College Basketball - Atlantic Sun Conference
USC Upstate Spartans
| Location: Spartanburg, SC University Founded: 1967 Enrollment: 4,507  Nickname: Spartans School Colors: Green, white and black Joined the A-Sun: 2007 Varsity Sports: 11 U. President: Dr. John C. Stockwell Director of Athletics: Mike Hall Basketball Head Coach: Eddie Payne Conference (Co-) Champions: 0 Basketball Arena: G.B. Hodge Center Current Capacity: 1,535 |
The USC Upstate athletic teams have recently moved to NCAA Division I sports and started playing for the 2007-2008 season as part of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
The men’s basketball team is known as the Spartans and they are coached by Eddie Payne. The team plays its home games at the G.B. Hodge Center.
The Spartans are in a desperate need of changes if they ever aspire to make it into the Tournament. They had some success in Division II conferences, but now that they are part of the Elite Division I, that team has proved to have some issues coping in.
During the 2008-2009 the Spartans finished 8th in their conference. They held a 8-12 record in conference games and went 9-21 overall. The team has not yet made it into a NCAA tournament. Head Coach Eddie Payne is still trying to lead his team into a winning season. As of early February 2010, it seems that this year's team will not do the trick. They have already lost 18 games overall.
USC Upstate 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 14-Nov | at Nebraska | L 76-49 |
| 16-Nov | at Indiana | L 69-61 |
| 21-Nov | at Winthrop | L 49-46 |
| 24-Nov | UNC Greensboro | L 76-70 |
| 28-Nov | at Miami (FL) | L 70-41 |
| 30-Nov | Stetson | W 78-56 |
| 5-Dec | at Wichita State | L 72-45 |
| 14-Dec | Florida Gulf Coast | L 86-82 |
| 16-Dec | Winthrop | L 62-53 |
| 19-Dec | at No. 23 UNLV | L 88-58 |
| 23-Dec | at Arizona State | L 61-52 |
| 2-Jan | Campbell | L 82-69 |
| 4-Jan | East Tennessee State | L 63-62 |
| 7-Jan | at Belmont | L 68-58 |
| 9-Jan | at Lipscomb | L 80-66 |
| 15-Jan | Mercer | L 60-57 |
| 17-Jan | Kennesaw State | W 66-62 |
| 21-Jan | at North Florida | W 64-50 |
| 23-Jan | at Jacksonville | L 65-52 |
| 27-Jan | North Florida | L 55-53 |
| 31-Jan | Jacksonville | L 79-63 |
| 6-Feb | at Kennesaw State | 7:30 PM ET |
| 8-Feb | at Mercer | 7:30 PM ET |
| 11-Feb | Lipscomb | 7:30 PM ET |
| 13-Feb | Belmont | 2:00 PM ET |
| 17-Feb | at Campbell | 7:00 PM ET |
| 21-Feb | at East Tennessee State | 4:00 PM ET |
| 25-Feb | at Florida Gulf Coast | 7:05 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | at Stetson | 7:00 PM ET |