2021–22 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

2021–22 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record17–15 (9–9 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGreensboro Coliseum Complex
Fleming Gymnasium
Seasons
2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
Furman 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Samford 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Wofford 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
VMI 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500
UNC Greensboro 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
Mercer 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
East Tennessee State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
The Citadel 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
Western Carolina 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344
† 2022 SoCon Tournament winner


The 2021–22 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by first-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum and Fleming Gymnasium in Greensboro, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 17–14, 9–9 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the SoCon tournament, they lost to Samford in the quarterfinals. Guard De'Monte Buckingham was named to the Southern Conference Sports Media Association third team. They accepted an invitation to play in the 2022 College Basketball Invitational tournament where, as a No. 7 seed, they lost to No. 10-seeded Boston University in the first round.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Spartans finished the 2020–21 season 21–9, 13–5 in SoCon play to win the regular season championship. They went on to win the SoCon tournament, defeating Mercer in the final, and receiving the automatic berth to the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost in the Round of 64 to Florida State.

Guard Isaiah Miller was named Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, the first men's player to do so since Stephen Curry. He was also named conference Defensive Player of the Year and named to the All-Southern Conference first-team for a third consecutive season.[1]

Offseason

Following the 2020-21 season, head coach Wes Miller left UNCG to take the position of head men's basketball coach at Cincinnati.[2]

On April 19, 2021, Mike Jones, previously of Radford, was hired to be the new head men's basketball coach.[3]

Nine players entered the transfer portal with graduate student Hayden Koval and sophomores Jarrett Hensley and A.J. McGinnis, along with assistant coach Chris LePore, electing to join Miller at Cincinnati.[4][5] Senior Kaleb Hunter and junior Bas Leyte withdrew from the transfer portal and chose to stay at UNCG.[6]

The Spartans mitigated those transfer losses with transfers of their own, bringing in Graduate Student De'Monte Buckingham from Cal State-Bakersfield, Senior Dante Treacy from Robert Morris, and Junior Jalen White from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, all of whom were expected to make an impact on Mike Jones's team.

Departing players

Departing Players
Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Isaiah Miller 1 G 6'0" 190 Senior Covington, Georgia Graduated
A.J. McGinnis 2 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Huntsville, Alabama Transferred to Cincinnati
Michael Hueitt, Jr. 11 G 6'3" 185 Redshirt Senior Fayetteville, North Carolina Graduated, Transferred to McNeese State
Angelo Allegri 13 F 6'7" 205 Junior Kansas City, Missouri Transferred to Eastern Washington
Dericko Williams 15 F 6'8" 220 RedshirtSophomore Kinston, North Carolina Transferred to Tallahassee Community College
Hayden Koval 25 C 7'1" 220 Senior Prosper, Texas Graduated, Transferred to Cincinnati
Ryan Tankelewicz 30 G 5'11" 170 Junior Raleigh, North Carolina Walk–on; Entered Transfer Portal
Jarrett Hensley 32 F 6'8" 205 Freshman Merriam, Kansas Transferred to Cincinnati

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
De'Monte Buckingham G 6'4" 220 Graduate Student Richmond, Virginia Cal State-Bakersfield
Miles Jones G/F 6'6" 215 Junior Radford, Virginia Radford
Jalen White F 6'5" 240 Junior St. Petersburg, Florida Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Dante Treacy G 6'0" 170 Senior Orlando, Florida Robert Morris

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) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr High Point, North Carolina
G 2 A.J. Williams Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Richmond, Virginia
G 3 Kobe Langley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr High Point, North Carolina
F 4 Mohammed Abdulsalam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Ibadan, Nigeria
G 10 De'Monte Buckingham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Richmond, Virginia
G 11 J.C Tharrington (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
F 12 Khyre Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Kernersville, North Carolina
F 13 Miles Jones (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Radford, Virginia
F 14 Jalen White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr St. Petersburg, Florida
G 15 Jevon Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Durham, North Carolina
F 22 Jalen Breath Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Moore, Oklahoma
G 24 Dante Treacy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
F 33 Bas Leyte 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
G 44 Kaleb Hunter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Raleigh, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 27, 2021

