University of North Carolina - Greensboro Men's Basketball

Head Coach Mike Jones has announced the hiring of Bryant Stith as an assistant coach in July 2022. Bryant comes to Greensboro from Norfolk, VA where he served the previous nine years as an assistant coach at Old Dominion University. Stith, a 10-year NBA veteran, brings a wealth of experience to UNCG, as he will assist with player development, on-court coaching, recruiting, and opponent scouting. UNC GREENSBORO At the conclusion of the 2025-26 season, UNCG had a record of 15-19 overall and 9-9 in the SoCon. The squad saw Justin Neely be named to the All-SoCon First Team. Neely was also named SoCon Player of the Week twice, as well as, Lou Henson National Player of the Week. In addition, three Spartans concluded the season averaging double-figures in Neely (17.9), KJ Younger (15.1) and Donald Whitehead Jr. (10.1).  The Spartans wrapped up the 2024-25 season with a 20-12 overall record and 13-5 in the conference. This was the eighth year in Jones' time as a head coach with 20 or more wins and third-straight season with 20 or more wins in the Blue & Gold. Kenyon Giles was named to the All-SoCon First Team, while Donovan Atwell was voted to the All-SoCon Third Team.  The Spartans concluded the 2023-24 season with their second-straight 20-plus win slate, finishing 21-11 overall and taking second in the SoCon Regular Season. UNCG defeated then-ranked No. 14 Arkansas on Nov. 17 for the program's first ranked win ever. The next week, UNCG won the 2024 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in the Bahamas. Kobe Langley earned Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season, as well as All-Conference third team honors. Mikeal Brown-Jones was named to the All-Conference first team, while Keyshaun Langley was selected to the second team. Keyshaun and Brown-Jones were also voted to the NABC All-District first team.   Jones impressed the SoCon with a 20-12 overall record and a 14-4 conference mark during the 2022-23 season. This was the first year since the 2019-20 season that Jones led a team to 20-plus wins. He was in turn named SoCon Coach of the Year. He coached the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year in Kobe Langley, as well as two All-SoCon honorees including Keyshaun Langley and Keondre Kennedy. BEFORE UNCG During his time at ODU, Stith was influential in guiding the Monarchs to a Conference USA Regular Season Championship, a Conference USA Tournament Championship, a NCAA Tournament appearance, making it to the NIT semifinal round, a first-ever Top 25 ranking, and a Vegas 16 Championship.   Before joining the staff at ODU, Stith was a successful high school coach and administrator at Brunswick High School in Virginia. His teams won state championships in 2011, 2012, and 2013, and advanced to the state title game seven straight years. While at Brunswick, Coach Stith coached Javonte Green who went on to play for Coach Jones at Radford. Javonte later went on to become the first NBA player Coach Jones helped to develop as a head coach, making his NBA debut with the Celtics in 2019.   “I’m so excited to be adding Bryant to our staff," stated coach Jones. "He has a wealth of experience at all levels, obviously his playing ability and time in the NBA need little introduction, but I’m just as excited about the experiences he gained at the high school level and these past nine years at ODU. Coach Stith is a consummate professional who works to build true and honest relationships with everyone he comes across. I’ve had the privilege of coaching one of his players and now I can’t wait to get to work with him.”   The All-ACC performer and a 10-year NBA veteran, Stith was the 13th overall selection of the 1992 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets where he played eight years. He also played for the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers before retiring in 2002. He scored 5,946 career points, averaging 10.1 points per game for his NBA career and dished out 1,178 career assists, averaging 2.0 per game.   Stith played for Jeff Jones at the University of Virginia where he was the 1989 ACC Rookie of the Year. Stith finished his career in 1992 as Virginia’s all-time leading scorer with 2,516 career points. He earned first-team All-ACC honors three times and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1992 National Invitation Tournament.   While at UVA, Stith played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, winning the bronze medal. He also helped lead the US national team to the silver medal at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle.   Stith is married to his high school sweetheart, the former Barbara Dilworth. They have four children, sons Brandan and B.J., who both attended ODU and were basketball student-athletes, and daughters, Bria and Brooke, who both attend East Carolina University as track and field student-athletes. Stith graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in Sociology.  

