2011–12 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

2011–12 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
SoCon North Division Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
	North
2011–12 record	13–19 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach	Wes Miller (interim)
Assistant coach	Corey Gipson
Assistant coach	Kevin Oleksiak
Home arena	Greensboro Coliseum

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

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.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	David Williams	G	6'6"	205	So.	Jacksonville, Florida
1	Drew Parker	G	6'1"	178	So.	LaPorte, Texas
2	Thomas Sumpter	G	6'2"	170	Fr.	Durham, North Carolina
3	Derrell Armstrong	G	6'1"	215	Jr.	Mechanicsville, Maryland
4	Kendall Bethea	G	6'2"	210	So.	Lincolnton, North Carolina
11	Korey Van Dussen	G	6'1"	175	Jr.	Zeeland, Michigan
12	Kyle Randall	G	5'10"	172	Jr.	Youngstown, Ohio
13	Aloysius Henry	F	6'10"	230	Sr.	St. Lucia
15	Trevis Simpson	G-F	6'4"	185	So.	Douglas, Georgia
21	Elhanan Bone	F	6'5"	220	Sr.	Sandersville, Georgia
25	Demetrius Robinson	G	6'3"	195	Jr.	Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
31	Nicholas Paulos	G-F	6'7"	185	Fr.	Salt Lake City, Utah
33	Tyler McNeely	F	6'3"	220	So.	Princeton, New Jersey
34	Cody Henegar	F	6'8"	202	So.	South Pittsburg, Tennessee
41	Aaron Brackett	F	6'8"	240	Sr.	Virginia Beach, Virginia
50	Brian Cole	F-C	6'8"	232	Jr.	Dacula, Georgia
51	Tayler Hoffer	F	6'4"	210	So.	Poulsbo, Washington

^[2]

Schedule

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, North Carolina
Regular Season
November 11, 2011* 7:00 pm		at Tennessee Maui Invitational Opening Game	L 92–63	0–1	Thompson–Boling Arena (17,483[4]) Knoxville, Tennessee
November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm		at Georgetown Maui Invitational Opening Game	L 45–86	0–2	Verizon Center (7,987[5]) Washington, D.C.
November 17, 2011* 7:00 pm		UNC Pembroke	W 71–58	1–2	Greensboro Coliseum (3,059[6]) Greensboro, North Carolina
November 19, 2011* 7:05 pm		at Middle Tennessee Maui Invitational Regional Round	L 60–82	1–3	Murphy Center (5,411[7]) Murfreesboro, Tennessee
November 20, 2011* 2:00 pm		vs. Towson Maui Invitational Regional Round	W 72–60	2–3	Murphy Center (N/A[8]) Murfreesboro, Tennessee
November 28, 2011* 7:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	L 65–87	2–4	Greensboro Coliseum (5,681[9]) Greensboro, North Carolina
December 1, 2011 8:00 pm		at Appalachian State	L 64–78	2–5 (0–1)	Holmes Center (1,679[10]) Boone, North Carolina
December 3, 2011 4:30 pm		at Western Carolina	L 69–73	2–6 (0–2)	Ramsey Center (1,637[11]) Cullowhee, North Carolina
December 5, 2011 4:30 pm		Elon	L 72–80	2–7 (0–3)	Greensboro Coliseum (3,275[12]) Greensboro, North Carolina
December 11, 2011* 1:00 pm		at Florida State	L 60–75	2–8	Donald L. Tucker Center (5,250[13]) Tallahassee, Florida
December 16, 2011* 7:00 pm		East Carolina	L 62–71	2–9	Greensboro Coliseum (3,012[14]) Greensboro, North Carolina
December 19, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 5 Duke	L 63–90	2–10	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314[15]) Durham, North Carolina
December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		VCU	L 68–80	2–11	Greensboro Coliseum (2,716[16]) Greensboro, North Carolina
December 30, 2011* 4:00 pm		at Richmond	L 58–78	2–12	Robins Center (4,497[17]) Richmond, Virginia
January 2, 2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (FL)	L 89–99	2–13	BankUnited Center (2,900[18]) Miami, Florida
January 5, 2012 7:00 pm		Davidson	L 63–92	2–14 (0–4)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,529[19]) Greensboro, North Carolina
January 12, 2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at College of Charleston	W 73–66	3–14 (1–4)	TD Arena (4,137[20]) Charleston, South Carolina
January 14, 2012 7:05 pm		at The Citadel	W 67–66	4–14 (2–4)	McAlister Field House (1,026[21]) Charleston, South Carolina
January 19, 2012 7:00 pm		Chattanooga	W 81–72	5–14 (3–4)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,369[22]) Greensboro, North Carolina
January 22, 2012 2:00 pm		Samford	W 61–60	6–14 (4–4)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,328[23]) Greensboro, North Carolina
January 26, 2012 7:00 pm		Appalachian State	W 77–73 ^OT	7–14 (5–4)	Greensboro Coliseum (3,440[24]) Greensboro, North Carolina
January 28, 2012 2:00 pm		Western Carolina	W 89–86 ^OT	8–14 (6–4)	Greensboro Coliseum (3,585[25]) Greensboro, North Carolina
February 2, 2012 7:00 pm		The Citadel	W 82–71	9–14 (7–4)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,763[26]) Greensboro, North Carolina
February 4, 2012 3:00 pm		at Furman	L 85–93	9–15 (7–5)	Timmons Arena (1,855[27]) Greenville, South Carolina
February 9, 2012 8:00 pm		at Samford	W 71–69	10–15 (8–5)	Pete Hanna Center (1,048) Homewood, Alabama
February 11, 2012 7:30 pm		at Chattanooga	W 77–76	11–15 (9–5)	McKenzie Arena (5,166) Chattanooga, Tennessee
February 15, 2012 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 78–63	12–15 (10–5)	Greensboro Coliseum (2,894) Greensboro, North Carolina
February 18, 2012 7:30 pm		at Georgia Southern	L 69–83	12–16 (10–6)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,837) Statesboro, Georgia
February 21, 2012 7:00 pm		Wofford	L 56–68	12–17 (10–7)	Greensboro Coliseum (3,345) Greensboro, North Carolina
February 25, 2012 7:00 pm		at Elon	L 79–93	12–18 (10–8)	Alumni Gym (1,804) Elon, North Carolina
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, North Carolina
March 4, 2012 6:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Western Carolina Semifinals	L 77–82	13–19	U.S. Cellular Center (6,364) Asheville, North Carolina
*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 2011-12-16.

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