Gulf Coast Showcase

Even though the Gulf Coast Showcase (I'm not sure if this tournament has a sponsor name yet) brackets haven't been announced yet, the athletics department did mention in it's press release the other 7 teams in the men's bracket of the tournament. Also, here's an article from May in the Naples News talking about the tournament.

UNCG (9-22) - Southern Conference
Illinois-Chicago (18-16) - Horizon League
St. Bonaventure (14-15) - Atlantic 10
Louisiana Tech (27-7) - Conference USA
San Diego (16-18) - West Coast Conference
Southern Illinois (14-17)- Missouri Valley Conference
Stetson (15-16) - Atlantic Sun
Western Illinois (22-9) - Summit League

The Games will be played ~7,000 seat Germain Arena in Esteros, Florida. The arena is located in between the cities of Naples and Fort Myers.

Spartans Release 2013-2014 Schedule

UNCG released their 2013-2014 schedule on Monday. It features an odd mix of 4 ACC opponents and 3 non-D1 teams. The Spartans will also be playing in 2013 Gulf Coast Showcase in Naples/Ft Myers, FL. The brackets for that tournament have not been released yet.

11/2 Lees-McRae* (Exhibition)
11/8 High Point
11/12 East Carolina
11/17 Chowan
11/20 Greensboro College
11/25 TBD^ Gulf Coast Showcase
11/26 TBD^ Gulf Coast Showcase
11/27 TBD^ Gulf Coast Showcase
12/3 Presbyterian
12/7 UNC-Chappel Hill
12/11 Claffin
12/14 @ Rutgers
12/18 James Madison
12/21 @ Wake Forest
12/28 @ Viginia Tech
12/30 NC State
1/2 @ Western Carolina
1/6 Furman
1/9 @ App State
1/16 Citadel
1/18 Davidson
1/23 @ Samford
1/25 @ Chattanooga
1/30 App State
2/1 Georgia Southern
2/6 @ Elon
2/13 @ Georgia Southern
2/16 Western Carolina
2/19 Elon
2/23 Chattanooga
2/27 @ Davidson
3/1 @ Wofford
3/7 TBD# SoCon Tournament
3/8 TBD# SoCon Tournament
3/9 TBD# SoCon Tournament
3/10 TBD# SoCOn Tournament

* Fleming Gym (Greensboro, NC)
^ Germain Arena (Estero, FL)
# US Cellular Arena (Asheville, NC)

Schedule Released Today

UNCG will be releasing their 2013-2014 men's basketball schedule today. You can get an early preview of it by checking out their Twitter feed. So, far it has mentioned UNCG playing High Point at the Greensboro Coliseum on November 8. I will post a full recap of the schedule tomorrow.

UNCG to Play Tar Heels for next 3 seasons

I know this is very old news, but UNCG and UNC-Chapel Hill agreed to play a 3 year series back in February. There will be two trips for the Spartans to Chapel Hill sandwiched around a Tar Heels visit to the Greensboro Coliseum. This season's game will be played at the Smith Center on December 7.

OOC Opponents RPI

Courtesy of RealTimeRPI ...

Bluefield State (non-D1), High Point (268), WSSU (non-D1), East Carolina (164), Virginia Tech (115), Rutgers (163), NC A&T (282), James Madison(261), UNCW (213), Wake Forest (182), NC State (50), Lees-McRae (non-D1)

UNCG Releases 2012-2013 Schedule

11/3 Bluefield State* (Exh.)
11/9 @ High Point
11/12 Winston-Salem State
11/16 @ East Carolina
11/19 Virginia Tech
11/25 Rutgers
11/28 NC A&T
12/1 Citadel
12/16 @ James Madison
12/19 @ UNC Wilmington
12/22 Wake Forest
12/31 @ NC State
1/5 @ Davidson
1/9 Lees-McRae
1/12 @ Western Carolina
1/14 @ App State
1/16 Wofford
1/20 Furman
1/24 Chattanooga
1/26 Samford
1/31 Elon
2/2 @ Charleston
2/7 @ Furman
2/9 @ Wofford
2/14 Western Carolina
2/17 App State
2/21 @ Chattanooga
2/23 @ Samford
2/28 Ga Southern
3/2 @ Elon
3/8 - 3/11 SoCon Tournament^

* Fleming Gym
^ Asheville, NC

Spartans to Appear in Raleigh

Per NC State's athletics website, UNCG will be making a stop at the PNC Arena in the 2012-2013 season.

Joining the Stanford Cardinal on NC State's list of non-conference opponents slated to come to Raleigh as part of the PNC Arena season-ticket package are 2012 NCAA Tournament participants Norfolk State, St. Bonaventure and UNC-Asheville. The Pack's other non-conference opponents include Miami (Ohio), UNC-Greensboro and Western Michigan.

I had originally heard that this game was going to be in Greensboro, but I guess we'll have to wait a year for the return trip by the Wolfpack.

Spartans Release 2011-2012 Schedule

UNCG Athletics released the 2011-2012 men's basketball schedule today. You can read the article here. Some of the games, such as return games at Florida State, at Miami and a home game with VCU were known. There were the familiar names of Duke, East Carolina and NC A&T on there as well. But there were some very interesting teams. UNCG will play at Tennessee and at Georgetown as part of the Maui Invitational. While the Spartans don't actually get to make the trip over to Hawaii (they are 1 of the 4 "mainland" teams), they will get to play in a mini bracket at MTSU against the host team and either Towson or Belmont.

All-in-all I'm quite happy to see this schedule. While it does have some difficulty, there are actually some winnable contests for the Spartans. These type games have been sorely lacking the past few years. With a team that returns all but 1 player, I think this schedule will allow for some upward movement by UNCG.

11/3 Greensboro College (Exh.)#
11/11 @ Tennessee
11/14 @ Georgetown
11/17 UNC Pembroke
11/19 @ Middle Tennessee St
11/20 Towson/Belmont*
11/28 NC A&T
12/1 @ App St
12/3 @ Western Carolina
12/5 Elon
12/11 @ Florida State
12/16 East Carolina
12/19 @ Duke
12/22 VCU
12/30 @ Richmond
1/2 @ Miami
1/5 Davidson
1/12 College of Charleston
1/14 @ Citadel
1/19 Chattanooga
1/21 Samford
1/26 App St
1/28 Western Carolina
2/2 Citadel
2/4 @ Furman
2/9 @ Samford
2/11 @ Chattanooga
2/15 College of Charleston
2/18 @ Georgia Southern
2/21 Wofford
2/25 @ Elon
3/2 - 3/6 SoCon Tournament^

# Fleming Gym
* Middle Tennessee State
^ Asheville, NC