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2019–20 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

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2019–20 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record13–20 (7–11 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaG. B. Hodge Center
Seasons
2019–20 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Radford 15 3   .833 21 11   .656
Winthrop 15 3   .833 24 10   .706
Gardner–Webb 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Longwood 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Hampton 8 10   .444 15 19   .441
UNC Asheville 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
USC Upstate 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Charleston Southern 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Presbyterian 7 11   .389 10 22   .313
High Point 6 12   .333 9 23   .281
Campbell 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
2020 Big South tournament winner

The 2019–20 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by second-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. They finished the 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 before losing the quarterfinals to Winthrop.

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 2018–19 season 6–26 overall, 1–15 in Big South play to finish in eleventh place. In the Big South tournament, they were defeated by Charleston Southern in the first round.[1]

Roster

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2019–20 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Brandon Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Miami, Florida
G 1 Dalvin White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Norcross, Georgia
G 2 Cartier Jernigan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 3 Mysta Goodloe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F 4 Khydarius Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fort Mill, South Carolina
G/F 5 Bryson Mozone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So North Augusta, South Carolina
G 10 Tommy Bruner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Columbia, South Carolina
G 12 Everette Hammond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Silver Spring, Maryland
F 22 Andrew Tate 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Spartanburg, South Carolina
G 23 Thomas Booker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Nashville, Tennessee
G 24 Mykayle Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lauderhill, Florida
F 25 Jatayveous Watson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Grantville, Georgia
G/F 34 Josh Aldrich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wilmington, North Carolina
C 35 Nevin Zink 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Newtown, Connecticut
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 25, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
at College of Charleston W 74–55  0–1
TD Arena (4,014)
Charleston, SC
November 8, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Truett McConnell W 103–62  1–1
G. B. Hodge Center (675)
Spartanburg, SC
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm
at North Carolina Central L 64–73  1–2
McDougald–McLendon Arena (973)
Durham, NC
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Virginia Tech L 57–80  1–3
Cassell Coliseum (8,536)
Blacksburg, VA
November 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Akron L 45–76  1–4
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,214)
Akron, OH
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 2 Louisville L 50–76  1–5
KFC Yum! Center (14,410)
Louisville, KY
November 23, 2019*
2:00 pm
Youngstown State L 61–66  1–6
G. B. Hodge Center (564)
Spartanburg, SC
November 30, 2019*
4:00 pm
at Charlotte L 47–83  1–7
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,593)
Charlotte, NC
December 3, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky W 79–67  2–7
G. B. Hodge Center (568)
Spartanburg, SC
December 8, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 72–84  2–8
Timmons Arena (1,510)
Greenville, SC
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm
at South Carolina State W 73–70  3–8
SHM Memorial Center (312)
Orangeburg, SC
December 21, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Bob Jones W 92–74  4–8
G. B. Hodge Center (450)
Spartanburg, SC
December 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
VMI W 91–82  5–8
G. B. Hodge Center (459)
Spartanburg, SC
Big South Conference regular season
January 2, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern L 75–89  5–9
(0–1)
CSU Field House (632)
North Charleston, SC
January 4, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Longwood W 73–56  6–9
(1–1)
Willett Hall (1,117)
Farmville, VA
January 8, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Hampton W 83–73  7–9
(2–1)
G. B. Hodge Center (445)
Spartanburg, SC
January 16, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Radford L 59–63  7–10
(2–2)
G. B. Hodge Center (800)
Spartanburg, SC
January 18, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Gardner–Webb L 67–83  7–11
(2–3)
Paul Porter Arena (1,257)
Boiling Springs, NC
January 20, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
High Point L 62–70  7–12
(2–4)
G. B. Hodge Center (535)
Spartanburg, SC
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Winthrop L 53–79  7–13
(2–5)
Winthrop Coliseum (2,034)
Rock Hill, SC
January 25, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Asheville W 80–63  8–13
(3–5)
G. B. Hodge Center (579)
Spartanburg, SC
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Presbyterian W 77–74  9–13
(4–5)
Templeton Physical Education Center (889)
Clinton, SC
February 1, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Campbell W 91–74  10–13
(5–5)
G. B. Hodge Center (833)
Spartanburg, SC
February 6, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Asheville L 71–84  10–14
(5–6)
Kimmel Arena (1,234)
Asheville, NC
February 8, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Gardner–Webb L 57–88  10–15
(5–7)
G. B. Hodge Center (815)
Spartanburg, SC
February 10, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Charleston Southern W 66–52  11–15
(6–7)
G. B. Hodge Center (745)
Spartanburg, SC
February 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point L 54–62  11–16
(6–8)
Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,638)
High Point, NC
February 20, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Longwood L 58–68  11–17
(6–9)
G. B. Hodge Center (565)
Spartanburg, SC
February 22, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Radford L 60–81  11–18
(6–10)
Dedmon Center (2,010)
Radford, VA
February 27, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Winthrop L 82–90  11–19
(6–11)
G. B. Hodge Center (833)
Spartanburg, SC
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hampton W 90–79  12–19
(7–11)
Hampton Convocation Center (4,215)
Hampton, VA
Big South tournament
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) (10) High Point
First round
W 69–59  13–19
G. B. Hodge Center (765)
Spartanburg, SC
March 5, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (2) Winthrop
Quarterfinals
L 70–106  13–20
Dedmon Center (1,052)
Radford, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "USC Upstate Drops 71-52 Decision at Charleston Southern in Big South Men's Basketball Championship". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved October 10, 2019.