{"id":213219,"date":"2025-10-10T02:22:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T02:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/213219\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T02:22:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T02:22:05","slug":"uncw-mens-basketball-hosts-night-of-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/213219\/","title":{"rendered":"UNCW men&#8217;s basketball hosts &#8220;Night of Champions&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/uncw-night-of-champions1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3887912 attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Uncw Night Of Champions1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>(Photo: Colton Emswiler\/WWAY)<\/p>\n<p>WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) \u2014 Decades of history gathered in one place on Thursday for a fundraiser benefitting UNCW men\u2019s basketball.<\/p>\n<p>All four head coaches in program history to win a CAA title gathered for a panel among a group of the team\u2019s supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Those include Jerry Wainwright, Brad Brownell, Kevin Keatts and current leader Takayo Siddle. CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein served as the moderator.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwaytv3.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/e\/f\/uncw-night-of-champions2.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1280\" data-lb-height=\"720\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3887913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/uncw-night-of-champions2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Uncw Night Of Champions2\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo: Colton Emswiler\/WWAY)<\/p>\n<p>Having learned from those that came before him, Siddle gives a lot of credit to them as mentors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of those guys have been very helpful in my basketball career,\u201d Siddle said. \u201cI\u2019ve been knowing Kevin since I was 18 years old. Ever since I\u2019ve taken over the job here, Jerry\u2019s been very instrumental in helping me grow as a coach. He\u2019s always somebody I can lean on. Brad and his time here. They\u2019ve all been great to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before him was Keatts, who most recently led N.C. State to a Final Four appearance in 2024. He believes this year\u2019s Seahawks squad is primed for even more success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they really shoot the ball,\u201d Keatts said. \u201cThe one thing that stands out to me about UNCW is they have experience at every position. He\u2019s done a great job in the transfer portal. Going out and getting guys who really fit his style and I think it\u2019s going to be a really exciting team to watch. I can tell you now Trask Coliseum\u2019s going to be really fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwaytv3.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/h\/f\/uncw-night-of-champions3.jpg\" data-lb-width=\"1280\" data-lb-height=\"720\" class=\" photoswipe gtxlightbox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3887919\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/uncw-night-of-champions3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Uncw Night Of Champions3\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo: Colton Emswiler\/WWAY)<\/p>\n<p>The four coaches have seven NCAA tournament appearances between them at UNCW, starting with Wainwright in 2000.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Photo: Colton Emswiler\/WWAY) WILMINGTON, N.C. 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