# 2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

The 2017–18 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by seventh-year head coach Wes Miller, played their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum, with four home games at Fleming Gymnasium, as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 15–3 in SoCon play, and were the SoCon regular season champions. They defeated The Citadel, Wofford, and East Tennessee State to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2016–17 season 25–10, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the SoCon tournament, they defeated The Citadel and Wofford to advance to the championship game where they lost to East Tennessee State. As a conference champion and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Syracuse.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Virginia | L 48–60 | 0–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (13,855) Charlottesville, VA |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina Wesleyan Spartan Classic | W 82–48 | 1–1 | Fleming Gymnasium (1,833) Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Ferrum Spartan Classic | W 95–43 | 2–1 | Fleming Gymnasium (1,767) Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Delaware Spartan Classic | W 79–66 | 3–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,249) Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Longwood Spartan Classic | W 71–40 | 4–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,635) Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 24, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN | | at Wake Forest | L 75–81 | 4–2 | LJVM Coliseum (6,810) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | L 72–74 | 4–3 | Templeton Physical Education Center (230) Clinton, SC |
| Dec 2, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Liberty | W 76–75 | 5–3 | Vines Center (2,294) Lynchburg, VA |
| Dec 7, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Elon | W 75–44 | 6–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,446) Greensboro, NC |
| Dec 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Wilmington | W 71–58 | 7–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,307) Greensboro, NC |
| Dec 16, 2017* 12:00 pm, FS South | | at NC State | W 81–76 | 8–3 | PNC Arena (13,957) Raleigh, NC |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Asheville | L 60–67 | 8–4 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,172) Greensboro, NC |
| Dec 21, 2017* 5:00 pm | | Southeastern (FL) | W 85–67 | 9–4 | Fleming Gymnasium (1,335) Greensboro, NC |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wofford | W 71–67 | 10–4 (1–0) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,420) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 6, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at VMI | W 63–61 | 11–4 (2–1) | Cameron Hall (571) Lexington, VA |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Tennessee State | L 58–68 | 11–5 (2–1) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,038) Johnson City, TN |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Carolina | W 66–55 | 12–5 (3–1) | Ramsey Center (1,237) Cullowhee, NC |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | The Citadel | W 72–58 | 13–5 (4–1) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,135) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 20, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mercer | W 70–66 $^{OT}$ | 14–5 (5–1) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,874) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Furman | W 71–61 | 15–5 (6–1) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,604) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 27, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Samford | W 98–82 | 16–5 (7–1) | Pete Hanna Center (1,629) Birmingham, AL |
| Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Chattanooga | L 85–87 $^{2OT}$ | 16–6 (7–2) | McKenzie Arena (2,503) Chattanooga, TN |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | VMI | W 73–51 | 17–6 (8–2) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,572) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Furman | W 80–67 | 18–6 (9–2) | Timmons Arena (1,560) Greenville, SC |
| Feb 10, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Carolina | W 65–48 | 19–6 (10–2) | Fleming Gymnasium (1,983) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 12, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | East Tennessee State | W 74–56 | 20–6 (11–2) | Greensboro Coliseum (4,179) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 15, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at The Citadel | W 82–66 | 21–6 (12–2) | McAlister Field House (479) Charleston, SC |
| Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer | L 74–77 | 21–7 (12–3) | Hawkins Arena (2,899) Macon, GA |
| Feb 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wofford | W 76–66 | 22–7 (13–3) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,452) Spartanburg, SC |
| Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Chattanooga | W 72–51 | 23–7 (14–3) | Greensboro Coliseum (5,062) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 25, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Samford | W 88-75 | 24–7 (15–3) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,155) Greensboro, NC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (8) The Citadel Quarterfinals | W 72–58 | 25–7 | U.S. Cellular Center (4,863) Asheville, NC |
| Mar 4, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (5) Wofford Semifinals | W 56–55 | 26–7 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,546) Asheville, NC |
| Mar 5, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (2) East Tennessee State Championship | W 62–47 | 27–7 | U.S. Cellular Center (5,823) Asheville, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2018* 1:30 pm, TNT | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 8 Gonzaga First Round | L 64–68 | 27–8 | Taco Bell Arena (11,662) Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||