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2025–26 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

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The 2025–26 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by sixth-year head coach Takayo Siddle, played their home games at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, North Carolina as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record27–7 (15–3 CAA)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachKurt Kanaskie
Quick facts UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball, CAA regular season champions ...
2025–26 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
CAA regular season champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record27–7 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Associate head coachKurt Kanaskie
Assistant coaches
  • Craig Ponder
  • Paul Hemrick
  • Hunter Henderson
  • Austin Parker
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
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2025–26 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Wilmington15–3 .83327–7  .794
Charleston14–4 .77821–11  .656
Hofstra †12–6 .66724–11  .686
Monmouth11–7 .61119–15  .559
Drexel10–8 .55617–16  .515
William & Mary10–8 .55620–12  .625
Towson9–9 .50019–15  .559
Stony Brook9–9 .50017–15  .531
Campbell8–10 .44416–18  .471
Hampton7–11 .38913–19  .406
Elon6–12 .33314–18  .438
North Carolina A&T4–14 .22211–19  .367
Northeastern2–16 .1117–24  .226
† 2026 CAA tournament winner
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Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2024–25 season 27–8, 14–4 in CAA play, to finish in second place.[1] They defeated Hampton,[2] Charleston,[3] and Delaware to win the CAA tournament championship, earning their first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2017.[4] In the NCAA tournament, the Seahawks would receive the #14 seed in the West Region,[5] where they would lose in the First Round to #3 region seed Texas Tech.[6]

Preseason

On October 2, 2025, the CAA released their preseason coaches poll. UNC Wilmington was picked to finish second in the conference, while receiving five first-place votes.[7]

Preseason rankings

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CAA Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1Towson136 (7)
2UNC Wilmington132 (5)
3Charleston130 (1)
4William & Mary93
5Hampton80
6Monmouth76
7Campbell75
T-8Hofstra66
Northeastern
10Drexel63
11Stony Brook41
12Elon35
13North Carolina A&T17
(#) first-place votes
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Source:[7]

Preseason All-CAA Teams

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Preseason All-CAA First Team
Player Year Position
CJ Luster II Senior Guard
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Source:[7]

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Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention
Player Year Position
Nolan Hodge Senior Guard
Noah Ross
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Source:[7]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jahnathan Lamothe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) JrNorth Carolina A&T Baltimore, Maryland
G 1 Madison Durr 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrMonmouth Atlanta, Georgia
F 2 Patrick Wessler 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS JrVirginia Tech Matthews, North Carolina
G 3 CJ Luster II 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrStony Brook Denton, Texas
G 4 Nolan Hodge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrNorthern Guilford High School Greensboro, North Carolina
G 5 Noah Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrTrinity Academy Apex, North Carolina
G 7 Greedy Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrChipola College Montgomery, Alabama
G/F 8 Christian May 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrTowson Edinburg, Virginia
G 10 Grady Whitt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoColorado Raleigh, North Carolina
G 12 Makel Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoMorehead High School Eden, North Carolina
F 13 Makoi Mabor Makoi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoGaston Christian School Rumbek, South Sudan
G 14 JoJo Fullwood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrBrunswick Community College Currie, North Carolina
F 22 Gavin Walsh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrBinghamton Baltimore, Maryland
F/C 24 Matija Prodanovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrKK Mladost VEBA Užice, Serbia
F/C 35 Adam Tokpah 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrThe Sheffield College Sheffield, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 18, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025*
2:00 pm		 High Point L 98–99 OT
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
October 26, 2025*
2:00 pm		 Francis Marion W 84–68 
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 Mount Olive W 106–77  1–0
 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
November 10, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Kent State L 77–86  1–1
 MAC Center (2,435)
Kent, OH
November 15, 2025*
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 USC Upstate W 73–60  2–1
 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
November 18, 2025*
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 East Carolina W 85–60  3–1
 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
November 21, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Radford W 81–73  4–1
 Dedmon Center (1,584)
Radford, VA
November 26, 2025*
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 Southeastern Louisiana
Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic		 W 70–57  5–1
 Trask Coliseum (4,246)
Wilmington, NC
November 28, 2025*
3:00 pm, FloCollege		 Navy
Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic		 W 87–57  6–1
 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
November 29, 2025*
3:00 pm, FloCollege		 Gardner–Webb
Live Oak Bank Holiday Classic		 W 88–62  7–1
 Trask Coliseum (4,119)
Wilmington, NC
December 3, 2025*
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 Marshall W 70–69  8–1
 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
December 6, 2025*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Louisiana W 70–63  9–1
 Cajundome (2,382)
Lafayette, LA
December 13, 2025*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso W 73–70  10–1
 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,603)
Valparaiso, IN
December 20, 2025*
2:00 pm, FloCollege		 Howard L 66–67  10–2
 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
December 27, 2025*
12:00 pm, FloCollege		 Columbia (SC) W 100–56  11–2
 Trask Coliseum (4,945)
Wilmington, NC
CAA regular season
December 29, 2025
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 at North Carolina A&T W 87–78  12–2
(1–0)		 Corbett Sports Center (1,429)
Greensboro, NC
December 31, 2025
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 Drexel W 65–53  13–2
(2–0)		 Trask Coliseum (5,038)
Wilmington, NC
January 3, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 Hampton W 49–45  14–2
(3–0)		 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
January 8, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 at Northeastern W 87–78  15–2
(4–0)		 Cabot Center (653)
Boston, MA
January 10, 2026
6:00 pm, FloCollege		 at Stony Brook W 75–71  16–2
(5–0)		 Stony Brook Arena (1,845)
Stony Brook, NY
January 17, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 Campbell W 78–75  17–2
(6–0)		 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
January 22, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 at William & Mary L 70–77  17–3
(6–1)		 Kaplan Arena (4,205)
Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 2026
12:00 pm, FloCollege		 at Hampton W 75–67  18–3
(7–1)		 Hampton Convocation Center (852)
Hampton, VA
January 29, 2026
9:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Towson W 82–73  19–3
(8–1)		 TU Arena (2,801)
Towson, MD
February 5, 2026
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 William & Mary L 78–85  19–4
(8–2)		 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
February 9, 2026
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Charleston W 76–64  20–4
(9–2)		 TD Arena (5,176)
Charleston, SC
February 12, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 Elon W 65–54  21–4
(10–2)		 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
February 14, 2026
4:00 pm, CBSSN		 Hofstra W 70–66  22–4
(11–2)		 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
February 19, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 Monmouth W 79–69  23–4
(12–2)		 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
February 21, 2026
4:00 pm, FloCollege		 at Campbell W 73–68  24–4
(13–2)		 Gore Arena (2,765)
Buies Creek, NC
February 26, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 North Carolina A&T W 88–65  25–4
(14–2)		 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
March 1, 2026
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 Charleston L 76–79  25–5
(14–3)		 Trask Coliseum (5,220)
Wilmington, NC
March 3, 2026
7:00 pm, FloCollege		 at Elon W 76–57  26–5
(15–3)		 Schar Center (2,419)
Elon, NC
CAA tournament
March 8, 2026
12:00 pm, FloHoops		 (1) vs. (9) Campbell
Quarterfinals		 L 70–85  26–6
 CareFirst Arena (1,652)
Washington, D.C.
NIT
March 17, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at (3 WS) Yale
First round		 W 68–67  27–6
 Payne Whitney Gymnasium (542)
New Haven, CT
March 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (2 WS) Dayton
Second round		 L 61–80  27–7
 Trask Coliseum (5,038)
Wilmington, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
WS=Winston-Salem.
All times are in Eastern.
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