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TRASK COLISEUM (5,200) | WILMINGTON, N.C. | JAN. 2, 2017 SEAHAWKS MAKE CAA HOME DEBUT VS. ELON Two days after ringing in 2017 with a 76-67 road win at Towson, the UNCW men’s basketball team opens its CAA home slate tonight against visiting Elon. The Seahawks have won fi ve consecutive games against conference opponents spanning over to last season and have not lost a CAA home opener in Kevin Keatts’ Vs. three years on the coast. HEAD COACH KEVIN KEATTS OF UNCW (12-2, 1-0) (8-6, 0-1) Overall Record: 55-24 (.696), 3rd Season Record at UNCW: 55-24 (.696), 3rd Season 2016-17 UNCW Schedule In third season with Seahawks...Named UNCW’s 11th head coach on April 1, 2014...Came to Wilmington after NOVEMBER (6-1) serving on Hall of Fame Coach Rick Pitino’s staff for three seasons...Led Seahawks to regular season titles in 6 MOUNT OLIVE (Exh.) W 117-65 2015 and 2016...Piloted UNCW to fi fth CAA title in 2016...Named CAA Coach-of-the-Year in 2015 and 2016, 11 CLAFLIN W 110-64 the fi rst CAA head coach to accomplish the feat in back-to-back seasons...Began coaching career as assistant 14 at Eastern Kentucky W 78-69 OT coach at Southwestern Michigan in 1996-97...Coached Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., to 263-17 20 EAST TENNESEE STATE W 68-59 record in 10 seasons as head coach...Won two prep school national championships...Helped Louisville advance 25 Middle Tennessee State# L 68-63 26 Evansville# W 65-62 to NCAA Final Four in 2012 and 2013 and capture NCAA crown in 2013 with 35 victories...Played point guard 27 Toledo# W 102-77 for four seasons at Ferrum (Va.) College...2011 graduate of Marshall...Native of Lynchburg, Va...Age 43. 30 at Western Michigan W 97-92 HEAD COACH MATT MATHENY OF ELON DECEMBER (1-0) Overall Record: 116-122 (.487), 8th Season 3 PFEIFFER# W 126-113 10 at St. Bonaventure W 81-80 Record at Elon: 116-122 (.487), 8th Season 14 at Campbell W 96-75 Named 17th head coach in Elon history in March of 2009...Served on Bob McKillop’s staff at 17 RADFORD W 100-64 Davidson for 16 seasons from 1993-2009...Has coached Phoenix to 9-23, 14-17, 15-16, 21-12, 18- 20 EAST CAROLINA W 81-71 14, 15-18 and 16-16 records in six seasons...Voted 2013 Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year... 28 at Clemson L 87-73 31 at Towson* W 76-67 Piloted his fi rst recruiting class to 68 victories, the most for a senior class in Elon history...Directed 2014 team to 18-14 overall record and 11-5 league mark, including four 1,000-point scorers...Played JANUARY three seasons at Davidson...Native of Shelby, N.C...Age 46. 2 ELON* 7:00 p.m. 5 at Drexel* 7:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES 7 at Delaware* 7:00 p.m. 12 WILLIAM & MARY* 7:00 p.m. For The Seahawks (12-2, 1-0) 14 HOFSTRA* 2:00 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG 19 at Charleston* 7:00 p.m. G 10 Denzel Ingram 6-0 175 R-Sr.. 14.1 2.0 5.6 21 DREXEL* 4:00 p.m G 12 C.J. Bryce 6-5 185 So. 17.6 4.8 2.8 26 at James Madison* 7:00 p.m. 28 at William & Mary* 4:00 p.m. G 1 Chris Flemmings 6-5 175 R-Sr. 15.7 5.9 1.7 G 00 Ambrose Mosley 6-2 185 Gr. 7.5 3.0 0.9 FEBRUARY F 15 Devontae Cacok 6-7 240 So. 13.5 8.9 0.5 2 CHARLESTON* 7:00 p.m. Key Reserves 4 DELAWARE* 7:00 p.m. 9 JAMES MADISON* 7:00 p.m. G 4 Jordon Talley 6-0 185 Jr. 7.1 0.8 1.8 11 at Elon* 4:00 p.m. G 2 JaQuel Richmond 6-0 180 R-So. 7.1 2.1 2.0 16 at Northeastern* 7:00 p.m. 18 at Hofstra* 4:00 p.m. For The Phoenix (8-6, 0-1) 23 TOWSON* 7:00 p.m. 25 NORTHEASTERN* 2:00 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG G 15 Dainan Swoope 6-0 190 So. 9.7 2.6 2.9 MARCH G 22 Steven Santa Ana 6-4 190 So. 11.6 4.1 1.9 3-6 at CAA Champ. (North Charleston, S.C) F 0 Brian Dawkins 6-8 240 R-Jr. 12.7 5.0 0.9 F 41 Tyler Seibring 6-8 225 So. 12.5 6.4 1.4 F 2 Dmitri Thompson 6-4 205 Jr. 7.6 5.9 1.3 UNCW Athletic Communications 601 South College Road | Wilmington, NC 28403 Joe Browning, Senior Associate A.D. Key Reserves Offi ce: 910-962-3236 | Cell 910-352-0628 Email: [email protected] F 10 Karolis Kundrotas 6-11 250 So. 4.6 2.6 0.4 Website: UNCWsports.com G 1 Luke Eddy 6-1 195 Sr. 9.5 3.5 3.8 UNCW “Seahawks” No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 