UNCW Men’s NCAA Tournament History UNCW In NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Overall: 1-5 • First Round: 1-4 • Second Round: 0-1 Date Round Region Game Site Mar. 17, 2000 First South (2) Cincinnati 64, (15) UNCW 47 Gaylord Entertainment /Nashville, Tenn. Mar. 14, 2002 First South (13) UNCW 93, (4) Southern California 89 (OT) ARCO Arena/Sacramento, Calif. Mar. 16, 2002 Second South (5) Indiana 76, (13) UNCW 67 ARCO Arena/Sacramento, Calif. Mar. 21, 2003 First South (6) Maryland 75, (11) UNCW 73 Gaylord Entertainment Center/Nashville, Tenn. Mar. 16, 2006 First Atlanta (8) George Washington 88, (9) UNCW 85 (OT) Greensboro Coliseum/Greensboro, N.C. Mar. 17, 2016 First West (4) Duke 93, (13) UNCW 85 Dunkin’ Donuts Center/Providence, R.I.

UNCW NCAA TOURNAMENT | TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Team Individual Points 93, vs. Southern California (3/14/02) 29, Brett Blizzard vs. Indiana (3/16/02) First Half 43, vs. Duke (3/17/16) Second Half 43, vs. Southern California (3/14/02) 43, vs. George Washington (3/16/06) Overtime 13, vs. Southern California (3/14/02) Field Goals Made 32, vs. George Washington (3/16/06) 9, T.J. Carter vs. George Washington (3/16/06) Field Goals Attempted 68, vs. Duke (3/17/16) 21, T.J. Carter vs. George Washington (3/16/06) Pct. .593 (32-54), vs. George Washington (3/16/06) .889 (8-9), John Goldsberry vs. Maryland (3/21/03) 3-Point Field Goals Made 13, vs. Maryland (3/21/03) 8, John Goldsberry vs. Maryland (3/21/03) 3-Point Field Goals Attempted 29, vs. Maryland (3/21/03) 12, Brett Blizzard vs. Maryland (3/21/03) 3-Point Field Goal Pct. .500 (11-22), vs. George Washington (3/16/06) 1.000 (8-8), John Goldsberry vs. Maryland (3/21/03) Free Throws Made 30, vs. Southern California (3/14/02) 9, Brett Blizzard vs. Indiana (3/16/02) Free Throws Attempted 40, vs. Southern California (3/14/02) 10, Brett Blizzard vs. Indiana (3/16/02) Percentage .810 (17-21), vs. Indiana (3/16/02) .900 (9-10), Brett Blizzard vs. Indiana (3/16/02) Rebounds 43, vs. Cincinnati (3/17/00) 13, Anthony Terrell vs. Indiana (3/16/02) Assists 20, vs. George Washington (3/16/06) 9, John Goldsberry vs. George Washington (3/16/06) Steals 9, vs. Cincinnati (3/17/00) 3, Brett Blizzard vs. Southern California (3/14/02) 3, Brett Blizzard vs. Indiana (3/16/02) 3, Brett Blizzard vs. Maryland (3/21/03) 3, Aaron Coombs vs. Maryland (3/21/03) Blocked Shots 3, vs. Southern California (3/14/02) 1, Brett Blizzard vs. Maryland (3/21/03) 3, vs Duke (3/17/16) 1, Tim Burnette vs. Southern California (3/14/02) 1, Tim Burnette vs. Indiana (3/16/02) 1, Stewart Hare vs. Southern California (3/14/02) 1, Vladimir Kuljanin vs. George Washington (3/16/06) 1, Anthony Terrell vs. Indiana (3/16/02) 1, Ed Williams vs. Southern California (3/16/02) UNCW’S NCAA SEEDS Seed Year Record 9 2006 0-1 11 2003 ` 0-1 13 2002 | 2016 1-2 15 2000 0-1

#RunDefendWin UNCW Men’s Basketball NCAA Tournament History

2000 NCAA First Round 2002 NCAA First Round Cincinnati 64, UNCW 47 • March 17, 2000 UNCW 93, Southern Cal 89 (OT) • March 14, 2002 Gaylord Entertainment Center • Nashville, Tenn. ARCO Arena • Sacramento, Calif.

Sparked by a veteran front line and a spectacular rookie, UNCW swept to its After leading wire-to-wire and winning their second CAA title, the 2001-02 fi rst CAA championship and inaugural NCAA Tournament appearance in 1999-00. Seahawks had only one thing left to prove: bring home a victory in the NCAA The Seahawks were picked to fi nish near the bottom of the CAA, but a gritty Tournament. group of players and a determined coaching staff produced a remarkable success Coach Jerry Wainwright’s team did just that, upsetting Pac-10 champion and story. fourth-seeded Southern Cal in the South Regional in Sacramento. On top of that, The road to the NCAA Tournament began in late November with a diffi cult loss the Seahawks nearly advanced to their fi rst Sweet Sixteen before falling to Final at Wisconsin-Green Bay, but the resilient Seahawks bounced back three days Four participant Indiana. later to hand Butler a 56-54 setback at Trask Coliseum. As usual, defense paved the way as the Seahawks led the CAA in defense for With Jerry Wainwright pulling the strings, UNCW jelled in January by winning the eighth consecutive season and held opponents to just 61.6 ppg. four of its last fi ve games in the month and picking up steam for the stretch run. The Seahawks, the preseason pick to win the CAA, didn’t disappoint, coasting Rallying with a stingy defensive unit, the Seahawks frustrated several oppo- through the regular season with a 14-4 league ledger and cruising through the nents in the fi nal month of the campaign. On Feb. 7, 2000, UNCW held James tournament at the Richmond Coliseum. Madison to school-record lows for points and fi eld goal shooting in a 57-32 throt- The night of March 14, 2002, became one of the biggest moments in Seahawk tling. Twelve days later, the Seahawks turned up the heat again in a 59-53 deci- basketball history. With a crowd of 16,148 on hand at Arco Arena, UNCW posted sion over George Mason. the biggest upset of the 2002 NCAA Tournament by outlasting heavily favored When March rolled around and the CAA Tournament arrived, UNCW took the USC and thrilling a sellout crowd. Cinderella crown and ran with it. The Seahawks turned back VCU in the quarterfi - All-time great Brett Blizzard became the fi rst player in the history of the CAA nals, upset GMU in the semifi nals and limited Richmond to 18 second-half points to be named First-Team All-CAA his fi rst three years in the conference and also to claim their fi rst league title. collected CAA Player-of-the-Year, CAA Tournament MVP and Honorable Mention UNCW made its NCAA Tournament debut against Cincinnati in the South Re- AP All-American honors. gional in Nashville and fell, 64-47, as the Bearcats broke away late in the second period at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in the Music City.

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2002 NCAA Second Round 2003 NCAA First Round Indiana 76, UNCW 67• March 16, 2002 Maryland 75, UNCW 73 • March 21, 2003 ARCO Arena • Sacramento, Calif. Gaylord Entertainment Center • Nashville, Tenn.

