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

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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season |||||||||
| November 27, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Little Rock Wade Houston Tip-off Classic | W 77–70 | 1–0 | 24 – Miller | 7 – Abdulsalam | 5 – Hunter | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| December 1, 2020* 2:00 pm | | vs. Prairie View A&M Wade Houston Tip–off Classic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| December 1, 2020* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Winthrop Wade Houston Tip–off Classic | L 67–75 | 1–1 | 19 – Miller | 10 – Hunter | 6 – Ke. Langley | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Duquesne Wade Houston Tip–off Classic | L 68–81 | 1–2 | 22 – Miller | 6 – Abdulsalam | 4 – Miller | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| December 4, 2020* 2:00 pm | | at Louisville Wade Houston Tip–off Classic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Issues | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY |
| December 10, 2020* 7:00 pm, Ustream | | at Coppin State | L 80–85 | 1–3 | 24 – Miller | 9 – Miller | 5 – Miller | Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD |
| December 11, 2020* 7:00 pm | | NC Wesleyan | Postponed due to Scheduling Issues | Postponed due to Scheduling Issues | Postponed due to Scheduling Issues | Postponed due to Scheduling Issues | Postponed due to Scheduling Issues | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Norfolk State | W 64–47 | 2–3 | 17 – Miller | 10 – Hunter | 5 – Miller | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | USC Upstate | W 65–57 | 3–3 | 16 – Thompson | 6 – Abdulsalam | 5 – Ke. Langley | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| December 19, 2020* 1:00 pm, MyNetworkTV | | at Elon | W 71–64 | 4–3 | 21 – Ke. Langley | 11 – Abdulsalam | 3 – Ke. Langley | Schar Center Elon, NC |
| December 22, 2020* 6:00 pm, NCAggies.com | | at North Carolina A&T Battle of Market Street | W 86–65 | 5–3 | 15 – Abdulsalam | 8 – Tied | 9 – Ke. Langley | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| SoCon regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | L 61–71 | 5–4 (0–1) | 24 – Miller | 7 – Abdulsalam | 3 – Tied | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| January 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wofford | W 84–75 | 6–4 (1–1) | 19 – Allegri | 13 – Miller | 8 – Miller | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium Spartanburg, SC |
| January 9, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wofford | L 45–48 | 6–5 (1–2) | 10 – Tied | 9 – Miller | 4 – Miller | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| January 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Samford | W 87–63 | 7–5 (2–2) | 18 – Miller | 9 – Abdulsalam | 4 – Ko. Langley | Pete Hanna Center (451) Homewood, AL |
| January 16, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Samford | W 82–70 | 8–5 (3–2) | 20 – Miller | 7 – Miller | 5 – Miller | Pete Hanna Center (465) Homewood, AL |
| January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | The Citadel | W 87–73 | 9–5 (4–2) | 30 – Miller | 12 – Miller | 5 – Ke. Langley | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| January 23, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | W 74–66 | 10–5 (5–2) | 17 – Allegri | 8 – Abdulsalam | 4 – Ke. Langley | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| January 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 81–68 | 11–5 (6–2) | 22 – Miller | 8 – Allegri | 6 – Ke. Langley | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | VMI | W 76–59 | 12–5 (7–2) | 25 – Miller | 9 – Abdulsalam | 4 – Ke. Langley | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| February 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at The Citadel | W 85–66 | 13–5 (8–2) | 22 – Hunter | 8 – Abdulsalam | 7 – Miller | McAlister Field House (742) Charleston, SC |
| February 8, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Furman Rescheduled from Jan. 25 due to Covid-19 | L 49–68 | 13–6 (8–3) | 14 – Miller | 6 – Koval | 2 – Ke. Langley | Timmons Arena Greenville, SC |
| February 10, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Furman | W 64–58 | 14–6 (9–3) | 22 – Miller | 8 – Miller | 3 – Miller | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| February 13, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mercer | W 77–74 | 15–6 (10–3) | 16 – Allegri | 10 – Abdulsalam | 6 – Ke. Langley | Hawkins Arena Macon, GA |
| February 17, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VMI | L 77–88 | 15–7 (10–4) | 19 – Miller | 8 – Koval | 5 – Miller | Cameron Hall Lexington, VA |
| February 20, 2020 5:00 pm | | Chattanooga | W 58-50 | 16–7 (11–4) | 15 – Abdulsalam | 11 – Miller | 5 – Miller | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina Rescheduled from Jan. 13 due to Covid-19 | W 77–56 | 17–7 (12–4) | 15 – Tied | 5 – Tied (3) | 5 – Miller | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC |
| February 24, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 80–81 | 17–8 (12–5) | 28 – Miller | 16 – Abdulsalam | 6 – Miller | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| February 27, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | W 85–74 $^{OT}$ | 18–8 (13–5) | 32 – Miller | 9 – Abdulsalam | 7 – Miller | Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN |
| SoCon tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (8) The Citadel Quarterfinals | W 80–72 | 19–8 | 21 – Miller | 6 – Tied | 6 – Ke. Langley | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| March 7, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) | vs. (5) East Tennessee State Semifinals | W 77–65 | 20–8 | 21 – Miller | 7 – Miller | 7 – Ke. Langley | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| March 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN | (1) | vs. (7) Mercer Championship | W 69–61 | 21–8 | 25 – Miller | 12 – Miller | 6 – Miller | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 20, 2021 12:45 pm, truTV | (13 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 14 Florida State First Round | L 54–64 | 21–9 | 17 – Miller | 5 – Tied (3) | 4 – Miller | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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## Awards and honors
### Southern Conference honors
#### Southern Conference Player of the Year

* Isaiah Miller

#### Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year

* Isaiah Miller

#### All-SoCon First Team

* Isaiah Miller