2025–26 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

2025–26 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
2025–26 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	10–2 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Takayo Siddle (6th season);
Associate head coach	Kurt Kanaskie
Assistant coaches	Craig Ponder; Paul Hemrick; Hunter Henderson; Austin Parker;
Home arena	Trask Coliseum

2025–26 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Hofstra	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
North Carolina A&T	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Elon	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Stony Brook	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Towson	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
Charleston	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
Campbell	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Drexel	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Hampton	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Monmouth	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364

† 2026 CAA tournament winner As of December 23, 2025

The 2025–26 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, North Carolina as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

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

CAA Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Towson	136 (7)
2	UNC Wilmington	132 (5)
3	Charleston	130 (1)
4	William & Mary	93
5	Hampton	80
6	Monmouth	76
7	Campbell	75
T-8	Hofstra	66
T-8	Northeastern	66
10	Drexel	63
11	Stony Brook	41
12	Elon	35
13	North Carolina A&T	17
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[7]

Preseason All-CAA Teams

Preseason All-CAA First Team
Player	Year	Position
CJ Luster II	Senior	Guard

Source:^[7]

Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention
Player	Year	Position
Nolan Hodge	Senior	Guard
Noah Ross	Senior	Guard

Source:^[7]

Roster

2025–26 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jahnathan Lamothe	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	North Carolina A&T	Baltimore, Maryland
G	1	Madison Durr	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Monmouth	Atlanta, Georgia
F	2	Patrick Wessler	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Jr	Virginia Tech	Matthews, North Carolina
G	3	CJ Luster II	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Stony Brook	Denton, Texas
G	4	Nolan Hodge	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Northern Guilford High School	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	5	Noah Ross	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Trinity Academy	Apex, North Carolina
G	7	Greedy Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Chipola College	Montgomery, Alabama
G/F	8	Christian May	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Towson	Edinburg, Virginia
G	10	Grady Whitt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Colorado	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	12	Makel Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Morehead High School	Eden, North Carolina
F	13	Makoi Mabor Makoi	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Gaston Christian School	Rumbek, South Sudan
G	14	JoJo Fullwood	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Brunswick Community College	Currie, North Carolina
F	22	Gavin Walsh	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Binghamton	Baltimore, Maryland
F/C	24	Matija Prodanovic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	KK Mladost VEBA	Užice, Serbia
F/C	35	Adam Tokpah	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	The Sheffield College	Sheffield, England

Head coach

Takayo Siddle (Gardner–Webb)

Assistant coach(es)

Kurt Kanaskie (La Salle)
Craig Ponder (UNC Wilmington)
Paul Hemrick (Georgia)
Hunter Henderson (NC State)
Austin Parker (NC State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 18, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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)			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
CAA regular season
December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at North Carolina A&T			Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC
December 31, 2025 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Drexel			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 3, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Hampton			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	at Northeastern			Cabot Center Boston, MA
January 10, 2026 6:00 pm, FloCollege	at Stony Brook			Stony Brook Arena Stony Brook, NY
January 17, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Campbell			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	at William & Mary			Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
January 24, 2026 2:30 pm, FloCollege	at Hampton			Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA
January 29, 2026 9:00 pm, CBSSN	at Towson			TU Arena Towson, MD
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN	William & Mary			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
February 9, 2026 8:00 pm, CBSSN	at Charleston			TD Arena Charleston, SC
February 12, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Elon			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
February 14, 2026 4:00 pm, CBSSN	Hofstra			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
February 19, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	Monmouth			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
February 21, 2026 4:00 pm, FloCollege	at Campbell			Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	North Carolina A&T			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
March 1, 2026 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Charleston			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
March 3, 2026 7:00 pm, FloCollege	at Elon			Schar Center Elon, NC
CAA tournament
March 6–10, 2026 TBA	vs.			CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 18, 2025.
^ "UNCW men's basketball advances to CAA Tournament semifinals with win over Hampton". WECT. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
^ "UNC Wilmington, Delaware Win In Semifinals; Will Face Off For CAA Title". FloHoops. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
^ "Blue Hens fall short of improbable CAA title and NCAA tourney bid". Delaware Public Media. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
^ "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for the 2025 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
^ "Texas Tech turns back UNC-Wilmington in first round of NCAA men's basketball tournament". El Paso Times. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Towson Tabbed 2025-26 CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Tyler Tejada Named Preseason Player of the Year". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 18, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
^ "UNC Wilmington Seahawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[2] "UNCW men's basketball advances to CAA Tournament semifinals with win over Hampton". WECT. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[3] "UNC Wilmington, Delaware Win In Semifinals; Will Face Off For CAA Title". FloHoops. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[4] "Blue Hens fall short of improbable CAA title and NCAA tourney bid". Delaware Public Media. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[5] "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for the 2025 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[6] "Texas Tech turns back UNC-Wilmington in first round of NCAA men's basketball tournament". El Paso Times. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[poll-7] "Towson Tabbed 2025-26 CAA Men's Basketball Favorite; Tyler Tejada Named Preseason Player of the Year". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[8] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[9] "UNC Wilmington Seahawks 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

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