2025–26 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

2025–26 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
2025–26 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	15–19 (9–9 SoCon)
Head coach	Mike Jones (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Bryant Stith; Brett Gilbert; Josh Gross; C.J. Lee; Randy Phillips;
Home arena	First Horizon Coliseum; Bodford Arena

2025–26 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Tennessee State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Wofford	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Samford	11	–	7	.611	18	–	14	.563
Mercer	11	–	7	.611	19	–	13	.594
Western Carolina	10	–	8	.556	15	–	16	.484
Furman †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
UNC Greensboro	9	–	9	.500	15	–	19	.441
Chattanooga	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
The Citadel	7	–	11	.389	11	–	22	.333
VMI	1	–	17	.056	6	–	26	.188

† 2026 SoCon tournament winner As of March 9, 2026^[1]

The 2025–26 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Greensboro during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the First Horizon Coliseum and Bodford Arena in Greensboro, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2024–25 season 20–12, 13–5 in SoCon play, to finish in second place.^[2] They were upset by #7 seed VMI in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On October 1, 2025, the SoCon released their preseason coaches poll. UNC Greensboro was picked to finish fifth in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

SoCon Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Chattanooga	77 (5)
2	Furman	73 (5)
3	Samford	62
4	East Tennessee State	61
5	UNC Greensboro	43
6	VMI	41
7	Western Carolina	32
8	Mercer	30
9	Wofford	21
10	The Citadel	10
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-SoCon Team

No players were named the Preseason All-SoCon Team.^[4]

Roster

2025–26 UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Antwann Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	UCF	Orlando, Florida
F	2	Clinton Efinda	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Ellsworth Community College	Naas, Ireland
G	3	Jordan Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Gaston College	Atlanta, Georgia
G	4	Assane Mandian	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	NBA Academy Africa	Saly, Senegal
G	6	Noah Norgaard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Fr	La Laguna Tenerife	Copenhagen, Denmark
G	7	Clyde Bailey II (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Cape Henry Collegiate	Virginia Beach, Virginia
F	8	Chane Bynum	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	KIPP Atlanta	Atlanta, Georgia
G	9	Braylen Bowman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Carmel Christian School	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	11	Valentino Pinedo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Saint Francis (PA)	Murcia, Spain
F	12	Justin Neely	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Albany	Miami Beach, Florida
G	13	Donald Whitehead Jr.	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	GS	California (PA)	Hermitage, Pennsylvania
F	16	Domas Kauzonas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School	Vilnius, Lithuania
G	21	KJ Younger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Fr	Weddington High School	Matthews, North Carolina
G	24	Landon King	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Brunswick Community College	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	45	Lilian Marville	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Orléans Loiret Basket	Orléans, France

Head coach

Mike Jones (Howard)

Assistant coach(es)

