PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES HEAD COACH C.B. Mcgrath of UNCW SEAHAWKS CONCLUDE NON-CONFERENCE SLATE with BEARS H
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HAWKINS ARENA (3,200) | MACON, GA. | DEC. 21, 2018 SEAHAWKS CONCLUDE NON-CONFERENCE SLATE WITH BEARS Capping an extended road trip with a pair of contests in the Peach State, UNCW heads down to Macon tonight to battle Mercer’s Bears in the fi nal game on a trecherous non-conference schedule Vs.s. for the Seahawks in 2018-19. It marks the fi rst time the two teams have played in 41 years since the Seahawks rolled past the Bears, 80-60, on Dec. 17, 1977. Mercer dropped its fourth straight on Tuesday night to Florida in Gainesville, 71-63. (4-8) (4-7) HEAD COACH C.B. McGRATH OF UNCW 2018-19 Schedule | Results Overall Record: 15-29 (.340), 2nd Season Record at UNCW: 15-29 (.340), 2nd Season NOVEMBER 6 at Campbell L 97-93 ot Named UNCW’s 11th head coach on April 3, 2017...Came to the coast after 14 seasons on the staff 9 STANFORD L 72-59 of Hall of Fame Coach Roy Williams at North Carolina...Lettered four years as a point guard for Williams 13 UNC GREENSBORO L 82-61 at Kansas and served on his staff in Lawrence for four years before moving with his mentor to Chapel 18 ALLEN& W 113-74 Hill....Has coached in seven Final Fours and owns rings for three national championships (2005, 23 Arkansas State# W 78-64 24 Gardner-Webb# L 81-72 2009 and 2017) with Tar Heels...Multi-sport athlete at Topeka West High School...Named Kansas 25 Eastern Illinois# W 82-65 Basketball Player-of-the-Year in 1994...1998 graduate of Kansas...Native of Indianapolis, Ind...Age 43. 27 EAST CAROLINA W 96-86 HEAD COACH BOB HOFFMAN OF MERCER DECEMBER Overall Record: 512-308 (.624), 18th Season 1 DAVIDSON L 91-85 Record at MU: 202-152 (.570), 11th Season 5 at #14 North Carolina L 97-69 15 at #23 Furman L 93-50 First head coach in NCAA history to record a victory in each of college basketball’s post-season 19 at Georgia State L 86-71 tournaments...Has piloted Bears to six post-season appearances: NCAA (2013-14), NIT (2012-13), 21 at Mercer 7:00 p.m. CBI (2014-15, 2017-18) and CIT (2012, 2015-16)...Led Bears to CIT championship with 27-11 record 29 CHARLESTON* 7:00 p.m. in 2011-12 and NCAA Round of 32 in 2013-14...Has averaged18.0 wins with the Bears, with three JANUARY 20-win seasons...Also coached at Oklahoma Baptist (242-79) and Texas-Pan American (68-77) 3 at James Madison* 7:00 p.m. before taking over Mercer program...Played collegiately at Oklahoma Baptist...Native of Oklahoma 5 at Towson* 2:00 p.m. City, Okla...Age 61. 10 DELAWARE* 7:00 p.m. 12 DREXEL* 2:00 p.m. 17 at Hofstra* 7:00 p.m. 19 at Northeastern* 4:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES 24 WILLIAM & MARY* 7:00 p.m. For The Seahawks (4-8) 26 ELON* 4:00 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG 31 TOWSON* 7:00 p.m. G 10 Kai Toews 6-2 180 Fr. 7.3 2.3 6.6 FEBRUARY G 1 Jaylen Fornes 6-3 210 Jr. 9.5 3.2 0.9 2 JAMES MADISON* 7:00 p.m. G 12 Jay Estime’ 6-5 190 So. 7.8 3.2 1.5 7 at Drexel* 7:00 p.m. F 2 Jeantal Cylla 6-7 216 R-Jr. 13.6 5.2 1.0 9 at Delaware* 7:00 p.m. F 15 Devontae Cacok 6-7 240 Sr. 13.6 10.6 0.3 14 NORTHEASTERN* 7:00 p.m. 16 HOFSTRA* 7:00 p.m. Key Reserves 21 at Elon* 7:00 p.m. G 21 Ty Taylor 6-3 175 R-Jr. 9.3 3.2 1.5 23 at William & Mary* 4:00 p.m. F 4 Shawn O’Connell 6-8 205 Gr. 3.4 4.4 0.0 MARCH PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES 2 at Charleston* 4:00 p.m. 9-12 at CAA Championship (Charleston, S.C.) For The Bears (4-7) Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG #Battle in the Blue Ridge | Asheville, N.C. G 22 Ethan Stair 6-4 205 R-Jr. 9.9 6.1 1.4 &Battle in the Blue Ridge | Wilmington, N.C. G 20 Ross Cummings 6-3 180 Jr. 13.9 2.5 1.6 G 2 Jaylen Stowe 6-4 200 Sr. 11.7 5.8 1.5 Please Call Us “UNCW” G 3 Marcus Cohen 6-4 190 So. 6.8 1.4 3.7 While the offi cial title of our institution is The Uni- F 1 Cory Kilby 6-7 205 Sr. 7.3 4.4 1.0 versity of North Carolina at Wilmington, we would appreciate your help in referring to us simply as the Key Reserves