UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball

The UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in NCAA Division I. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Conference.[2]

UNC Greensboro Spartans
2019–20 UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro
Head coachTrina Patterson (5th season)
ConferenceSouthern
LocationGreensboro, North Carolina
ArenaFleming Gymnasium
(Capacity: 7,617/23,000)
NicknameSpartans
ColorsNavy, White, and Gold[1]
              
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1988 (Division III)
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1988 (Division III)
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1988 (Division III)
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (Division III)
1991 (Division II)
1998 (Division I)
Conference Tournament Champions
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 (DIAC)
1998 (SoCon)
Conference Regular Season Champions
1986 (DIAC)
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (Big South)
2002, 2020 (SoCon)

History

They played in the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988. They made the Final Four in 1988 after beating Centre, Rust, and Luther before losing to Concordia (Minnesota).

They were champions of the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (DIAC) in regular season and tournament in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, and 1988, with a tournament title also occurring in 1984 and a regular season title in 1986. They played in the Division II Tournament in 1991. They won the Big South Conference regular season title in five consecutive seasons from 1993 to 1997, but they failed to win the conference tournament, finishing as runner-up four times.

They won the Southern Conference conference tournament in 1998 after beating Georgia Southern 75-68. In their first ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance, they lost 94-46 to Alabama in the First Round. They lost in the SoCon tournament championship game in 2000 (68-49 to Furman), 2001 (64-63 to Chattanooga), 2002 (77-69 to Chattanooga), and 2006 (91-79 to Chattanooga).[3]

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