The men’s basketball team starts out on a much more challenging note-they’ll be playing the University of Virginia, one of the ACC’s powerhouse programs over the past few years. Still, they’ll be looking to surprise some people this year and get a better seed for the tournament.
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The regular season ends at the turn of March, when the Spartans will make their annual trip to Asheville for the Southern Conference tournament.īeing a Division I school means that every game will be demanding, and UNCG’s schedule is packed full with plenty of talent. For a Spartans team looking to rebound from a last place finish, that game is a chance for a really satisfying win. It could very well be another close matchup to start off the conference home schedule-worth checking out.Īnother interesting game will be the February 16 matchup versus Chattanooga, who finished at the top of the conference last year with a record of 12-2. Last year, Mercer beat the Spartans in overtime. The first home game against a conference team, though, is on January 12 against Mercer. Furman finished in the middle of the Big South with a 7-7 record last year. The Spartans will be traveling Greenville, South Carolina to play Furman. on November 14.Ĭonference play doesn’t begin until January 5-plenty of time for the team to get their feet wet. The Spartans will try for revenge in Greensboro at 6:00 p.m. When the two teams faced last year, UNC Asheville won 95-52.
The Bulldogs are one of the toughest teams that the Big South has to offer, and it will be the first real test for our Spartans. However, immediately after that they will play a much stronger team from the mountains, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs. The women’s team will start out the year hosting Brevard, a Division III school of just 718 students.
Just recently, UNCG’s full schedules were released online. The sports calendar still has a World Series, NBA tip-off, and a good slice of the NFL season to go through first, but college basketball is getting closer.
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