# 2015–16 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth year head coach Wes Miller, play their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum, with two home games at Fleming Gymnasium, and are members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to Furman. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Houston Baptist in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Ohio.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Marvin Smith | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Sophomore | Richmond, Virginia |
| 2 | Asad Lamot | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | RS–Senior | Mebane, North Carolina |
| 3 | Jelani Mofford | Forward | 6–5 | 192 | Freshman | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| 4 | Taqqi Muhammad | Guard | 6–4 | 193 | Freshman | Richmond, Virginia |
| 10 | Francis Alonso | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Málaga, Spain |
| 11 | Demetrius Troy | Guard | 6–0 | 187 | Freshman | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 12 | Justin Jordan | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Sophomore | Davidson, North Carolina |
| 13 | Kayel Locke | Forward | 6–5 | 240 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 14 | Michael Adams | Guard | 6–2 | 202 | Senior | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 15 | Garrett Collins | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Sophomore | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 20 | Diante Baldwin | Guard | 6–0 | 181 | Junior | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 21 | James Dickey | Forward | 6–9 | 190 | Freshman | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 25 | Lloyd Burgess | Center | 6–11 | 270 | RS–Freshman | Durham, North Carolina |
| 30 | Clay Byrd | Guard | 6–0 | 176 | Junior | Connelly Springs, North Carolina |
| 32 | Jordy Kuiper | Forward | 6–9 | 250 | Junior | Groningen, Netherlands |
| 33 | R.J. White | Center | 6–8 | 280 | RS–Junior | Frisco, Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2015* 5:00 pm | Greensboro College | W 86–69 | 1–0 | Fleming Gymnasium (1,211) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | Chowan Spartan Showcase | W 81–60 | 2–0 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,517) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UCF | L 54–65 | 2–1 | CFE Arena (3,607) Orlando, FL |
| 11/27/2015* 7:00 pm | Navy Spartan Showcase | L 66–70 | 2–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,383) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm | IPFW Spartan Showcase | L 58–64 | 2–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,389) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/29/2015* 3:00 pm | Jacksonville Spartan Showcase | W 71–69 | 3–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,349) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T Battle of Market Street | L 68–77 | 3–4 | Corbett Sports Center (1,832) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | at High Point | L 72–90 | 3–5 | Millis Center (1,750) High Point, NC |
| 12/12/2015* 8:00 pm | Belmont Abbey | W 84–61 | 4–5 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,836) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/15/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Wake Forest | L 71–81 | 4–6 | LJVM Coliseum (7,249) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/19/2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Elon | L 69–79 | 4–7 | Alumni Gym (1,000) Elon, NC |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at NC State | L 52–58 | 4–8 | PNC Arena (15,716) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 7 North Carolina | L 63–96 | 4–9 | Dean Smith Center (19,246) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 01/02/2016 7:00 pm | at Wofford | L 76–87 | 4–10 (0–1) | Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,080) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/05/2016 4:00 pm | Furman | W 67–66 | 5–10 (1–1) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,638) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/09/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at East Tennessee State | L 83–86 | 5–11 (1–2) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,078) Johnson City, TN |
| 01/11/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | at Western Carolina | L 77–83 $^{OT}$ | 5–12 (1–3) | Ramsey Center (1,497) Cullowhee, NC |
| 01/17/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | VMI | W 85–68 | 6–12 (2–3) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,381) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Chattanooga | L 60–73 | 6–13 (2–4) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,718) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/24/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Samford Postponed from 1/23/16 | W 86–78 | 7–13 (3–4) | Greensboro Coliseum (1,755) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/28/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at The Citadel | W 102–95 | 8–13 (4–4) | McAlister Field House (1,277) Charleston, SC |
| 01/30/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Mercer | L 67–81 | 8–14 (4–5) | Hawkins Arena (4,032) Macon, GA |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Carolina | W 75–58 | 9–14 (5–5) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,593) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/06/2016 5:00 pm | East Tennessee State | L 65–68 | 9–15 (5–6) | Fleming Gymnasium (1,902) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/08/2016 7:00 pm | at Furman | L 72–79 | 9–16 (5–7) | Timmons Arena (1,110) Greenville, SC |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at VMI | L 72–86 | 9–17 (5–8) | Cameron Hall (1,134) Lexington, VA |
| 02/15/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Wofford | W 65–61 | 10–17 (6–8) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,035) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/18/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Samford | W 82–77 $^{OT}$ | 11–17 (7–8) | Pete Hanna Center (1,021) Homewood, AL |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga | L 64–79 | 12–17 (8–8) | McKenzie Arena (5,718) Chattanooga, TN |
| 02/25/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | The Citadel | W 92–63 | 13–17 (9–8) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,109) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/28/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | Mercer | W 69–65 | 14–17 (10–8) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,156) Greensboro, NC |
| SoCon tournament |||||
| 03/05/2016 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Furman Quarterfinals | L 64–80 | 14–18 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,164) Asheville, NC |
| CBI |||||
| 03/16/2016* 7:00 pm | Houston Baptist First round | W 69–65 | 15–18 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,031) Greensboro, NC |
| 03/21/2016* 7:00 pm | at Ohio Quarterfinals | L 67–72 | 15–19 | Convocation Center (3,567) Athens, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||