Bryant Stith (Virginia)
Brett Gilbert (Lebanon Valley)
Josh Gross (UNC Greensboro)
C.J. Lee (UNC Greensboro)
Randy Phillips (Radford)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas State	L 64–93	0–1	15 – Neely	9 – Neely	5 – Neely	Bramlage Coliseum (7,765) Manhattan, KS
November 8, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Elon	L 90–92 ^OT	0–2	18 – Whitehead Jr.	11 – Neely	9 – Neely	Bodford Arena (1,718) Greensboro, NC
November 12, 2025* 8:00 pm, ACCN		at NC State	L 64–110	0–3	21 – Whitehead Jr.	13 – Neely	3 – Marville	Lenovo Center (14,516) Raleigh, NC
November 15, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay SoCon/ASUN Challenge	L 63–69	0–4	15 – Neely	14 – Neely	4 – Norgaard	Bodford Arena (906) Greensboro, NC
November 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Queens SoCon/ASUN Challenge	L 94–101	0–5	22 – Younger	8 – Neely	2 – Tied	Curry Arena (637) Charlotte, NC
November 23, 2025* 5:30 pm, PTB Live		vs. Youngstown State Jacksonville Classic	W 68–62	1–5	16 – Neely	16 – Neely	3 – Neely	John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (346) Jacksonville, FL
November 25, 2025* 1:30 pm, PTB Live		vs. Delaware Jacksonville Classic	L 60–73	1–6	17 – Marville	10 – Neely	3 – Neely	John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (146) Jacksonville, FL
November 26, 2025* 2:00 pm, SIACN		vs. Miami (OH) Riley Decker Showcase	L 71–82	1–7	14 – Younger	11 – Neely	1 – Tied	John Hurst Adams Gymnasium (46) Jacksonville, FL
December 2, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. UNC Asheville	L 77–82	1–8	13 – Whitehead Jr.	10 – Neely	5 – Whitehead Jr.	Harrah's Cherokee Center (444) Asheville, NC
December 6, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	W 82–78	2–8	23 – Neely	8 – Neely	4 – Whitehead Jr.	Williams Arena (2,973) Greenville, NC
December 12, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		William Peace	W 90–62	3–8	24 – Neely	11 – Neely	4 – Tied	Bodford Arena (349) Greensboro, NC
December 16, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Carolina A&T Battle of Market Street	L 65–71	3–9	17 – Younger	11 – Neely	4 – Whitehead Jr.	First Horizon Coliseum (1,237) Greensboro, NC
December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Virginia Lynchburg	W 131–53	4–9	20 – Tied	14 – Neely	7 – Whitehead Jr.	Bodford Arena (252) Greensboro, NC
SoCon regular season
January 1, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Chattanooga	W 77–72	5–9 (1–0)	24 – Younger	11 – Neely	4 – Neely	Bodford Arena (435) Greensboro, NC
January 3, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Samford	W 89–82	6–9 (2–0)	22 – Neely	14 – Neely	3 – Tied	Bodford Arena (439) Greensboro, NC
January 7, 2026 6:00 pm, Nexstar/ESPN+		at Wofford	L 85–97	6–10 (2–1)	26 – Neely	10 – Pinedo	2 – Tied	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,375) Spartanburg, SC
January 10, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State	L 60–86	6–11 (2–2)	13 – Younger	13 – Neely	2 – Neely	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,984) Johnson City, TN
January 15, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		The Citadel	W 69–66 ^OT	7–11 (3–2)	23 – Neely	16 – Neely	3 – Tied	Bodford Arena (1,459) Greensboro, NC
January 17, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer	L 92–102	7–12 (3–3)	21 – Younger	7 – Tied	4 – Marville	First Horizon Coliseum (1,368) Greensboro, NC
January 21, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VMI	W 85–78	8–12 (4–3)	22 – Neely	22 – Neely	3 – Tied	Cameron Hall (1,275) Lexington, VA
January 23, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Furman	L 66–89	8–13 (4–4)	20 – Neeley	9 – Neeley	3 – Tied	Bodford Arena (814) Greensboro, NC
January 29, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mercer	L 77–95	8–14 (4–5)	30 – Younger	11 – Neely	4 – Tied	Hawkins Arena (973) Macon, GA
January 31, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at The Citadel	L 66–71 ^OT	8–15 (4–6)	24 – Younger	13 – Neely	3 – Tied	McAlister Field House (1,133) Charleston, SC
February 4, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Carolina	W 81–78	9–15 (5–6)	25 – Neely	11 – Neely	4 – Tied	Bodford Arena (1,204) Greensboro, NC
February 8, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN2		at Furman	W 67-64	10-15 (6-6)	24 – Neely	13 – Neely	4 – Norgaard	Timmons Arena (2,497) Greenville, SC
February 11, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		VMI	W 92−71	11−15 (7−6)	21 – Tied	9 – Neely	7 – Norgaard	Bodford Arena (1,115) Greensboro, NC
February 14, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	W 99–89	12–15 (8–6)	29 – Neely	16 – Neely	7 – Marville	Bodford Arena (1,242) Greensboro, NC
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	L 77–91	12–16 (8–7)	35 – Neely	8 – Neely	4 – Neely	Ramsey Center (1,692) Cullowhee, NC
February 21, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	L 75–87	12–17 (8–8)	20 – Younger	9 – Pinedo	5 – Pinedo	Bodford Arena (1,498) Greensboro, NC
February 26, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Chattanooga	W 85–80	13–17 (9–8)	18 – Neely	17 – Neely	5 – Marville	McKenzie Arena (4,164) Chattanooga, TN
February 28, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 78–87	13–18 (9–9)	21 – Marville	8 – Pinedo	3 – Tied	Pete Hanna Center (1,875) Homewood, AL
SoCon tournament
March 6, 2026 7:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) VMI First round	W 84–70	14–18	29 – Younger	10 – Neely	5 – Tied	Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC
March 7, 2026 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Wofford Quarterfinals	W 75–72	15–18	22 – Neely	24 – Neely	9 – Marville	Harrah's Cherokee Center (5,140) Asheville, NC
March 8, 2026 6:30 pm, ESPNU	(7)	vs. (6) Furman Semifinals	L 75–81	15–19	27 – Neely	5 – Tied	3 – Norgaard	Harrah's Cherokee Center (5,285) Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "SoCon Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
^ "2024-25 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
^ "Bradley scores 23 as VMI downs UNC Greensboro 64-57 in Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinal". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SoCon men's hoops preseason all-conference team, poll announced". SoCon. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Greensboro. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
^ "UNC Greensboro Spartans 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[MBBStandings-1] "SoCon Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Standings". SoConSports.com. Retrieved February 28, 2026.

[2] "2024-25 Standings". SoCon. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[3] "Bradley scores 23 as VMI downs UNC Greensboro 64-57 in Southern Conference Tournament quarterfinal". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[poll-4] "SoCon men's hoops preseason all-conference team, poll announced". SoCon. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Greensboro. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

[6] "UNC Greensboro Spartans 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 26, 2025.

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