GREENSBORO, N.C.  –  UNCG men's basketball returns for its first home contest since January 18th, going for a season sweep against the Citadel this Wednesday in Greensboro Coliseum. The Spartans are riding a 12-game winning streak against the Bulldogs, looking to get back in the win column after a recent loss to ETSU i n Johnson City. 

UNCG currently sits third in the SoCon standings with a conference record of 7-3, however two of those three losses have come against the top-ranked Bucs. The Spartans will be led by the conference's leading scorer, and January SoCon Player of the Month recipient, Isaiah Miller, while facing a Citadel side that remains winless in the Southern Conference this season. 

Who: The Citadel
Where: Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Wednesday, Feburary 5 | 7 p.m. 
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Series History
-- The Spartans will be on the search for a season series sweep against the Bulldogs, having beaten the side in their past 12 meetings overall
-- UNCG leads its series against the Citadel 29-8 all-time, and have secured a season sweep against the side in each of the past four seasons

Five Facts To Know
-- Junior guard Isaiah Miller was named Southern Conference Player of the Month for January after averaging 22.8 points per game over the course of the month. Miller set a program record for steals in a single game (9) against Mercer (1/1/20) and set new career-highs in scoring (31), assists (9) and rebounds (10) while helping UNCG to a 6-2 record in January.
-- A win over the Citadel would give the Spartans 11 home wins, and put them in a tie for the fifth-most in program history
-- Averaging 12.9 offensive boards per game, the Spartans own the top mark in the SoCon this year, and sit 24th in the country
-- The Spartans lead the SoCon in field goal percentage defense (41.5), scoring defense (60.3), steals per game (9.7), blocks (91), turnovers forced (18.74) and turnover margin (+6.9)
-- With seven boards against ETSU, senior forward James Dickey moved into second in Spartan history for career rebounds. He currently holds 967, and is just 80 away from tying the all-time mark 

The Bulldogs
-- The Citadel is one of the highest scoring teams in the Southern Conference, with its 78.1 points per game ranking second in the SoCon and 34th in the country
-- Four Bulldog players are averaging in double-digits on the season; Kaiden Rice (13.8), Kaelon Harris (13.6) and Hayden Brown (13.3) are all averaging over 13 points per game 
-- The Citadel is knocking down just under 10 three-pointers per game (9.7) this year. While that average ranks as high as 22nd in Division I basketball, it ranks just fifth out of the 10 teams in the SoCon 

Coming Up Next
The Spartans follow up their contest with the Citadel with two more home matchups against Samford (2/9) and Western Carolina (2/12). UNCG will be looking to complete series sweeps against the Bulldogs and Catamounts after defeating the two sides on the road earlier in the year.

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