Fornes, Taylor II to transfer from UNCW
Brandon Sans, Sports Editor
March 18, 2019
And another Seahawk bites the dust. Junior guard Jaylen Fornes announced on Twitter that he would transfer from UNC Wilmington and spend his final year of eligibility elsewhere. Hours later, guard Ty Taylor II announced he would transfer as well. “I would like to thank UNCW for the opportunity...
Gallery: UNCW falls to Charleston in conference opener
Noah Powers, Assistant Sports Editor
December 29, 2018
UNC Wilmington hosted College of Charleston to open Colonial Athletic Association play on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018. The Cougars knocked off the Seahawks 73-66.
Seahawks fall to Tar Heels in McGrath homecoming
Brandon Sans, Sports Editor
December 6, 2018
UNC Wilmington men’s basketball played a half and one minute of good basketball before things unraveled in a 97-69 loss to no. 14 North Carolina on Wednesday night inside the Dean E. Smith Center. "UNC came at us with their double teams, pressure, and length," said UNCW coach C.B. McGrath. "W...
Gallery: UNCW drops season opener to Campbell in overtime thriller
Noah Powers, Assistant Sports Editor
November 7, 2018
UNC Wilmington (0-1) took to the road to open the season against Campbell (1-0) on Tuesday night. In a high scoring bout that went into overtime, the Seahawks fell to the Camels 97-93.
Seahawks unable to mount comeback over Camels
Brandon Sans, Sports Editor
November 7, 2018
After it escaped last year’s meeting with Campbell with a four-point victory, UNC Wilmington knew it needed to be ready from the opening tip on Tuesday night at Gore Arena. It took all of regulation and then overtime for the Seahawks (0-1) to snap a three-game winning streak against the Camels (1-0)...
UNCW topples William Peace in exhibition
Brent Jansen, Contributing Writer
November 3, 2018
In its final exhibition match before opening the regular season, UNCW downed William Peace 80-52. The Seahawks started the game strong thanks to a great first half performance from senior forward Devontae Cacok. Cacok ended the game with a double-double (13 points, 13 rebounds) and led the te...
UNCW hoops welcomes six new Seahawks
Noah Thomas, Sports Editor
October 19, 2017
The departure of former men’s basketball coach Kevin Keatts was not the only hole UNC Wilmington Athletics was forced to fill this offseason. With Keatts gone, each member of the basketball program’s 2017 recruiting class was, upon request, released from his National Letter of Intent. This left the newly-hired C.B. McGrath with a substantial amount of ground to make up on the recruiting trail.