http://uncgspartans.com en-us en-us http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120605nr6s61 GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s men’s basketball team will be honored for winning the Southern Conference’s North Division and its new coaching staff will be introduced prior to Saturday’s Greensboro Grasshoppers game at NewBridge Bank Park. Head coach Wes Miller will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120605nr6s61 2012-06-05T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201206016qqqgl ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Southern Conference wrapped up its annual Spring Meetings on Friday, announcing changes to the league’s men’s basketball regular season and tournament and changes in venues for the men’s soccer tournament for the next four years. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201206016qqqgl 2012-06-01T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/general_news/2011-12/053112_socon_all-sports_race SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s men finished fifth and its women finished fourth in the final standings of the Southern Conference’s all-sports races. Appalachian State earned the league’s Commissioner’s Cup for excellence in men’s athletics while College of Charleston was awarded the Germann Cup for the best overall women’s athletics program. Thu, 31 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/general_news/2011-12/053112_socon_all-sports_race 2012-05-31T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/student_services/0522_senior_banquet GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG Department of Athletics recently recognized its student-athletes at the UNCG Senior Banquet at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons. Men’s cross country and track athlete Joey Thompson and women’s soccer goalkeeper Kelsey Kearney earned UNCG’s male and female Spartan Awards. Tue, 22 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/student_services/0522_senior_banquet 2012-05-22T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120515tzll8r GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG’s men’s basketball program has added Arizona State transfer Kyle Cain and Delaware transfer Kelvin McNeil, Spartan coach Wes Miller announced Tuesday. Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120515tzll8r 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/general_news/2011-12/2012_graduation GREENSBORO, N.C. – Thirty-five UNCG student-athletes took part in graduation ceremonies across campus this week. Sat, 05 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/general_news/2011-12/2012_graduation 2012-05-05T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201205013o1cbv UNCGSpartans.com writer Rob Daniels has profiled UNCG men’s basketball season ticket holders each week leading up to the May 1 deadline to get a “Say Yes to Wes” bobblehead with a $50 deposit per ticket for 2012-13 season tickets. The final feature is on Marc Bush. Tue, 01 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201205013o1cbv 2012-05-01T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120426cf1adm UNCGSpartans.com writer Rob Daniels will profile UNCG men’s basketball season ticket holders each week leading up to the May 1 deadline to get a “Say Yes to Wes” bobblehead with a $50 deposit per ticket for 2012-13 season tickets. This week’s feature is on Tom Martin. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120426cf1adm 2012-04-26T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/2012042073rgrg GREENSBORO, N.C. – Former Maryland standout Duane Simpkins will join UNCG men’s basketball coach Wes Miller’s staff as an assistant coach, Miller announced Friday. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/2012042073rgrg 2012-04-20T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120419bd6qlq UNCGSpartans.com writer Rob Daniels will profile UNCG men’s basketball season ticket holders each week leading up to the May 1 deadline to get a “Say Yes to Wes” bobblehead with a $50 deposit per ticket for 2012-13 season tickets. This week’s feature is on Neal Thacker. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120419bd6qlq 2012-04-19T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201204136zo00h GREENSBORO, N.C. – New UNCG men’s basketball coach Wes Miller has made his first hires, bringing in former Rice University assistant Mike Roberts as his associate head coach and former North Carolina teammate and assistant strength and conditioning coach Jackie Manuel as an assistant coach. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201204136zo00h 2012-04-13T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120412b2du28 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Baltimore forward Kayel Locke (pronounced KAY-el) has signed a National Letter of Intent to play men’s basketball for UNCG next season, coach Wes Miller announced Thursday. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120412b2du28 2012-04-12T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120412h88tiq GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG faculty, staff and students are invited to attend a meet and greet for new UNCG men’s basketball coach Wes Miller on Monday, April 23, in the Elliott University Center Maple Room. The meet and greet is free and will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120412h88tiq 2012-04-12T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120412wet666 UNCGSpartans.com writer Rob Daniels will profile UNCG men’s basketball season ticket holders each week leading up to the May 1 deadline to get a “Say Yes to Wes” bobblehead with a $50 deposit per ticket for 2012-13 season tickets. This week’s feature is on Bryan and Wendy Hall. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120412wet666 2012-04-12T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120411tuvqus In less than four months, Wes Miller has gone from a relatively unknown assistant coach to the youngest leader of an NCAA Division I program. That designation has since disappeared – somebody else hired somebody younger – but Miller, 29, is sticking around UNCG and generating considerable offseason interest in the Spartan program. He even has his own bobblehead, a perk for those who put down 2012-13 season-ticket deposits by the end of this month. Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120411tuvqus 2012-04-11T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/general_news/2011-12/040512_academic_all-socon SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Fifteen UNCG student-athletes were named to the Academic All-Southern Conference team for the 2011-12 winter season, the league office announced Thursday. UNCG indoor track and field runner Ashley Schnell was one of just six student-athletes in the conference with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/general_news/2011-12/040512_academic_all-socon 2012-04-05T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120403whof8w CHARLOTTE, N.C. – UNCG sophomore guard Trevis Simpson was named to the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association’s University Division All-State Men’s Basketball Second Team, the organization announced Tuesday. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120403whof8w 2012-04-03T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120321o4ys2d SPARTANBURG, S.C. – UNCG’s men are in third and women are in seventh after the winter season of competition in the Southern Conference’s all-sports races. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120321o4ys2d 2012-03-21T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120314riev0u GREENSBORO, N.C. –UNCG’s Trevis Simpson has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 22 first team, the organization announced Wednesday. Wed, 14 Mar 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120314riev0u 2012-03-14T04:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120306hz5pwo GREENSBORO, N.C. –Wes Miller, UNCG men’s basketball interim head coach since Dec. 13, was named as the school’s ninth head coach at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon at Greensboro Coliseum. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120306hz5pwo 2012-03-06T05:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120306qo3uve UNCG Athletics is holding a press conference on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. to announce its men’s basketball head coach. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120306qo3uve 2012-03-06T05:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201203042889hf ASHEVILLE, N.C. –Trevis Simpson's game-high 24 points weren't enough as UNCG suffered an 82-77 loss to Western Carolina. Sun, 04 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201203042889hf 2012-03-04T05:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120303c77xfk UNCG looks to keep its season alive when the Spartans battle Western Carolina in the Southern Conference Tournament semifinals, 6 p.m., Sunday in Asheville. The game can be seen on ESPN3 or WUNC. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120303c77xfk 2012-03-03T05:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120303iyowkk ASHEVILLE, N.C. –Trevis Simpson scored a game-high 17 points and UNCG closed the game with a 27-6 run as the Spartans downed Appalachian State, 65-55, in a Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinal game on Saturday at U.S. Cellular Center. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120303iyowkk 2012-03-03T05:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120302fhgdi4 Spartans open SoCon Tournament play at noon, Saturday against Appalachian State at the Asheville Civic Center. Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120302fhgdi4 2012-03-02T05:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201202290fjaoa GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Southern Conference Sports Media Association on Wednesday named UNCG’s Wes Miller as its Anton Foy Coach of the Year recipient while also naming Spartan standouts Trevis Simpson and Derrell Armstrong to the all-conference teams. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201202290fjaoa 2012-02-29T05:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201202285nhiou GREENSBORO, N.C. –UNCG sophomore Trevis Simpson has been named all-Southern Conference in voting by league coaches, the conference office announced on Tuesday. Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201202285nhiou 2012-02-28T05:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120226di326j SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference has announced the pairings for the 2012 Men’s Basketball Tournament, slated to begin Friday, March 2 in Asheville, N.C. UNCG opens play at noon on Saturday, March 3. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120226di326j 2012-02-26T05:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201202250n4ti6 ELON, N.C. –Trevis Simpson scored 22 points for the Spartans, but UNCG fell into an early 13-0 hole and never recovered on its way to a 93-79 Southern Conference setback at Elon, Saturday at Alumni Gym. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/201202250n4ti6 2012-02-25T05:00:00Z http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120224swxue1 With the SoCon North Division title and No. 1 tournament seed all wrapped up, the Spartans close out the regular season when they visit divisional rival Elon, 7 p.m., Saturday. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT http://uncgspartans.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120224swxue1 2012-02-24T05:00:00Z