University of North Carolina Wilmington Men's Basketball

Takayo Siddle returned to the Port City as the new head coach of the Seahawks on March 13, 2020, and has re-established the proud program on the national stage.

Andrew Cradler became a member of the Seahawk staff as an Assistant Athletic Trainer in August of 2022.   A native of Brownsburg, Ind., Cradler will serve as the

Austin Parker enters his fourth year as video coordinator for the Seahawk men’s basketball program in 2025-26. The Clinton, N.C., native was also named an assistant

Caegan Jackson returned to his alma mater in July of 2024 to serve on the Men's Basketball Coaching Staff as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach.   Jackson

Craig Ponder, who owns UNCW’s record for games played in men’s basketball with 130 appearances from 2011-16, was named an assistant coach in early May of 2021. Ponder

Wilmington native Hunter Henderson returned to his hometown in 2021-22 to serve on Takayo Siddle’s men’s basketball staff at UNCW as Director of Men’s Basketball

Kurt Kanaskie, a veteran coach with over 40 years of college basketball experience, was promoted to Associate Head Coach in June of 2022. Kanaskie joined Takayo

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Former Wofford and Gardner-Webb assistant coach Paul Hemrick joins the UNCW men’s basketball staff this season as an assistant coach.   Hemrick, 35, recently finished

Tanner Benton brings extensive basketball experience to the UNCW staff in 2023-24 as assistant director of men’s basketball operations.   He will assist DOBO Hunter