2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:UNC Greensboro Spartans
Conference:Southern Conference
Short Conf:SoCon
Record:27–8
Conf Record:15–3
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Mike Roberts
Asst Coach2:Andre Morgan
Asst Coach3:Chris Parsons
Champion:SoCon regular season and tournament champions
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by seventh-year head coach Wes Miller, played their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum, with four home games at Fleming Gymnasium, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in SoCon play, and were the SoCon regular season champions. They defeated The Citadel, Wofford, and East Tennessee State to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.[1]

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2016–17 season 25–10, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the SoCon tournament, they defeated The Citadel and Wofford to advance to the championship game where they lost to East Tennessee State. As a conference champion and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Syracuse.

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: UNCG puts Gonzaga to test but falls 68-64. Eddie. Pells. The Fayetteville Observer. March 15, 2018. February 6, 2024.