The 2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Dave Dickerson, and played their home games at G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
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Conference | Big South Conference |
Record | 5–18 (5–11 Big South) |
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Home arena | G. B. Hodge Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 23 | – | 2 | .920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longwood | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 5 | – | 18 | .217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | 7 | – | 15 | .318 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 2 | – | 15 | .118 | 3 | – | 18 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2021 Big South tournament winner |
Previous season
editThe Spartans finished the 2019–20 season 13–20, 7–11 in Big South play, to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated High Point in the first round of the Big South tournament,[1] before losing in the quarterfinals to Winthrop.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Southern Wesleyan | L 72–82 | 0–1 |
G. B. Hodge Center (40) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
November 28, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Furman | L 63–91 | 0–2 |
Timmons Arena (250) Greenville, SC | |||||||
December 2, 2020* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Eastern Kentucky | L 78–95 | 0–3 |
G. B. Hodge Center (142) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
December 5, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Georgia Southern | L 69–72 | 0–4 |
G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
December 12, 2020 4:00 p.m., WYCW |
Winthrop | L 77–95 | 0–5 (0–1) |
G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
December 13, 2020 2:00 p.m., WYCW |
Winthrop | L 77–107 | 0–6 (0–2) |
G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
December 15, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UNC Greensboro | L 57–65 | 0–7 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | |||||||
December 23, 2020* 5:00 p.m., SECN |
at No. 8 Tennessee | L 60–80 | 0–8 |
Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191) Knoxville, TN | |||||||
December 30, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at High Point | L 52–63 | 0–9 (0–3) |
Millis Center High Point, NC | |||||||
December 31, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at High Point | W 60–51 | 1–9 (1–3) |
Millis Center High Point, NC | |||||||
January 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Longwood | W 71–69 | 2–9 (2–3) |
G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Longwood | W 65–59 | 3–9 (3–3) |
G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 14, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Hampton | L 68–69 | 3–10 (3–4) |
G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
January 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Hampton | L 74–84 | 3–11 (3–5) |
G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Radford | L 61–63 | 3–12 (3–6) |
Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA | |||||||
February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Radford | L 66–102 | 3–13 (3–7) |
Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA | |||||||
February 8, 2021 5:00 p.m., WYCW |
Gardner–Webb | W 77–69 | 4–13 (4–7) |
G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
February 11, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Campbell | L 71–72 | 4–14 (4–8) |
Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC | |||||||
February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Campbell | L 49–64 | 4–15 (4–9) |
Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC | |||||||
February 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Presbyterian | L 65–75 | 4–16 (4–10) |
Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC | |||||||
February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Presbyterian | W 65–51 | 5–16 (5–10) |
Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC | |||||||
February 22, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Gardner–Webb | L 58–69 | 5–17 (5–11) |
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
Big South tournament | |||||||||||
February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
(9) | at (8) High Point First round |
L 60–65 | 5–18 |
Millis Center High Point, NC | ||||||
Source:[3]
References
edit- ^ "Third Time's the Charm, USC Upstate Defeat's High Point to Advance to the Hercules Tires Big South tournament quarterfinals". University of South Carolina Upstate. March 3, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "Spartans Fall in Big South Quarterfinals". University of South Carolina Upstate. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina Upstate. Retrieved December 3, 2020.