Gilbert was promoted to Assistant Coach for the Spartans in July 2022.   Gilbert joined the Spartan program as the Director of Recruiting and Player Development after graduating from Lebanon Valley College in May 2018 and spending the past three years at Radford University. AT UNCG At the conclusion of the 2025-26 season, UNCG had a record of 15-19 overall and 9-9 in the SoCon. The squad saw Justin Neely be named to the All-SoCon First Team. Neely was also named SoCon Player of the Week twice, as well as, Lou Henson National Player of the Week. In addition, three Spartans concluded the season averaging double-figures in Neely (17.9), KJ Younger (15.1) and Donald Whitehead Jr. (10.1).  The Spartans wrapped up the 2024-25 season with a 20-12 overall record and 13-5 in the conference. This was the eighth year in Jones' time as a head coach with 20 or more wins and third-straight season with 20 or more wins in the Blue & Gold. Kenyon Giles was named to the All-SoCon First Team, while Donovan Atwell was voted to the All-SoCon Third Team.  The Spartans concluded the 2023-24 season with their second-straight 20-plus win slate, finishing 21-11 overall and taking second in the SoCon Regular Season. UNCG defeated then-ranked No. 14 Arkansas on Nov. 17 for the program's first ranked win ever. The next week, UNCG won the 2024 Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championship in the Bahamas. Kobe Langley earned Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season, as well as All-Conference third team honors. Mikeal Brown-Jones was named to the All-Conference first team, while Keyshaun Langley was selected to the second team. Keyshaun and Brown-Jones were also voted to the NABC All-District first team.   Jones impressed the SoCon with a 20-12 overall record and a 14-4 conference mark during the 2022-23 season. This was the first year since the 2019-20 season that Jones led a team to 20-plus wins. He was in turn named SoCon Coach of the Year. He coached the SoCon Defensive Player of the Year in Kobe Langley, as well as two All-SoCon honorees including Keyshaun Langley and Keondre Kennedy. AT RADFORD   At Radford, Gilbert was the first graduate manager from May 2018 to August 2020 at which time he was promoted to the Director of Player Development for the 2020-2021 season.  As the graduate manager with the Highlanders, Gilbert assisted with on-court player development including extensive work with 2020 Big South Player of the Year, Carlik Jones, and 2020 First Team Big South selection Travis Fields. In addition, he assisted with scouting, game preparation, video editing/breakdown, official visits, and in-office recruiting work for prospects as well as running the Elite Prospect Camp.   In his role as Director of Player Development with the Highlanders, Gilbert coordinated individual player development through film study. He also assisted with scouting and coordinated film for recruiting prospective student-athletes.   The 2018-19 season saw the Highlanders go 22-11 overall and 12-4 in conference play to win a share of the Big South regular-season title for the first time since 2008-09. The team reached the Big South Tournament championship game for the second consecutive season as well. The team also tallied several power conference victories including wins over Notre Dame and Texas.   Following the stellar year, the squad's 21-11 record in the 2019-20 season carried them to their second straight regular-season conference title. The season featured wins over Northwestern, Richmond, and James Madison. The 20-win season gave Gilbert and company its third straight 20-win season – the most consecutive 20-win seasons in program history PERSONAL Gilbert graduated from Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania in May 2018 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and was a member of the Lebanon Valley men’s basketball team all four years.  As a senior, Gilbert was named team captain and helped lead the team to a MAC Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance.   In addition to playing for the Lebanon Valley Men’s Basketball Team, Gilbert did a coaching internship during the spring semester of his senior year. He assisted with scouting report preparation, video breakdown, recruiting, and other day-to-day operations of the program.

