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UNCW VS. GEORGETOWN | BB&T CLASSIC | VERIZON CENTER (18,506) | WASHINGTON, D.C. | DEC. 12, 2015 SEAHAWKS PUT UNBEATEN STRING ON LINE AGAINST HOYAS With a 10-day break for exams in the books, the UNCW men’s basketball team returns to the fl oor today to take on Georgetown in the fi rst meeting between the two clubs. The Seahawks are off to Vs. their best start since 1994-95 and are trying to become the fi rst team in the school’s history to open the season with six consecutive wins. (5-0) (5-3) HEAD COACH KEVIN KEATTS OF UNCW 2015-16 Overall Record: 23-14 (.622), 2nd Season UNCW Schedule/Results Record at UNCW: 23-14 (.622), 2nd Season Begins second season with Seahawks...Named UNCW’s 11th head coach on April 1, 2014...Came to Nov. 8 BARTON (Exh.) W 81-51 Wilmington after serving on Hall of Fame Coach Rick Pitino’s staff the last three seasons...Led Seahawks to Nov. 13 MILLIGAN W 100-62 one of the nation’s best turnaround seasons in 2014-15, piloting the Seahawks to the CAA regular season Nov. 16 EASTERN KY. W 79-58 Nov. 21 WESTERN MICH. W 80-76 title...Named 2015 CAA Coach-of-the-Year...Worked as assistant for Cardinals for two seasons before being Nov. 28 at East Tennessee St. W 94-73 named Associate Head Coach in January of 2014...Began coaching career as assistant coach at Southwestern Dec. 2 COKER W 93-73 Michigan in 1996-97...Coached Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., to 263-17 record in 10 seasons Dec. 12 at Georgetown& 2:30 p.m. as head coach...Won two prep school national championships...Helped Louisville advance to NCAA Final Four Dec. 16 at East Carolina 7:00 p.m. in 2012 and 2013 and capture NCAA crown in 2013 with 35 victories...Played point guard for four seasons at Dec. 19 at Radford 4:00 p.m. Ferrum (Va.) College...2011 graduate of Marshall...Native of Lynchburg, Va...Age 42. Dec. 22 vs. Utah Valley# 6:15 p.m. Dec. 23 vs. UMKC# 4:15 p.m. Ded. 28 CAMPBELL 8:00 p.m. HEAD COACH JOHN THOMPSON III, OF GEORGETOWN Dec. 31 DREXEL* 1:00 p.m. Overall Record: 322-160 (.668), 16th Season Jan. 2 NORTHEASTERN* 6:00 p.m. Record at Georgetown: 254-118 (.683), 12th Season Jan. 7 at Towson* 7:00 p.m. Named to head up Georgetown program on April 20, 2004, following four-year stint at Princeton...Has led Jan. 9 at Delaware* 7:00 p.m. Hoyas to three Big East regular season titles (2007, 2008, 2013) and one Big East Tournament crown (2007).. Jan. 14 at Elon* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 16 WILLIAM & MARY* 2:00 p.m. Has taken Georgetown to eight NCAA tourneys and one NIT appearance...Coached Hoyas to 2007 NCAA Jan. 21 DELAWARE* 7:00 p.m. Final Four with 30-7 record...Piloted Princeton to three Ivy League regular season championships (2001, 2002, Jan. 23 at Drexel* 6:00 p.m. 2004)...Coached Tigers to two NCAA appearances and one NIT berth...Played four seasons at Princeton for Jan. 28 at James Madison* 7:00 p.m. head coaches Pete Carril and Bill Carmody...1988 graduate of Princeton...Age 49...Native of Boston, Mass. Jan. 30 CHARLESTON* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 4 at Hofstra* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 6 at Northeastern* 7:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES Feb. 11 ELON* 7:00 p.m. For The Seahawks (5-0) Feb. 13 JAMES MADISON* 3:00 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG Feb. 18 at William & Mary* 7:00 p.m. G 0 Craig Ponder 6-1 185 R-Sr. 15.2 3.2 3.2 Feb. 20 at Charleston* 6:00 p.m. Feb. 25 HOFSTRA* 7:00 p.m. G 10 Denzel Ingram 6-0 180 R-Jr. 10.8 1.3 3.5 Feb. 27 TOWSON* 1:00 p.m. G 12 C.J. Bryce 6-5 180 Fr. 8.0 3.6 1.4 Mar. 4-7 at CAA Tournament+ TBA F 20 Dylan Sherwood 6-9 215 Gr. 6.2 4.0 0.6 C 13 Chuck Ogbodo 6-9 230 Jr. 6.0 5.0 0.0 &BB&T Classic/Washington, D.C. #Billy Minardi Classic/Louisville, Ky. Key Reserves +Royal Farms Arena/Baltimore, Md. G 4 Jordon Talley 6-0 180 So. 8.0 4.0 4.3 *Colonial Athletic Association G 1 Chris Flemmings 6-5 175 R-Jr. 14.2 4.4 2.2 PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES UNCW Athletic Communications 601 South College Road | Wilmington, NC 28403 For The Hoyas (5-3) Joe Browning, Senior Associate A.D. