The 2020–21 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Spartans, led by tenth-year head coach

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, play most of their home games at the

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, with a handful of games at

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, on the UNCG campus. They are members of the

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. They finished the season 21–8, 13–5 to finish in 1st place. They defeated

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, East Tennessee State, and

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to win the SoCon Championship. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the Round of 64 to

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 23–9, 13–3 in SoCon play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of SoCon tournament to

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. Although being a good postseason candidate with 23 wins, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the

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. Guard

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was named

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, only the second Spartan to earn that honor. He was also named conference Defensive Player of the Year and named to the All-Southern Conference first-team, his second consecutive season for both. Senior forward

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was named to the All-Southern Conference third-team and Freshman guard Keyshaun Langley was named to the All-Southern Conference Freshman Team.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

Southern Conference honors

Southern Conference Player of the Year

*Isaiah Miller

Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year

*Isaiah Miller

All-SoCon First Team

*Isaiah Miller

References

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Southern Conference men's basketball champion seasons