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
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record29–7 (15–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Roberts
  • Andre Gray
  • Kyle Bankhead
Home arenaGreensboro Coliseum Complex
Fleming Gymnasium
Seasons
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

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 22, 2018

Schedule and results

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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 Invitational
W 84–65  5–1
Bob Carpenter Center (1,556)
Newark, DE
Nov 24, 2018*
7:00 pm
vs. Louisiana Tech
Delaware Invitational
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 L 43–72  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
Championship
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

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