Godwin & Maness to be Inducted Into Their Respective College Athletic Hall of Fames GREENSBORO, N.C. – Head Coach Billy Godwin and Pitching Coach Seth Maness will be inducted into the Barton College Athletic Hall of Fame and the East Carolina (ECU) University Athletics Hall of Fame, respectively. Godwin graduated from Barton College (formerly Atlantic Christian), in 1986 where he captured 19 wins during his career with the Bulldogs, helping to lead them to two District 26 regular-season crowns. He was named team captain in his senior year and won the Kiwanis Award for the Most Outstanding Male Student-Athlete in…
UNCG’s Keane and Wolf Named to All-SoCon Faculty and Staff Team Complete All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Team GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Southern Conference (SoCon) named its All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Team on Wednesday, with two representatives from all 10 member schools being recognized by the league. While the selections were up to each institution’s discretion, the recipients all shared the common characteristics of demonstrated service to the institution and contributions to campus life, and the local community. Faculty members selected have demonstrated strong contributions to teaching, research, and/or service, while staff members are being recognized for bringing out…
from Gerard Gilberto, at www.milb.com On Curt Bloom, a former college sports broadcaster for the UNCG Spartans, back in the days of the old WUAG 106.1, and what is now the current 103.1 UNCG campus radio station…Curt Bloom, was in Greensboro, and now he is headed to Chicago, to call the White Sox’ game on Sunday…. In the Minors, it’s not just the players and coaches who are grinding toward a big league opportunity. This series tells the story of Minor League broadcasters getting their own Major League experience this season. First up, Double-A Birmingham broadcaster Curt Bloom. Advice that…
Click On Below for the word from new Florida State head baseball coach, Link Jarrett….Jarrett, former coach at UNCG, and Notre Dame…. One goal. Walk off the field in Omaha with the trophy. pic.twitter.com/TVkJKVWEr9 — FSU Baseball (@FSUBaseball) June 27, 2022
UNCG men’s basketball superstar Isaiah Miller signs free-agent contract with Minnesota Timberwolves from www.myfox8.com: GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A UNCG Alumni and basketball star has signed a contract in the NBA. Isaiah Miller, who played for UNCG’s men’s basketball team, has signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He announced this on his Twitter early Friday morning. Happy to be apart of Minnesota T-Wolves organization ???? — Isaiah Miller (@isaiahmiller_1) July 30, 2021 Miller graduated in ’21 after UNCG’s basketball won their conference regular-season and tournament titles in the 2021 season. Miller famously brought them the victory in…
With the basketball coaching change at UNCG, John Newman III has changed his mind and he will now attend Cincinnati and join the Bearcats and their head coach Wes Miller, and John Newman will be leaving Clemson and he will not be attending UNCG…. John Newman III, from the Greensboro Day School, now going to Cincinnati….. LETS GET IT CINCY ???? pic.twitter.com/lYO73wA7ea — John Newman III™ (@_JayRock15) April 21, 2021
John Newman III, from the Greensboro Day School, and formerly of the Clemson Tigers basketball team is headed home, and he is headed right to the UNCG Men’s Basketball Team….John Newman III is coming home and he will be playing for coach Wes Miller, and the UNCG Spartans….John Newman III’s dad, John Newman Jr., used to be an assistant basketball coach at UNCG, so the UNCG blood runs deep, in the Newman family…. Here is the news from John Newman III himself, by way of Twitter, earlier today/Tuesday…. Hey Greensboro?? … it’s me AGAIN #letsgoG pic.twitter.com/hyvkzJp453 — John Newman III™…
Villaman Tosses One-Hitter In 3-0 Shutout Win At UNCG from www.gopack.com: GREENSBORO, N.C. – Pitcher Chris Villaman(Ledford High School) had a career night on Tuesday in NC State baseball’s midweek contest at UNCG, as he allowed just one hit in a complete game shutout win. The Wolfpack (9-9) extended its win streak to five thanks to a 3-0 victory over the Spartans (13-11) at UNCG Baseball Stadium. In Villaman’s (1-2) first career complete game and first win of the year on the mound he yielded a double and walked three, allowing just four batters to reach base the entire game.…
UNCG’s Defense Doesn’t Rest In Key Win Over Chattanooga from www.uncgspartans.com: GREENSBORO, N.C. – The defense that sparked the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s basketball team to wins in nine of 10 games reappeared after intermission. It made Chattanooga’s 10-point second-half advantage disappear. Behind a total team performance that featured numerous important contributions, UNCG claimed an important, 60-55, victory in a Southern Conference contest at the Greensboro Coliseum Saturday afternoon. The Spartans terminated Chattanooga’s six-game winning streak after rallying from their fourth double-digit deficit to win this season. The Spartan defense was in surly mood especially after trailing 36-26 21 seconds…
Miller Sparks UNCG Victory Over Furman from www.uncgspartans.com: GREENSBORO, N.C. — When the Southern Conference’s cognoscenti of coaches and media members consider Isaiah Miller’s legitimate 2021 Player of the Year candidacy, they should look to Wednesday’s Furman game for guidance. Miller led the Spartans to a 64-58 decision in a heavyweight showdown that was a typical rock ’em, sock ’em SoCon affair at the Greensboro Coliseum Wednesday night before an awed-struck ESPNU audience. Playing on national television against a highly-rated opponent in the Spartans’ biggest game of the season, the affable 6-0 senior guard provided a concise resume of his…
