GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team returns to Greensboro and will host non-conference Division III member, N.C. Wesleyan, on Saturday inside Fleming Gymnasium at 1:00 p.m.
 
This game is part of a doubleheader on campus, with the UNCG women's team hosting Appalachian State at 3:30 p.m. following the men. A patron's ticket purchased for the men's game will get them into the women's game.
 

 
LAST SEASON FOR THE SPARTANS

• UNCG concluded last season 21-11 overall and 12-6 in The Southern Conference (SoCon).
• This was the seventh year out of eight with 20 or more wins for the Spartans.
• This was the second out of three years under Head Coach Mike Jones that the Spartans won 20 or more games.
• The Spartans won the 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in November in the Bahamas.
• The 2023-24 squad made history as a team, defeating then-ranked No. 14 Arkansas, 78-72, in Fayetteville for the programs' first ranked win.
• UNCG concluded the 2023-24 season ranked in the top 50 nationally in five categories, including fourth in three-point percentage (39.7), 12^th in three-pointers per game (10.1), 32^nd in field goal percentage defense (41.0), 34^th in effective field goal percentage (.546) and 42^nd in three-point attempts per game (25.4).
• The Spartans led the conference in three-point percentage.
• Jalen Breath is the top returning rebounder for the Spartans, after averaging a career-best 6.1 boards per game last season.
• Donovan Atwell is the top returning scorer for UNCG, averaging a career-best 11.2 points per game in 2023-24.
• UNCG outmatched its opponents in scoring 75.7-69.8, rebounding 35.4-33.8 and steals 7.0-5.8.

 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE SPARTANS

• UNCG came up short against ACC opponent SMU, 81-68, in the two team's first contest against one another on Monday night in Dallas, Texas.
• Kenyon Giles contributed a game- and season-high 21 points.
• Both Malik Henry and Ronald Polite III tallied season-bests. Henry registered 14 points, while Polite had 12 points.
• Miles Jones paced the game and matched his career best of eight rebounds.
• SMU outmatched UNCG in fast break points, 13-5, points off turnovers, 19-12, points in the paint, 34-28, and second-chance points, 16-6.

 
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

• The Spartans were voted to finish sixth in the SoCon Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Atwell was voted to the Preseason All-SoCon team.
• The Spartans return nine from last year's roster, while adding seven newcomers.
• UNCG has 13 regular season non-conference games this season: five home, five away and three neutral.
• Non-conference breakdown: CAA (2), ASUN (2), Big South (1), ACC (1), Big Ten (1), Big West (1), Mountain West (1), Conference USA (1), NCCAA (1), DIII (2)
• The Spartans opened the 2024-25 season with their first of two SoCon/ASUN battles including Florida Gulf Coast, taking the win 73-64.
• There will be six games in Fleming Gymnasium and eight in the First Horizon Coliseum this season.
• UNCG begins its SoCon slate with a game on New Year's Day, traveling to Spartanburg, South Carolina, to face off against Wofford and the Spartans conclude regular season conference play on March 1 against Samford in Greensboro.
• UNCG travels to Wofford on Jan. 1 and Chattanooga on Jan. 9 and will play on the CBS Sports Network.
• The Spartans' game at ETSU on Feb. 19 will be on ESPNU, while the team will host Samford on March 1 on ESPN2 or ESPNU.
• Giles joins the Spartans after two years at Radford, where he was first on the team with 1.4 steals per game and second on the team with 14.3 points per game.
• Polite III and Henry both come to UNCG with four years previously at George Mason. Polite III has averaged 7.38 points per game and 2.5 assists per game. Henry contributed a 62.5-percentage in field goals during his time with the Patriots.
• Demetrius Davis joins the Spartans after playing the last two seasons at Chattanooga and one year each at Lawson State Community College and Augusta.
• Nationally, the Spartans are 73^rd in free-throw percentage (76.2).
• Jones is 45^th nationally with 7.00 defensive rebounds per game, which is second in the SoCon.
• Giles is leading the SoCon with 19.0 points per game and second with 3.5 three-pointers per game.

 
SCOUTING THE BISHOPS

• N.C. Wesleyan went 14-12 overall during the 2023-24 season and 8-6 in USA South.
• N.C. Wesleyan is 1-2 so far this season with its lone win against Eastern Mennonite, 80-71.
• Most recently, the Bishops fell to No. 17 Guilford, 87-59.
• Opponents are outmatching the Bishops in points per game, 81.0-72.0, rebounds per game, 37.3-35.0, assists per game, 16.3-9.0, steals per game, 6.7-5.7, and blocks per game, 3.3-2.3.
• Three from N.C. Wesleyan are averaging double figures per game, including Marquis Eskew (16.0), James Jones (16.0) and Justin Burden (10.7).
• Kyron Kelly is leading the team with 7.3 rebounds per game, while Khalid Chavis-Hinds is averaging 4.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game.

 
TICKETS FOR HOME SPARTAN GAMES
To secure your tickets for UNCG men's basketball home games click HERE for options including single games and group discounts, flex plans, and full season ticket options.  The home basketball schedule includes eight (8) home games at First Horizon Coliseum and Six (6) home games at Fleming Gymnasium. To learn more about upcoming ticket promotions or to purchase over the phone call the UNCG Ticket Office at 336-334-3250. 
 
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UP NEXT
The Spartans will hit the road for four-straight games, beginning with Big Ten foe Indiana on Thursday, Nov. 21 in Bloomington, Indiana, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall with a 6:30 p.m. start.
 
UNCG will then travel to Henderson, Nevada, to play in the 2024 Ball Dawgs Classic at the Lee's Family Forum. The Spartans will play Long Beach State (11/25), San Jose State (11/26) and UTEP (11/27).