2022–23 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

2022–23 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
2022–23 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	20–12 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Jones (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Donny Lind; Bryant Stith; Brett Gilbert;
Home arena	Greensboro Coliseum Complex; Fleming Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Furman †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	8	.778
Samford	15	–	3	.833	21	–	11	.656
UNC Greensboro	14	–	4	.778	20	–	12	.625
Western Carolina	10	–	8	.556	18	–	16	.529
East Tennessee State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Wofford	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Chattanooga	7	–	11	.389	18	–	17	.514
Mercer	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
The Citadel	5	–	13	.278	10	–	22	.313
VMI	2	–	16	.111	7	–	25	.219

† 2023 SoCon tournament winner

The 2022–23 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by second-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).

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.

Previous season[edit]

The Spartans finished the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season season with a record of 17–14, 9–9 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the SoCon tournament, they lost to Samford in the quarterfinals. Guard De'Monte Buckingham was named to the Southern Conference Sports Media Association third team. They accepted an invitation to play in the 2022 College Basketball Invitational tournament where, as a No. 7 seed, they lost to No. 10-seeded Boston University in the first round.

Offseason[edit]

Departing players[edit]

Departing Players
Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
De'Monte Buckingham	10	G	6'4"	220	Graduate Student	Richmond, Virginia	Completed College Eligibility
Khyre Thompson	12	G	6'6"	190	Junior	Kernersville, North Carolina	Left Team for Medical Reasons
Reggie Raynor	20	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Transferred to Brunswick Community College
Kaleb Hunter	44	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Raleigh, North Carolina	Graduated
A.J. Williams	2	G	6'0"	180	Freshman	Henrico, Virginia	Entered Transfer Portal
J.C. Tharrington	11	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Charlotte, North Carolina	Transferred to Converse University

Incoming transfers[edit]

Incoming Transfers
Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Keondre Kennedy	G	6'6"	180	Graduate Student	Atlanta, Georgia	UMBC
Mikael Brown-Jones	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	VCU
Joryam Saizonou	G	6'3"	182	Sophomore	Almere, Netherlands	St. Bonaventure
Akrum Ahemed	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Hackensack, New Jersey	Canisius

2022 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Donovan Atwell SG	Huntersville, North Carolina	Providence Day School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Mar 21, 2022
Donovan Atwell SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Cortez Johnson, Jr PF	Baltimore, Maryland	St. Frances Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Cortez Johnson, Jr PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
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[edit]

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)	Sr	High Point, North Carolina
F	2	Mikael Brown-Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	3	Kobe Langley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	High Point, North Carolina
F	4	Mohammed Abdulsalam	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	GS	Ibadan, Nigeria
G	11	Keondre Kennedy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Atlanta, Georgia
G	12	Donovan Atwell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Huntersville, North Carolina
F	13	Miles Jones (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Radford, Virginia
F	14	Jalen White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	St. Petersburg, Florida
F	15	Cortez Johnson, Jr	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
G	20	Joryam Saizonou	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	So	Almere, Netherlands
F	22	Jalen Breath	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Moore, Oklahoma
G	24	Dante Treacy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Orlando, Florida
G	25	Jevon Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Durham, North Carolina
F	33	Bas Leyte	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
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: October 20, 2022

