GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team opens its 14th season inside the Greensboro Coliseum Thursday with a non-conference match against Towson. The contest begins a short two-game homestand inside the Greensboro Coliseum before the Thanksgiving holiday.
 
GAME INFO
Where: Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Thursday, November 17
Time: 7 p.m.
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LAST TIME OUT

• The Spartans dropped a Friday contest to Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) member Miami, 79-65.
• The Spartans held a one-point lead at halftime and earned a lead as large as seven points in the first half.
• UNCG saw four players in double-figure scoring: Mikael Brown-Jones (13 points), Keondre Kennedy (12), Bas Leyte (12), and Dante Treacy (11)
• Brown-Jones came off the bench to shoot 6-of-11 from the field and pull down four rebounds in 19 minutes.
• Kennedy added seven rebounds on a night where he shot 4-of-9 from three-point range.
• Keyshaun (4) and Kobe Langley (6) combined for 10 of the Spartans' assists.
• UNCG shot 41.4 percent for the contest which included 46.4-percent shooting in the first half.
• The Spartans won the turnover battle, only committing eleven turnovers compared to the Hurricanes' 15.

THE SCHEDULE AHEAD

• UNCG boasts 14 home games in 2022-23 with 12 inside the Greensboro Coliseum and the remaining inside Fleming Gymnasium.
• The Spartans host Sun Belt Conference member Marshall to the Greensboro Coliseum Tuesday, December 13 at 7 p.m.
• UNCG makes its first of two national television appearances Tuesday, February 7 when the Spartans host East Tennessee State at 7 p.m. in a contest airing on ESPNU.
• The Spartans will spend the Thanksgiving holiday in Laval, Quebec, Canada, participating in the Northern Classic November 25-27. UNCG will face Montana State, Hofstra, and Stephen F. Austin inside Place Bell Arena.
• After Thanksgiving, the Spartans travel for a three-game road trip to North Carolina A&T (November 30), Elon (December 3), and Southeastern Conference opponent Arkansas (December 6).
• UNCG's second national television appearance comes February 18 when the Spartans travel to Chattanooga in a game airing on CBS Sports Network.

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

• Kennedy leads the Spartans with 14 points per game while shooting 40.9 percent through two games. He also leads the team with nine rebounds per contest.
• Brown-Jones has posted 11.5 points and six rebounds per game off the bench in 16 minutes per contest.
• Leyte currently boasts a 62.5 percent field goal percentage and averages eleven points and six rebounds per game.
• Through two games, the Spartans have posted a 42.8 percent field goal percentage while yielding an opponent's field goal percentage of just 41.9 percent.
• Kobe Langley (6), Dante Treacy (4), and Keyshaun Langley (3) power the Spartans to 20 assists per game as a team compared to 14 for their opponents.
• UNCG out rebounds its opponents, 41.5-36 per game, with a +4.5 margin on the offensive glass.

SCOUTING TOWSON

• Towson enters the contest 3-0 on the season with wins over UAlbany, UMass, and Penn.
• The Tigers earned an 80-74 victory over Penn last Sunday inside The Palestra.
• Four of five Towson starters posted double-figures with Nicolas Timberlake leading the Tigers with 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting. Timberlake also posted five rebounds, two blocks, and two steals.
• Cameron Holden posted 19 points and shot 7-of-9 from the foul line.
• Charles Thompson added 14 points and eight rebounds.
• Towson shot 23-of-32 from the foul line (71.9 percent) compared to Penn's 9-of-10.
• Towson was picked first in the Colonial Athletic Association's (CAA) preseason poll.
• The Tigers finished the 2021-22 season 25-9 overall and 15-3 in CAA play.
• Towson won a share of the CAA regular season title and earned a spot in the NIT where the Tigers fell to Wake Forest in the first round, 74-64, on March 16.

SERIES HISTORY/LAST MATCHUP

• The Spartans are 2-4 all-time against Towson in a series dating back to January 24, 1994.
• Both teams met last season on December 14, 2021 with the Tigers claiming a 74-64 victory.
• Leyte came off the bench to score eleven points on 4-of-5 shooting.
• De'Monte Buckingham led the Spartans with 20 points while Khyre Thompson went 6-of-7 from the field to record 14 points.
• The Spartans shot 52.1 percent from the field compared to 49-percent shooting from Towson.
• UNCG last beat Towson on November 20, 2011, 72-60, in the Maui Invitational Mainland Regional at Middle Tennessee State.