Game #29 - UNCG

On the final road trip of the regular season for the Catamounts, WCU will face one of the two teams tied for second place in the conference standing, the UNCG Spartans in the Greensboro Coliseum.  

Who: UNCG Spartans

When: Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Time: 7:00 pm
Where: Greensboro, NC
Radio: Catamount Sports Network
     -announcer: Gary Ayers (PxP)
TV/video: ESPN+
     -announcer: Ty Collins (PxP), Will Jones (Color Analyst) 

Live Stats: UNCG Live Stats
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Gold, white, navy blue
Students: 19,764
Mascot: "Spiro" the Spartan

Head Coach: Mike Jones is the 10th head coach in UNCG men's basketball history. He was hired on April 19, 2021, and is in his second season as HC.  

Jones's record vs. WCU:  3-0

Gray's record vs. UNCG:  0-3

The Series: The Cats are 32-29 overall vs. the Spartans, and are 11-15 in games played in Greensboro.  However, the Cats are 1-9 in the last ten games played and lost both games last season to the Spartans.  

Jones' record vs. WCU: 2-0
Gray's record vs. UNCG: 0-2

UNCG's current record: 19-10 overall, 10-3 home, 8-5 away, 1-2 neutral, 13-3 SoCon
UNCG's last season's record:  17-15 overall, 9-5 home, 7-6 away, 9-9 SoCon


The Spartans were picked 3rd & 4th in the preseason polls, currently, and tied with Furman for second place in the standings. The Spartans are in 6th place in offensive scoring, putting up an average of 72.7 points per game (ppg), but come in 1st place in scoring defense, giving up only 64.9 points per game.  The Spartans have three players that are scoring in double digits, with Keyshaun Langley posting 14.4 ppg, Keondre Kennedy hitting 13.4 ppg, and  Mikeal Brown-Jones scoring 10,4 ppg.