2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team
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Conference | Big South Conference |
Record | 10–20 (5–11 Big South) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Andrew Garcia |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | G. B. Hodge Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longwood † | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big South tournament winner |
The 2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by sixth-year head coach Dave Dickerson, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
Previous season[edit]
The Spartans finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.[1] In the first round of the Big South Tournament, they defeated Gardner–Webb,[2] before falling to top-seeded UNC Asheville in the semifinals.[3] They were invited to participate in the CBI, where they would be defeated by Indiana State in the first round.[4]
Roster[edit]
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Schedule and results[edit]
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+ | at South Carolina | L 53–82 | 0–1 | Colonial Life Arena (11,216) Columbia, SC | |||||||
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+ | at Vanderbilt | L 67–74 | 0–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (5,346) Nashville, TN | |||||||
November 12, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Carolina | W 106–48 | 1–2 | G. B. Hodge Center (414) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at East Carolina | W 83–81 | 2–2 | Williams Arena (4,585) Greenville, NC | |||||||
November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, Peacock | at Minnesota | L 53–67 | 2–3 | Williams Arena (7,347) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Ball State | L 58–75 | 2–4 | Worthen Arena (3,018) Muncie, IN | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Voorhees | W 79–44 | 3–4 | G. B. Hodge Center (243) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Coastal Carolina | L 70–72 OT | 3–5 | HTC Center (1,244) Conway, SC | |||||||
December 2, 2023* 3:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | W 85–82 | 4–5 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,017) Durham, NC | |||||||
December 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Kennesaw State | L 77–84 | 4–6 | G. B. Hodge Center (472) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
December 16, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | Western Carolina | L 53–70 | 4–7 | G. B. Hodge Center (414) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Davidson | L 59–62 | 4–8 | John M. Belk Arena (2,839) Davidson, NC | |||||||
December 30, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Coker | W 96–76 | 5–8 | G. B. Hodge Center (359) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
Big South Conference regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UNC Asheville Ingles I-26 Rivalry | L 67–95 | 5–9 (0–1) | Kimmel Arena (970) Asheville, NC | |||||||
January 6, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Winthrop | L 80–82 OT | 5–10 (0–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (508) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 13, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Charleston Southern | L 70–77 | 5–11 (0–3) | Buccaneer Field House (498) North Charleston, SC | |||||||
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Longwood | W 73–71 | 6–11 (1–3) | G. B. Hodge Center (596) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Radford | L 61–64 | 6–12 (1–4) | Dedmon Center (1,331) Radford, VA | |||||||
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | High Point | L 67–78 | 6–13 (1–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (674) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Gardner–Webb | L 70–75 | 6–14 (1–6) | Paul Porter Arena (904) Boiling Springs, NC | |||||||
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Presbyterian | L 73–80 | 6–15 (1–7) | Templeton Physical Education Center (298) Clinton, SC | |||||||
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Radford | W 78–69 | 7–15 (2–7) | G. B. Hodge Center (495) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Longwood | W 69–64 | 8–15 (3–7) | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,326) Farmville, VA | |||||||
February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | UNC Asheville Ingles I-26 Rivalry | L 64–77 | 8–16 (3–8) | G. B. Hodge Center (488) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at High Point | W 86–81 OT | 9–16 (4–8) | Qubein Center (2,895) High Point, NC | |||||||
February 17, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | Gardner–Webb | L 65–73 | 9–17 (4–9) | G. B. Hodge Center (580) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Charleston Southern | L 60–63 | 9–18 (4–10) | G. B. Hodge Center (395) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Winthrop | L 74–83 | 9–19 (4–11) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,225) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Presbyterian | W 74–72 | 10–19 (5–11) | G. B. Hodge Center (576) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
Big South tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Radford First round | L 60–67 | 10–20 | Qubein Center High Point, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References[edit]
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Advances to Second-Ever Big South Men's Basketball Championship Semifinal With Dramatic Final Tenth of a Second Victory Over Gardner-Webb". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Bulldogs Advance to the Big South Tournament Championship Game with a 66-62 win over USC Upstate". UNC Asheville Athletics. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Indiana State takes down South Carolina Upstate 67-62 in CBI". USA Today. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "South Carolina Upstate Spartans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2023.