UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
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The UNCW Seahawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The team plays in the Colonial Athletic Association
and is currently coached by Buzz Peterson
. The Seahawks last played in the NCAA tournament in 2006.
(1963–76).
Former UNCW Coaches
Colonial Athletic Association
The Colonial Athletic Association is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose full-time members are located in East Coast states from Massachusetts to Georgia. Most of its members are public universities, with five in Virginia alone, and the conference is headquartered in Richmond,...
and is currently coached by Buzz Peterson
Buzz Peterson
Robert Bower "Buzz" Peterson, Jr. is the current head coach of the UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team. Peterson was the Head Coach of the Tennessee Volunteers for four years before being fired in 2005. He previously coached a second stint at Appalachian State--he coached the 2009–10...
. The Seahawks last played in the NCAA tournament in 2006.
Season by Season Results
UNCW began playing Division I NCAA basketball in the 1976-77 season. The above records do not include the years UNCW played as a junior college (1951–63) or in the NAIANational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
(1963–76).
Members of the Seahawk family in coaching
Former UNCW Players- John CalipariJohn CalipariJohn Calipari is an American basketball coach. Since April 2009, he has been the men's head coach at the University of Kentucky....
, (1978–80), Head basketball coach of UMass (1988–96), NBA New Jersey Nets (1996–99), Memphis (2000–09), Kentucky (2009-current) - Billy DonlonBilly DonlonBilly Donlon is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Wright State University Raiders men's basketball team in Dayton, Ohio....
,(1995–99), Head basketball coach of Wright State (current) - Todd LickliterTodd LickliterTodd Lickliter is a basketball coach. He was the head coach of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes and Butler University Bulldogs men's basketball team. In 2011 he became an assistant coach at Miami .-Early years:...
,(1975–76), Head basketball coach of Butler (2001–07), Iowa (2007–10)
Former UNCW Coaches
- Brad BrownellBrad Brownell-External links:*...
, UNCW Head Coach (2002–2006), Head basketball coach of Wright State (2006–10), Clemson (2010-current) - Kirk EarlywineKirk EarlywineKirk Earlywine is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Eastern Washington University. He was hired on June 14, 2007 to replace the fired Mike Burns...
, UNCW Asst Coach (2006–07), Head basketball coach of Eastern Washington (2007–2011) - Kevin Eastman, UNCW Head Coach (1990–94), Head basketball coach of Washington State (1994–99), NBA Boston Celtics Asst Coach (2004-current)
- Frank HaithFrank Haith-Personal:Haith is a 1988 graduate of Elon College. He and his wife, Pam, have two children; one son, Corey, and one daughter, Brianna. Haith's nephew, Sean Bell, was slain by New York City police in a controversial November 25, 2006 shooting incident....
, UNCW Asst Coach (1990–92), Head basketball coach of Miami (FL) (2004–2011), Missouri (2011 - current) - Dave Hanners, UNCW Asst Coach (1986–89), NBA Asst Coach Philadelphia 76ers (2000–03), Asst Detroit Pistons (2003–05), Asst NY Knicks (2005–06), Asst Charlotte Bobcats (2008-current)
- Jeff ReynoldsJeff ReynoldsJeff Reynolds is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the United States Air Force Academy men's basketball team. Reynolds is the seventh head coach in program history and the fourth in the last five years...
, UNCW Asst Coach (1990–94), Head basketball coach of Wingate (1997–2000), US Air Force Academy (2007-current) - Byron Samuels, UNCW Asst Coach (1992–94), Head basketball coach of Hampton (1995–97), Radford (2002–2007)
- Jerry WainwrightJerry WainwrightJerry Wainwright is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Fresno State University, he was most recently the head coach of the DePaul University Blue Demons. Following his mid-season firing in 2010, Wainwright left college basketball to promote charity causes in North...
, UNCW Head Coach (1994–2002), Head basketball coach of Richmond (2002–05), DePaul (2005–2010)