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After growing up just more than an hour away from the University of Virginia campus, UNC Wilmington coach Kevin Keatts watched closely as Tony Bennett turned the Cavaliers into one of the most consistent programs of this decade. Back in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, Keatts now wants his players to have those same high expectations. In a game featuring two teams with wildly different styles, the No. 12 seed Seahawks will push their up-tempo attack against the stingy, fifth-seeded Cavaliers in an East Region opener Thursday afternoon at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. Continue to Article

March 13, 2017 6:55:pm EST

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Denzel Ingram scored 27 points and Chris Flemmings 26 as top-seeded UNC Wilmington defeated William & Mary 105-94 on Sunday, advancing to Colonial Athletic Association Tournament championship game. Continue to Article

March 05, 2017 4:49:pm EST

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- C.J. Bryce scored 23 points and UNC-Wilmington closed out its season with its fourth straight win, 74-65 over Northeastern on Saturday. Continue to Article

February 25, 2017 4:18:pm EST

Kevin Keatts is focused on helping UNC Wilmington earn another shot in the NCAA Tournament - not on any other jobs. The Seahawks' third-year coach says it is ''flattering'' to hear his name mentioned for higher-profile openings but says he's mentally ''locked in'' to leading UNCW to another Colonial Athletic Association Tournament title, getting back into the field of 68 and pulling some upsets. Winning two straight CAA coach of the year awards, and being in position for a third, has made Keatts a hot commodity - especially with an opening a few hours up the road at North Carolina State, which fired Mark Gottfried last week. Continue to Article

February 24, 2017 2:02:pm EST

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- C.J. Bryce scored 28 points on 11-of-16 shooting, Devontae Cacok had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and UNC Wilmington clinched the Colonial Athletic Association with an 83-78 victory over Towson on Thursday night. Continue to Article

February 23, 2017 9:59:pm EST