UNC Wilmington Seahawks
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| University | UNC Wilmington |
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Jimmy Bass |
| Location | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Basketball arena | Trask Coliseum |
| Baseball stadium | Brooks Field |
| Soccer stadium | UNC Wilmington Soccer Stadium |
| Other arenas | Seahawk Natatorium (swimming and diving) Hanover Hall (volleyball) |
| Nickname | Seahawks |
| Colors | Teal, Gold, and Navy |
| Website | www |
The UNC Wilmington Seahawks are the varsity athletic teams representing UNC Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors eight teams for the men (baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field) and ten for the women (basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, volleyball, beach volleyball). The Seahawks compete as a non-football member of NCAA Division I and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
UNC Wilmington won the CAA’s automatic bid to play in the NCAA Regionals in 2004, 2006, 2012, and 2015. In addition, the program received at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament in 2003, 2008 and 2016. UNCW set a CAA record with four consecutive 40-win seasons from 2003–06 and set a school record with 44 victories in 2008, including a 21-game winning streak. The rich heritage of UNCW baseball began when the Seahawks captured the NCJAA 1961 and 1963 National Championships. The Seahawks have sent over 90 players to play professionally. UNCW has hosted the CAA baseball tournament at Brooks Field eight consecutive years and 10 times overall.
The UNC Wilmington basketball program moved to Division I in 1976-77. In 1984, the Seahawks joined the ECAC-South Conference (also known as the Colonial Athletic Association). In their first conference home game at Trask Coliseum the Seahawks defeated George Mason. The first appearance in a CAA championship game came in 1987, just their third season of league play that saw them finish the regular season in 2nd place. UNCW would appear in three more CAA title games (1989, 1996, 1998) before capturing their first championship in 2000 with a 57-47 win over Richmond. UNCW won the title again in 2006 by beating Hofstra, 78-67.
The Seahawks’ first votes in any Top 25 poll came early in the 1992-93 season. Other notable wins that captured the attention of pollsters included roads wins at Miami(FL) and NC State (96-84). The first appearance in post-season play came in 1998 when they were selected for the NIT. They played again in the NIT in 2001.
UNCW has made five appearances in the NCAA Tournament (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2016), two in the NIT (1998, 2001), and one in the CIT (2015).
Their first trip in 2000 they lost to the #2 seed Cincinnati, 64-47. In their second appearance in 2002, the 13th seeded Seahawks shocked the 4th seeded Trojans of USC with a 93-89 overtime win. They were defeated by Indiana in the second round, 76-66. In 2003, they lost to Maryland on a last second basket.
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