1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

1999–2000 CAA men's basketball standings
	† 2000 CAA tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

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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).

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.^[2]

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.

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Awards and honors

Brett Blizzard – CAA tournament MVP

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The 2015–16 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by second-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at the Trask Coliseum. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 25–8, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA championship with Hofstra. They were champions of the CAA tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Duke.

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The 2022–23 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by third-year head coach Takayo Siddle, play their home games at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, North Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

The 2022–23 College of Charleston Cougars men's basketball team represented the College of Charleston in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by second-year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the TD Arena in Charleston, South Carolina as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

The 2002–03 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first-year head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

The 2005–06 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by fourth-year head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
↑ "Without Martin, Cincinnati Routs UNC Wilmington". The Washington Post . March 18, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
↑ "UNC Wilmington Men's Basketball Records". UNC Wilmington Athletics . Retrieved September 18, 2021.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1999-00 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary

[2] "Without Martin, Cincinnati Routs UNC Wilmington". The Washington Post . March 18, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[3] "UNC Wilmington Men's Basketball Records". UNC Wilmington Athletics . Retrieved September 18, 2021.

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Venues	Trask Coliseum (1977–present)
Culture & lore	Sammy the Seahawk
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1999–2000 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	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 ^[1]

1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule and results

Awards and honors

Related Research Articles

References