2023–24 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

2023–24 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
2023–24 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
Nassau Championship champions
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	12–5 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Jones (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Donny Lind; Bryant Stith; Brett Gilbert;
Home arena	Greensboro Coliseum Complex; Fleming Gymnasium

2023–24 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Samford	5	–	0	1.000	16	–	2	.889
Western Carolina	4	–	1	.800	15	–	3	.833
UNC Greensboro	4	–	1	.800	13	–	5	.722
Wofford	4	–	1	.800	11	–	7	.611
Chattanooga	3	–	2	.600	11	–	7	.611
Furman	3	–	2	.600	9	–	9	.500
East Tennessee State	1	–	4	.200	9	–	9	.500
Mercer	1	–	4	.200	8	–	10	.444
The Citadel	0	–	5	.000	8	–	10	.444
VMI	0	–	5	.000	3	–	15	.167

† 2024 SoCon tournament winner As of January 17, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by third-year head coach Mike Jones, play their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum and Fleming Gymnasium in Greensboro, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season season with a record of 20–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the SoCon tournament, they lost to Wofford in the quarterfinals.

Guard Keyshaun Langley was named to both the Southern Conference Coaches and Sports Media Association First Team. His brother Kobe Langley, also a Guard, was named SoCon Defensive Player of the Year. Guard Keondre Kennedy was named to the Coaches Third Team and coach Mike Jones was named the SoCon Coach of the Year.

Offseason

Departing players

Departing Players
Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cortez Johnson Jr.	15	F	6'7"	198	Freshman	Baltimore, Maryland	Transferred to Clarendon College
Bas Leyte	33	F	6'10"	220	Senior	Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands	Graduated, Transferred to Clemson
Mohammed Abdulsalam	4	F	6'9"	255	Graduate Student	Ibadan, Nigeria	Completed College Eligibility
Keondre Kennedy	24	G	6'6"	180	Graduate Student	Atlanta, Georgia	Completed College Eligibility
Dante Treacy	11	G	6'0"	175	Graduate Student	Orlando, Florida	Completed College Eligibility
Jalen White	14	F	6'4"	240	Senior	St. Petersburg, Florida	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tim Ceaser	F	6'9"	210	Senior	Marion, Arkansas	Utah Valley
Muon Reath	F	6'8"	185	Junior	Ottawa, Ontario	South Plains
Jaylen Gibson	G	6'9"	210	Junior	Zebulon, North Carolina	Winston-Salem State

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mason So PG	Arlington, Virginia	DeMatha Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 14, 2022
Mason So PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Domas Kauzonas PF	Vilnius, Lithuania	Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Nov 12, 2022
Domas Kauzonas PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2022.

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)	GS	High Point, North Carolina
F	2	Mikael Brown-Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	3	Kobe Langley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	High Point, North Carolina
G	4	Mason So	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Arlington, Virginia
F	11	Jaylon Gibson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Zebulon, North Carolina
G	12	Donovan Atwell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Huntersville, North Carolina
F	13	Miles Jones (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Radford, Virginia
G	14	Keyon Webb (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Durham, North Carolina
G	20	Joryam Saizonou	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Almere, Netherlands
F	22	Jalen Breath	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Moore, Oklahoma
F	24	Tim Ceaser	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Marion, Arkansas
G	25	Jevon Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Durham, North Carolina
F	33	Muon Reath	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Ottawa, ON, Canada
F	34	Domas Kauzonas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Vilnius, Lithuania
G	35	Akrum Ahemed	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Hackensack, New Jersey

Head coach

Mike Jones (Howard)

Assistant coach(es)

