2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

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2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record11–21 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach
  • C. B. McGrath (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Esleeck
  • Jackie Manuel
  • Joe Wolf
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 CAA men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
College of Charleston † 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
Northeastern 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697
Hofstra 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
William & Mary 11 – 7   .611 19 – 12   .613
Towson 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
UNC Wilmington 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Delaware 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424
Drexel 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
James Madison 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Elon 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
† 2018 CAA tournament winner


The 2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Wilmington during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by first-year head coach C. B. McGrath and played their home games at the Trask Coliseum as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 11–21, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Hofstra in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing in the semifinals to Northeastern.

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2016–17 season 29–6, 15–3 in CAA play to win the regular season championship.[1] They defeated Delaware,[2] William & Mary,[3] and the College of Charleston to win the CAA tournament.[4] As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year.[5] As the No. 12 seed in the East region, they lost in the first round to Virginia.[6][7]

On March 17, 2017, head coach Kevin Keatts left the school to accept the head coaching position at NC State.[8] On April 3, the school hired C.B. McGrath as head coach.[9]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ambrose Mosley 00 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated
Chris Flemmings 1 G 6'5" 180 RS Senior Cary, NC Graduated
Denzel Ingram 10 G 6'0" 175 RS Senior Chapel Hill, NC Graduated
C. J. Bryce 12 G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Huntersville, NC Transferred to NC State
Chuck Ogbodo 13 F 6'9" 225 Senior Enugu, Nigeria Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jeantal Cylla G 6'6" 210 Junior Fort Worth, TX Florida Atlantic
  • Under NCAA transfer rules, Cylla sat out for the 2017–18 season, and had two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jay Estime
#49 SF 		Lilburn, GA Berkmar High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jeffrey Gary
PG 		Colorado Springs, CO Sand Creek High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2017.

Preseason

In a poll of league coaches, media relations directors, and media members at the CAA's media day, the Seahawks were picked to finish in fifth place in the CAA.[10] Junior forward Devontae Cacok was named to the preseason All-CAA first team.[10]