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG Offi ce: 910-962-3236 | Cell 910-352-0628 Email: [email protected] G 4 D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera 6-3 215 Sr. 14.6 3.0 4.0 Website: UNCWsports.com G 0 L.J. Peak 6-5 215 So. 10.3 3.0 0.8 C 42 Bradley Hayes 7-0 275 Sr. 11.9 6.9 0.6 Please Call Us “UNCW” F 11 Issac Copeland 6-9 220 So. 12.0 4.9 2.5 While the offi cial title of our institution is The Uni- F 24 Marcus Derrickson 6-7 215 Fr. 7.1 5.3 2.0 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 1 Tre Campbell 6-2 170 So. 3.8 1.6 1.0 as we continue our rebranding efforts. F 5 Reggie Cameron 6-7 225 Jr. 6.9 2.5 1.1 #RunDefendWin UNCW “Seahawks” Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 Craig Ponder G R-Sr. 6-1 185 Bluefi eld, W.Va. (Bluefi eld/Hargrave Military Academy) 1 Chris Flemmings G R-Jr. 6-5 175 Cary, N.C. (Green Hope/Barton) 2 Mark Matthews G Fr. 6-6 210 Fort Myers, Fla. (Fort Myers) 3 Trey Grundy F Fr. 6-6 210 Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay/Hargrave Military Academy) 4 Jordon Talley G So. 6-0 180 Richmond, Va. (Henrico HS/Fishburne Military Academy) 10 Denzel Ingram G R-Jr. 6-0 170 Chapel Hill, N.C. (Chapel Hill/UNCC) 12 C.J. Bryce G Fr. 6-5 180 Charlotte, N.C. (North Mecklenburg) 13 Chuck Ogbodo C Jr. 6-9 230 Enugu, Nigeria (High Point Christian) 15 Devontae Cacok F Fr. 6-7 210 Riverdale, Ga. (Alpharetta) 20 Dylan Sherwood F R-Gr. 6-9 215 Pittsford, N.Y. (Sutherland/The Hun School) 21 Marcus Bryan F R-So. 6-7 225 Raleigh, N.C. (Ravenscroft/UNCC) 23 C.J. Gettys C R-Jr. 7-0 275 Findlay, Ohio (Findlay) 30 Kevin Hickson F Sr. 6-8 215 Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day School/Wofford) 32 Nick Powell G So. 6-4 200 Greensboro, N.C. (Northwest Guilford) Colton Bishop# G R-So. 6-1 165 Lewisville, N.C. (Forsyth Country Day/Loyola, Md.) JaQuel Richmond# G R-So. 6-0 180 Greensboro, N.C. (Wesleyan Christian/MTSU) #Will sit out 2015-16 season due to NCAA eligibility guidelines PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Kevin Keatts (2nd Season) Trey Grundy .........................................GRUN-dee Assistant Coaches: Takayo Siddle, Casey Stanley, Thomas Carr Chuck Ogbodo................................ OGG-boe-doh Director of Men’s Basketball Operations: Kevin Easley Devontae Cacok ..............Dee-VON-tay KAY-cock Director of Men’s Basketball Video Operations: Travis Hackert Marcus Bryan ......................................... Mar-keys Graduate Manager: Bryan Harward Managers: David Dooling, Daniel Gonzalez, Jorden Hardrick, Jack Salomone, Myles Dillard, Nick Wemergut Georgetown “Hoyas” Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 L.J. Peak G So. 6-5 215 Gaffney, S.C. (Gaffney) 1 Tre Campbell G So. 6-2 170 Washington, D.C. (St. John’s College Prep) 4 D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera G Sr. 6-3 215 Indianapolis, Ind. (Oak Hill Academy) 5 Reggie Cameron F Jr. 6-7 225 Hackensack, N.J. (Hudson Catholic) 11 Issac Copeland F So. 6-9 220 Raleigh, N.C. (Brewster Academy) 13 Paul White F So. 6-8 230 Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) 15 Jessie Govan C Fr. 6-10 270 Queens Village, N.Y. (Wings Academy) 21 Rlyan Williams G Sr. 6-4 185 Dunkirk, Md. (Archbishop Carroll) 22 Akoy Agau F So. 6-8 235 Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Central) 24 Marcus Derrickson F Fr. 6-7 250 Bowie, Md. (Brewster Academy) 32 Kaleb Johnson G-F Fr. 6-6 205 South Hill, Va. (The Carlisle School) 33 Trey Mourning F So. 6-9 230 Miami, Fla. (Ransom Everglades) 42 Bradley Hayes C Sr. 7-0 275 Jacksonville, Fla. (Sandalwood) Head Coach: John Thompson, III (12th Season) Assistant Coaches: Kevin Broaddus, Tavaras Hardy, Kevin Sutton Director of Men’s Basketball Operations: Patrick Ewing, Jr. Today’s Offi cials: Mike Stuart, Earl Walton & Gary Prager #RunDefendWin CAA Coach-of-the-Year Kevin Keatts University of Louisville Associate Head Coach Kevin Keatts took over the helm of the Seahawk program in 2014-15 after three highly-successful seasons with Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino and the Cardinals and grabbed the attention of the nation with one of the best turnaround seasons in the NCAA Division I ranks one year ago. Keatts, who was introduced as UNCW’s 11th men’s basketball coach on April 1, 2014, was named CAA Coach-of-the-Year after carrying a team that fi nished last in the CAA in 2013-14 to its sixth regular season conference championship.