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2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

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2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record5–18 (5–11 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaG. B. Hodge Center
Seasons
2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
Charleston Southern suspended their season on February 23, 2021.
2021 Big South tournament winner

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.

Previous season

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The 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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2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Brandon Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cardinal Newman High School Miami, FL
G 1 Dalvin White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Norcross High School Norcross, GA
G 2 Cartier Jernigan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So West Charlotte High School Charlotte, NC
G 3 Mysta Goodloe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So R. J. Reynolds High School Winston-Salem, NC
F 4 Khydarius Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Nation Ford High School Fort Mill, SC
G/F 5 Bryson Mozone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr North Augusta High School North Augusta, SC
G 10 Tommy Bruner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Gray Collegiate Academy Columbia, SC
G 12 Everette Hammond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Thomas More School Silver Spring, MD
G/F 13 Quentin Hodge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lakewood High School Sumter, SC
G/F 21 Khavon Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Clemson Macon, GA
G 22 Thomas Sheida 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Cardinal Newman High School Bundaberg, Australia
G/F 23 Dave III Dickerson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Dorman High School Inman, SC
F 25 Jatayveous Watson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Newnan High School Newnan, GA
G/F 34 Josh Aldrich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr New Hanover High School Wilmington, NC
C 35 Nevin Zink 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Andrew's School Newtown, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Spartans Fall in Big South Quarterfinals". University of South Carolina Upstate. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina Upstate. Retrieved December 3, 2020.