UNC GREEN S BORO I 2008-09 Spartans Roster NTRODUCT No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown/Last School 2 Darrius Sellers F 6-7 215 So. Smyrna, Ga./Charis Prep (N.C.) 3 Landon Clement G 6-1 185 So. Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson I 4 Mikko Koivisto G 6-4 195 Jr. Vantaa, Finland/Holy Cross (Va.) ON 10 Daniel Oliver G 5-10 175 So. Atlanta, Ga./Orlando Christian Prep 12 Mike Hardiman G 6-3 180 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Comenius School 14 Montel Smith G 5-10 182 Jr. Greenville, N.C./Brunswick CC 15 Kendall Toney G 6-3 203 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Gaston Day School 21 Elhanan Bone F 6-8 220 Fr. Sandersville, Ga./Washington County Dr. Linda P. Brady 22 Brandon Evans (RS) G 6-2 210 Jr. Jackson, Tenn./East Carolina Chancellor 24 Ben Stywall F 6-5 215 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Fork Union Military (Va.) S 25 Sean Spooner G 6-0 165 Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson OUTHERN 40 Damian Eargle F 6-7 200 Fr. Warren, Ohio/Harding 44 Pete Brown F 6-6 234 Jr. Emerson, N.J./Don Bosco Prep 55 DeAngelo Jackson F 6-8 215 R-Fr. Angier, N.C./Harnett Central C (RS) - Will redshirt the 2008-2009 season due to NCAA transfer regulations ONFERENCE Quick Facts 2008-09 Schedule Location: ........................................ Greensboro, N.C., 27402 Founded: ............................................................................. 1891 Date. Opponent Time Enrollment: ......................................................................17,157 Nov. 14 at Charlotte 8 p.m. Nickname: .................................................................... Spartans Nelson Bobb Colors: ..................................................Gold, White and Navy Nov. 17 WEBBER INTERNATIONAL 7 p.m. Director of Athletics Chancellor: ...................................................Dr. Linda P. Brady Nov. 22 at Central Arkansas 8:30 p.m. T Athletics Director: .........................................Nelson E. Bobb EAM Home Court (Capacity): ...................Fleming Gym (1,833) Nov. 30 at N.C. State 2 p.m. Press Row Phone: ......................................... (336) 334-5625 P Dec. 4 THE CITADEL* 7 p.m. ROF Basketball Facts Dec. 6 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON* (SPSO) 3 p.m. I LE 2007-08 Record: ...............................................................19-12 S Dec. 13 at East Carolina 7 p.m. Conference Record (Place): ....................12-8 (3rd, North) Home: .................................................................................... 10-3 Dec. 18 at Kent State 7 p.m. Away: ........................................................................................7-8 Dec. 20 at Dayton 7 p.m. Neutral: .....................................................................................2-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ........................................8/6 Dec. 31 AKRON 2 p.m. 2007-08 Starters Returning/Lost: .....................................................2/3 Jan. 3 at Princeton 2 p.m. Dr. Terry Ackerman Media Relations Jan. 8 at Western Carolina* 7 p.m. Faculty Athletics Rep. Director: .........................................................Mike Hirschman Jan. 10 at Appalachian State* 3:30 p.m. E-mail: ...................................................mwhirsch@uncg.edu R Office: ................................................................ (336) 334-5615 Jan. 15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 7 p.m. EV I Basketball Contact: ....................................Mike Hirschman Jan. 17 at Elon* 7 p.m. EW E-mail: ...................................................mwhirsch@uncg.edu Office: ............................................................... (336) 334-5615 Jan. 22 CHATTANOOGA* 7 p.m. Fax: .................................................................... (336) 334-3182 Jan. 24 SAMFORD* 2 p.m. Website: ....................................... www.uncgspartans.com Jan. 26 at Furman* 7 p.m. Primary Media Jan. 29 at College of Charleston* 7 p.m. R Jan. 31 at The Citadel* 7 p.m. ECORD Burlington Times-News (800-488-0085) Feb. 5 DAVIDSON* 7 p.m. Bob Sutton ([email protected]) S H Cathy Roberts Durham Herald-Sun (919-419-6674) Feb. 7 at Georgia Southern* 7:30 p.m. Senior Woman Admin. Jim Furlong ([email protected]) Feb. 9 WOFFORD* 7 p.m. Greensboro News & Record (336-373-7062) Feb. 12 at Samford* 8 p.m. Rob Daniels ([email protected]) Feb. 14 at Chattanooga* 7 p.m. High Point Enterprise (336-888-3500) Feb. 19 APPALACHIAN STATE* 7 p.m. is TORY Benny Phillips ([email protected]) Feb. 21 WESTERN CAROLINA* 3 p.m. Raleigh News & Observer (919-419-6674) Feb. 25 at Davidson* 