The 2019–20 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Wilmington during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by interim head coach Rob Burke who took over for C. B. McGrath after an 0–6 start to conference play. They played their home games at Trask Coliseum as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
Point guard Kai Toews left the team in December to pursue professional opportunities.
Previous season The Seahawks finished the 2018–19 season 10–23, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in last place. They defeated Elon in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing in the semifinals to Northeastern.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jaylen Fornes 1 G 6'3" 210 Junior Pamlico County, NC Transferred to Nicholls State Jeantal Cylla 2 F 6'7" 215 RS Junior Lake Worth, FL Graduate transferred to Arkansas Shawn O'Connell 4 F 6'8" 205 Senior Roswell, GA Graduated Jeffrey Gary 5 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Austin, TX Transferred to Mercer Jacque Brown 13 G 5'10" 150 Senior Beaufort, NC Walk-on; graduated Devontae Cacok 15 F 6'7" 240 Senior Riverdale, GA Graduated Matt Elmore 20 F 6'9" 250 Sophomore Jacksonville, NC Transferred to Barton College Ty Taylor 21 G 6'3" 170 RS Junior Grandview, MO Graduate transferred to Eastern Kentucky Daniel Etoroma 22 G 6'6" 220 Junior Raleigh, NC Walk-on; Graduated Trey Kalina 33 C 7'0" 264 Senior Gadsden, AL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School John Bowen 32 F 6'7" 200 lbs. Junior Bladenboro, NC Transferred from Belmont Abbey College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bowen would have sat out the 2019–20 season, but was granted a waiver to play immediately.
2019 recruiting class
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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