2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

The 2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 15th-year head coach Eddie Payne, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Kennesaw State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Furman.

2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record17–16 (7–7 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coachKyle Perry
Kente Hart
Josh Chavis
Home arenaG. B. Hodge Center
Seasons
2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857 26 8   .765
Lipscomb 11 3   .786 20 13   .606
North Florida 8 6   .571 15 19   .441
USC Upstate 7 7   .500 17 16   .515
Kennesaw State 7 7   .500 14 18   .438
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 17 16   .515
NJIT 3 11   .214 11 20   .355
Stetson 3 11   .214 11 21   .344
2017 ASUN Tournament winner

This would be Eddie Payne's final season as head coach at USC Upstate, as he announced his retirement On October 3, 2017.[1]

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 2015–16 season 10–22, 4–10 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to North Florida.

Roster

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2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Mike Cunningham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So DuVal HS Washington, D.C.
G 3 Jure Span 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Combine Academy Litija, Slovenia
F 4 Ramel Thompkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Vidalia Comprehensive HS Vidalia, GA
G 5 Tim Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hebron HS Plano, TX
F 10 Josh Cuthbertson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr West Craven HS New Bern, NC
G 11 Deion Holmes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chesnee HS Chesnee, SC
F 13 Carson Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brunswick CC Fort Mill, SC
F 15 Philip Whittington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Northside HS Columbus, GA
G 21 Blake Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Chapin HS Chapin, SC
G 23 Thomas Booker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bowling Green HS Bowling Green, KY
F 24 Malik Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Clyde A. Erwin HS Asheville, NC
F 25 Nick Kornieck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Coronado HS Henderson, NV
F 33 Jacob Schulte 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Newport Central Catholic HS Newport, KY
C 44 Michael Buchanan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Sr Palo Verde HS Las Vegas, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
12:00 noon, FS2
at Georgetown L 60–105  0–1
Verizon Center (8,076)
Washington, D.C.
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Mars Hill W 91–66  1–1
Hodge Center (743)
Spartanburg, SC
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Asheville L 57–73  1–2
Hodge Center (537)
Spartanburg, SC
11/19/2016*
5:30 pm
at Charleston Southern W 79–77  2–2
CSU Field House (616)
Charleston, SC
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Charlotte W 108–103 OT 3–2
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,570)
Charlotte, NC
11/27/2016*
4:00 pm
at College of Charleston L 60–72  3–3
TD Arena (2,892)
Charleston, SC
11/29/2016*
8:00 pm
at Auburn L 83–90  3–4
Auburn Arena (6,504)
Auburn, AL
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
vs. Campbell
Holy City Hoops Classic
W 80–73 OT 4–4
McAlister Field House (270)
Charleston, SC
12/03/2016*
12:00 pm
at The Citadel
Holy City Hoops Classic
L 92–97  4–5
McAlister Field House (909)
Charleston, SC
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Colgate
Holy City Hoops Classic
W 71–65  5–5
McAlister Field House (212)
Charleston, SC
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
UVA Wise
Holy City Hoops Classic
W 99–67  6–5
Hodge Center (337)
Spartanburg, SC
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Presbyterian W 76–48  7–5
Hodge Center (572)
Spartanburg, SC
12/15/2016*
8:00 pm
at Alabama L 61–78  7–6
Coleman Coliseum (9,773)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/18/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville State L 66–67  7–7
Hodge Center (512)
Spartanburg, SC
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
Florida College W 91–59  8–7
Hodge Center (402)
Spartanburg, SC
12/30/2016*
2:00 pm
Allen W 93–67  9–7
Hodge Center (837)
Spartanburg, SC
01/02/2017*
7:30 pm
at UMKC W 84–75  10–7
Municipal Auditorium (1,170)
Kansas City, MO
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
01/07/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 75–65  11–7
(1–0)
Hodge Center (354)
Spartanburg, SC
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida L 65–73  11–8
(1–1)
Hodge Center (646)
Spartanburg, SC
01/14/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville W 73–66  12–8
(2–1)
Hodge Center (479)
Spartanburg, SC
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast W 62–60  13–8
(3–1)
Alico Arena (4,582)
Fort Myers, FL
01/21/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson W 97–86  14–8
(4–1)
Edmunds Center (960)
DeLand, FL
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb L 77–84  14–9
(4–2)
Allen Arena (1,046)
Nashville, TN
01/28/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 79–73  15–9
(5–2)
Hodge Center (723)
Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb L 80–92  15–10
(5–3)
Hodge Center (683)
Spartanburg, SC
02/04/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 79–84  15–11
(5–4)
KSU Convocation Center (1,645)
Kennesaw, GA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville W 70–67  16–11
(6–4)
Swisher Gymnasium (950)
Jacksonville, FL
02/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida W 84–71  17–11
(7–4)
UNF Arena (3,181)
Jacksonville, FL
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson L 72–83  17–12
(7–5)
Hodge Center (517)
Spartanburg, SC
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 89–97 OT 17–13
(7–6)
Hodge Center (837)
Spartanburg, SC
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT L 87–88  17–14
(7–7)
Fleisher Center (677)
Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun tournament
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) (5) Kennesaw State
Quarterfinals
L 78–80  17–15
Hodge Center (735)
Spartanburg, SC
CIT
03/16/2017*
7:00 pm, Facebook Live
Furman
First Round
L 57–79  17–16
Hodge Center (662)
Spartanburg, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[2][3].

References

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  1. ^ Shanesy, Todd (October 3, 2017). "USC Upstate's Eddie Payne retires, effective immediately". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, SC. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016-17 USC Upstate Men's Basketball Schedule - USC Upstate". Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "2021-22 South Carolina Upstate Spartans Schedule".