7 p.m. Sherry Johnson ([email protected]) Feb. 28 ELON* (SPSO) 2 p.m. WFMY-TV (336-379-9369) Mar. 6-9 at SoCon Tournament TBA Greg Kerr ([email protected]) P O S (at Chattanooga, Tenn.) T WGHP-TV (336-821-1182) S *Southern Conference game EA Mike Hirschman Kevin Connolly ([email protected]) S Men’s Basketball SID All Times Eastern ON WXII-TV (336-721-9944) Dave Goren ([email protected]) www.SoConSports.com 49 SP ARTAN S UNC GREEN S BORO Players to Watch ON I Mikko Koivisto G, Jr., 6-4, 195 NTRODUCT I Vantaa, Finland/Holy Cross (Va.) Mikko Koivisto is Greensboro’s leading return- ing scorer. As a sophomore, Koivisto scored 10.9 points per game, which ranked 21st in the Southern Conference. He was second in the league with 80 made three-pointers and was sec- ond in the conference in three-point percentage (.455). He made at least one three pointer in 29 ONFERENCE of 30 games played last season. Koivisto scored C in double figures in 14 games last year, including a personal-best 25 points against College of Charleston. OUTHERN Fleming Gymnasium Koivisto’s Career Stats Arena: Michael B. Fleming Gymnasium Year GP-GS REB-AVG A TO BK ST PTS AVG S Capacity: 2,320 2006-07 30-9 68-2.3 37 30 3 9 243 8.1 Season Opened: 1989-90 2007-08 30-29 53-1.8 46 33 0 16 328 10.9 First Game: UNC Greensboro vs. Davis & Elkins on Nov. 27, 1989 (Davis & Elkins Totals 60-38 121-2.0 83 63 3 25 571 9.5 won 78-70) First UNCG Win: UNC Greensboro 73, Longwood 70 (Jan. 15, 1990) S LE All-Time Fleming Gym Record: 133-69 (.658) I Largest Crowd: 2,302 vs. Charleston Southern on Feb. 25, 1995 ROF Largest Average Attendance: 1,534 in 1994-95 (13,806 in nine games) Ben Stywall P F, Jr., 6-5, 210 EAM T Charlotte, N.C./Fork Union Mike Dement Ben Stywall appeared in all 31 games last year for UNC Greensboro and made 30 starts. Stywall fin- Head Coach ished second on the team and 10th in the league with 6.2 rebounds per game. He recorded at least EW I Hometown: Louisburg, N.C. 10 rebounds in five different games and tallied EV Birth Date: April 10, 1954 R two double-doubles last year. Stywall scored a Education: B.S., East Carolina, 1976 season-high 21 points against The Citadel and Coaching: Assistant, Duke, 1982-83 scored in every game he played in last year. He Assistant, Cornell, 1983-85 ranked 10th in offensive rebounds (2.20) and finished the year shooting 50 Assistant, East Carolina, 1985-86 percent from the floor, the 11th best percentage in the conference. 2007-08 Head Coach, Cornell, 1986-91 Head Coach, UNC Greensboro, 1991-95 Stywall’s Career Stats Head Coach, SMU, 1995-04 Year GP-GS REB-AVG A TO BK ST PTS AVG Head Coach, UNC Greensboro, 2005-pres. 2006-07 30-27 196-6.5 25 56 21 28 174 5.8 2007-08 31-30 191-6.2 46 50 6 28 276 8.9 S Year-by-Year Record Totals 61-57 387 71 106 27 56 450 7.4 Year School Record SoCon 1986-87 Cornell 15-11 ECORD1987-88 Cornell 17-10 1988-89 Cornell 10-16 1989-90 Cornell 12-17 Coaching Staff 1990-91 Cornell 13-13 Assistant Coach: Rod Jensen (Redlands, 1975) 1991-92 UNC Greensboro 7-21 Assistant Coach: Kevin Easley (Austin Peay, 2001) 1992-93 UNC Greensboro 10-17 Assistant Coach: Brian Judski (Clemson, 1993) 1993-94 UNC Greensboro 15-12 R 1994-95 UNC Greensboro 23-6 1995-96 SMU 8-20 1996-97 SMU 16-12 TORY All-Time UNC Greensboro Coaches is 1997-98 SMU 18-10 Coach Seasons Years W L Pct. H 1998-99 SMU 15-15 1999-00 SMU 21-9 Jim Swiggett 1967-75 8 45 113 .285 2000-01 SMU 18-12 Jack Mehl 1975-78 3 27 41 .397 2001-02 SMU 15-14 Larry Hargett 1978-82 4 55 46 .545 2002-03 SMU 17-13 2003-04 SMU 10-15 ON Ed Douma 1982-84 2 28 23 .549 S 2005-06 UNC Greensboro 12-19 4-10 EA 2006-07 UNC Greensboro 16-14 12-6 Bob McEvoy 1984-91 7 92 96 .489 S T 2007-08 UNC Greensboro 19-12 12-8 S Randy Peele 1995-99 4 46 69 .400 O Cornell Total 67-67 SMU Total 138-120 Fran McCaffery 1999-05 6 90 87 .508 UNC Greensboro Total 102-101 28-24 Mike Dement 1991-95, 05-present 7 102 101 .502 P Career 307-288 28-24 50 2008-09 Southern Conference Basketball SP ARTAN S UNC GREEN S BORO I 2007-08 Results (19-12, 12-8) NTRODUCT Date Opponent Result Score Attendance Leading Scorer Leading Rebounder Nov. 9 at Georgia Tech W 83-74 9191 (25) Kyle Hines (10) Ben Stywall I Nov. 16 vs Texas-Pan American # W 70-56 (19) Kyle Hines (11) Kyle Hines ON Nov. 17 at Missouri State # L 52-79 5734 (12) Kyle Hines (5) Kendall Toney (5) Ben Stywall Nov. 24 USC UPSTATE W 93-76 837 (24) Kendall Toney (11) Kyle Hines Dec. 1 KENT STATE L 64-71 1831 (22) Mikko Koivisto (9) Kyle Hines Dec. 4 at Virginia Tech L 39-67 9847 (15) Kyle Hines (8) Kyle Hines Dec. 8 at Wofford L 65-66 1013 (19) Kyle Hines (17) Kyle Hines Dec. 15 FURMAN W 75-63 1005 (16) Kyle Hines (10) Kyle Hines S Dec. 22 at Fordham W 58-54 (18) Kyle Hines (10) Kyle Hines OUTHERN Dec.