# 2018–19 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

The 2018–19 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans finished the season 29–7, 15–3 in SoCon play, and were the SoCon regular season runners-up. They defeated Samford and Furman before falling to regular season champion Wofford in the title game of the SoCon Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they beat Campbell in the first round before losing to eventual tournament runners-up Lipscomb.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2017–18 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:30 pm | | at North Carolina A&T Battle of Market Street | W 74–66 | 1–0 | Corbett Sports Center (5,006) Greensbor, NC |
| Nov 9, 2018* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 23 LSU | L 91–97 | 1–1 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,613) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 82–61 | 2–1 | Trask Coliseum (3,733) Wilmington, NC |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Johnson & Wales (NC) Delaware Invitational | W 105–57 | 3–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,379) Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 74–66 | 4–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,220) Greensboro, NC |
| Nov 23, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Delaware Delaware Invitational | W 84–65 | 5–1 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,556) Newark, DE |
| Nov 24, 2018* 7:00 pm | | vs. Louisiana Tech Delaware Invitational | W 80–73 | 6–1 | Bob Carpenter Center (172) Newark, DE |
| Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Greensboro College Delaware Invitational | W 111–33 | 7–1 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,136) Greensboro, NC |
| Dec 1, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 10 Kentucky | L 61–78 | 7–2 | Rupp Arena (21,853) Lexington, KY |
| Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Elon | W 75–74 | 8–2 | Schar Center (2,231) Elon, NC |
| Dec 12, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 77–54 | 9–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (1,877) Greensboro, NC |
| Dec 15, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 53–48 | 10–2 | Fleming Gymnasium (1,545) Greensboro, NC |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Radford | W 65–58 | 11–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (2,059) Greensboro, NC |
| SoCon regular season ||||||
| Dec 22, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Samford | W 83–75 | 12–2 (1–0) | Pete Hanna Center (974) Homewood, AL |
| Dec 29, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | W 85–72 | 13–2 (2–0) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,285) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at VMI | W 71–68 | 14–2 (3–0) | Cameron Hall (600) Lexington, VA |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Wofford | L 43–72 | 14–3 (3–1) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,974) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 12, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Furman | W 89–79 | 15–3 (4–1) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,175) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 69–60 | 16–3 (5–1) | Ramsey Center (2,226) Cullowhee, NC |
| Jan 19, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Tennessee State | W 75–68 | 17–3 (6–1) | Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,702) Johnson City, TN |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | The Citadel | W 83–60 | 18–3 (7–1) | Greensboro Coliseum (5,014) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 88–81 | 19–3 (8–1) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,928) Greensboro, NC |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | VMI | W 93–66 | 20–3 (9–1) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,639) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Samford | W 75–67 | 21–3 (10–1) | Greensboro Coliseum (2,607) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Chattanooga | W 78–63 | 22–3 (11–1) | McKenzie Arena (3,093) Chattanooga, TN |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 57–67 | 22–4 (11–2) | Timmons Arena (1,719) Greenville, SC |
| Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wofford | L 50–80 | 22–5 (11–3) | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (3,400) Spartanburg, SC |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 23–5 (12–3) | Greensboro Coliseum (3,851) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 24, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | East Tennessee State | W 60–59 | 24–5 (13–3) | Greensboro Coliseum (6,021) Greensboro, NC |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at The Citadel | W 100–96 | 25–5 (14–3) | McAlister Field House (979) Charleston, SC |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mercer | W 74–47 | 26–5 (15–3) | Hawkins Arena (1,406) Macon, GA |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Samford Quarterfinals | W 77–70 | 27–5 | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC |
| Mar 10, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Furman Semifinals | W 66–62 | 28–5 | U.S. Cellular Center (6,273) Asheville, NC |
| Mar 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | vs. (1) No. 20 Wofford Championship | L 58–70 | 28–6 | U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (1) | (8) Campbell First Round – UNC Greensboro Bracket | W 84–69 | 29–6 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,459) Greensboro, NC |
| Mar 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN | (1) | (5) Lipscomb Second Round – UNC Greensboro Bracket | L 69–86 | 29–7 | Greensboro Coliseum (4,248) Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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