After leading wire-to-wire and winning their second CAA title, the 2001-02 A pair of talented seniors combined with a young supporting cast to produce Seahawks had only one thing left to prove: bring home a victory in the NCAA one of the most memorable seasons in Seahawk basketball history as the 2002- Tournament. 2003 club successfully defended its CAA championship and came within an eye- Coach Jerry Wainwright’s team did just that, upsetting Pac-10 champion and lash of advancing to the NCAA’s Round of 32 for the second consecutive year. fourth-seeded Southern Cal in the South Regional in Sacramento. On top of that, Seniors Brett Blizzard and Craig Callahan capped their storied careers in style. the Seahawks nearly advanced to their fi rst Sweet Sixteen before falling to Final Blizzard, the CAA Player-of-the-Year, set numerous records and became the fi rst Four participant Indiana. player in the league’s history to be named First-Team All-Conference for consecu- As usual, defense paved the way as the Seahawks led the CAA in defense for tive seasons. the eighth consecutive season and held opponents to just 61.6 ppg. Coach Brad Brownell’s team opened the season in Lubbock, Texas, where The Seahawks, the preseason pick to win the CAA, didn’t disappoint, coasting it faced legendary coach Bob Knight’s Texas Tech squad. The Seahawks then through the regular season with a 14-4 league ledger and cruising through the proved dominant during the conference season, going 15-3 overall and carrying a tournament at the Richmond Coliseum. six-game winning streak into the CAA Tournament. The night of March 14, 2002, became one of the biggest moments in Seahawk Led by Blizzard, the reliable Callahan and unfl appable freshman John Golds- basketball history. With a crowd of 16,148 on hand at Arco Arena, UNCW posted berry, UNCW won 12 of its last 14 games in the regular season and swept through the biggest upset of the 2002 NCAA Tournament by outlasting heavily favored the CAA Tourney. USC and thrilling a sellout crowd. The Seahawks knocked off Hofstra, Delaware and Drexel to claim the CAA title All-time great Brett Blizzard became the fi rst player in the history of the CAA and landed an 11th seed in the NCAA Tournament’s South Regional in Nashville. to be named First-Team All-CAA his fi rst three years in the conference and also In the end, it took a desperation heave from Maryland’s Drew Nicholas for the collected CAA Player-of-the-Year, CAA Tournament MVP and Honorable Mention Terps to escape one of the biggest upsets in tournament history. Blizzard racked AP All-American honors. up 15 points, four rebounds and four assists in his fi nal game as a Seahawk and Goldsberry set an NCAA Tournament record with eight straight 3-pointers to de- light a packed house at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.

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2006 NCAA First Round 2016 NCAA First Round George Washington 88, UNCW 85 (OT) • March 16, 2006 Duke 93, UNCW 85 • March 17, 2016 Greensboro Coliseum • Greensboro, N.C. Dunkin’ Donuts Center • Providence, R.I.

It started with an eye-opening run in the Black Coaches Association Invitational UNCW’s fi rst trip to the Big Dance in 10 seasons sent a signal to the NCAA in remote Laramie, Wyoming, and ended with a thrilling overtime fi nish against hoops followers across the land that the program was back atop the CAA after George Washington in the NCAA Tournament. All told, the 2005-06 season was several years in exile. one of the most exciting ever for the Seahawks. The Seahawks, behind wily veteran guard Craig Ponder and newcomers Chris In what proved to be Brad Brownell’s fi nal season with the program, UCNW ral- Flemmings and Denzel Ingram, went 14-4 during the regular season to tie for their lied behind four seniors and several emerging players to surprise CAA observers second straight CAA regular season title and then ran the table in the CAA Tourna- by tying for fi rst place in the regular season and advancing to their fourth NCAA ment in Baltimore to lock up the club’s fi fth trip to the NCAA Tournament. Tournament in seven years. Flemmings was the catalyst for UNCW’s stirring run in 2016. The walk-on trans- Led by senior playmaker John Goldsberry, the Seahawks opened the season fer from Barton College averaged 16.2 points and 5.8 rebounds and was named by dispatching Butler, host Wyoming and Northwestern to win the BCA Invita- CAA Tournament MVP after scoring 53 points in wins over Charleston, Northeast- tional. UNCW kicked off its CAA slate with wins over William & Mary and VCU ern and Hofstra at Royal Farms Arena. before the Christmas holiday and went into cruise control after the break, winning The Seahawks entered the NCAA Tournament with a 25-7 record and a No. 13 eight of nine games in a critical stretch and 10 of their last nine contests in the seed against NCAA blue blood Duke, a No. 4 seed. regular season. UNCW battled the Blue Devils tough, leading 43-40 at halftime, before Duke Junior T.J. Carter then turned in a spectacular performance in the CAA Tourna- rallied for a 93-85 decision at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. ment to lead the Seahawks to their fourth CAA crown. He poured in 12 of his and Marshall Plumlee scored 23 points apiece in the win for game-high 23 points in the fi nal 2:51 of the championship game against Hofstra Duke. Allen added 10 rebounds and freshman forward Brandon Ingram poured and added 13 rebounds en route to CAA Tournament MVP honors. in 20 points to give the Blue Devils three players with 20+ points. Ponder led the The Seahawks then collected a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament and Seahawks with 22 points in his fi nal game in a Seahawk uniform. squared off against No. 8 George Washington at the Greensboro Coliseum. The UNCW-Duke game, which kicked off the 2016 NCAA Tournament, set an Brownell’s club led by as many as 18 points, but couldn’t hold n against the Colo- all-time NCAA Tournament record for a live streaming audience, racking up 5.5 nials in a thrilling overtime clash. million viewers.

Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UNCW vs Duke 03/17/16 12:15 p.m. at Providence, R.I. (Dunkin' Donuts Center)

UNCW 85 • 25-8 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Gettys, C.J. c 0-3 0-0 1-2 2 3 5 5 1 1 0 1 0 13 00 Ponder, Craig g 8-14 3-6 3-3 1 3 4 5 22 4 1 0 2 33 01 Flemmings, Chris g 7-16 2-7 2-2 1 1 2 4 18 0 2 1 2 39 10 Ingram, Denzel g 6-15 5-10 0-0 0 4 4 3 17 2 1 0 0 39 12 Bryce, C.J. g 6-8 0-0 4-7 4 4 8 2 16 2 2 0 0 32 04 Talley, Jordon 1-6 0-1 4-4 0 3 3 4 6 1 0 0 1 17 15 Cacok, Devontae 1-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 5 2 0 2 1 0 7 20 Sherwood, Dylan 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 8 21 Bryan, Marcus 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 Team 4 1 5 Totals 30-68 11-26 14-19 13 21 34 33 85 10 9 3 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 17-33 51.5% 2nd half: 13-35 37.1% Game: 30-68 44.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 11-26 42.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 11-13 84.6% Game: 14-19 73.7% 2

Duke 93 • 24-10 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 14 Brandon Ingram f 7-12 1-2 5-10 2 7 9 2 20 3 1 2 1 39 40 Marshall Plumlee c 9-10 0-0 5-6 2 6 8 5 23 0 1 3 0 29 03 Grayson Allen g 4-12 0-4 15-17 2 8 10 2 23 5 3 0 0 40- 05 Luke Kennard g 2-9 1-4 0-0 3 3 6 1 5 1 2 1 2 30 13 g 4-7 2-4 2-2 2 3 5 5 12 0 2 0 1 27 02 Chase Jeter 1-1 0-0 3-5 1 1 2 2 5 0 0 1 0 11 12 Derryck Thornton 2-3 0-1 1-3 0 0 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 24 Team 0 0 0 Totals 29-54 4-15 31-43 12 28 40 18 93 11 10 8 4 200

FG % 1st Half: 14-32 43.8% 2nd half: 15-22 68.2% Game: 29-54 53.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 1-5 20.0% Game: 4-15 26.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 9-13 69.2% 2nd half: 22-30 73.3% Game: 31-43 72.1% 4

Officials: Lamont Simpson, David Hall, Tony Chiazza, Ed Corbett Technical fouls: UNCW-None. Duke-None. Attendance: 11656 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship First Round

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast UNCW 43 42 85 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UNCW 28 14 18 6 11 Duke 40 53 93 DU 46 10 16 17 10

Last FG - UNCW 2nd-01:26, DU 2nd-01:34. Score tied - 6 times. Largest lead - UNCW by 7 1st-00:55, DU by 12 2nd-13:16. Lead changed - 12 times. UNCW led for 09:28. DU led for 27:00. Game was tied for 03:29.

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