Wilmington Sea Dawgs
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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
History
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
The team moved to the PBL for the 2007–08 season.
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
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.
Season-By-Season records
Year | Regular Season | Post-season | ||||||
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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. Mississippi Miracles, 130-112 , 85-113
Round 3 – Lost vs. Vermont Frost Heaves | |||
Premier Basketball League (2007–09) | ||||||||
2007-08 | 11-9 | .550 | 0–1 | .000 | Round 1 – Lost vs. Maryland Nighthawks , 112-125
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2008-09 | 15–5 | .750 | 2–2 | .500 | Round 1 – Won vs. Battle Creek Knights , 1-2 (Best of 3 series)
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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 |
References
- Wilmington Star News, retrieved 2008-05-21
- ^ Sea Dawgs Make Move to the Premier Basketball League, Our Sports Central, 2007-05-09, retrieved 2008-04-18
- ^ Kevin Whitted Steps Down as Head Coach of the Wilmington Sea Dawgs, Our Sports Central, 2008-04-22, retrieved 2008-04-24
- ^ Sea Dawgs Select Kuhl as Coach, GoSeaDawgs.com, 2008-10-17, retrieved 2008-10-17
- ^ Sea Dawgs Join Continental Basketball League, Cape Fear Business News, 2009-11-03, retrieved 2009-11-03
- ^ CBL Adds Cary Invasion for 2011 Season, Our Sports Central, 2011-04-13, retrieved 2011-08-16
- ^ Invasion, Sea Dawgs Join the TRBL, Our Sports Central, 2011-11-18, retrieved 2011-11-21