2020–21 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

2020–21 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
SoCon regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record21–9 (13–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andre Gray
  • Kyle Bankhead
  • Chris LePore
Home arenaGreensboro Coliseum Complex
Fleming Gymnasium
Seasons
2020–21 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 9   .700
Wofford 12 – 5   .706 15 – 9   .625
Furman 10 – 5   .667 16 – 9   .640
Chattanooga 9 – 7   .563 18 – 8   .692
East Tennessee State 8 – 7   .533 13 – 12   .520
VMI 7 – 7   .500 13 – 12   .520
Mercer 8 – 9   .471 18 – 11   .621
The Citadel 5 – 11   .313 13 – 12   .520
Western Carolina 4 – 13   .235 11 – 16   .407
Samford 2 – 9   .182 6 – 13   .316
† 2021 SoCon tournament winner

The 2020–21 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth-year head coach Wes Miller, play most of their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, with a handful of games at Fleming Gymnasium, on the UNCG campus. They are members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 21-8, 13-5 to finish in 1st place. They defeated The Citadel, East Tennessee State, and Mercer to win the SoCon Championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the Round of 64 to Florida State.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2019–20 season 23–9, 13–3 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.

Guard Isaiah Miller was named Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, only the second Spartan to earn that honor. He was also named conference Defensive Player of the Year and named to the All-Southern Conference first-team, his second consecutive season for both. Senior forward James Dickey was named to the All-Southern Conference third-team and Freshman guard Keyshaun Langley was named to the All-Southern Conference Freshman Team.[1]