UNCW Seahawks. Thank you for your assistance G 00 Djordje Dimitrijevic 6-2 180 Jr. 11.6 3.0 3.0 as we continue our rebranding eff orts. F 11 Fardaws Aimaq 6-11 245 Fr. 5.2 5.5 0.1 UNCW “Seahawks” Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Ty Gadsden G So. 6-1 165 Charlotte, N.C. (Believe Prep/Vincennes) 1 Jaylen Fornes G Jr. 6-3 210 Pamlico County, N.C. (Word of God) 2 Jeantal Cylla F R-Jr. 6-7 215 Lake Worth, Fla. (Lake Worth Christian/FAU) 4 Shawn O’Connell F Gr. 6-8 205 Roswell, Ga. (Milton/Georgia Southern) 10 Kai Toews G Fr. 6-2 180 Toyko, Japan (Northfi eld Mount Hermon) 12 Jay Estimé G So. 6-5 192 Lilburn, Ga. (Berkmar) 13 Jacque Brown G Sr. 5-10 150 Beaufort, N.C. (East Carteret/Cape Fear CC) 15 Devontae Cacok F Sr. 6-7 240 Riverdale, Ga. (Alpharetta) 20 Matt Elmore F R-So. 6-8 250 Jacksonville, N.C. (Dixon) 21 Ty Taylor G R-Jr. 6-3 170 Grandview, Mo. (Grandview/Wichita State) 22 Daniel Etoroma G Sr. 6-6 210 Raleigh, N.C. (Mt. Zion Christian Academy) 30 Jaylen Sims G Fr. 6-6 190 Charlotte, N.C. (United Faith Christian) 33 Trey Kalina C Sr. 7-0 264 Gadsden, Ala. (North Cobb Christian/Coff eyville CC) 23 Marten Linssen F RS 6-8 240 Dusseldorf, Germany (Valparaiso)* *Eligible in 2019-20 season per NCAA guidelines Head Coach: C.B. McGrath (2nd Season/Kansas, ’98) Associate Head Coach: Doug Esleeck (North Carolina, ’05) Assistant Coaches: Jackie Manuel (North Carolina, ’05), Rob Burke (Chowan, ’98) Director of Men’s Basketball Operations: Matt Lynch (Edinboro, ’13) Managers: Nick Poole, Hunter Williams Athletic Trainer: Zach Mishoe Mercer “Bears” Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previouss School)School) 0 Djordje Dimitrijevic G Jr. 6-2 190 Grdelica, Serbia. (Western Nebraska)ka) 1 Cory Kilby F Sr. 6-7 195 Ada, Okla. (Ada) 2 Jaylen Stowe G Sr. 6-4 220 Harrisburg, N.C. (Hickory Ridge) 3 Marcus Cohen G So. 6-4 180 Tampa, Fla. (Sickle) 5 DJ Peavy G Fr. 6-3 185 San Antonio, Texas (Dekaney) 10 Daniel Love G Fr. 6-3 170 Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips) 11 Fardaws Aimaq F Fr. 6-11 225 Vancouver, British Columbia (Steveston-London) 12 Mitch Prendergast G R-Fr. 6-1 180 Dallas, Texas (Dallas Jesuit) 15 CJ Williamson G Fr. 6-3 190 Guntersville, Ala. (Guntersville) 20 Ross Cummings G So. 6-3 165 Dickson, Tenn. (Creek Wood) 22 Ethan Stair G R-Jr. 6-5 205 Hazel Green, Ala. (Hazel Green) 23 Brandon Thomas G Fr. 6-4 200 McDonough, Ga. (Eagles Landing) 25 Maciej Bender C Jr. 7-0 245 Warsaw, Poland (West Virginia) 30 Luke Hamilton F Fr. 6-8 200 Austin, Texas (Lake Travis) 33 Breck Cuddy F Fr. 7-0 215 Vestavia Hills, Ala (Vestavia Hills) 35 Patrick Urey F Fr. 6-6 210 Chattanooga, Tenn. (Baylor School) 55 Victor Bafutto C So. 6-10 220 Brasilia, Brazil (Centro Educational Sigma) Head Coach: Bob Hoff man (11th Season) Assistant Coaches: Philip Pearson, Jarred Merrill and Paul Mrozik Director of Men’s Basketball Operations: Elvis Kisonas Tonight’s Offi cials: Tim Gattis, Todd Austin & Jerome Hall Head Coach C.B. McGrath Colin Bryan (C.B.) McGrath, an assistant coach on The University of North Caro- lina’s 2005, 2009 and 2017 national championship teams, was named the 11th men’s basketball history in UNCW history on April 3, 2017. In his fi rst season on the coast, McGrath piloted the Seahawks to an 11-21 record and sixth place fi nish in the Colonial Athletic Association, fashioning an 8-5 home mark and reaching the semifi nals of the CAA Tournament. A native of Indianapolis, McGrath, 42, spent 14 seasons with Hall of Fame Coach Roy Williams at North Carolina. He lettered four years as a point guard under Wil- liams at Kansas and served on his staff in Lawrence for four years before moving with his mentor to the Tar Heel state. McGrath is recognized as one of the nation’s foremost recruiters and bench coach- es. In addition, McGrath oversaw UNC’s clinics and coached the junior varsity team in Chapel Hill. The McGraff Profi le Born Nov. 21, 1975, in Indianpolis, Ind. (Age 42) McGrath’s association with Williams goes back to his days as a walk-on player at Topeka West High School, Class of ‘94 Kansas.