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Johnson & Wales	W 93–60	1–0	16 – Kennedy	11 – Kennedy	6 – Ko. Langley	Fleming Gymnasium (1,102) Greensboro, NC
November 11, 2022* 7:00 pm, ACCN		at Miami (FL)	L 65–79	1–1	13 – Brown-Jones	7 – Kennedy	6 – Ko. Langley	Watsco Center (4,831) Coral Gables, FL
November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Towson	L 53–56	1–2	16 – Ke. Langley	9 – Kennedy	4 – Ko. Langley	Greensboro Coliseum (2,172) Greensboro, NC
November 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UMBC	W 76–72	2–2	24 – Kennedy	8 – Kennedy	4 – Ko. Langley	Greensboro Coliseum (1,257) Greensboro, NC
November 25, 2022* 4:30 pm		vs. Montana State Northern Classic	W 77–66	3–2	20 – Kennedy	6 – Kennedy	5 – Ke. Langley	Place Bell Laval, QC, Canada
November 26, 2022* 2:00 pm		vs. Hofstra Northern Classic	L 53–65	3–3	11 – Brown-Jones	6 – Tied	5 – Treacy	Place Bell Laval, QC, Canada
November 27, 2022* 11:00 am		vs. Stephen F. Austin Northern Classic	L 58–75	3–4	17 – Kennedy	6 – Abdulsalam	9 – Treacy	Place Bell Laval, QC, Canada
November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Carolina A&T Battle of Market Street	L 56–73	3–5	17 – Treacy	14 – Abdulsalam	2 – Tied	Corbett Sports Center (4,704) Greensboro, NC
December 3, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Elon	W 65–61	4–5	20 – Brown-Jones	9 – Ko. Langley	6 – Ko. Langley	Schar Center (1,677) Elon, NC
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 9 Arkansas	L 58–65	4–6	12 – Atwell	10 – Abdulsalam	7 – Ko. Langley	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marshall	W 75–67	5–6	20 – Ko. Langley	10 – Tied	6 – Treacy	Greensboro Coliseum (1,089) Greensboro, NC
December 18, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Warren Wilson	W 120–48	6–6	19 – Ke. Langley	13 – Kennedy	6 – Treacy	Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, NC
December 22, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Kentucky	L 64–68	6–7	15 – Treacy	8 – Abdulsalam	6 – Ko. Langley	McBrayer Arena (2,683) Richmond, KY
SoCon Regular Season
December 29, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 72–47	7–7 (1–0)	19 – Brown-Jones	11 – Kennedy	3 – Tied	Ramsey Center (1,130) Cullowhee, NC
December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wofford	W 73–64	8–7 (2–0)	19 – Kennedy	11 – Brown-Jones	8 – Treacy	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (819) Spartanburg, SC
January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	W 73–61	9–7 (3–0)	19 – Ke. Langley	6 – Abdulsalam	5 – Treacy	Greensboro Coliseum (1,082) Greensboro, NC
January 7, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	L 68–70	9–8 (3–1)	16 – Tied	10 – Kennedy	4 – Kennedy	Greensboro Coliseum (1,197) Greensboro, NC
January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI	W 72–57	10–8 (4–1)	25 – Ke. Langley	7 – Tied	7 – Treacy	Cameron Hall (560) Lexington, VA
January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	W 88–80 ^OT	11–8 (5–1)	24 – Ke. Langley	7 – Tied (3)	6 – Ko. Langley	Timmons Arena (2,507) Greenville, SC
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	W 70–60	12–8 (6–1)	19 – Ke. Langley	7 – Leyte	4 – Ke. Langley	Greensboro Coliseum (1,347) Greensboro, NC
January 21, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	W 59–48	13–8 (7–1)	17 – Brown-Jones	6 – Tied	7 – Ke. Langley	Greensboro Coliseum (1,479) Greensboro, NC
January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		VMI	W 62–50	14–8 (8–1)	14 – Tied	9 – Leyte	3 – Tied (3)	Greensboro Coliseum (1,373) Greensboro, NC
January 29, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	L 57–69	14–9 (8–2)	23 – Abdulsalam	8 – Abdulsalam	6 – Treacy	Greensboro Coliseum (2,419) Greensboro, NC
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	W 69–49	15–9 (9–2)	15 – Abdulsalam	16 – Abdulsalam	4 – Kennedy	Hawkins Arena (2,572) Macon, GA
February 4, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel	W 79–59	16–9 (10–2)	19 – Ke. Langley	12 – Abdulsalam	3 – Leyte	McAlister Field House (3,451) Charleston, SC
February 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU		East Tennessee State	W 91–65	17–9 (11–2)	21 – Kennedy	7 – Kennedy	8 – Treacy	Greensboro Coliseum (1,476) Greensboro, NC
February 12, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	W 97–89 ^OT	18–9 (12–2)	27 – Ke. Langley	14 – Abdulsalam	7 – Ko. Langley	Greensboro Coliseum (1,349) Greensboro, NC
February 15, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 71–83	18–10 (12–3)	18 – Kennedy	13 – Abdulsalam	4 – Ko. Langley	Pete Hanna Center (2,416) Homewood, AL
February 18, 2023 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Chattanooga	W 93–76	19–10 (13–3)	16 – Leyte	8 – Kennedy	4 – Tied	McKenzie Arena (3,560) Chattanooga, TN
February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 71–52	20–10 (14–3)	28 – Ke. Langley	7 – Abdulsalam	5 – Treacy	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
February 25, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 62–63	20–11 (14–4)	12 – Tied	9 – Abdulsalam	3 – Ko. Langley	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,652) Johnson City, TN
SoCon tournament
March 4, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Wofford Quarterfinals	L 66–67	20–12	26 – Kennedy	6 – Kennedy	5 – Ke. Langley	Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

Awards and honors[edit]

Southern Conference honors[edit]

Source:^[2]

SoCon Coaches Coach of the Year[edit]

Mike Jones

SoCon Coaches Defensive Player of the Year[edit]

Kobe Langley

SoCon Coaches First Team[edit]

Keyshaun Langley

SoCon Coaches Third Team[edit]

Keondre Kennedy

SoCon Sports Media Association First Team[edit]

Keyshaun Langley

NABC All-District First Team[edit]

Keyshaun Langley

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Greensboro. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
^ https://uncgspartans.com/news/2023/3/1/mens-basketball-jones-langley-highlight-socon-awards.aspx

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Greensboro. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[2] ttps://uncgspartans.com/news/2023/3/1/mens-basketball-jones-langley-highlight-socon-awards.aspx

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