Roster

2020–21 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Keyshaun Langley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So High Point, North Carolina
G 1 Isaiah Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Covington, Georgia
G 2 A.J. McInnis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama
G 3 Kobe Langley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So High Point, North Carolina
F 4 Mohammed Abdulsalam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Ibadan, Nigeria
G 11 Michael Hueitt, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Fayetteville, North Carolina
F 12 Khyre Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Kernersville, North Carolina
F 13 Angelo Allegri 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Kansas City, Missouri
F 15 Dericko Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Kinston, North Carolina
G 20 Reggie Raynor (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Fayetteville, North Carolina
G 22 Arnas Adomavicius 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Vilnius, Lithuania
G 24 J.C Tharrington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
C 25 Hayden Koval 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Prosper, Texas
G 30 Ryan Tankelewicz (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
F 32 Jarrett Hensley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Merriam, Kansas
F 33 Bas Leyte 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
G 44 Kaleb Hunter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Raleigh, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 24, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
November 27, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Little Rock
Wade Houston Tip-off Classic 		W 77–70  1–0
  24 – Miller   7 – Abdulsalam   5 – Hunter  KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
December 1, 2020*
2:00 pm 		vs. Prairie View A&M
Wade Houston Tip–off Classic 		Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
December 1, 2020*
8:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Winthrop
Wade Houston Tip–off Classic 		L 67–75  1–1
  19 – Miller   10 – Hunter   6 – Ke. Langley  KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
December 2, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Duquesne
Wade Houston Tip–off Classic 		L 68–81  1–2
  22 – Miller   6 – Abdulsalam   4 – Miller  KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
December 4, 2020*
2:00 pm 		at Louisville
Wade Houston Tip–off Classic 		Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues KFC Yum! Center 
Louisville, KY
December 10, 2020*
7:00 pm, Ustream 		at Coppin State L 80–85  1–3
  24 – Miller   9 – Miller   5 – Miller  Physical Education Complex 
Baltimore, MD
December 11, 2020*
7:00 pm 		NC Wesleyan Postponed due to Scheduling Issues Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
December 13, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Norfolk State W 64–47  2–3
  17 – Miller   10 – Hunter   5 – Miller  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
December 15, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		USC Upstate W 65–57  3–3
  16 – Thompson   6 – Abdulsalam   5 – Ke. Langley  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
December 19, 2020*
1:00 pm, MyNetworkTV 		at Elon W 71–64  4–3
  21 – Ke. Langley   11 – Abdulsalam   3 – Ke. Langley  Schar Center 
Elon, NC
December 22, 2020*
6:00 pm, NCAggies.com 		at North Carolina A&T
Battle of Market Street 		W 86–65  5–3
  15 – Abdulsalam   8 – Tied   9 – Ke. Langley  Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
SoCon regular season
January 2, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State L 61–71  5–4
(0–1) 		 24 – Miller   7 – Abdulsalam   3 – Tied  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
January 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford W 84–75  6–4
(1–1) 		 19 – Allegri   13 – Miller   8 – Miller  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium 
Spartanburg, SC
January 9, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford L 45–48  6–5
(1–2) 		 10 – Tied   9 – Miller   4 – Miller  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford W 87–63  7–5
(2–2) 		 18 – Miller   9 – Abdulsalam   4 – Ko. Langley  Pete Hanna Center (451)
Homewood, AL
January 16, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford W 82–70  8–5
(3–2) 		 20 – Miller   7 – Miller   5 – Miller  Pete Hanna Center (465)
Homewood, AL
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		The Citadel W 87–73  9–5
(4–2) 		 30 – Miller   12 – Miller   5 – Ke. Langley  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
January 23, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga W 74–66  10–5
(5–2) 		 17 – Allegri   8 – Abdulsalam   4 – Ke. Langley  McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
January 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer W 81–68  11–5
(6–2) 		 22 – Miller   8 – Allegri   6 – Ke. Langley  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		VMI W 76–59  12–5
(7–2) 		 25 – Miller   9 – Abdulsalam   4 – Ke. Langley  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
February 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at The Citadel W 85–66  13–5
(8–2) 		 22 – Hunter   8 – Abdulsalam   7 – Miller  McAlister Field House (742)
Charleston, SC
February 8, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Furman
Rescheduled from Jan. 25 due to Covid-19 		L 49–68  13–6
(8–3) 		 14 – Miller   6 – Koval   2 – Ke. Langley  Timmons Arena 
Greenville, SC
February 10, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		Furman W 64–58  14–6
(9–3) 		 22 – Miller   8 – Miller   3 – Miller  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
February 13, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer W 77–74  15–6
(10–3) 		 16 – Allegri   10 – Abdulsalam   6 – Ke. Langley  Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA
February 17, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VMI L 77–88  15–7
(10–4) 		 19 – Miller   8 – Koval   5 – Miller  Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA
February 20, 2020
5:00 pm 		Chattanooga W 58-50  16–7
(11–4) 		 15 – Abdulsalam   11 – Miller   5 – Miller  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina
Rescheduled from Jan. 13 due to Covid-19 		W 77–56  17–7
(12–4) 		 15 – Tied   5 – Tied (3)   5 – Miller  Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
February 24, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina L 80–81  17–8
(12–5) 		 28 – Miller   16 – Abdulsalam   6 – Miller  Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
February 27, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State W 85–74 OT 18–8
(13–5) 		 32 – Miller   9 – Abdulsalam   7 – Miller  Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (8) The Citadel
Quarterfinals 		W 80–72  19–8
  21 – Miller   6 – Tied   6 – Ke. Langley  Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 7, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		(1) vs. (5) East Tennessee State
Semifinals 		W 77–65  20–8
  21 – Miller   7 – Miller   7 – Ke. Langley  Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
March 8, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN 		(1) vs. (7) Mercer
Championship 		W 69–61  21–8
  25 – Miller   12 – Miller   6 – Miller  Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021
12:45 pm, truTV 		(13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 14 Florida State
First Round 		L 54–64  21–9
  17 – Miller   5 – Tied (3)   4 – Miller  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[2]

Awards and honors

Southern Conference honors

Southern Conference Player of the Year

  • Isaiah Miller[3]

Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year

  • Isaiah Miller

All-SoCon First Team

  • Isaiah Miller

References

  1. ^ "All-SoCon men's basketball teams announced". soconsports.com.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  3. ^ "All-Southern Conference men's basketball teams announced".