After 2025 March Madness loss, UNCW basketball remains confident

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The Seahawks learned who they will play in the 2025 NCAA Tournament during Sunday’s Selection show hosted at Trask Coliseum.

After an eight-year March Madness hiatus, UNCW basketball wasn’t ready to go out easily in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday night.

The No. 14-seeded Seahawks were fighting for their lives as they converted an early 16-point deficit into a two-point lead to start the second half against No. 3-seeded Texas Tech.

The lead created a sense of hope for all UNCW fans watching nearly 1,400 miles away.

But as the clock pushed well past midnight in Port City, UNCW (27-8) couldn’t find the answers, allowing 13 3-pointers as the Red Raiders (26-8) pulled away 82-72 in the final moments of Thursday’s March Madness matchup in Wichita, Kansas.

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While the loss keeps UNCW’s NCAA Tournament losing spell alive, it also caps off one of the Seahawk’s best seasons in head coach Takayo Siddle’s five-year tenure.

“I thought our guys fought. I’m so proud of every last one of them,” Siddle said after the loss. “We fell short, but Texas Tech had a lot to do with it. We’re not going to hang our head. I’m definitely not going to hang my head. I’m so proud of these guys.”

UNCW basketball closes an era

With the pressure of reaching the NCAA Tournament finally off their backs, UNCW basketball is closing an era.

Winning a program-best 27 games, UNCW relied on breakout performances from veteran players like Donovan Newby, who led the team as he averaged 14.6 points per game this winter.

Newby paired up with fellow graduate students Bo Montgomery and Sean Moore to create a culture of loyalty that’s become the staple of UNCW basketball in recent years.

“In today’s era, it’s so easy to just put your name in the transfer portal, but I feel like when you have a staff like coach Siddle and the staff he has brought here,…

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