UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball

The UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in NCAA Division I. The school's team currently competes in the Southern Conference.[2]

UNC Greensboro Spartans
2023–24 UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro
Head coachTrina Patterson (5th season)
ConferenceSouthern
LocationGreensboro, North Carolina
ArenaFleming Gymnasium
(Capacity: 7,617/23,000)
NicknameSpartans
ColorsNavy, white, and gold[1]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament runner-up
Division III
1982
NCAA tournament Final Four
Division III
1982, 1988
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
Division III
1982, 1988
NCAA tournament round of 32
Division III
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
NCAA tournament appearances
Division III
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

Division II
1991


Division I
1998
Conference tournament champions
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 (DIAC)
1998 (SoCon)
Conference regular season champions
1986 (DIAC)
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (Big South)
2002, 2020 (SoCon)

History edit

They played in the NCAA Division III Tournament in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988. They made the Final Four in 1982 and 1988, losing to Elizabethtown College in the title game of the former and Concordia (Minnesota) in the Final Four in the latter.

They were champions of the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (DIAC) in regular season and tournament in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, and 1988, with a tournament title also occurring in 1984 and a regular season title in 1986. They played in the Division II Tournament in 1991. They won the Big South Conference regular season title in five consecutive seasons from 1993 to 1997, but they failed to win the conference tournament, finishing as runner-up four times.

They won the Southern Conference conference tournament in 1998 after beating Georgia Southern 75-68. In their first ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance, they lost 94-46 to Alabama in the First Round. They lost in the SoCon tournament championship game in 2000 (68-49 to Furman), 2001 (64-63 to Chattanooga), 2002 (77-69 to Chattanooga), and 2006 (91-79 to Chattanooga).[3]

Postseason edit

NCAA Division I tournament results edit

The Spartans have made one appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They have a combined record of 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1998 First Round Alabama L 46–94

NCAA Division II tournament results edit

The Spartans made one appearance in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1991 Regional Finals Norfolk State L 62–72

NCAA Division III tournament results edit

The Spartans made seven appearances in the NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 9–6.

Year Round Opponent Result
1982 First Round
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship Game
St. Andrews
Susquehanna
Pomona-Pitzer
Elizabethtown
W 71-63
W 74-66
W 77-66
L 67-66 (OT)
1983 First Round Knoxville L 74-71
1984 First Round Knoxville L 74-82
1985 First Round
Regional Final
LeMoyne-Owen
Rust
W 84-77 (OT)
L 66-70
1986 First Round
Regional Finals
Virginia Wesleyan
Rust
W 84-75
L 61-99
1987 First Round Centre L 69-79
1988 First Round
Sweet Sixeen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Regional Third Place
Centre
Rust
Luther
Concordia-Moorhead
Southern Maine
W 81-77
W 66-64
W 55-52
L 66-103
W 68-66

References edit

  1. ^ "Brand Guide – University of North Carolina at Greensboro". Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball - Home - UNCG Athletics". Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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