2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team







































2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
UNC Greensboro Spartans logo.svg
SoCon regular season and tournament champions

NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Southern Conference
2017–18 record 27–8 (15–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Wes Miller (7th season)
Assistant coach Mike Roberts
Assistant coach Andre Morgan
Assistant coach Chris Parsons
Home arena
Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Fleming Gymnasium

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2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L  
PCT

UNC Greensboro †
15 3   .833     27 8
  .771
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778     25 9
  .735
Furman 13 5   .722     23 10
  .697
Mercer 11 7   .611     19 15
  .559
Wofford 11 7   .611     21 13
  .618
Western Carolina 8 10   .444     13 19
  .406
Samford 6 12   .333     10 22
  .313
The Citadel 5 13   .278     11 21
  .344
VMI 4 14   .222     9 21
  .300
Chattanooga 3 15   .167     10 23
  .303

† 2018 SoCon Tournament winner


The 2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by seventh-year head coach Wes Miller, played their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum, with four home games at Fleming Gymnasium, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in SoCon play, and were the SoCon regular season champions. They defeated The Citadel, Wofford, and East Tennessee State to become champions of the SoCon Tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Gonzaga.




Contents






  • 1 Previous season


  • 2 Roster


  • 3 Schedule and results


  • 4 References





Previous season


The Spartans finished the 2016–17 season 25–10, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the SoCon Tournament, they defeated The Citadel and Wofford to advance to the championship game where they lost to East Tennessee State. As a conference champion and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Syracuse.



Roster












2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches



























































































































































Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown

G/F
0

Kylia Sykes

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)

RS Fr

Washington, D.C.

F
1

Marvin Smith

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)

Sr

Richmond, Virginia

G
2

Malik Massey

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)

So

Charlotte, North Carolina

F
3

Jelani Mofford

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
187 lb (85 kg)

Jr

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

G
10

Francis Alonso

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)

Jr

Málaga, Spain

G
11

Demetrius Troy

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)

Jr

Raleigh, North Carolina

G
13

Justin Jordan

6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)

Sr

Davidson, North Carolina

F
14

Kyrin Galloway

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)

So

Milton, Georgia

F
15

Garrett Collins

6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)

Sr

Asheville, North Carolina

F
21

James Dickey

6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
200 lb (91 kg)

RS So

Raleigh, North Carolina

G
22

Jack Konstanzer

5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)

RS Fr

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

G
24

Isaiah Miller

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)

Fr

Covington, Georgia

C
25

Lloyd Burgess

6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
270 lb (122 kg)

Jr

Durham, North Carolina

F
32

Jordy Kuiper

6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)

Sr

Groningen, Netherlands

F
35

Eric Hamilton

6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)

Fr

Atlanta, Georgia

G
44

Kaleb Hunter

6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)

Fr

Raleigh, North Carolina


Head coach


  • Wes Miller (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)


  • Mike Roberts (Indiana)

  • Andre Morgan (North Georgia)

  • Chris Parsons (Hofstra)




Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (S) Suspended


  • (I) Ineligible


  • (W) Walk-on




  • Injured Injured


  • Redshirt Current redshirt




Roster
Last update: December 29, 2017




Schedule and results








































































































































































































































































































Date
time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season

Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN



at Virginia

L 48–60 
0–1


John Paul Jones Arena (13,855)
Charlottesville, VA

Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm



North Carolina Wesleyan
Spartan Classic

W 82–48 
1–1


Fleming Gymnasium (1,833)
Greensboro, NC

Nov 17, 2017*
7:00 pm



Ferrum
Spartan Classic

W 95–43 
2–1


Fleming Gymnasium (1,767)
Greensboro, NC

Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Delaware
Spartan Classic

W 79–66 
3–1


Greensboro Coliseum (2,249)
Greensboro, NC

Nov 21, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3



Longwood
Spartan Classic

W 71–40 
4–1


Greensboro Coliseum (1,635)
Greensboro, NC

Nov 24, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN



at Wake Forest

L 75–81 
4–2


LJVM Coliseum (6,810)
Winston-Salem, NC

Nov 28, 2017*
7:00 pm



at Presbyterian

L 72–74 
4–3


Templeton Physical Education Center (230)
Clinton, SC

Dec 2, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3



at Liberty

W 76–75 
5–3


Vines Center (2,294)
Lynchburg, VA

Dec 7, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Elon

W 75–44 
6–3


Greensboro Coliseum (2,446)
Greensboro, NC

Dec 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



UNC Wilmington

W 71–58 
7–3


Greensboro Coliseum (2,307)
Greensboro, NC

Dec 16, 2017*
12:00 pm, FS South



at NC State

W 81–76 
8–3


PNC Arena (13,957)
Raleigh, NC

Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3



UNC Asheville

L 60–67 
8–4


Greensboro Coliseum (2,172)
Greensboro, NC

Dec 21, 2017*
5:00 pm



Southeastern (FL)

W 85–67 
9–4


Fleming Gymnasium (1,335)
Greensboro, NC
SoCon regular season

Dec 30, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3



Wofford

W 71–67 
10–4
(1–0)

Greensboro Coliseum (2,420)
Greensboro, NC

Jan 6, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3



at VMI

W 63–61 
11–4
(2–1)

Cameron Hall (571)
Lexington, VA

Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



at East Tennessee State

L 58–68 
11–5
(2–1)

Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,038)
Johnson City, TN

Jan 13, 2018
7:30 pm, ESPN3



at Western Carolina

W 66–55 
12–5
(3–1)

Ramsey Center (1,237)
Cullowhee, NC

Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



The Citadel

W 72–58 
13–5
(4–1)

Greensboro Coliseum (3,135)
Greensboro, NC

Jan 20, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3



Mercer

W 70–66 OT
14–5
(5–1)

Greensboro Coliseum (2,874)
Greensboro, NC

Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Furman

W 71–61 
15–5
(6–1)

Greensboro Coliseum (2,604)
Greensboro, NC

Jan 27, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3



at Samford

W 98–82 
16–5
(7–1)

Pete Hanna Center (1,629)
Birmingham, AL

Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



at Chattanooga

L 85–87 2OT
16–6
(7–2)

McKenzie Arena (2,503)
Chattanooga, TN

Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



VMI

W 73–51 
17–6
(8–2)

Greensboro Coliseum (2,572)
Greensboro, NC

Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



at Furman

W 80–67 
18–6
(9–2)

Timmons Arena (1,560)
Greenville, SC

Feb 10, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3



Western Carolina

W 65–48 
19–6
(10–2)

Fleming Gymnasium (1,983)
Greensboro, NC

Feb 12, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



East Tennessee State

W 74–56 
20–6
(11–2)

Greensboro Coliseum (4,179)
Greensboro, NC

Feb 15, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3



at The Citadel

W 82–66 
21–6
(12–2)

McAlister Field House (479)
Charleston, SC

Feb 17, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3



at Mercer

L 74–77 
21–7
(12–3)

Hawkins Arena (2,899)
Macon, GA

Feb 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



at Wofford

W 76–66 
22–7
(13–3)

Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,452)
Spartanburg, SC

Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3



Chattanooga

W 72–51 
23–7
(14–3)

Greensboro Coliseum (5,062)
Greensboro, NC

Feb 25, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3



Samford

W 88-75 
24–7
(15–3)

Greensboro Coliseum (3,155)
Greensboro, NC

SoCon Tournament

Mar 3, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3

(1)

vs. (8) The Citadel
Quarterfinals

W 72–58 
25–7


U.S. Cellular Center (4,863)
Asheville, NC

Mar 4, 2018
4:00 pm, ESPN3

(1)

vs. (5) Wofford
Semifinals

W 56–55 
26–7


U.S. Cellular Center (5,546)
Asheville, NC

Mar 5, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPN2

(1)

vs. (2) East Tennessee State
Championship game

W 62–47 
27–7


U.S. Cellular Center (5,823)
Asheville, NC

NCAA Tournament

Mar 15, 2018*
1:30 pm, TNT

(13 W)

vs. (4 W) No. 8 Gonzaga
First Round

L 64–68 
27–8


Taco Bell Arena (11,662)
Boise, ID

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.



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