Roster

2017–18 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jaylen Fornes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Word of God Christian Academy Grantsboro, North Carolina
G 3 JaQuel Richmond 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Wesleyan Christian Academy/Middle Tennessee Greensboro, North Carolina
G 4 Jordan Talley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Henrico HS Richmond, Virginia
G 5 Jeffrey Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Fr Sand Creek HS Colorado Springs, Colorado
G 12 Jay Estime 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Berkmar HS Lilburn, Georgia
G 13 Jacque Brown (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr East Carteret HS/Cape Fear CC Beaufort, North Carolina
G 14 Nick Powell (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Northwest Guilford HS Greensboro, North Carolina
F 15 Devontae Cacok 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Alpharetta HS Riverdale, Georgia
F 20 Matt Elmore 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Dixon HS Jacksonville, North Carolina
G 21 Tyrone Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Hargrave Military Academy/Wichita State Grandview, Missouri
G 22 Daniel Etoroma 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Mt. Zion Raleigh, North Carolina
F 30 Marcus Bryan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 242 lb (110 kg) RS Sr Ravenscroft HS/Charlotte Raleigh, North Carolina
C 33 Trey Kalina 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 264 lb (120 kg) Jr North Cobb Christian/Coffeyville CC Gadsden, Alabama
G Jeantal Cylla Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lake Worth HS/Florida Atlantic Lake Worth, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Chase Pruitt (Saddleback College)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
7:00 pm 		North Carolina Wesleyan
Savannah Invitational 		W 105–81  1–0
  24 – Talley   16 – Cacok   5 – Talley  Trask Coliseum (4,663)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Davidson L 81–108  1–1
  22 – Cacok   17 – Cacok   12 – Talley  John M. Belk Arena (3,252)
Davidson, NC
Nov 18, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Campbell W 88–84  2–1
  18 – Tied   17 – Cacok   14 – Talley  Trask Coliseum (4,415)
Wilmington, NC
Nov 24, 2017*
5:00 pm 		vs. Loyola–Chicago
Savannah Invitational 		L 78–102  2–2
  20 – Talley   9 – Bryan   4 – Tied  Savannah Civic Center (485)
Savannah, GA
Nov 25, 2017*
7:30 pm 		vs. Valparaiso
Savannah Invitational 		L 70–79  2–3
  13 – Tied   10 – Tied   5 – Talley  Savannah Civic Center (547)
Savannah, GA
Nov 30, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at East Carolina L 88–93 OT 2–4
  35 – Cacok   12 – Cacok   6 – Tied  Williams Arena (3,373)
Greenville, NC
Dec 10, 2017*
5:00 pm 		at LSU L 84–97  2–5
  22 – Talley   5 – Bryan   7 – Talley  Maravich Center (7,812)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 13, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at UNC Greensboro L 58–71  2–6
  22 – Cacok   17 – Cacok   3 – Talley  Greensboro Coliseum Complex (2,307)
Greensboro, NC
Dec 17, 2017*
2:00 pm 		Furman L 84–90  2–7
  24 – Cacok   13 – Cacok   3 – Tied  Trask Coliseum (4,236)
Wilmington, NC
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm 		vs. North Dakota State
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational semifnals 		L 63–100  2–8
  15 – Fornes   8 – Cacok   2 – Tied  Don Haskins Center (6,013)
El Paso, TX
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm 		vs. Howard
Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational 		L 75–80  2–9
  19 – Cacok   17 – Cacok   6 – Talley  Don Haskins Center (6,913)
El Paso, TX
Dec 28, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Greensboro College W 101–60  3–9
  19 – Cacok   15 – Cacok   6 – Fornes  Trask Coliseum (3,865)
Wilmington, NC
CAA regular season
Dec 30, 2017
7:00 pm 		Delaware L 56–58  3–10
(0–1) 		 15 – Talley   19 – Cacok   4 – Talley  Trask Coliseum (3,931)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm 		Drexel W 107–87  4–10
(1–1) 		 24 – Talley   16 – Cacok   6 – Talley  Trask Coliseum (3,367)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Towson L 71–89  4–11
(1–2) 		 15 – Tied   10 – Cacok   5 – Talley  SECU Arena (1,251)
Towson, MD
Jan 7, 2018
2:00 pm 		at Delaware L 76–96  4–12
(1–3) 		 18 – Cacok   11 – Cacok   5 – Talley  Bob Carpenter Center (2,388)
Newark, DE
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Elon W 80–78 OT 5–12
(2–3) 		 20 – Fornes   17 – Cacok   10 – Talley  Alumni Gym (1,833)
Elon, NC
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm 		Northeastern L 77–81 OT 5–13
(2–4) 		 24 – Fornes   8 – Fornes   4 – Talley  Trask Coliseum (4,006)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm 		at College of Charleston L 76–80  5–14
(2–5) 		 23 – Taylor   13 – Cacok   8 – Talley  TD Arena (3,649)
Charleston, SC
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm 		Towson W 73–71 OT 6–14
(3–5) 		 20 – Taylor   13 – Bryan   4 – Talley  Trask Coliseum (4,405)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm 		James Madison W 71–68  7–14
(4–5) 		 26 – Cacok   24 – Cacok   4 – Bryan  Trask Coliseum (3,988)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm 		William & Mary L 81–84  7–15
(4–6) 		 25 – Talley   15 – Cacok   4 – Talley  Trask Coliseum (4,384)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Hofstra L 76–96  7–16
(4–7) 		 21 – Talley   8 – Cacok   4 – Tied  Mack Sports Complex (1,952)
Hempstead, NY
Feb 3, 2018
4:00 pm 		at Northeastern L 100–107 OT 7–17
(4–8) 		 27 – Taylor   17 – Cacok   6 – Talley  Matthews Arena (1,341)
Boston, MA
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm 		Hofstra W 90–70  8–17
(5–8) 		 25 – Cacok   8 – 3 tied   7 – Brown  Trask Coliseum (5,200)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 13, 2018
7:00 pm 		at James Madison L 61–62  8–18
(5–9) 		 16 – Cacok   8 – Cacok   7 – Talley  JMU Convocation Center (1,038)
Harrisonburg, VA
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm 		Elon W 87–63  9–18
(6–9) 		 19 – Taylor   21 – Cacok   5 – Talley  Trask Coliseum (4,173)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm 		College of Charleston L 74–88  9–19
(6–10) 		 29 – Cacok   17 – Cacok   6 – Talley  Trask Coliseum (4,809)
Wilmington, NC
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm 		at William & Mary L 83–96  9–20
(6–11) 		 27 – Fornes   12 – Cacok   9 – Talley  Kaplan Arena (3,912)
Williamsburg, VA
Feb 24, 2018
4:00 pm 		at Drexel W 83–82  10–20
(7–11) 		 23 – Taylor   21 – Cacok   8 – Talley  Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,094)
Philadelphia, PA
CAA tournament
Mar 4, 2018
8:30 pm 		(6) vs. (3) Hofstra
Quarterfinals 		W 93–88  11–20
  37 – Talley   9 – Cacok   7 – Talley  North Charleston Coliseum (2,566)
North Charleston, SC
Mar 5, 2018
8:30 pm, CBSSN 		(6) vs. (2) Northeastern
Semifinals 		L 52–79  11–21
  15 – Cacok   9 – Tied   3 – Fornes  North Charleston Coliseum (4,099)
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

References

  1. ^ "Northeastern vs. UNC Wilmington - Game Recap - February 25, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Delaware vs. UNC Wilmington - Game Recap - March 4, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  3. ^ Simon, Alex. "William & Mary men's basketball falls in CAA tournament to top seed UNCW". dailypress.com. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
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  5. ^ Pete Iacobelli. "UNC-Wilmington earns NCAA tournament berth". Greensboro News & Record. Associated Press. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
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