2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

The 2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 14th year head coach Eddie Payne, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 4–10 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for 7th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to North Florida.

2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record10–22 (4–10 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coachKyle Perry
Kente Hart
Josh Chavis
Home arenaG. B. Hodge Center
Seasons
2015–16 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Florida 10 4   .714 22 12   .647
NJIT 8 6   .571 20 15   .571
Jacksonville 8 6   .571 16 16   .500
Florida Gulf Coast 8 6   .571 21 14   .600
Kennesaw State 7 7   .500 11 20   .355
Lipscomb 7 7   .500 12 21   .364
Stetson* 4 10   .286 12 22   .353
USC Upstate 4 10   .286 10 22   .313
*ineligible for the 2016 NCAA tournament due to APR violations
2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner

Roster

edit
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Damian Goodwin Forward 6–7 195 Junior Atlanta, Georgia
1 Mike Cunningham Guard 6–1 190 RS Freshman Washington, D.C.
2 Marvin Smith Forward 6–6 210 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
3 Jure Span Guard 6–4 165 Freshman Litija, Slovenia
4 Ramel Thompkins Forward 6–6 195 Sophomore Vidalia, Georgia
5 Tanner Castora Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Strongsville, Ohio
10 Josh Cuthbertson Forward 6–5 185 Junior New Bern, North Carolina
11 Deion Holmes Forward 6–3 180 Freshman Chesnee, South Carolina
13 Carson Smith Forward 6–6 200 Junior Fort Mill, South Carolina
14 Tristan Thomas Guard 6–3 190 Junior Bangor, Maine
15 Philip Whittington Forward 6–8 202 Freshman Columbus, Georgia
21 Blake Edwards Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Chapin, South Carolina
24 Malik Moore Forward 6–6 188 Freshman Asheville, North Carolina
33 Jacob Schulte Forward 6–6 222 Sophomore Newport, Kentucky
44 Michael Buchanan Center 6–11 250 Junior Las Vegas, Nevada

Schedule

edit

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
9:30 pm, SECN+
at Texas A&M L 64–104  0–1
Reed Arena (6,552)
College Station, TX
11/16/2015*
5:00 pm
at Presbyterian L 73–74  0–2
Templeton Physical Education Center (509)
Clinton, SC
11/19/2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Navy L 55–67  0–3
Hodge Center (805)
Spartanburg, SC
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm
Bob Jones
Upstate Challenge
L 79–83  0–4
Hodge Center (567)
Spartanburg, SC
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Winthrop L 78–79  0–5
Hodge Center (571)
Spartanburg, SC
11/27/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern
Upstate Challenge
L 80–84  0–6
Hodge Center (567)
Spartanburg, SC
11/28/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
The Citadel
Upstate Challenge
L 81–88  0–7
Hodge Center (354)
Spartanburg, SC
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm
Toccoa Falls
Upstate Challenge
W 101–54  1–7
Hodge Center (590)
Spartanburg, SC
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Clemson L 56–76  1–8
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,528)
Greenville, SC
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm
at East Carolina L 71–82  1–9
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,464)
Greenville, NC
12/11/2015*
7:00 pm
North Greenville W 70–58  2–9
Hodge Center (522)
Spartanburg, SC
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm
at Navy W 66–57  3–9
Alumni Hall (438)
Annapolis, MD
12/16/2015*
8:00 pm
at UAB L 54–96  3–10
Bartow Arena (3,395)
Birmingham, AL
12/21/2015*
9:00 pm
at Colorado State L 61–89  3–11
Moby Arena (2,658)
Fort Collins, CO
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
Lees–McRae W 88–60  4–11
Hodge Center (388)
Spartanburg, SC
01/02/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UMKC W 70–68  5–11
Hodge Center (270)
Spartanburg, SC
01/05/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Carolina A&T W 78–68  6–11
Hodge Center (423)
Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
01/09/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT W 80–78  7–11
(1–0)
Fleisher Center (882)
Newark, NJ
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson L 86–89 OT 7–12
(1–1)
Edmunds Center (690)
DeLand, FL
01/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 56–85  7–13
(1–2)
Alico Arena (4,074)
Fort Myers, FL
01/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida L 62–78  7–14
(1–3)
Hodge Center (621)
Spartanburg, SC
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville L 68–77  7–15
(1–4)
Hodge Center (474)
Spartanburg, SC
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State L 75–78  7–16
(1–5)
Hodge Center (670)
Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 92–91 OT 8–16
(2–5)
Allen Arena (2,374)
Nashville, TN
02/01/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 62–75  8–17
(2–6)
KSU Convocation Center (1,109)
Kennesaw, GA
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb L 65–78  8–18
(2–7)
Hodge Center (692)
Spartanburg, SC
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 64–71  8–19
(2–8)
Hodge Center (345)
Spartanburg, SC
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 85–83  9–19
(3–8)
Hodge Center (456)
Spartanburg, SC
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville L 76–81  9–20
(3–9)
Swisher Gymnasium (628)
Jacksonville, FL
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida L 78–81  9–21
(3–10)
UNF Arena (4,086)
Jacksonville, FL
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
NJIT W 72–71  10–21
(4–10)
Hodge Center (568)
Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun tournament
03/01/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(8) at (1) North Florida
Quarterfinals
L 69–92  10–22
UNF Arena (3,317)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

edit
  1. ^ "2015-16 USC Upstate Men's Basketball Schedule". UpstateSpartans.com. University of South Carolina Upstate. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016.