The 2011–12 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans began the year coached by Mike Dement who resigned after ten games. Wes Miller was named interim coach on December 13, 2011, and became the youngest Division I men's basketball coach in the nation.[1] The team plays its home games at Greensboro Coliseum and are members of the North Division of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 10–8 in SoCon play to be champions of the North Division. They lost in the semifinals of the Southern Conference Basketball tournament to Western Carolina.
2011–12 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball | |
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SoCon North Division Champions | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
North | |
Record | 13–19 (10–8 SoCon) |
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Home arena | Greensboro Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UNC Greensboro | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College of Charleston | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† SoCon tournament winner As of March 15, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
editNumber | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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0 | David Williams | G | 6'6" | 205 | So. | Jacksonville, FL |
1 | Drew Parker | G | 6'1" | 178 | So. | LaPorte, TX |
2 | Thomas Sumpter | G | 6'2" | 170 | Fr. | Durham, NC |
3 | Derrell Armstrong | G | 6'1" | 215 | Jr. | Mechanicsville, MD |
4 | Kendall Bethea | G | 6'2" | 210 | So. | Lincolnton, NC |
11 | Korey Van Dussen | G | 6'1" | 175 | Jr. | Zeeland, MI |
12 | Kyle Randall | G | 5'10" | 172 | Jr. | Youngstown, OH |
13 | Aloysius Henry | F | 6'10" | 230 | Sr. | St. Lucia |
15 | Trevis Simpson | G-F | 6'4" | 185 | So. | Douglas, GA |
21 | Elhanan Bone | F | 6'5" | 220 | Sr. | Sandersville, GA |
25 | Demetrius Robinson | G | 6'3" | 195 | Jr. | Fuquay-Varina, NC |
31 | Nicholas Paulos | G-F | 6'7" | 185 | Fr. | Salt Lake City, UT |
33 | Tyler McNeely | F | 6'3" | 220 | So. | Princeton, NJ |
34 | Cody Henegar | F | 6'8" | 202 | So. | South Pittsburg, TN |
41 | Aaron Brackett | F | 6'8" | 240 | Sr. | Virginia Beach, VA |
50 | Brian Cole | F-C | 6'8" | 232 | Jr. | Dacula, GA |
51 | Tayler Hoffer | F | 6'4" | 210 | So. | Poulsbo, WA |
Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 3, 2011* 7:05 pm |
Greensboro College | W 91–48 | Fleming Gymnasium (1,425[3]) Greensboro, NC | ||||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 11, 2011* 7:00 pm |
at Tennessee Maui Invitational Opening Game |
W 92–63 | 0–1 |
Thompson-Boling Arena (17,483[4]) Knoxville, TN | |||||||
November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm |
at Georgetown Maui Invitational Opening Game |
L 45–86 | 0–2 |
Verizon Center (7,987[5]) Washington, DC | |||||||
November 17, 2011* 7:00 pm |
UNC Pembroke | W 71–58 | 1–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum (3,059[6]) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
November 19, 2011* 7:05 pm |
at Middle Tennessee Maui Invitational Regional Round |
L 60–82 | 1–3 |
Murphy Center (5,411[7]) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
November 20, 2011* 2:00 pm |
vs. Towson Maui Invitational Regional Round |
W 72–60 | 2–3 |
Murphy Center (N/A[8]) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
November 28, 2011* 7:00 pm |
North Carolina A&T | L 65–87 | 2–4 |
Greensboro Coliseum (5,681[9]) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
December 1, 2011 8:00 pm |
at Appalachian State | L 64–78 | 2–5 (0–1) |
Holmes Center (1,679[10]) Boone, NC | |||||||
December 3, 2011 4:30 pm |
at Western Carolina | L 69–73 | 2–6 (0–2) |
Ramsey Center (1,637[11]) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
December 5, 2011 4:30 pm |
Elon | L 72–80 | 2–7 (0–3) |
Greensboro Coliseum (3,275[12]) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
December 11, 2011* 1:00 pm |
at Florida State | L 60–75 | 2–8 |
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,250[13]) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
December 16, 2011* 7:00 pm |
East Carolina | L 62–71 | 2–9 |
Greensboro Coliseum (3,012[14]) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
December 19, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at No. 5 Duke | L 63–90 | 2–10 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314[15]) Durham, NC | |||||||
December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
VCU | L 68–80 | 2–11 |
Greensboro Coliseum (2,716[16]) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
December 30, 2011* 4:00 pm |
at Richmond | L 58–78 | 2–12 |
Robins Center (4,497[17]) Richmond, VA | |||||||
January 2, 2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Miami (FL) | L 89–99 | 2–13 |
BankUnited Center (2,900[18]) Miami, FL | |||||||
January 5, 2012 7:00 pm |
Davidson | L 63–92 | 2–14 (0–4) |
Greensboro Coliseum (2,529[19]) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
January 12, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at College of Charleston | W 73–66 | 3–14 (1–4) |
TD Arena (4,137[20]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 14, 2012 7:05 pm |
at The Citadel | W 67–66 | 4–14 (2–4) |
McAlister Field House (1,026[21]) Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 19, 2012 7:00 pm |
Chattanooga | W 81–72 | 5–14 (3–4) |
Greensboro Coliseum (2,369[22]) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
January 22, 2012 2:00 pm |
Samford | W 61–60 | 6–14 (4–4) |
Greensboro Coliseum (2,328[23]) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
January 26, 2012 7:00 pm |
Appalachian State | W 77–73 OT | 7–14 (5–4) |
Greensboro Coliseum (3,440[24]) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
January 28, 2012 2:00 pm |
Western Carolina | W 89–86 OT | 8–14 (6–4) |
Greensboro Coliseum (3,585[25]) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
February 2, 2012 7:00 pm |
The Citadel | W 82–71 | 9–14 (7–4) |
Greensboro Coliseum (2,763[26]) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
February 4, 2012 3:00 pm |
at Furman | L 85–93 | 9–15 (7–5) |
Timmons Arena (1,855[27]) Greenville, SC | |||||||
February 9, 2012 8:00 pm |
at Samford | W 71–69 | 10–15 (8–5) |
Pete Hanna Center (1,048) Homewood, AL | |||||||
February 11, 2012 7:30 pm |
at Chattanooga | W 77–76 | 11–15 (9–5) |
McKenzie Arena (5,166) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
February 15, 2012 7:00 pm |
College of Charleston | W 78–63 | 12–15 (10–5) |
Greensboro Coliseum (2,894) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
February 18, 2012 7:30 pm |
at Georgia Southern | L 69–83 | 12–16 (10–6) |
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,837) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
February 21, 2012 7:00 pm |
Wofford | L 56–68 | 12–17 (10–7) |
Greensboro Coliseum (3,345) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
February 25, 2012 7:00 pm |
at Elon | L 79–93 | 12–18 (10–8) |
Alumni Gym (1,804) Elon, NC | |||||||
Southern Conference tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2012 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Appalachian State Quarterfinals |
W 65–55 | 13–18 |
U.S. Cellular Center (7,464) Asheville, NC | |||||||
March 4, 2012 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Western Carolina Semifinals |
L 77–82 | 13–19 |
U.S. Cellular Center (6,364) Asheville, NC | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
"UNC Greensboro Basketball 2011–12 Schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
References
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