GREENSBORO, N.C. – It's October, which means is one month closer to the best one on the calendar: November.
 
The start of the 2021-22 UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball season is creeping closer. The Mike Jones-era commences on Tuesday, Nov. 9 when the Spartans host North Carolina A&T at the Greensboro Coliseum at 7 p.m.
 
As the reigning Southern Conference tournament champions, UNCG will have the bullseye squarely on it whenever it takes the court for each contest this season.
 
To continue to get you in the spirit of the season, we're emptying our notebooks again with some marvelous morsels of information.
 

• The UNCG at Tennessee contest on Saturday, Dec. 11 will be televised on the SEC Network at 4:30 p.m. This was officially announced earlier this week.

 

• During the 2020-21 season, 16 of UNCG's 21 victories were against teams with .500 or better records, the most in the nation.

 

• Since the start of the 2015-16 season, UNCG is 74-21 in home games (77.8 winning percentage). 

 

• UNCG has compiled a 81-28 regular season record (74.0 percent) against Southern Conference competition since the start of the 2015-16 season.

 

• The Spartans have won at least 13 conference games in each of the last five years.

 

• De'Monte Buckingham, the Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Year in 2016-17 at Richmond, ranked in the top five on the team in points (184), rebounds (112), assists (33), and minutes played (514) while at Cal State-Bakersfield last season.

 

• Jalen White led Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in scoring with 11.7 points per game, including 12.4 points in conference during the 2020-21 year. He ranked ninth in the Southland Conference in defensive rebounds with 4.7 per outing. White scored in double-figures 11 times.

 

• This is the second straight season in which a UNCG transfer is from a Southland Conference school.

 

• Kaleb Hunter enters the season with xxx career points. He has scored in double figures 30 times during his career.

 

• Mohammed Abdulsalam led UNCG in rebounding 18 times last season. He had his first career double-double against Chattanooga.

 

• Dante Treacy was named the 2020 Northeast Conference Tournament MVP after helping Robert Morris win the tournament. During the 2019-20 season, Treacy led the Colonials in assists (153) and steals (44). 

 
SEASON TICKETS ON SALE
Season tickets for the upcoming 2021-22 UNC Greensboro men's and women's basketball campaigns are available now for both renewals and for new purchasers.  Men's basketball season ticket holders will also be able to purchase women's basketball season tickets at a discounted price of $40 per ticket.  

All season ticket holders who renewed from the 2019-20 season will have the first right of refusal to their same seats for the upcoming 2021-22 season.  Season ticket holders who donated their 2020-21 ticket money to Shield our Future or rolled it over will receive a season ticket discount.
 
All renewal invoices are being distributed digitally this year and can be accessed through your UNCG Ticketmaster Account.  You can CLICK HERE to access your account or if you don't have a Ticketmaster Account you can SET ONE UP HERE. The deadline to renew your season tickets is October 1, 2021. To keep the same seats, payment must be received in full, or your account must be enrolled in one of the available interest-free payment plan options by the deadline.  
 
New season ticket holders seat allocation will take place after the October 1 renewal deadline.  
 
UNCG Athletics is transitioning to exclusively mobile-only ticketing. Mobile ticketing provides a seamless way for season ticket holders to fully manage their tickets. As we get closer to the start of the season, we will send you information on how to download your tickets to your mobile wallet, transfer tickets to a friend and much more.
  
2021-22 UNCG Basketball Season Ticket Prices
Men's Basketball (14 of 15 games at the Greensboro Coliseum)
$500 for courtside seats
$199 for risers
$159 for lower level
$129 for faculty/staff
 
Women's Basketball
$50 for a general admission season ticket.
$45 for a youth/senior general admission season ticket
 
This past spring, we rolled out a new benefits chart with updated parking information.  We have made an additional update to parking at the $1,500 (Fighting Spartan) level. Click HERE to see the updated Spartan Club parking map and benefits chart. 
 
Season ticket holders can opt out without penalty. Those who choose to opt out MUST renew their season ticket and pay in full by the October 1 deadline to keep their seats for the 2022-23 season.  They will be able to carry credit over to the 2022-23 season.
 
If you have any questions on renewing or purchasing tickets or how to set up your Ticketmaster account, please contact James Nance, Director of Marketing and Game Operations or Jessica Stender, Senior Account Executive, Ticket Sales, at 336-334-3250.