Josh Gross '05 was announced as assistant coach for the men's basketball program at the end of May 2024.  Gross is no stranger to the Spartans, as he played in the Blue & Gold from 2001-05. He rejoins UNCG with 19 years of overall coaching experience, five years of coaching in the college coaching level, including the last two as assistant coach with Piedmont Triad foe Elon. AT UNCG At the conclusion of the 2025-26 season, UNCG had a record of 15-19 overall and 9-9 in the SoCon. The squad saw Justin Neely be named to the All-SoCon First Team. Neely was also named SoCon Player of the Week twice, as well as, Lou Henson National Player of the Week. In addition, three Spartans concluded the season averaging double-figures in Neely (17.9), KJ Younger (15.1) and Donald Whitehead Jr. (10.1).  The Spartans wrapped up the 2024-25 season with a 20-12 overall record and 13-5 in the conference. This was the eighth year in Jones' time as a head coach with 20 or more wins and third-straight season with 20 or more wins in the Blue & Gold. Kenyon Giles was named to the All-SoCon First Team, while Donovan Atwell was voted to the All-SoCon Third Team.  AT ELON With the Phoenix, Gross assisted in the recruitment of the 2023 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie Team member, as well as a 2024 CAA All-Rookie Team honoree. Gross was named a 2023-24 CAA Top Assistant Coach by CBB Nation this season. Gross joined the Phoenix after spending the 2021-22 season as the head coach at Johnson & Wales University (Charlotte). Gross led the Wildcats to the 2022 USCAA Division II National Championship game, compiling a record of 17-12 in the 2021-22 season. Under Gross's leadership, Anthony Rey earned USCAA First Team All-American honors and was selected to the USCAA All-Academic Team. Additionally, Jaylen Dibble and DeAndre Williams were each named to the USCAA All-Academic Team.   Prior to JWU, Gross served as an assistant coach Belmont Abbey. While there, the Crusaders captured the Conference Carolinas postseason tournament title and were the No. 1 seed for the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. It was Gross's second stint at Belmont Abbey, having also previously been an assistant coach in the 2017-18 season. Before Belmont Abbey, Gross spent two seasons as the head coach at Gaston Christian School from 2018-20. He guided the Eagles to an NCISAA Elite 8 appearance, and had multiple players selected to the all-conference team. He also coached at J.M. Robinson High School in Concord and was part of a South Piedmont Conference championship team that advanced to the NCHSAA Sweet 16. PERSONAL Gross played at UNCG from 2001-05, where he led the Spartans in field goal percentage in 2002-03 (.520) and three-point field goal percentage in 2004-05 (.414). He furthered his playing career after graduation by participating in the NBA's D-League. He played for several D-League teams including Austin, Albuquerque, Florida, and Los Angeles. He also played professional basketball internationally in both England and Japan. A native of Washington, D.C., Gross is married to his wife, Faith, and they have three daughters, Trinity, Jordyn, and Hope.  

C.J. Lee came to UNCG in August 2022 from nearby Wesleyan Christian Academy, where he served as the head boys basketball coach for the previous four years. While at Wesleyan Christian Academy, he helped student-athletes achieve their dreams of playing college basketball each of his four seasons.   "I'm thrilled to welcome C.J. to the staff," said Jones, "C.J. has a proven track record as a coach and mentor of young men. We are so proud and thankful for all that Asad Lamot brought to our program, helping us with our transition to UNCG, and are excited for him to get a chance to coach at the college level. We are excited for C.J.'s ability to connect with our players, help the organization of our program, and continue to push us forward."   Prior to coming to the triad, Lee served as an assistant coach at Marist College. Lee worked for head coach Mike Maker where he assisted in recruiting, player development, and on court coaching for the Red Foxes.   Lee got his start in coaching at his alma mater, University of Michigan, where he served as the program's administrative specialist before being promoted to Director of Program Personnel. He graduated from Michigan in 2008 with a degree in political science and got his master's degree in public policy in 2010.   Lee played two years for the Wolverines and head coach John Beilein after transferring from Manhattan College. Lee was a co-captain and starter on the 2009 NCAA Tournament team at Michigan, their first trip back to the tournament in 10 seasons.   Lee is married to Dr. Jocelyn R. Smith Lee, an assistant professor in Human Development and Family Studies at UNCG. They have a daughter, Cypress Rose.  

A Jackson, Mississippi native, Phillips will serve as the Spartans' program manager. Among some of his duties will be to oversee all managers and graduate assistants. He will be in charge of all basketball facilities (locker room and lounge), practice preparation, and all food/snack related matters. In addition, he will assist the Director of Basketball Operations and the Director or Recruiting.  Since graduating from Radford in 2018, Phillips has played professionally in Canada, France, and Switzerland. He most recently played for JSA Bordeaux in France. He averaged 11.4 points per game while playing for the London Lightning. His time with the London Lightning featured a 32-point performance against the Sudbury Five. He also scored 28 points twice.   As a senior at Radford, Phillips played in 36 games and made 34 starts. He set career highs in minutes played per game (22.8), points per game (6.8), rebounds per game (5.6), blocks (35), assists (26), steals (17), shooting percentage (.544), and free throw percentage (.608). Phillips led the Big South with 2.9 offensive rebounds per game.   During his junior year, he was one of two Highlanders to start all 32 games. Phillips was second on the team with 4.9 rebounds per game. He was second on team with 84 offensive rebounds and ranked third in Big South with 2.6 per contest. Phillips scored in double figures five times, including a season-high 12 points against Georgia Southern. He also posted two double-doubles while equaling a season-high of 12 rebounds against Gardner-Webb and High Point. Phillips also averaged 8.4 points and 6.5 rebounds for East Central Community College. During his time at East Central Community College, he received the Anthony Johnson Basketball Award for high character and work ethic. He was rated No. 36 in state of Mississippi by MaxPreps coming out Lanier HS.