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| Wilmington Sea Dawgs | |
|---|---|
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| League | ABA (2006–2007) PBL (2007–2009) CBL (2009–2011) TRBL (2011–present) |
| Founded | 2006 |
| History | Wilmington Sea Dawgs (2006–present) |
| Arena | Wilmington Basketball Center |
| Location | Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Team colors | light blue, tan, white, black |
| Head coach | Louis Defeliceantonio |
| Ownership | Peter Gratale |
The Wilmington Sea Dawgs are a professional basketball team and founding member of the Tobacco Road Basketball League. The team is based in Wilmington, North Carolina, and began play in 2006 as a member of the American Basketball Association. The team later played as a founding member of the Premier Basketball League and a founding member of the Continental Basketball League. In 2013, the team played at Blizzard Athletics, having previously played at the Joe and Barbara Schwartz Center on the campus of Cape Fear Community College.
The Sea Dawgs won the ABA Blue Central division in their first year with a record of 19-8 and advanced to the playoff semi-finals, losing to the eventual champion Vermont Frost Heaves. In their playoff run, they were scheduled to meet the defending champion Rochester Razorsharks, but weather-related travel problems caused the game to not be played. The ABA CEO then refused to reschedule the game although the two teams had agreed to a make up date. The CEO instead tried to force Rochester to accept a forfeit.[1] This incident motivated the Razorsharks to leave the ABA and help form the Premier Basketball League (PBL).
The team moved to the PBL for the 2007–08 season.[2] They played in the East Division. They finished the regular season at 11-9 and tied for second in the division with the Reading Railers behind the Rochester Razorsharks. They made the playoffs and faced the Maryland Nighthawks in the first round but lost. On April 22, 2008, Kevin Whitted resigned as head coach of the Sea Dawgs [3] On October 17, Dale Kuhl was named head coach.[4]
The team took a much more defensive approach compared to previous years and after a slow start sprinted to second place in their division and a wild card berth in the PBL playoffs with a record of 15-5. The Sea Dawgs were the first team this season to defeat the Battle Creek Knights (who finished 18-2 and were 12-0 at the time of their second meeting). The Sea Dawgs swept four games against the Detroit Panthers and five games against the Augusta Groove. The Sea Dawgs ended their season losing in the playoff semi-finals to the Knights.
On 2 November 2009, the Sea Dawgs announced via e-mail their move to the spring season Continental Basketball League.[5] The team finished with an 11-5 record and was the number one seed for (and thereby host for) the CBL Championship, which they lost in overtime to the Savannah Wildcats.
One of the team's previous co-owners left the team to found the Cary Invasion.[6] The Sea Dawgs's four year playoff streak was snapped in a rather mediocre campaign where the club finished 5-6 and missed the playoffs.
The team announced (with the Cary Invasion) the formation of the Tobacco Road Basketball League and their membership therein.[7]
The TRBL added divisional play, moving the Sea Dawgs to the East Division. The Sea Dawgs also changed their home venue to Blizzard Athletics. Dale Kuhl was replaced as coach by Louis Defeliceantonio. Long time player Joseph King also assumed assistant coaching duties.
| Year | Regular Season | Postseason | ||||||
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| Record | Win % | Record | Win % | Result | ||||
| American Basketball Association (2006–07) | ||||||||
| 2006-07 | 19-8 | .704 | 2–1 | .667 | Round 1 – Won vs. Rochester Razorsharks, forfeit Round 2 – Won vs. Mississippi Miracles, 130-112 Round 3 – Lost vs. Vermont Frost Heaves, 85-113 | |||
| Premier Basketball League (2007–09) | ||||||||
| 2007-08 | 11-9 | .550 | 0–1 | .000 | Round 1 – Lost vs. Maryland Nighthawks, 112-125 | |||
| 2008-09 | 15–5 | .750 | 2–2 | .500 | Round 1 – Won vs. Vermont Frost Heaves, 96-90 Round 2 – Lost vs. Battle Creek Knights, 1-2 (Best of 3 series) | |||
| Continental Basketball League (2010–11) | ||||||||
| 2010 | 11–5 | .688 | 0-1 | .000 | Championship – Lost vs. Savannah Wildcats, 86-96 (OT) | |||
| 2011 | 5–6 | .454 | 0-0 | .000 | Missed the playoffs | |||
| Tobacco Road Basketball League (2012–present) | ||||||||
| 2012 | 6–6 | .500 | 0-1 | .000 | Round 1 – Lost vs. Cary Invasion, 104-127 | |||
| 2013 | 2–8 | .222 | 0-0 | .000 | - | |||
| Totals | 69–47 | .595 | 4–6 | .400 | 0 championships | |||
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The Wilmington Sea Dawgs are a professional basketball team and founding member of the Tobacco Road Basketball League. The team is based in Wilmington, North Carolina, and began play in 2006 as a member of the American Basketball Association. The team later played as a founding member of the Premier Basketball League and a founding member of the Continental Basketball League. In 2013, the team played at Blizzard Athletics, having previously played at the Joe and Barbara Schwartz Center on the campus of Cape Fear Community College.
