2018–19 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans finished the season 29–7, 15–3 in SoCon play, and were the SoCon regular season runners-up. They defeated Samford and Furman before falling to regular season champion Wofford in the title game of the SoCon Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they beat Campbell in the First Round before losing to eventual tournament runners-up Lipscomb.

2018–19 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
NIT, Second round
Conference	Southern Conference
2018–19 record	29–7 (15–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Wes Miller (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Roberts Andre Gray Kyle Bankhead
Home arena	Greensboro Coliseum Complex Fleming Gymnasium

2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Wofford †	18	–	0		1.000			30	–	5		.857
UNC Greensboro	15	–	3		.833			29	–	7		.806
Furman	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
East Tennessee State	13	–	5		.722			24	–	10		.706
Chattanooga	7	–	11		.389			12	–	20		.375
Mercer	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Samford	6	–	12		.333			17	–	16		.515
VMI	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
Western Carolina	4	–	14		.222			7	–	25		.219
The Citadel	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
† 2019 SoCon Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2017–18 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.

Roster

2018–19 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 1 Isaiah Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Covington, Georgia G 2 Malik Massey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina G 3 Michael Hueitt, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Fayetteville, North Carolina F 4 Mohammed Abdulsalam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Fr Ibadan, Nigeria G 10 Francis Alonso 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Málaga, Spain G 11 Demetrius Troy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Raleigh, North Carolina F 13 Angelo Allegri 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Kansas City, Missouri F 14 Kyrin Galloway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Milton, Georgia F 15 Khyre Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Kernersville, North Carolina F 21 James Dickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Raleigh, North Carolina G 22 Jack Konstanzer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina C 25 Lloyd Burgess 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Durham, North Carolina G 30 Ryan Tankelewicz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Raleigh, North Carolina F 35 Eric Hamilton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Atlanta, Georgia G 44 Kaleb Hunter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Raleigh, North Carolina	Head coach Wes Miller (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Mike Roberts (Indiana) Andre Gray (Methodist) Kyle Bankhead (Gonzaga) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 22, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:30 pm		at North Carolina A&T Battle of Market Street	W 74–66	1–0	Corbett Sports Center (5,006) Greensbor, NC
Nov 9, 2018* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at No. 23 LSU	L 91–97	1–1	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,613) Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	W 82–61	2–1	Trask Coliseum (3,733) Wilmington, NC
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Johnson & Wales (NC) Delaware Invitational	W 105–57	3–1	Greensboro Coliseum (3,379) Greensboro, NC
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 74–66	4–1	Greensboro Coliseum (2,220) Greensboro, NC
Nov 23, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Delaware Delaware Inviational	W 84–65	5–1	Bob Carpenter Center (1,556) Newark, DE
Nov 24, 2018* 7:00 pm		vs. Louisiana Tech Delaware Inviational	W 80–73	6–1	Bob Carpenter Center (172) Newark, DE
Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm		Greensboro College Delaware Invitational	W 111–33	7–1	Greensboro Coliseum (2,136) Greensboro, NC
Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 10 Kentucky	L 61–78	7–2	Rupp Arena (21,853) Lexington, KY
Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Elon	W 75–74	8–2	Schar Center (2,231) Elon, NC
Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm		Coppin State	W 77–54	9–2	Greensboro Coliseum (1,877) Greensboro, NC
Dec 15, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	W 53–48	10–2	Fleming Gymnasium (1,545) Greensboro, NC
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	W 65–58	11–2	Greensboro Coliseum (2,059) Greensboro, NC
SoCon regular season
Dec 22, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	W 83–75	12–2 (1–0)	Pete Hanna Center (974) Homewood, AL
Dec 29, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	W 85–72	13–2 (2–0)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,285) Greensboro, NC
Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI	W 71–68	14–2 (3–0)	Cameron Hall (600) Lexington, VA
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Wofford	W 72–43	14–3 (3–1)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,974) Greensboro, NC
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Furman	W 89–79	15–3 (4–1)	Greensboro Coliseum (3,175) Greensboro, NC
Jan 17, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 69–60	16–3 (5–1)	Ramsey Center (2,226) Cullowhee, NC
Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at East Tennessee State	W 75–68	17–3 (6–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,702) Johnson City, TN
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	W 83–60	18–3 (7–1)	Greensboro Coliseum (5,014) Greensboro, NC
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	W 88–81	19–3 (8–1)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,928) Greensboro, NC
Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		VMI	W 93–66	20–3 (9–1)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,639) Greensboro, NC
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	W 75–67	21–3 (10–1)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,607) Greensboro, NC
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	W 78–63	22–3 (11–1)	McKenzie Arena (3,093) Chattanooga, TN
Feb 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 57–67	22–4 (11–2)	Timmons Arena (1,719) Greenville, SC
Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	L 50–80	22–5 (11–3)	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 79–76 ^OT	23–5 (12–3)	Greensboro Coliseum (3,851) Greensboro, NC
Feb 24, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	W 60–59	24–5 (13–3)	Greensboro Coliseum (6,021) Greensboro, NC
Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel	W 100–96	25–5 (14–3)	McAlister Field House (979) Charleston, SC
Mar 2, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	W 74–47	26–5 (15–3)	Hawkins Arena (1,406) Macon, GA
SoCon Tournament
Mar 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Samford Quarterfinals	W 77–70	27–5	U.S. Cellular Center  Asheville, NC
Mar 10, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Furman Semifinals	W 66–62	28–5	U.S. Cellular Center (6,273) Asheville, NC
Mar 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN	(2)	vs. (1) No. 20 Wofford Final	L 58–70	28–6	U.S. Cellular Center  Asheville, NC
NIT
Mar 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	(8) Campbell First round – UNC Greensboro bracket	W 84–69	29–6	Greensboro Coliseum (4,459) Greensboro, NC
Mar 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN	(1)	(5) Lipscomb Second round – UNC Greensboro bracket	L 69–86	29–7	Greensboro Coliseum (4,248) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. "Men's Basketball - Schedule/Results - UNCG Athletics". uncgspartans.com. Retrieved October 23, 2018.