2019–20 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UNC Greensboro men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by ninth-year head coach Wes Miller, played most of their home games at Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina, with a handful of games at Fleming Gymnasium, on the UNCG campus. They are members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in SoCon play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of SoCon Tournament to Chattanooga. Although being a good postseason candidate with 23 wins, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2019–20 record23–9 (13–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andre Gray
  • Kyle Bankhead
  • Chris LePore
Home arenaGreensboro Coliseum Complex
Fleming Gymnasium
2019–20 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Tennessee State162 .889  304  .882
Furman153 .833  257  .781
UNC Greensboro135 .722  239  .719
Mercer117 .611  1715  .531
Western Carolina108 .556  1912  .613
Chattanooga108 .556  2013  .606
Wofford810 .444  1916  .543
Samford414 .222  1023  .303
VMI315 .167  924  .273
The Citadel018 .000  624  .200
2020 SoCon Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2018–19 season 29–7, 15–3 in SoCon play to finish second place. They lost in the finals of the SoCon Tournament to Wofford. They received a bid to the NIT where they lost in the elite eight to Lipscomb.[1] Guards Francis Alonso and Isaiah Miller were named to the All-Southern Conference first-team. Isaiah Miller was also named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

Roster

2019–20 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Keyshaun Langley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr High Point, North Carolina
G 1 Isaiah Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Covington, Georgia
G 2 Malik Massey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 3 Kobe Langley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr High Point, North Carolina
F 4 Mohammed Abdulsalam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS So Ibadan, Nigeria
G 11 Michael Hueitt, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Fayetteville, North Carolina
F 12 Khyre Thompson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Kernersville, North Carolina
F 13 Angelo Allegri 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Kansas City, Missouri
F 14 Kyrin Galloway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Milton, Georgia
F 15 Dericko Williams  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Kinston, North Carolina
F 21 James Dickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Raleigh, North Carolina
G 22 Arnas Adomavicius  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Vilnius, Lithuania
G 30 Ryan Tankelewicz (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina
F 33 Bas Leyte 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
G 44 Kaleb Hunter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS So Raleigh, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Carolina A&T
Battle of Market Street
W 83–50  1–0
 17  Hunter  7  Hunter  6  Ke. Langley  Greensboro Coliseum (8,131)
Greensboro, NC
Nov. 8, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 3 Kansas L 62–74  1–1
 19  Miller  12  Hunter  3  Tied  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Nov. 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Averett
Spartan Invitational
W 109–51  2–1
 24  Hunter  9  Dickey  8  Miller  Greensboro Coliseum (2,553)
Greensboro, NC
Nov. 15, 2019*
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech
Spartan Invitational
W 64–30  3–1
 12  Dickey  8  Dickey  4  Allegri  Fleming Gymnasium (2,112)
Greensboro, NC
Nov. 16, 2019*
6:00 pm
Montana State
Spartan Invitational
L 66–67  3–2
 20  Miller  8  Dickey  2  Tied  Fleming Gymnasium (2,066)
Greensboro, NC
Nov. 18, 2019*
7:00 pm
Appalachian State
Spartan Invitational
W 55–41  4–2
 14  Tied  12  Dickey  2  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (3,265)
Greensboro, NC
Nov. 24, 2019
3:00 pm
VMI W 74–63  5–2
(1–0)
 23  Miller  8  Miller  4  Ke. Langley  Greensboro Coliseum (2,744)
Greensboro, NC
Nov. 30, 2019*
2:00 pm, FS2
at Georgetown W 65–61  6–2
 11  Ke. Langley  8  Tied  3  Tied  Capital One Arena (7,302)
Washington, DC
Dec. 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 72–54  7–2
 25  Miller  8  Dickey  5  Miller  Fleming Gymnasium (2,038)
Greensboro, NC
Dec. 7, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Radford W 60–58  8–2
 27  Miller  8  Dickey  3  Miller  Dedmon Center (1,491)
Radford, VA
Dec. 15, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
NC State L 77–80  8–3
 26  Miller  10  Dickey  3  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (7,469)
Greensboro, NC
Dec. 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Vermont W 54–53  9–3
 11  Miller  9  Dickey  3  Massey  Patrick Gym (2,592)
Burlington, VT
Dec. 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky W 67–50  10–3
 12  Allegri  13  Dickey  6  Miller  Fleming Gymnasium (648)
Greensboro, NC
Dec. 28, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
William Peace W 106–34  11–3
 18  Miller  9  Dickey  2  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (2,373)
Greensboro, NC
Jan. 1, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Mercer W 72–63  12–3
(2–0)
 31  Miller  12  Dickey  2  Dickey  Greensboro Coliseum (2,374)
Greensboro, NC
Jan. 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wofford L 92–98 2OT 12–4
(2–1)
 28  Miller  10  Abdulsalam  9  Miller  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (2,226)
Spartanburg, SC
Jan. 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
East Tennessee State L 57–64  12-5
(2–2)
 24  Miller  8  Dickey  2  Ke. Langley  Greensboro Coliseum (3,032)
Greensboro, NC
Jan. 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman W 86–73  13–5
(3–2)
 18  Miller  12  Dickey  7  Dickey  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,646)
Greenville, SC
Jan. 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at The Citadel W 79–69  14–5
(4–2)
 19  Dickey  12  Dickey  3  Hunter  McAlister Field House (708)
Charleston, SC
Jan. 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Chattanooga W 72–52  15–5
(5–2)
 26  Miller  12  Dickey  2  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (5,016)
Greensboro, NC
Jan. 25, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Samford W 70–63  16–5
(6–2)
 17  Miller  10  Miller  5  Massey  Pete Hanna Center (503)
Homewood, AL
Jan. 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Carolina W 72–58  17–5
(7–2)
 23  Miller  12  Dickey  3  Dickey  Ramsey Center (1,860)
Cullowhee, NC
Feb. 1, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State L 65–82  17–6
(7–3)
 18  Miller  7  Dickey  4  Massey  Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,838)
Johnson City, TN
Feb. 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel W 88–68  18–6
(8–3)
 17  Ke. Langley  6  Galloway  6  Miller  Greensboro Coliseum (3,043)
Greensboro, NC
Feb. 9, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Samford W 95–67  19–6
(9–3)
 19  Galloway  16  Dickey  4  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (4,158)
Greensboro, NC
Feb. 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Carolina W 82–62  20–6
(10–3)
 20  Miller  6  Tied  2  Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (3,057)
Greensboro, NC
Feb. 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer W 67–55  21–6
(11–3)
 15  Tied  20  Dickey  4  Massey  Hawkins Arena (2,972)
Macon, GA
Feb. 19, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wofford W 83–79 OT 22–6
(12–3)
 21  Hunter  11  Dickey  4  Dickey  Greensboro Coliseum (3,417)
Greensboro, NC
Feb. 22, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at VMI W 71–68  23–6
(13–3)
 23  Miller  12  Dickey  2  Tied  Cameron Hall (2,590)
Lexington, VA
Feb. 26, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Furman L 67–81  23–7
(13–4)
 15  Dickey  5  Dickey  7  Miller  Greensboro Coliseum (4,256)
Greensboro, NC
Feb. 29, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Chattanooga L 72–74  23–8
(13–5)
 21  Hunter  7  Dickey  7  Miller  McKenzie Arena (3,565)
Chattanooga, TN
SoCon Tournament
Mar. 7, 2020
8:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Chattanooga
Quarterfinals
L 68–78  23–9
 17  Miller  11  Dickey  5  Miller  Harrah's Cherokee Center (4,194)
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Men's Basketball". UNCGSpartans.com. UNC Greensboro Athletics. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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