2011–12 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

The 2011–12 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans began the year coached by Mike Dement who resigned after ten games. Wes Miller was named interim coach on December 13, 2011, and became the youngest Division I men's basketball coach in the nation.[1] The team plays its home games at Greensboro Coliseum and are members of the North Division of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 10–8 in SoCon play to be champions of the North Division. They lost in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Basketball Tournament to Western Carolina.

2011–12 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
SoCon North Division Champions
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionNorth
2011–12 record13–19 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Corey Gipson
  • Kevin Oleksiak
Home arenaGreensboro Coliseum
2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
UNC Greensboro10–8 .556  13–19  .406
Elon9–9 .500  15–16  .484
Samford8–10 .444  11–19  .367
Western Carolina8–10 .444  17–18  .486
Appalachian State7–11 .389  13–18  .419
Chattanooga5–13 .278  11–21  .344
South
Davidson†16–2 .889  25–8  .758
Georgia Southern12–6 .667  15–15  .500
Wofford12–6 .667  19–14  .576
College of Charleston10–8 .556  19–12  .613
Furman8–10 .444  15–16  .484
The Citadel3–15 .167  6–24  .200
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 David Williams G 6'6" 205 So. Jacksonville, FL
1 Drew Parker G 6'1" 178 So. LaPorte, TX
2 Thomas Sumpter G 6'2" 170 Fr. Durham, NC
3 Derrell Armstrong G 6'1" 215 Jr. Mechanicsville, MD
4 Kendall Bethea G 6'2" 210 So. Lincolnton, NC
11 Korey Van Dussen G 6'1" 175 Jr. Zeeland, MI
12 Kyle Randall G 5'10" 172 Jr. Youngstown, OH
13 Aloysius Henry F 6'10" 230 Sr. St. Lucia
15 Trevis Simpson G-F 6'4" 185 So. Douglas, GA
21 Elhanan Bone F 6'5" 220 Sr. Sandersville, GA
25 Demetrius Robinson G 6'3" 195 Jr. Fuquay-Varina, NC
31 Nicholas Paulos G-F 6'7" 185 Fr. Salt Lake City, UT
33 Tyler McNeely F 6'3" 220 So. Princeton, NJ
34 Cody Henegar F 6'8" 202 So. South Pittsburg, TN
41 Aaron Brackett F 6'8" 240 Sr. Virginia Beach, VA
50 Brian Cole F-C 6'8" 232 Jr. Dacula, GA
51 Tayler Hoffer F 6'4" 210 So. Poulsbo, WA

