2021–22 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	† winner ; As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
2021–22 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
2021–22 record	8–4 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Jones (1st season);
Assistant coaches	David Boyden; Donny Lind; Ron Jirsa;
Home arena	Greensboro Coliseum Complex; Fleming Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2020–21 →

The 2021–22 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represent 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, 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 (SoCon).

Previous season[]

The Spartans finished the 2020–21 season 21–9, 13–5 in SoCon play to win the SoCon regular season. They went on to win the SoCon Tournament, defeating Mercer in the finals, 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	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	Sophomore	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)	So	High Point, North Carolina
G	2	A.J. Williams	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	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	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	20	Reggie Raynor	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	22	Jalen Breath	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

Mike Jones (Howard)

Assistant coach(es)

David Boyden (Western Kentucky)
Donny Lind (Loyola (MD))
Ron Jirsa (Gettysburg)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 27, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	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+		W 55–48	3–0	13 – Thompson	12 – Buckingham	4 – Buckingham	Greensboro Coliseum (2,572) Greensboro, NC
November 18, 2021* 3:00 pm, CBS Sports	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, CBS Sports	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, CBS Sports	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+		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	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
December 29, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Carolina	Postponed due to COVID-19 Issues					Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
January 1, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Wofford						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
January 5, 2022 7:00 pm, TBD	Furman						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
January 8, 2022 1:00 pm, TBD	at VMI						Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, TBD	at The Citadel						McAlister Field House Charelston, SC
January 15, 2022 2:00 pm, TBD	at Mercer						Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Chattanooga						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
January 22, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Samford						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
January 26, 2022 7:00 pm, TBD	at East Tennessee State						Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, TBD	at Wofford						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
February 2, 2022 7:00 pm, TBD	VMI						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
February 5, 2022 TBD, TBD	at Furman						Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
February 10, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	The Citadel						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
February 13, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+	Mercer						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, TBD	at Chattanooga						McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
February 19, 2022 3:00 pm, TBD	at Samford						Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Carolina						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
February 27, 2022 4:00 pm, TBD	East Tennessee State						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC

March 4-7, 2022 TBD	vs. First Round						Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors[]

References[]

^ "UNCG's Isaiah Miller Named SoCon Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year". wfmynews2.com.
^ Jenkins, Keith. "Wes Miller introduced as new Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball coach". The Enquirer.
^ "Jones Named UNCG Head Men's Basketball Coach". UNC Greensboro.
^ eddie.wooten@greensboro.com, EDDIE WOOTEN. "Jarrett Hensley joins list of Spartans headed to Wes Miller's Cincinnati program". Greensboro News and Record.
^ Clark, Dave. "Wes Miller's UC Bearcats assistants include former UNCG coaches Chris LePore, Andre Morgan". The Enquirer.
^ @hunterkmi (27 April 2021). "

[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] .wooten@greensboro.com, 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 (27 April 2021). "

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2021–22 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Furman	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	5	.643
VMI	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	5	.615
Chattanooga	0	–	0	–	10	–	3	.769
UNC Greensboro	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
East Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
The Citadel	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Mercer	0	–	0	–	7	–	6	.538
Western Carolina	0	–	0	–	6	–	7	.462
Samford	0	–	1	.000	10	–	3	.769
Wofford	0	–	1	.000	8	–	5	.615

† winner As of December 23, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll