Head Coach Mike Jones has announced the hiring of Bryant Stith as an assistant coach in July 2022.
Bryant comes to Greensboro from Norfolk, VA where he served the previous nine years as an assistant coach at Old Dominion University. Stith, a 10-year NBA veteran, brings a wealth of experience to UNCG, as he will assist with player development, on-court coaching, recruiting, and opponent scouting.
UNC GREENSBORO
At the conclusion of the 2025-26 season, UNCG had a record of 15-19 overall and 9-9 in the SoCon. The squad saw Justin Neely be named to the All-SoCon First Team. Neely was also named SoCon Player of the Week twice, as well as, Lou Henson National Player of the Week. In addition, three Spartans concluded the season averaging double-figures in Neely (17.9), KJ Younger (15.1) and Donald Whitehead Jr. (10.1).
The Spartans wrapped up the 2024-25 season with a 20-12 overall record and 13-5 in the conference. This was the eighth year in Jones' time as a head coach with 20 or more wins and third-straight season with 20 or more wins in the Blue & Gold. Kenyon Giles was named to the All-SoCon First Team, while Donovan Atwell was voted to the All-SoCon Third Team.
The Spartans concluded the 2023-24 season with their second-straight 20-plus win slate, finishing 21-11 overall and taking second in the SoCon Regular Season. UNCG defeated then-ranked No. 14 Arkansas on Nov. 17 for the program's first ranked win ever. The next week, UNCG won the 2024 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in the Bahamas. Kobe Langley earned Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season, as well as All-Conference third team honors. Mikeal Brown-Jones was named to the All-Conference first team, while Keyshaun Langley was selected to the second team. Keyshaun and Brown-Jones were also voted to the NABC All-District first team.
Jones impressed the SoCon with a 20-12 overall record and a 14-4 conference mark during the 2022-23 season. This was the first year since the 2019-20 season that Jones led a team to 20-plus wins. He was in turn named SoCon Coach of the Year. He coached the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year in Kobe Langley, as well as two All-SoCon honorees including Keyshaun Langley and Keondre Kennedy.
BEFORE UNCG
During his time at ODU, Stith was influential in guiding the Monarchs to a Conference USA Regular Season Championship, a Conference USA Tournament Championship, a NCAA Tournament appearance, making it to the NIT semifinal round, a first-ever Top 25 ranking, and a Vegas 16 Championship.
Before joining the staff at ODU, Stith was a successful high school coach and administrator at Brunswick High School in Virginia. His teams won state championships in 2011, 2012, and 2013, and advanced to the state title game seven straight years. While at Brunswick, Coach Stith coached Javonte Green who went on to play for Coach Jones at Radford. Javonte later went on to become the first NBA player Coach Jones helped to develop as a head coach, making his NBA debut with the Celtics in 2019.
“I’m so excited to be adding Bryant to our staff," stated coach Jones. "He has a wealth of experience at all levels, obviously his playing ability and time in the NBA need little introduction, but I’m just as excited about the experiences he gained at the high school level and these past nine years at ODU. Coach Stith is a consummate professional who works to build true and honest relationships with everyone he comes across. I’ve had the privilege of coaching one of his players and now I can’t wait to get to work with him.”
The All-ACC performer and a 10-year NBA veteran, Stith was the 13th overall selection of the 1992 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets where he played eight years. He also played for the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers before retiring in 2002. He scored 5,946 career points, averaging 10.1 points per game for his NBA career and dished out 1,178 career assists, averaging 2.0 per game.
Stith played for Jeff Jones at the University of Virginia where he was the 1989 ACC Rookie of the Year. Stith finished his career in 1992 as Virginia’s all-time leading scorer with 2,516 career points. He earned first-team All-ACC honors three times and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1992 National Invitation Tournament.
While at UVA, Stith played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, winning the bronze medal. He also helped lead the US national team to the silver medal at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle.
Stith is married to his high school sweetheart, the former Barbara Dilworth. They have four children, sons Brandan and B.J., who both attended ODU and were basketball student-athletes, and daughters, Bria and Brooke, who both attend East Carolina University as track and field student-athletes. Stith graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in Sociology.
