UNCG Men's Basketball To Begin Play In The Spartan Invitational

From UNC Greensboro Athletics:

November 10, 2019

UNCG Men's Basketball To Begin Play In The Spartan Invitational

GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNC Greensboro men’s basketball will host four games during an eight-day span for the Spartan Invitational, beginning Monday night with a tilt against Averett.

Who: Averett

Where: Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C.

When: Monday, Nov. 11 | 7 p.m.

Five Facts To Know

-- For the second time in three years, the Spartans will host a tournament in Greensboro as UNCG will face Averett, Tennessee Tech, Montana State and Appalachian State over the next week in the Spartan Invitational

-- Including last Tuesday’s 33-point victory over North Carolina A&T, UNCG is now 32-3 in its last 35 home games

-- UNCG enters the matchup with Averett with a 1-1 record, as the Spartans knocked off the Aggies in the opener before falling to No. 3 Kansas on Friday

-- Sophomore Kaleb Hunter has gotten off to a hot start, scoring 17 points in both of UNCG’s games so far along with setting his career high in rebounds twice (seven vs. North Carolina A&T; 12 vs. Kansas)

-- Averett has won its only game so far this season, scoring a five-point overtime victory over Eastern Mennonite

Series History

-- This will mark the 32ndall-time meeting between UNCG and Averett

-- The Spartans hold a decisive 25-6 in the series

-- The last time the Spartans and Cougars shared a court was Dec. 8, 1988

Upcoming For The Spartans

UNCG will play a pair of games this weekend in Fleming Gymnasium as Spartan Invitational action continues, as the Spartans will face Tennessee Tech on Friday night and Montana State on Saturday.

This press release was produced by UNC Greensboro Athletics. The views expressed here are the author’s own.