The Georgia Gwizzlies were a basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association. They once played in various men's minor leagues: the Continental Basketball League (CBL), the American National Basketball League, and their original stint in the American Basketball Association. The Georgia Gwizzlies moved from Gwinnett County to Macon in Central Georgia, but upon joining the CBL, moved back to the Greater Atlanta area. Home games will be played in Cobb County, Georgia. Gwizzlies players have been invited to tour France and Spain in early fall each year. Embry Malone begins his six-year as GM and head coach and his two older brothers, Alvin and Bennie Malone are co-owners of the pro basketball organization. On 1 June 2010, the Gwizzlies were removed from the CBL for failure to meet league standards by not traveling to games against the Birmingham Sabers and Wilmington Sea Dawgs. Soon afterward, they were reinstated into the ABA. The team folded after the death of owner Embry Malone in 2025
Wilmington is a port city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 as of the 2020 census, it is the eighth-most populous city in the state. The county seat of New Hanover County, it is the principal city of the Wilmington metropolitan area, which includes New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties. As of 2023, the region had an estimated population of 467,337. Wilmington's residential area lies between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean, and the city developed as a commercial port in the colonial era. The city was founded in the 1730s, preceded in its foundation in the area by Brunswick Town and Charles Towne. These two towns were abandoned, leaving Wilmington as the main settlement on the Cape Fear River. After going through a series of different names (New Carthage, New London, Newton), its name became Wilmington. In 1739, Colonel William Bartram, the uncle of the naturalist, introduced a bill to establish Wilmington, named for one of his patrons, Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington. Toward the end of the 19th century, Wilmington was a majority-black, racially integrated, prosperous city – and the most populous in North Carolina. It suffered what became known as the Wilmington massacre in 1898, when white supremacists launched a coup that overthrew the legitimately elected local Fusionist government. It resulted in the expulsion of opposition black and white political leaders from the city, destruction of the property and businesses of black citizens, including the city's only black newspaper, and deaths ranging from an estimated 60 to more than 300 people. By 1910, Charlotte overtook Wilmington as North Carolina's most populous city. Wilmington's downtown includes a 1.75-mile (2.82 km) riverwalk, developed as a tourist attraction in the late 20th century. In 2003, the city was designated by the U.S. Congress as a "Coast Guard City", one of 29 cities that currently bear that designation. It was formerly the home port for the USCGC Diligence, a United States Coast Guard medium-endurance cutter. Wilmington was declared the first World War II Heritage City in the country in 2020. The World War II battleship USS North Carolina, now a war memorial, is moored across from the downtown port area, and is open to the public for tours. Other attractions include the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science and the Children's Museum of Wilmington. The city is home to the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Wilmington is also the home of Cinespace Wilmington, the largest domestic television and movie production facility outside California. Dream Stage 10, the facility's newest sound stage, is the third-largest in the United States. It houses the largest special-effects water tank in North America. After the studio complex's opening in 1984, Wilmington became a major center of American film and television production. Numerous movies and television series—in a range of genres—have been filmed/produced in or near the city. Films include Blue Velvet (1986), Maximum Overdrive (1986), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Super Mario Bros. (1993), The Crow (1994), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), The Conjuring (2013), Iron Man 3 (2013), The Black Phone (2021), Halloween Kills (2021) and Scream (2022), and television series include Dawson's Creek, One Tree Hill, Eastbound & Down, Outer Banks and The Summer I Turned Pretty.
Kevin Whitted is a retired American basketball player and coach. He played in Europe after a successful career at University of Tennessee. He attended the same High School as Michael Jordan at Wilmington Laney High School. The school retired his Jersey and can be found right beside Michael's jersey in the schools Gymnasium.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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