00 Ambrose Mosley G Gr. 6-2 185 Jacksonville, Fla./Old Dominion 1 Chris Flemmings G R-Sr. 6-5 180 Cary, N.C./Green Hope/Barton 2 JaQuel Richmond G R-So. 6-0 180 Greensboro, N.C./Wesleyan Christian/MTSU 4 Jordon Talley G Jr. 6-0 185 Richmond, Va./Henrico HS/Fishburne Military Academy 5 Jaylen Fornes G Fr. 6-3 195 Pamlico County, N.C./Word of God 10 Denzel Ingram G R-Sr. 6-0 175 Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill/UNCC 12 C.J. Bryce G So. 6-5 185 Charlotte, N.C./North Mecklenburg 13 Chuck Ogbodo C Sr. 6-9 225 Enugu, Nigeria/High Point Christian 14 Nick Powell G Jr. 6-4 195 Greensboro, N.C./Northwest Guilford 15 Devontae Cacok F So. 6-7 240 Riverdale, Ga./Alpharetta 20 Matt Elmore F Fr. 6-8 230 Jacksonville, N.C./Dixon 21 Marcus Bryan F R-Jr. 6-7 240 Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft/UNCC 11 Ty Taylor# G So. 6-1 160 Grandview, Mo./Wichita State #Will sit out 2016-17 season due to NCAA eligibility guidelines PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Kevin Keatts (3rd Season) Chuck Ogbodo................................ OGG-boe-doh Assistant Coaches: Takayo Siddle, Casey Stanley, Thomas Carr Director of Men’s Basketball Operations: Travis Hackert Devontae Cacok ..............Dee-VON-tay KAY-cock Director of Men’s Basketball Video Operations: Hunter Henderson Managers: Daniel Gonzalez, Myles Dillard Athletic Trainer: Drew Moore Elon “Phoenix” Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Previous School) 00 Brian Dawkins F 6-8 240 R-Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny 1 Luke Eddy G 6-1 195 Sr. Charleston, W.Va./George Washington 2 Dmitri Thompson G 6-4 205 Jr. Orlando, Fla. / Orlando Christian Prep 3 Seth Fuller G 5-11 175 Fr. Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Coffman 4 Collin Luther F 6-6 220 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Hampton 10 Karolis Kundrotas F/C 6-11 250 So. Kaunas, Lithuania / Barking Abbey School (London) 11 Maxwell Chester G 6-1 185 Fr Atlanta, Ga. / Woodward Academy 12 Christian Hairston G/F 6-7 220 Sr. Greensboro, N.C. / Greensboro Day School 13 Dainan Swoope G 6-0 190 So. Kansas City, Kan. / Sunrise Christian Academy 14 Jack Anton F 6-8 235 Jr. Mason, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller 20 Sheldon Eberhardt G 6-5 190 So. Apex, N.C. / Middle Creek 21 Jack George F 6-10 235 R-So. Libertyville, Ill. / Carmel Catholic 22 Steven Santa Ana G 6-4 190 So. Charlotte, N.C. / Ardrey Kell 25 Ryder Bowline G 6-4 235 Sr. Cumming, Ga. / Forsyth Central 41 Tyler Seibring F 6-8 225 So. Towanda, Ill. / Normal Community 42 Patrick Ryan G 6-6 210 Sr. Darien, Conn. / Green Farms Academy Head Coach: Matt Matheny (7th Season, Davidson, ‘92) Assistant Coaches: Jack Wooten, Monty Sanders, Chris Long Director of Operations: J.B. Tanner Tonight’s Offi cials: Louie Andrakakos, Keith Fogleman & Jeremy Mosier 2015 & 2016 CAA Coach-of-the-Year Kevin Keatts Kevin Keatts took over the UNCW program in the spring of 2014 and in two short years has or- chestrated one of the biggest turnarounds in NCAA Division I men’s basketball. After going without a postseason berth the previous eight seasons, the Seahawks have now made back-to-back postseason appearances, reaching the pinnacle in 2015-16 with the school’s fi rst NCAA Tournament berth since the 2005-06 campaign. Along the way, Keatts has steered the Seahawks to back-to-back CAA regular season titles, 27 home victories and put the program back on the map as one of the nation’s top mid-majors. Kevin Keatts came to the Port City after serving three highly-successful seasons on the staff of Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino at Louisville. Keatts, who was introduced as UNCW’s 11th men’s basketball coach on April 1, 2014, was named CAA Coach-of-the-Year in 2014-15 after carrying a team that fi nished last in the CAA in 2013-14 to its sixth regular season conference championship and a fi nal record of 18-14. In 2015-16, the Seahawks were tabbed to fi nish sixth, but Keatts worked his magic again, piloting The Keatts Profi le the team to its fi rst CAA title since 2006 and becoming the fi rst coach in conference history to earn Born July 28, 1972, in Lynchburg, Va.