2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Wilmington during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by third-year head coach Kevin Keatts and played their home games at the Trask Coliseum as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 29–6, 15–3 in CAA play to win the regular season championship, their third consecutive championship. They defeated Delaware, William & Mary, and the College of Charleston to win the CAA tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year. As the No. 12 seed in the East region, they lost in the first round to Virginia.

2016–17 UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball
CAA regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record29–6 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Casey Stanley
  • Takayo Siddle
  • Thomas Carr
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Wilmington153 .833296  .829
College of Charleston144 .7782510  .714
Towson117 .6112013  .606
Elon108 .5561814  .563
William & Mary108 .5561714  .548
Northeastern810 .4441516  .484
Hofstra711 .3891517  .469
James Madison711 .3891023  .303
Delaware513 .2781320  .394
Drexel315 .167923  .281
2017 CAA tournament winner

On March 17, 2017, head coach Kevin Keatts left the school to accept the head coaching position at NC State. On Apiril 3, the school hired longtime North Carolina assistant C.B. McGrath as head coach.

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