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Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2011*
7:05 pm		 Greensboro College W 91–48 
Fleming Gymnasium (1,425[3])
Greensboro, NC
Regular Season
November 11, 2011*
7:00 pm		 at Tennessee
Maui Invitational Opening Game		 W 92–63  0–1
 Thompson-Boling Arena (17,483[4])
Knoxville, TN
November 14, 2011*
7:00 pm		 at Georgetown
Maui Invitational Opening Game		 L 45–86  0–2
 Verizon Center (7,987[5])
Washington, DC
November 17, 2011*
7:00 pm		 UNC Pembroke W 71–58  1–2
 Greensboro Coliseum (3,059[6])
Greensboro, NC
November 19, 2011*
7:05 pm		 at Middle Tennessee
Maui Invitational Regional Round		 L 60–82  1–3
 Murphy Center (5,411[7])
Murfreesboro, TN
November 20, 2011*
2:00 pm		 vs. Towson
Maui Invitational Regional Round		 W 72–60  2–3
 Murphy Center (N/A[8])
Murfreesboro, TN
November 28, 2011*
7:00 pm		 North Carolina A&T L 65–87  2–4
 Greensboro Coliseum (5,681[9])
Greensboro, NC
December 1, 2011
8:00 pm		 at Appalachian State L 64–78  2–5
(0–1)		 Holmes Center (1,679[10])
Boone, NC
December 3, 2011
4:30 pm		 at Western Carolina L 69–73  2–6
(0–2)		 Ramsey Center (1,637[11])
Cullowhee, NC
December 5, 2011
4:30 pm		 Elon L 72–80  2–7
(0–3)		 Greensboro Coliseum (3,275[12])
Greensboro, NC
December 11, 2011*
1:00 pm		 at Florida State L 60–75  2–8
 Donald L. Tucker Center (5,250[13])
Tallahassee, FL
December 16, 2011*
7:00 pm		 East Carolina L 62–71  2–9
 Greensboro Coliseum (3,012[14])
Greensboro, NC
December 19, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at No. 5 Duke L 63–90  2–10
 Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314[15])
Durham, NC
December 22, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 VCU L 68–80  2–11
 Greensboro Coliseum (2,716[16])
Greensboro, NC
December 30, 2011*
4:00 pm		 at Richmond L 58–78  2–12
 Robins Center (4,497[17])
Richmond, VA
January 2, 2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Miami (FL) L 89–99  2–13
 BankUnited Center (2,900[18])
Miami, FL
January 5, 2012
7:00 pm		 Davidson L 63–92  2–14
(0–4)		 Greensboro Coliseum (2,529[19])
Greensboro, NC
January 12, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at College of Charleston W 73–66  3–14
(1–4)		 TD Arena (4,137[20])
Charleston, SC
January 14, 2012
7:05 pm		 at The Citadel W 67–66  4–14
(2–4)		 McAlister Field House (1,026[21])
Charleston, SC
January 19, 2012
7:00 pm		 Chattanooga W 81–72  5–14
(3–4)		 Greensboro Coliseum (2,369[22])
Greensboro, NC
January 22, 2012
2:00 pm		 Samford W 61–60  6–14
(4–4)		 Greensboro Coliseum (2,328[23])
Greensboro, NC
January 26, 2012
7:00 pm		 Appalachian State W 77–73 OT 7–14
(5–4)		 Greensboro Coliseum (3,440[24])
Greensboro, NC
January 28, 2012
2:00 pm		 Western Carolina W 89–86 OT 8–14
(6–4)		 Greensboro Coliseum (3,585[25])
Greensboro, NC
February 2, 2012
7:00 pm		 The Citadel W 82–71  9–14
(7–4)		 Greensboro Coliseum (2,763[26])
Greensboro, NC
February 4, 2012
3:00 pm		 at Furman L 85–93  9–15
(7–5)		 Timmons Arena (1,855[27])
Greenville, SC
February 9, 2012
8:00 pm		 at Samford W 71–69  10–15
(8–5)		 Pete Hanna Center (1,048)
Homewood, AL
February 11, 2012
7:30 pm		 at Chattanooga W 77–76  11–15
(9–5)		 McKenzie Arena (5,166)
Chattanooga, TN
February 15, 2012
7:00 pm		 College of Charleston W 78–63  12–15
(10–5)		 Greensboro Coliseum (2,894)
Greensboro, NC
February 18, 2012
7:30 pm		 at Georgia Southern L 69–83  12–16
(10–6)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (2,837)
Statesboro, GA
February 21, 2012
7:00 pm		 Wofford L 56–68  12–17
(10–7)		 Greensboro Coliseum (3,345)
Greensboro, NC
February 25, 2012
7:00 pm		 at Elon L 79–93  12–18
(10–8)		 Alumni Gym (1,804)
Elon, NC
Southern Conference Tournament
March 3, 2012
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Appalachian State
Quarterfinals		 W 65–55  13–18
 U.S. Cellular Center (7,464)
Asheville, NC
March 4, 2012
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Western Carolina
Semifinals		 L 77–82  13–19
 U.S. Cellular Center (6,364)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

"UNC Greensboro Basketball 2011–12 Schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 16, 2011.

References
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  2. "UNC Greensboro 2011–12 Team Player Roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
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  21. "UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Citadel Bulldogs – Box Score – January 14, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  22. "Chattanooga Mocs vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – January 19, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  23. "Samford Bulldogs vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – January 22, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
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  26. "Citadel Bulldogs vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – February 2, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  27. "UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Furman Paladins – Box Score – February 4, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
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