UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball

UNC Greensboro Spartans
UNC Greensboro Spartans
	2024–25 UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball team
University	University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Head coach	Trina Patterson (9th season)
Conference	Southern
Location	Greensboro, North Carolina
Arena	Fleming Gymnasium ; (capacity: 2,320)
Nickname	Spartans
Colors	Navy, white, and gold;
Uniforms
Home	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; 1991Division I; 1998, 2025
Conference tournament champions
	DIAC; 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988; SoCon; 1998, 2025
Conference regular season champions
	DIAC; 1986; Big South; 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997; SoCon; 2002, 2020, 2025

Last updated March 11, 2025

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]

History

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

NCAA Division I tournament results

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

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

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 66–67 (OT)
1983	First Round	Knoxville	L 71–74
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

↑ "Brand Guide – University of North Carolina at Greensboro" . Retrieved September 9, 2018.
↑ "Women's Basketball - Home - UNCG Athletics" . Retrieved 25 February 2017.
↑ "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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[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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v t e Southern Conference women's basketball
Teams	Chattanooga Mocs East Tennessee State Buccaneers Furman Paladins Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs UNC Greensboro Spartans Western Carolina Catamounts Wofford Terriers
Championships & awards	Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball
Venues	Fleming Gymnasium (1989–present)
Rivalries	North Carolina A&T
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Located in: Greensboro, North Carolina
Academics	Strong College Grogan College Ashby College UNCG University Libraries Lloyd International Honors College African American and African Diaspora Studies Program College of Visual and Performing Arts
Athletics	Spartans Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Men's soccer Greensboro Coliseum Complex UNCG Baseball Stadium Fleming Gymnasium Soccer Stadium Southern Conference
People	Charles Duncan McIver Delta Chi Xi
Founded: 1891