1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
CAA tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	18–13 (8–8 CAA)
Head coach	Jerry Wainwright (6th season);
Home arena	Trask Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Mason	12	–	4	.750	19	–	11	.633
James Madison	12	–	4	.750	20	–	9	.690
Richmond	11	–	5	.688	18	–	12	.600
UNC Wilmington †	8	–	8	.500	18	–	13	.581
VCU	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Old Dominion	6	–	10	.375	11	–	19	.367
William & Mary	6	–	10	.375	11	–	17	.393
American	5	–	11	.313	11	–	18	.379
East Carolina	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357

† 2000 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by sixth-year head coach Jerry Wainwright, played their home games at the Trask Coliseum and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

After finishing fourth place in the CAA regular season standings, the Seahawks won the CAA tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history – as No. 15 seed in the South region. UNC Wilmington lost to No. 2 seed Cincinnati in the opening round.^[2]

Roster[edit]

1999–2000 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	11	Brett Blizzard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Tallahassee, Florida

Head coach

Jerry Wainwright

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1999*		at Wisconsin–Green Bay	L 38–46	0–1	Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Nov 23, 1999*		Butler	W 56–54	1–1	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Nov 27, 1999*		vs. Campbell	W 73–60	2–1
Dec 1, 1999		William & Mary	W 76–66	3–1 (1–0)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 2, 1999*		Washington	W 68–59	4–1	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1999		at Old Dominion	W 60–49	5–1 (2–0)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 21, 1999*		at Central Florida	W 74–60	6–1	UCF Arena Orlando, Florida
Dec 23, 1999*		at No. 8 Florida	L 53–80	6–2	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 28, 1999*		at No. 5 Arizona Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 51–66	6–3	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 1999*		vs. Alabama Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 45–62	6–4	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 5, 2000		at Richmond	L 57–63	6–5 (2–1)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Jan 8, 2000		at American	L 58–60	6–6 (2–2)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
Jan 10, 2000		at George Mason	L 58–74	6–7 (2–3)	Patriot Center Fairfax, Virginia
Jan 15, 2000*		Belmont	W 70–47	7–7	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 17, 2000*		Illinois-Chicago	W 54–52	8–7	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 19, 2000		VCU	W 71–61	9–7 (3–3)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Jan 22, 2000		at East Carolina	L 57–65	9–8 (3–4)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina
Jan 29, 2000		American	W 69–46	10–8 (4–4)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 2, 2000		at Richmond	L 48–49	10–9 (4–5)	Robins Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 5, 2000		Old Dominion	W 66–60	11–9 (5–5)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 7, 2000		James Madison	W 57–32	12–9 (6–5)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 12, 2000		at VCU	L 54–55 ^OT	12–10 (6–6)	Siegel Center Richmond, Virginia
Feb 14, 2000*		at Belmont	W 66–58	13–10	Striplin Gym Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 19, 2000		George Mason	W 59–53	14–10 (7–6)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 23, 2000		at William & Tribe	L 53–58	14–11 (7–7)	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, Virginia
Feb 26, 2000		East Carolina	W 70–55	15–11 (8–7)	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, North Carolina
Feb 28, 2000		at James Madison	L 65–67	15–12 (8–8)	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
CAA tournament
Mar 4, 2000*		at VCU Quarterfinals	W 66–57	16–12	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 5, 2000*		vs. George Mason Semifinals	W 67–56	17–12	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
Mar 6, 2000*		vs. Richmond Championship game	W 57–47	18–12	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(15 S)	vs. (2 S) No. 7 Cincinnati First Round	L 47–64	18–13	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors[edit]

Brett Blizzard – CAA tournament MVP

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary
^ "Without Martin, Cincinnati Routs UNC Wilmington". The Washington Post. March 18, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "UNC Wilmington Men's Basketball Records". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 1999-00 Colonial Athletic Association Season Summary

[2] "Without Martin, Cincinnati Routs UNC Wilmington". The Washington Post. March 18, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[3] "UNC Wilmington Men's Basketball Records". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

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