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 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Carolina A&T
Battle of Market Street 		W 57–53  1–0
  28 – Buckingham   11 – Abdulsalam   3 – Treacy  Greensboro Coliseum (6,288)
Greensboro, NC
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky W 70–69 OT 2–0
  13 – Abdulsalam   10 – Abdulsalam   4 – Ko. Langley  BB&T Arena (2,489)
Highland Heights, KY
November 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Coppin State W 55–48  3–0
  13 – Thompson   12 – Buckingham   4 – Buckingham  Greensboro Coliseum (2,572)
Greensboro, NC
November 18, 2021*
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Green Bay
Jersey Mike’s Classic 		W 60–58  4–0
  16 – Ko. Langley   10 – Buckingham   3 – Treacy  McArthur Center (143)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 19, 2021*
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Massachusetts
Jersey Mike's Classic 		L 90–93 OT 4–1
  18 – Hunter   12 – Buckingham   5 – Treacy  McArthur Center (341)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 21, 2021*
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. FIU
Jersey Mike's Classic 		L 71–74 OT 4–2
  21 – Buckingham   10 – Buckingham   4 – Ko. Langley  McArthur Center (175)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 24, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		NC Wesleyan W 80–61  5–2
  18 – Leyte   9 – White   4 – Hunter  Greensboro Coliseum (1,632)
Greensboro, NC
November 27, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Vermont W 54–51  6–2
  19 – Ko. Langley   8 – Buckingham   3 – Treacy  Greensboro Coliseum (1,739)
Greensboro, NC
November 30, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Elon W 74–61  7–2
  21 – Buckingham   8 – Leyte   6 – Treacy  Greensboro Coliseum (1,847)
Greensboro, NC
December 11, 2021*
4:30 pm, SECN 		at No. 13 Tennessee L 36–76  7–3
  10 – Buckingham   5 – Tied   2 – Ko. Langley  Thompson-Boling Arena (16,074)
Knoxville, TN
December 14, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloSports 		at Towson L 64–74  7–4
  20 – Buckingham   8 – Buckingham   4 – Ko. Langley  SECU Arena (1,565)
Towson, MD
December 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UMBC W 62–51  8–4
  11 – Buckingham   6 – Tied   3 – Ko. Langley  UMBC Event Center (1,162)
Catonsville, MD
December 21, 2021*
7:00 pm 		Johnson & Wales Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues Fleming Gymnasium 
Greensboro, NC
SoCon Regular Season
January 5, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		Furman L 54–58  8–5
(0–1) 		 14 – Buckingham   9 – Abdulsalam   4 – Ko. Langley  Greensboro Coliseum (1,537)
Greensboro, NC
January 8, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VMI W 72–56  9–5
(1–1) 		 18 – Ko. Langley   9 – Buckingham   3 – Tied  Cameron Hall (747)
Lexington, VA
January 10, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wofford
Rescheduled from Jan. 1 		W 58–54  10–5
(2–1) 		 19 – Ko. Langley   6 – Buckingham   3 – Tied (3)  Greensboro Coliseum (1,320)
Greensboro, NC
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at The Citadel L 69–74  10–6
(2–2) 		 14 – Buckingham   8 – Leyte   7 – Ko. Langley  McAlister Field House (1,298)
Charleston, SC
January 15, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mercer L 49–59  10–7
(2–3) 		 18 – Buckingham   8 – Leyte   6 – Ko. Langley  Hawkins Arena (1,981)
Macon, GA
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 64–72  10–8
(2–4) 		 21 – Ke. Langley   7 – Buckingham   4 – Treacy  Greensboro Coliseum (1,749)
Greensboro, NC
January 22, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Samford W 61–58  11–8
(3–4) 		 15 – Ke. Langley   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (1,462)
Greensboro, NC
January 26, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at East Tennessee State W 80–76  12–8
(4–4) 		 25 – Buckingham   8 – Buckingham   6 – Treacy  Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,402)
Johnson City, TN
January 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Wofford L 66–85  12–9
(4–5) 		 15 – Buckingham   6 – Leyte   4 – Ke. Langley  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,597)
Spartanburg, SC
February 2, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		VMI L 65–76  12–10
(4–6) 		 19 – Ke. Langley   5 – Tied   4 – Ko. Langley  Greensboro Coliseum (1,559)
Greensboro, NC
February 5, 2022
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Furman W 58–56  13–10
(5–6) 		 12 – Buckingham   10 – Leyte   4 – Ke. Langley  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,616)
Greenville, SC
February 7, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Western Carolina
Rescheduled from Dec. 29 		W 68–49  14–10
(6–6) 		 15 – Hunter   10 – Leyte   5 – Ke. Langley  Ramsey Center (1,007)
Cullowhee, NC
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		The Citadel W 86–66  15–10
(7–6) 		 20 – Leyte   10 – Abdulsalam   4 – Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (1,536)
Greensboro, NC
February 13, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercer L 64–73  15–11
(7–7) 		 19 – Ke. Langley   7 – Leyte   3 – Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (1,509)
Greensboro, NC
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Chattanooga W 73–70  16–11
(8–7) 		 23 – Leyte   10 – Buckingham   4 – Buckingham  McKenzie Arena (3,101)
Chattanooga, TN
February 19, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford L 49–55  16–12
(8–8) 		 13 – Tied   8 – Ko. Langley   2 – Tied (3)  Pete Hanna Center (1,310)
Homewood, AL
February 23, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Carolina W 73–64  17–12
(9–8) 		 24 – Treacy   8 – Abdulsalam   3 – Ko. Langley  Greensboro Coliseum (1,978)
Greensboro, NC
February 27, 2022
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		East Tennessee State L 69–73  17–13
(9–9) 		 21 – Ko. Langley   8 – Abdulsalam   3 – Tied  Greensboro Coliseum (2,325)
Greensboro, NC
SoCon tournament
March 5, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(6) vs. (3) Samford
Quarterfinals 		L 64–66  17–14
  16 – Treacy   8 – Buckingham   5 – Treacy  Harrah's Cherokee Center (3,032)
Asheville, NC
CBI tournament
March 20, 2022
5:00 pm, FloSports 		(7) vs. (10) Boston University
First Round 		L 68–71  17–15
  21 – Buckingham   6 – Leyte   6 – Treacy  Ocean Center (762)
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors

Southern Conference honors

SoCon Sports Media Association Third Team

  • De'Monte Buckingham[7]

References

  1. ^ "UNCG's Isaiah Miller Named SoCon Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year". wfmynews2.com.
  2. ^ Jenkins, Keith. "Wes Miller introduced as new Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball coach". The Enquirer.
  3. ^ "Jones Named UNCG Head Men's Basketball Coach". UNC Greensboro.
  4. ^ [email protected], EDDIE WOOTEN. "Jarrett Hensley joins list of Spartans headed to Wes Miller's Cincinnati program". Greensboro News and Record.
  5. ^ Clark, Dave. "Wes Miller's UC Bearcats assistants include former UNCG coaches Chris LePore, Andre Morgan". The Enquirer.
  6. ^ @hunterkmi (April 27, 2021). "🤝" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Buckingham Earns All SoCon Recognition". UNC Greensboro.