++++++++++Update:NO fans for any of the UNCG Spring sports in February….2 tickets per athlete for family members coming up in March and going forward….++++++++++ NO Spectators will be allowed to attend UNCG Baseball games this season….. **********Here is the word we received last week, and unless there is some sort of change in policy, we will keep on printing this post, until the UNCG baseball fans are set free, and some are allowed to attend UNCG Spartans baseball games…..********** UNCG has decided NO spectators will be allowed at the outdoor baseball stadium. Strangely, this same administration has allowed up to…
SEVENTH HEAVEN: UNCG Rides Momentum To Top Floor from www.uncgspartans.com: CHARLESTON, S.C. – Kaleb Hunter scored a season-high 22 points and A.J. McGinnis added a career-best 14 points to help the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s basketball team subdue The Citadel, 85-66, in a Southern Conference battle Wednesday night. Isaiah Miller added 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Keyshaun Langley(Southwest Guilford HS) scored eight of his 10 points in the second half as UNCG moved into sole possession of first place in the rugged Southern Conference. The Spartans lead ETSU by a half-game. A closer forensic analysis reveals that Langley(Southwest…
from www.uncgspartans.com: Miller’s Brilliance Fuels UNCG’s 6th Straight Victory GREENSBORO, N.C. – Beware. The Grinch is still around. No, he didn’t steal Christmas from the Virginia Military Institute men’s basketball team, but he sure made life miserable for anyone in a visiting red uniform. The Grinch, in this case, was 6 foot, 1 inch UNC Greensboro (UNCG) senior guard Isaiah Miller. His dominant defensive performance fueled UNCG’s 76-59 victory over VMI in a Southern Conference contest Saturday night at the Greensboro Coliseum. Miller scored a game-high 25 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and finished with a season-best seven steals to lead…
SIXTH SENSE: UNCG Has Plenty In Reserve To Rally Past Chattanooga **********Keyshaun Langley(Southwest Guilford HS) with 9 points/4 assists for Spartans********** from www.uncgspartans.com: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s basketball team erased a nine-point deficit in the final eight minutes and rallied for a memorable 74-66 triumph over Chattanooga in a Southern Conference thriller at McKenzie Arena Saturday afternoon. Junior guard Angelo Allegri led UNCG with 17 points. Freshman guard Jarrett Hensley added a career best 12 points while junior guard Kaleb Hunter steadied the Spartans with 10 points and seven rebounds. UNCG also got nine points each…
UNCG Takes A Bite Out Of The Citadel, 87-73, With Defense from www.uncgspartans.com: GREENSBORO, N.C. – Isaiah Miller and Mohammed Abdulsalam each finished with a double-double to lead the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s basketball team to an 87-73 victory over The Citadel in a Southern Conference contest at the Greensboro Coliseum Monday night. Miller packaged a season-high 30 points, 12 rebounds, four steals, three assists, and two blocked shots to help the Spartans defeat The Citadel for a 14th consecutive time. It was his second double-double this season and the third of his career. He also scored a layup at…
**********UNCG Men take “Battle of the ‘Boro” over cross-town rival N.C. A&T:Keyshaun Langley(Southwest Guilford High School) with 13 pts./9 assists for UNCG Spartans, Kameron Langley(Southwest Guilford High School) with 12 pts./9 assists for N.C. A&T, in what became a “Battle of the Brothers”, during “Battle of the ‘Boro”!!!!!********** ++++++++++(Kameron/Killa Kam Langley, from N.C. A&T now with over 700 career assists for the Aggies.)++++++++++ from www.uncgspartans.com: Balanced Spartans Too Much For North Carolina A&T GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s basketball team combined excellence and entertainment to defeat crosstown rival North Carolina A&T, 86-65, in the annual “Battle of…
SoCon postpones fall conference competition League hopes to move fall sports to spring from www.soconsports.com SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference Council of Presidents announced Thursday that the league will not have fall conference competition due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing for nonconference contests if desired. It is the intention to move the fall sports’ regular-season competition and championships to the spring. The fall sports impacted by this decision are football, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball. Practice and competition for some sports that have their championships in the…
Just an editor’s note:“Wouldn’t it be GREAT if both High Point University and UNCG both had football as one of their primary sports???”….UNCG and HPU could play each other and they could also play N.C. A&T, Elon, Winston-Salem State and Wake Forest too…Too good of an idea to ever be true…Will not see this ever happen in my lifetime….Sad that we will miss out on this grand opportunity to see HPU and UNCG in action, in football…… Now on to the Big South Conference news for this Fall of 2020, and we need to get that Editor to mind his…
ESPN has come out with their list of Top 40 College Basketball Coaches, that are under 40 years of age…These are head coaches and assistant college basketball coaches, and UNCG’s Wes Miller tops the list of the Top 40 under 40…..Wes Miller is #1 and the UNCG Spartans’ head coach is at the top of his game…. Here is the ledger on Wes Miller from ESPN.com: 1. Wes Miller, UNC Greensboro (age: 37) Three years after playing on a North Carolina team that captured the 2005 national title, Miller started his coaching career as an assistant at Elon in his…
**********Seeing Twitter source tonight/Wednesday, that Wake Forest has offered the basketball job to Steve Forbes, from East Tennessee State University….We will see what comes out of this update….********** (Steve Forbes has been one of Wake’s top candidates.) More on Steve Forbes:Steve Forbes (born March 22, 1965) is an American college basketball head coach for the East Tennessee State men’s basketball team. His Division I experience includes five years at Tennessee, two seasons at Texas A&M, one year at Illinois State, three years at Louisiana Tech, and two years at Idaho…The only Division I head coaching experience for Steve Forbes has…