2016–17 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

The 2016–17 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by sixth-year head coach Wes Miller, played their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum, with two home games at Fleming Gymnasium, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the 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.

2016–17 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
SoCon regular season co-champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2016–17 record25–10 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Roberts
  • Andre Morgan
  • Chris Parsons
Home arenaGreensboro Coliseum Complex
Fleming Gymnasium
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Tennessee State144 .778  278  .771
UNC Greensboro144 .778  2510  .714
Furman144 .778  2312  .657
Chattanooga108 .556  1912  .613
Wofford108 .556  1617  .485
Mercer99 .500  1517  .469
Samford810 .444  2016  .556
The Citadel414 .222  1221  .364
Western Carolina414 .222  923  .281
VMI315 .167  624  .200
2017 SoCon Tournament winner

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2015–16 season 15–19, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to Furman. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Houston Baptist in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Ohio.

Roster

2016–17 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F 0 Kylia Sykes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
F 1 Marvin Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Richmond, Virginia
G 2 Malik Massey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
F 3 Jelani Mofford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)187 lb (85 kg) So Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
G 4 Taqqi Muhammad 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Richmond, Virginia
G 10 Francis Alonso 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Málaga, Spain
G 11 Demetrius Troy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)187 lb (85 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina
G 13 Justin Jordan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Davidson, North Carolina
F 14 Kyrin Galloway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Milton, Georgia
F 15 Garrett Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Asheville, North Carolina
G 20 Diante Baldwin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)191 lb (87 kg) Sr Greensboro, North Carolina
F 21 James Dickey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 22 Jack Konstanzer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
C 25 Lloyd Burgess 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)270 lb (122 kg) So Durham, North Carolina
G 30 Clay Byrd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)176 lb (80 kg) Sr Connelly Springs, North Carolina
F 32 Jordy Kuiper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) Jr Groningen, Netherlands
C 33 R.J. White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) Sr Frisco, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 8 Virginia L 51–76  0–1
Greensboro Coliseum (5,513)
Greensboro, NC
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Presbyterian W 61–42  1–1
Greensboro Coliseum (1,689)
Greensboro, NC
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm
at High Point
HPU Classic
L 57–63  1–2
Millis Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm
vs. North Dakota State
HPU Classic
W 65–54  2–2
Millis Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
11/20/2016*
3:30 pm
vs. Navy
HPU Classic
W 72–59  3–2
Millis Center (1,100)
High Point, NC
11/25/2016*
2:00 pm
Belmont Abbey
HPU Classic
W 90–54  4–2
Greensboro Coliseum (1,459)
Greensboro, NC
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Carolina A&T
Battle of Market Street
W 86–66  5–2
Greensboro Coliseum (3,146)
Greensboro, NC
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Liberty W 72–65  6–2
Greensboro Coliseum (1,552)
Greensboro, NC
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm
Mars Hill W 108–56  7–2
Greensboro Coliseum (1,539)
Greensboro, NC
12/09/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wake Forest L 75–78  7–3
Greensboro Coliseum (3,607)
Greensboro, NC
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Southern Wesleyan W 96–61  8–3
Greensboro Coliseum (1,334)
Greensboro, NC
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm
at UNC Asheville W 75–73  9–3
Kimmel Arena (1,269)
Asheville, NC
12/22/2016*
6:30 pm, FS1
at Georgetown L 56–78  9–4
Verizon Center (8,096)
Washington, D.C.
SoCon regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at The Citadel W 95–87  10–4
(1–0)
McAlister Field House (1,221)
Charleston, SC
12/31/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Samford L 62–73  10–5
(1–1)
Greensboro Coliseum (1,673)
Greensboro, NC
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chattanooga W 73–68  11–5
(2–1)
Greensboro Coliseum (1,546)
Greensboro, NC
01/07/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Carolina W 76–57  12–5
(3–1)
Greensboro Coliseum (1,455)
Greensboro, NC
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State W 83–79  13–5
(4–1)
Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,112)
Johnson City, TN
01/14/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at VMI W 91–82  14–5
(5–1)
Cameron Hall (889)
Lexington, VA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Mercer W 68–66  15–5
(6–1)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,073)
Greensboro, NC
01/21/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel W 81–72  16–5
(7–1)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,783)
Greensboro, NC
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wofford L 74–93  16–6
(7–2)
Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,596)
Spartanburg, SC
01/28/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Furman L 67–73  16–7
(7–3)
Greensboro Coliseum (3,884)
Greensboro, NC
02/02/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Chattanooga L 68–91  16–8
(7–4)
McKenzie Arena (4,364)
Chattanooga, TN
02/04/2017
4:00 pm, ASN
at Samford W 81–75  17–8
(8–4)
Pete Hanna Center (1,408)
Homewood, AL
02/11/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Carolina W 76–68  18–8
(9–4)
Ramsey Center (1,971)
Cullowhee, NC
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wofford W 74–55  19–8
(10–4)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,448)
Greensboro, NC
02/18/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Furman W 73–52  20–8
(11–4)
Timmons Arena (2,508)
Greenville, SC
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer W 72–66  21–8
(12–4)
Hawkins Arena (2,877)
Macon, GA
02/25/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI W 74–67  22–8
(13–4)
Greensboro Coliseum (2,132)
Greensboro, NC
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee State W 72–66  23–8
(14–4)
Greensboro Coliseum (3,833)
Greensboro, NC
SoCon Tournament
03/04/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (9) The Citadel
Quarterfinals
W 76–67  24–8
U.S. Cellular Center (4,525)
Asheville, NC
03/05/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (5) Wofford
Semifinals
W 77–73  25–8
U.S. Cellular Center (5,079)
Asheville, NC
03/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN
(1) vs. (3) East Tennessee State
Championship game
L 74–79  25–9
U.S. Cellular Center (6,400)
Asheville, NC
NIT
03/15/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(8) at (1) Syracuse
First round – Syracuse Bracket
L 77–90  25–10
Carrier Dome (4,288)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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