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UNCW VS. EAST TENNESSEE STATE | TRASK COLISEUM (5,200) | WILMINGTON, N.C. | NOV. 20, 2016 SEAHAWKS CONTINUE NON-CONFERENCE SLATE WITH BUCS A pair of early unbeaten teams collide today in a rare Sunday matinee at Trask Coliseum. UNCW is coming off its fi rst road outing of the new season - an overtime win at Eastern Kentucky - while ETSU is making its fi rst Vs. road trip of the campaign. It’s the lone Sunday game and the second and fi nal November home game of the season for the Seahawks. (2-0) (2-0) HEAD COACH KEVIN KEATTS OF UNCW Overall Record: 45-22 (.672), 3rd Season 2016-17 UNCW Schedule Record at UNCW: 45-22 (.672), 3rd Season Begins third season with Seahawks...Named UNCW’s 11th head coach on April 1, 2014...Came to Wilmington after serving on Hall of Fame Coach Rick Pitino’s staff for three seasons...Led Seahawks to regular season titles NOVEMBER (1-0) in 2015 and 2016...Piloted UNCW to fi fth CAA title in 2016...Named CAA Coach-of-the-Year in 2015 and 2016, 6 MOUNT OLIVE (Exh.) W 117-65 11 CLAFLIN W 110-64 the fi rst CAAhead coach to accomplish the feat...Began coaching career as assistant coach at Southwestern 14 at Eastern Kentucky W78-69OT Michigan in 1996-97...Coached Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va., to 263-17 record in 10 seasons 20 EAST TENNESEE STATE 3:00 p.m. as head coach...Won two prep school national championships...Helped Louisville advance to NCAA Final Four 25 Middle Tennessee State# 8:30 p.m. in 2012 and 2013 and capture NCAA crown in 2013 with 35 victories...Played point guard for four seasons at 26 Evansville# 6:00 p.m. Ferrum (Va.) College...2011 graduate of Marshall...Native of Lynchburg, Va...Age 43. 27 Toledo# 4:00 p.m. 30 at Western Michigan 7:00 p.m. HEAD COACH STEVE FORBES OF ETSU DECEMBER Overall Record: 157-47 (.769), 14th Season 3 PFEIFFER# 1:00 p.m. Record at ETSU: 28-12 (.700), 2nd Season 10 at St. Bonaventure 6:00 p.m. Became 16th head coach in ETSU’s 95-year history on March 30, 2015...Piloted Bucs to 24-12 record in 14 at Campbell 7:00 p.m. fi rst season...Arrived in Johnson City after two seasons as assistant coach at Wichita State...Also coached 17 RADFORD 2:00 p.m. on D-I level for fi ve years at Tennessee, two seasons at Texas A&M, one year at Illinois State, three years at 20 EAST CAROLINA 6:30 p.m. 28 at Clemson 7:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech and one year at Idaho...Coached on JUCO level at Northwest Florida State and Barton County 31 at Towson* Noon Community College...1988 graduate of Southern Arkansas...Played baseball at Southern Arkansas...Spent one year as SID at Southern Arkansas...Native of Lone Tree, Iowa...Age 51. JANUARY 2 ELON* 7:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES 5 at Drexel* 7:00 p.m. For The Seahawks (2-0) 7 at Delaware* 7:00 p.m. 12 WILLIAM & MARY* 7:00 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG 14 HOFSTRA* 2:00 p.m. G 10 Denzel Ingram 6-0 175 R-Sr.. 11.5 2.5 6.5 19 at Charleston* 7:00 p.m. G 12 C.J. Bryce 6-5 185 So. 22.0 7.5 3.0 21 DREXEL* 4:00 p.m G 1 Chris Flemmings 6-5 175 R-Sr. 23.0 7.0 1.0 26 at James Madison* 7:00 p.m. 28 at William & Mary* 4:00 p.m. G 00 Ambrose Mosley 6-2 185 Gr. 10.5 2.5 0.5 F 15 Devontae Cacok 6-7 240 So. 14.0 14.5 1.0 FEBRUARY Key Reserves 2 CHARLESTON* 7:00 p.m. G 2 JaQuel Richmond 6-0 180 R-So. 5.0 2.5 2.0 4 DELAWARE* 7:00 p.m. 9 JAMES MADISON* 7:00 p.m. G 5 Jaylen Fornes 6-3 195 Fr. 1.5 1.0 0.0 11 at Elon* 4:00 p.m. 16 at Northeastern* 7:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS & RESERVES 18 at Hofstra* 4:00 p.m. 23 TOWSON* 7:00 p.m. For The Buccaneers (2-0) 25 NORTHEASTERN* 2:00 p.m. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. PPG RPG APG G 00 T.J. Cromer 6-3 195 Sr. 21.5 2.5 4.5 MARCH G 11 Desonta Bradford 6-4 190 Jr. 9.5 3.5 4.0 3-6 at CAA Champ. (North Charleston, S.C) G 13 A.J. Merriweather 6-2 205 Sr. 9.5 5.0 2.0 F 12 Hanner Mosquera-Perea 6-9 230 Sr. 8.5 5.5 0.5 UNCW Athletic Communications F 40 Tevin Glass 6-8 220 Sr. 6.0 7.0 1.0 601 South College Road | Wilmington, NC 28403 Key Reserves Joe Browning, Senior Associate A.D. G 1 Devontavius Payne 6-2 175 Jr. 16.0 1.0 1.5 Offi ce: 910-962-3236 | Cell 910-352-0628 Email: [email protected] F 3 David Burrell 6-6 200 Jr. 12.5 4.0 2.0 Website: UNCWsports.com 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 East Tennessee State “Buccaneers” No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 0 T.J. Cromer G Sr. 6-3 195 Albany, Ga./Columbia State CC 1 Devontavius Payne G Jr. 6-2 175 Carbondale, Ill./John A. Logan College 2 Julian Walters G Jr. 5-10 175 Madison, Wisc./N.D. State College of Science 3 David Burrell F Jr. 6-6 200 Milwaukee, Wisc./S.W. Tennessee CC 4 Jason Williams G Fr. 5-11 185 Detroit, Mich./Detroit Allen Academy 5 Peter Jurkin C Sr. 7-0 245 Juba, South Sudan/Indiana 10 Issac Banks F Sr. 6-7 235 New Orleans, La./John Curtis 11 Desonta Bradford G Jr. 6-4 190 Humboldt, Tenn./Humboldt 12 Hanner Mosquera-Perea F Sr. 6-9 230 Istmina, Colombia/Indiana 13 A.J. Merriweather G Sr. 6-2 205 Jackson, Tenn./South Side 14 Kanayo Obi-Rapu G Jr. 6-3 190 Greensboro, N.C./Longwood 23 Dillon Reppart G Jr. 6-3 180 Johnson City, Tenn./Roane State CC 24 Jermaine Long G Jr. 6-3 175 New Orleans, La./Allen County CC 40 Tevin Glass F Sr. 6-8 220 Norcross, Ga./Wichita State Head Coach: Steve Forbes (2nd Season) Assistant Coach: Jason Shay, Brian Collins, Brooks Savage Director of Men’s Basketball Operations: Matt Cline Tonight’s Offi cials: Tim Clougherty, Dwayne Gladden & Patrick Harwood 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, 22 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.