2020–21 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:UNC Greensboro Spartans
Conference:Southern Conference
Short Conf:SoCon
Record:21–9
Conf Record:13–5
Hc Year:10th
Asst Coach1:Andre Gray
Asst Coach2:Kyle Bankhead
Asst Coach3:Chris LePore
Champion:SoCon regular season and tournament champions
Tourney:NCAA tournament, First Round

The 2020–21 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth-year head coach Wes Miller, 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. They finished the season 21-8, 13-5 to finish in 1st place. They defeated The Citadel, East Tennessee State, and Mercer to win the SoCon Championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the Round of 64 to Florida State.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2019–20 season 23–9, 13–3 in SoCon play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of SoCon tournament to Chattanooga. Although being a good postseason candidate with 23 wins, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guard Isaiah Miller was named Southern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year, only the second Spartan to earn that honor. He was also named conference Defensive Player of the Year and named to the All-Southern Conference first-team, his second consecutive season for both. Senior forward James Dickey was named to the All-Southern Conference third-team and Freshman guard Keyshaun Langley was named to the All-Southern Conference Freshman Team.[1]

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

Southern Conference honors

Southern Conference Player of the Year

Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year

All-SoCon First Team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All-SoCon men's basketball teams announced. soconsports.com.
  2. Web site: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule.
  3. Web site: All-Southern Conference men's basketball teams announced.