UNCW Basketball

On Wednesday on WWAY we showcased the Mideastern Conference Swim Championships at the Seahawk Natatorium on the UNCW campus. Hoggard claimed the girls title for the 14th year in a row. New Hanover lost on the road in boys basketball. UNCW lost in Atlanta against Georgia State. #1 Duke lost by 17 points, while the Tar Heels held off Georgia Tech. Full story...

On Thursday night the Ashley girls basketball team kept their perfect record in league play with a victory over New Bern. In fact the Ashley boys did the same. Check out our game action from the home of the Bears. The UNCW women's basketball team did not have the same type of success though. The Seahawks lost by 24 points at home against Old Dominion. Plus more! Full story...

On Wednesday night the UNCW men's basketball team captured their second consecutive conference win. The Seahawks are now 2-3 in the CAA after a 65-60 victory over Old Dominion. On Wednesday on WWAY we also featured Wilmington's Derek Brunson. The Hoggard graduate is an MMA pro. Brunson recently won his UFC debut in Las Vegas. Full story...

Russell Dove is the new head football coach at West Bladen High School. Dove replaces Joe Salas who recently left West Bladen in order to take over the football program at Lumberton High School. On Tuesday on WWAY we featured high school wrestling and high school basketball from Wilmington. Plus more! Full story...

Only four NFL teams remain in the hunt for a Super Bowl title. The Atlanta Falcons lost their lead, but they didn't lose their NFC playoff game against Seattle. In Wilmington the UNCW women's basketball team couldn't keep up with the Drexel Dragons. Plus more! Full story...

Turnovers troubles continue to haunt UNCW. On Wednesday night the UNCW men's basketball turned the ball over 21 times against James Madison. The Duke downed the Seahawks 78-50 in Harrisonburg. UNCW is now 0-3 in the CAA this season. NC State manged to hold off Georgia Tech. Wake Forest won along with the Cape Fear Community College women. Full story...

On Tuesday night we had high school hoops from Shallotte, Boiling Spring Lakes and Wilmington. The boys basketball team at South Columbus is on a roll. Pharoah McKever led the Stallions to a 22 point victory on Tuesday with an 18 point effort. The UNCW women's basketball team snapped an eight game losing streak. Plus more! Full story...

On Sunday the UNCW women's basketball team opened the CAA part of their schedule with a defeat. The UNC Tar Heel men's basketball squad opened the ACC part of their schedule with a setback. The Washington Redskins also lost on Sunday. Despite a knee injury Robert Griffin III tried to play through pain, but the Seattle Seahawks prevailed to advance in the NFL playoffs. Full story...

UNCW was full of screaming, enthusiastic school children on Thursday. Nearly 5,000 spectators, mainly school children, packed into Trask Coliseum in order to watch the UNCW women's basketball team play NC A&T. The Aggies left town with a victory though as the Seahawks fall to 1-10. Tom O'Brien left Raleigh last month, but he's going to stay in the ACC. Plus more! Full story...

On Wednesday the UNC Wilmington men's basketball team lost their first home game of the season. The Towson Tigers got off to a great start. UNCW made a valiant comeback, but it was too little too late in the CAA opener for the Seahawks. On Wednesday we also had high school hoops on WWAY. The West Brunswick boys knocked off North Brunswick. West Bladen edged South Brunswick. Full story...

Despite more than 3,300 cheering Seahawk fans, the cash box was not overflowing at UNC Wilmington tonight. It was Business Appreciation Night at Trask Coliseum, and members of the business community were invited to enjoy a game on the house. Full story...

This season the UNCW men's basketball team has two players on the team that call Wilmington home. Former Hoggard Viking Zack Allen and former New Hanover Wildcat Freddie Jackson both reside in the Port City. Allen is a walk-on. He's in his first season at UNCW. Allen has only played in one game this season, but that may change soon if he keeps knocking down shots in practice from behind the arc. Full story...

On Monday night on WWAY we had an encore presentation from the "Singing Seahawks", or you call them the UNCW men's basketball team. Hoggard head basketball coach Brett Queen gave us a quick preview of the upcoming Leon Brogden Holiday Basketball Tournament. Plus we previewed Tuesday's NBA action that will be shown on WWAY. Full story...

The Carolina Panthers keep racking up victories late in the season, but it's too little too late for a run at the playoffs. In the 2012 home finale the Panthers held off the Oakland Raiders in a penalty-filled game. It's the fourth win for Carolina in their last five games. The UNCW men's basketball team is in the holiday spirit. Check out the Seahawk singers! Full story...

On Wednesday night the UNCW men's basketball team hit the court with a rhythm and they never looked back against UNC Greensboro. Check out our coverage from Trask Coliseum. We also had high school basketball action from Ashley High School and Laney High School. Full story...