2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
SoCon regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2017–18 record27–8 (15–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Roberts
  • Andre Morgan
  • Chris Parsons
Home arenaGreensboro Coliseum Complex
Fleming Gymnasium
2017–18 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Greensboro †15–3 .833  27–8  .771
East Tennessee State14–4 .778  25–9  .735
Furman13–5 .722  23–10  .697
Mercer11–7 .611  19–15  .559
Wofford11–7 .611  21–13  .618
Western Carolina8–10 .444  13–19  .406
Samford6–12 .333  10–22  .313
The Citadel5–13 .278  11–21  .344
VMI4–14 .222  9–21  .300
Chattanooga3–15 .167  10–23  .303
† 2018 SoCon Tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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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