UNC Wilmington

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University of North Carolina Wilmington is located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Its mascot is the Seahawks.

UNCW entered Division 1 competition in 1977. Despite less than 30 years in Division 1 and being the most underfunded of the 16 UNC system schools, UNCW has experienced unprecedented growth to its athletic program. UNCW has always put academics first for its athletes which has especially become clear of late. UNCW's basketball team made the "academic final 4" this past year, according to HigherEd.com, ahead of such schools as George Washington and Duke. The athletic program as a whole is #1 academically in the UNC system amongst UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Charlotte, NC State, etc. In 2004, UNCW placed in the top 10 in the nation in athlete graduation rate among DI schools. The student truly comes before the athlete at UNCW.

Of course, however, the athletic programs have also made the school proud in numerous sports. Between UNCW's 2002 men's basketball upset over USC in the NCAA tournament, UNCW men's soccer's upset over the then-# 1 team in the nation, UNC-Greensboro in 2005, UNCW baseball's 4 consecutive 40-win seasons in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, javelin thrower Anna Raynor's run for the national championship, and numerous other success stories in men's and women's swimming & diving, golf, track & field, and other sports, UNCW is quickly building a tradition of athletic success as well as academic success. The following is just the tip of the iceberg in UNCW sports, with far more to come.

• NOTEWORTHY 2006 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

*UNCW is one of only three programs in the country to win their
conference titles in both baseball and basketball this year:
Kansas (Big 12), UNCW (CAA), and Oral Roberts (MCC).

*UNCW is one of only two programs in the country that has had at least
25 wins in basketball and 40 wins in baseball:
Texas - basketball (30-7); baseball (41-21)
UNCW - basketball (25-8 ); baseball (42-22)

Contents 1 Traditions 2 Stadiums 3 Basketball 3.1 Staff 3.2 Projected Starters 3.3 History 4 Baseball 4.1 Staff 4.2 History

Traditions

• Colors - Teal, Gold, & Navy
• "Teal Nation" pours into Richmond, VA every year bringing several thousand fans for the annual CAA Basketball Conference Tournament.
• Mascot - Sammy C. Hawk
• Brooks Field, home of the "Diamond Hawks", hosts the CAA Baseball Tournament each year. Fans from across the east coast will be in attendance from May 24th until the 27th, 2006 for this year's tournament.
• Fight Songs - "Green and Gold"

Stadiums

• Basketball - Trask Coliseum
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• Baseball - Brooks Field
  
• Softball - Boseman Field
  

Recent upgrades have made Boseman Field, UNCW’s softball diamond, a spectacular jewel on the athletic campus. The regulation field features a batting cage, scoreboard and in-ground dugouts and permanent seating.

• Soccer - UNCW Soccer Stadium
  

Basketball

Staff

• Head Basketball Coach - Benny Moss
  

Benny Moss served for 6 seasons as an assistant coach at Charlotte after replacing Brad Brownell as head coach for UNCW's men's basketball team. Charlotte went 114-69 during Benson's stay under Head Coach Bobby Lutz. Moss has never held a Head Coaching position, but he has racked up an overall record of 287-121 as an assistant.

Assistants:

• Chuck Benson
• Joe Redmond
  
• Kirk Earlywine

Projected Starters

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Bench Players:
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F/C:
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History

• NCAA Tournament victories - 2002, 1st round, (13) UNCW 93, (4) USC 89 (OT)
• Final Four Appearances -
  
• National Championships -
  
• Famous Alumni -
• Retired Numbers:

-Brian Rowsom (retired in 1987)
-Bill Mayew (retired in 1997)
-Brett Blizzard (Number 11, retired in 2005)

• Milestones:

- John Goldsberry (2002-2006) holds two NCAA Tournament records. In their 1st round loss in the 2003 NCAA Tournament against Maryland, Goldsberry, a freshman, made 8 consecutive three pointers, the only player ever to accomplish such a feat. He was also a perfect 8-for-8, another record that still stands.

-Brett Blizzard holds the CAA's all-time record for three pointers made, with 371. The next closest has 328. Blizzard also ranks 2nd in CAA history in career steals, with 249.

Baseball

Staff

Head Baseball Coach - Mark Scalf (483-392; 1992-present)

Pitching Coach - Randy Hood

Hitting Coach - Scott Jackson

Bench Coach - Chad Oxendine

History

• College World Series Appearances -
  
• National Championships -
  
• NCAA Tournament Appearances - 2003, 2004, 2006
  
• NCAA Tournament record - 5-6
  
• Famous Alumni:
  
• Retired Numbers: Coach William J. Brooks, pitcher Carl Willis (# 32)

-A total of 35 former Seahawks have signed pro contracts.
- Most recently, P Ronald Hill and P Jeff Moore were both selected in the 17th round of the 2005 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles, respectively.
-Current center fielder John Raynor was drafted in the 12th round of the 2005 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles, but chose to remain at UNCW for his senior season.

• The Seahawks have won over 40 games for each the past 4 seasons, winning the CAA in 2004 to head to the NCAA Regionals.