Donny Lind (Loyola (MD))
Brett Gilbert (Lebanon Valley)
Bryant Stith (Virginia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Carolina A&T Battle of Market Street	W 94–78	1–0	18 – Atwell	13 – Brown-Jones	10 – Ko. Langley	Greensboro Coliseum (3,132) Greensboro, NC
November 14, 2023* 8:00 pm, SECN/ESPN+	at Vanderbilt	L 70–74	1–1	26 – Ke. Langley	8 – Breath	6 – Ko. Langley	Memorial Gymnasium (5,175) Nashville, TN
November 17, 2023* 8:00 pm, SECN/ESPN+	at No. 14 Arkansas	W 78–72	2–1	23 – Ke. Langley	5 – Tied	5 – Ke. Langley	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 24, 2023* 11:00 am, FloSports	vs. Kansas City Nassau Championship First Round	W 76–64	3–1	26 – Atwell	7 – Brown-Jones	9 – Ko. Langley	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2023* 4:30 pm, FloSports	vs. Delaware Nassau Championship Semifinals	W 88–77	4–1	18 – Brown-Jones	8 – Tied	5 – Ko. Langley	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloSports	vs. UIC Nassau Championship Final	W 58–57	5–1	15 – Brown-Jones	9 – Brown-Jones	3 – Ko. Langley	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	William Peace	W 88–56	6–1	22 – Brown-Jones	7 – Brown-Jones	10 – Ko. Langley	Fleming Gymnasium (856) Greensboro, NC
December 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Kentucky	W 87–85 ^OT	7–1	24 – Atwell	7 – Brown-Jones	7 – Ko. Langley	Fleming Gymnasium (697) Greensboro, NC
December 10, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Elon	W 82–73	8–1	27 – Brown-Jones	11 – Brown-Jones	4 – Ko. Langley	Greensboro Coliseum (1,484) Greensboro, NC
December 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marshall	L 65–72	8–2	26 – Ke. Langley	11 – Ceasar	6 – Ke. Langley	Cam Henderson Center (3,933) Huntington, WV
December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at High Point	L 63–74	8–3	14 – Ko. Langley	8 – Ceaser	7 – Ko. Langley	Qubein Center (3,617) High Point, NC
December 21, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	VUL	W 135–57	9–3	19 – Atwell	9 – Tied	6 – Saizonou	Fleming Gymnasium (352) Greensboro, NC
December 29, 2023* 8:00 pm, LHN	at No. 21 Texas	L 37–72	9–4	15 – Ke. Langley	8 – Breath	3 – Ke. Langley	Moody Center (10,616) Austin, TX
SoCon Regular Season
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Furman	W 79–69	10–4 (1–0)	17 – Tied	11 – Brown-Jones	7 – Ko. Langley	Greensboro Coliseum (1,412) Greensboro, NC
January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	East Tennessee State	W 70–54	11–4 (2–0)	14 – Brown-Jones	11 – Breath	8 – Ko. Langley	Greensboro Coliseum (1,182) Greensboro, NC
January 11, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Samford	L 70–79	11–5 (2–1)	20 – Brown-Jones	9 – Brown-Jones	6 – Ko. Langley	Pete Hanna Center (2,317) Homewood, AL
January 13, 2024 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Chattanooga	W 70–54	12–5 (3–1)	17 – Ke. Langley	5 – Jones	11 – Ko. Langley	McKenzie Arena (3,438) Chattanooga, TN
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	The Citadel	W 73–67	13–5 (4–1)	39 – Brown-Jones	9 – Breath	6 – Ko. Langley	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Wofford						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm	at Western Carolina						Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Mercer						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
January 31, 2024 TBD	at VMI						Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPNU	at Furman						Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Samford						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Chattanooga						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm	at The Citadel						McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
February 17, 2024 7:00 pm	at Wofford						Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC
February 21, 2024 6:00 pm, CBSSN	Western Carolina						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
February 24, 2024 4:30 pm	at Mercer						Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	VMI						Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm	at East Tennessee State						Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
SoCon tournament
March 8–11, 2024 TBD, TBA	vs. TBD						Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

References

↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Greensboro. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

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UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
Venues	Fleming Gymnasium (1989–2009) Greensboro Coliseum Complex (2009–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina A&T
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24