at least a share of the CAA regular season championship for three consecutive years. They won the CAA Tournament and appeared in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in 2016 and 2017.
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
UNC Wilmington began playing Division I NCAA basketball in the 1976–77 season. The above records do not include the years UNC Wilmington played as a junior college (1951–63) or in the NAIA (1963–76).
The Seahawks have appeared in the Division I NCAA tournament six times. Their combined record is 1–6.
The Seahawks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.