UNC Greensboro head coach Wes Miller shouts courtside.UNC Greensboro basketball coach Wes Miller’s wife, Ashley, went to see Justin Bieber perform at the Greensboro Coliseum last Saturday. Miller did not attend the show, but he could have.
While 10 other Southern Conference teams played Saturday at 7 p.m., UNCG and Furman had to wait until Sunday at 2 p.m. to play their weekend game because Bieber took priority over a Spartans home game.
“You’re talking about one of the premier facilities not just for college basketball, but for entertainment, in the Southeast,” Miller said. “I’m not a Bieber fan, but my wife certainly took advantage of that perk.
“There are certainly going to be some conflicts, and anybody that plays in a facility like the coliseum understands those conflicts.”
The Greensboro Coliseum is the biggest home arena in the SoCon with seats for 23,500 when an Atlantic Coast Conference team uses it and about 7,600 for SoCon home games. The Spartans also have a locker room in the facility and practice there about 50 percent of the time.