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 |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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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
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
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Schedule and results
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. |
Sources:[5][6]
References
- ^ "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.