2011–12 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

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
SoCon North Division Champions
ConferenceSouthern Conference
DivisionNorth
Record13–19 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Corey Gipson
  • Kevin Oleksiak
Home arenaGreensboro Coliseum
Seasons
2011–12 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
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

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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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  2. ^ "UNC Greensboro 2011–12 Team Player Roster". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "Greensboro College vs UNCG Box Score" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 11, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
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  5. ^ "UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Georgetown Hoyas – Box Score – November 14, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  6. ^ "NC Pembroke Braves vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – November 17, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  7. ^ "UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders – Box Score – November 19, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  8. ^ "Towson Tigers vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – November 20, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 17, 2011.
  9. ^ "North Carolina A&T Aggies vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – November 28, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  10. ^ "UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Appalachian State Mountaineers – Box Score – December 1, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  11. ^ "UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Western Carolina Catamounts – Box Score – December 3, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  12. ^ "Elon Phoenix vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – December 5, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
  13. ^ "UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Florida State Seminoles – Box Score – December 11, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
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  15. ^ "UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Duke Blue Devils – Box Score – December 19, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
  16. ^ "VCU Rams vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – December 22, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
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  19. ^ "Davidson Wildcats vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – January 05, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  20. ^ "UNC Greensboro Spartans vs College of Charleston Cougars – Box Score – January 12, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  21. ^ "UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Citadel Bulldogs – Box Score – January 14, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  22. ^ "Chattanooga Mocs vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – January 19, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  23. ^ "Samford Bulldogs vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – January 22, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  24. ^ "Appalachian State Mountaineers vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – January 26, 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
  25. ^ "Western Carolina Catamounts vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – January 28, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  26. ^ "Citadel Bulldogs vs UNC Greensboro Spartans – Box Score – February 2, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  27. ^ "UNC Greensboro Spartans vs Furman Paladins – Box Score – February 4, 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2012.