2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record10–20 (5–11 Big South)
Head coach
Associate head coachAndrew Garcia
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Logsdon
  • Nori Johnson
Home arenaG. B. Hodge Center
Seasons
2023–24 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
High Point 13 – 3   .813 27 – 9   .750
UNC Asheville 12 – 4   .750 22 – 12   .647
Gardner–Webb 11 – 5   .688 17 – 16   .515
Winthrop 8 – 8   .500 17 – 15   .531
Longwood † 6 – 10   .375 21 – 14   .600
Presbyterian 6 – 10   .375 14 – 19   .424
Charleston Southern 6 – 10   .375 10 – 20   .333
USC Upstate 5 – 11   .313 10 – 20   .333
Radford 5 – 11   .313 16 – 17   .485
† 2024 Big South tournament winner

The 2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by sixth-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.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 10–8 in Big South play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.[1] In the first round of the Big South tournament, they defeated Gardner–Webb,[2] before falling to top-seeded UNC Asheville in the semifinals.[3] They were invited to participate in the CBI, where they were defeated by Indiana State in the first round.[4]

Roster

2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Andrew McConnell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Buford, GA
G/F 1 Nick Alves 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Melbourne, FL
G 2 Justin Bailey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Taylors, SC
G 3 Eduardo Placer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Orlando, FL
G 4 Jalen Breazeale 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Roebuck, SC
F 5 Jordyn Surratt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Spartanburg, SC
F 10 Jacquez Dash 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Summerville, SC
F 11 Patrick Iriel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Columbia, SC
G 12 Trae Broadnax 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Savannah, GA
G 14 Floyd Jr. Rideau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Lake Wales, FL
G 15 Jorge Ochoa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Los Angeles, CA
G 21 CJ Rich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Columbia, SC
G 22 Thomas Sheida 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Bundaberg, Australia
F 23 Dave III Dickerson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Sr Inman, SC
G 34 Miguel Ayesa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Madrid, Spain
F 35 Ahmir Langlais 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Atlanta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 22, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+ 		at South Carolina L 53–82  0–1
 Colonial Life Arena (11,216)
Columbia, SC
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+ 		at Vanderbilt L 67–74  0–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (5,346)
Nashville, TN
November 12, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Carolina W 106–48  1–2
 G. B. Hodge Center (414)
Spartanburg, SC
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Carolina W 83–81  2–2
 Williams Arena (4,585)
Greenville, NC
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Minnesota L 53–67  2–3
 Williams Arena (7,347)
Minneapolis, MN
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ball State L 58–75  2–4
 Worthen Arena (3,018)
Muncie, IN
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Voorhees W 79–44  3–4
 G. B. Hodge Center (243)
Spartanburg, SC
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Coastal Carolina L 70–72 OT 3–5
 HTC Center (1,244)
Conway, SC
December 2, 2023*
3:00 p.m. 		at North Carolina Central W 85–82  4–5
 McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,017)
Durham, NC
December 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State L 77–84  4–6
 G. B. Hodge Center (472)
Spartanburg, SC
December 16, 2023*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Carolina L 53–70  4–7
 G. B. Hodge Center (414)
Spartanburg, SC
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 59–62  4–8
 John M. Belk Arena (2,839)
Davidson, NC
December 30, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Coker W 96–76  5–8
 G. B. Hodge Center (359)
Spartanburg, SC
Big South Conference regular season
January 3, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville
Ingles I-26 Rivalry 		L 67–95  5–9
(0–1) 		Kimmel Arena (970)
Asheville, NC
January 6, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Winthrop L 80–82 OT 5–10
(0–2) 		G. B. Hodge Center (508)
Spartanburg, SC
January 13, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Charleston Southern L 70–77  5–11
(0–3) 		Buccaneer Field House (498)
North Charleston, SC
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Longwood W 73–71  6–11
(1–3) 		G. B. Hodge Center (596)
Spartanburg, SC
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Radford L 61–64  6–12
(1–4) 		Dedmon Center (1,331)
Radford, VA
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		High Point L 67–78  6–13
(1–5) 		G. B. Hodge Center (674)
Spartanburg, SC
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Gardner–Webb L 70–75  6–14
(1–6) 		Paul Porter Arena (904)
Boiling Springs, NC
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Presbyterian L 73–80  6–15
(1–7) 		Templeton Physical Education Center (298)
Clinton, SC
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Radford W 78–69  7–15
(2–7) 		G. B. Hodge Center (495)
Spartanburg, SC
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Longwood W 69–64  8–15
(3–7) 		Joan Perry Brock Center (1,326)
Farmville, VA
February 10, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNC Asheville
Ingles I-26 Rivalry 		L 64–77  8–16
(3–8) 		G. B. Hodge Center (488)
Spartanburg, SC
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at High Point W 86–81 OT 9–16
(4–8) 		Qubein Center (2,895)
High Point, NC
February 17, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Gardner–Webb L 65–73  9–17
(4–9) 		G. B. Hodge Center (580)
Spartanburg, SC
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Charleston Southern L 60–63  9–18
(4–10) 		G. B. Hodge Center (395)
Spartanburg, SC
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Winthrop L 74–83  9–19
(4–11) 		Winthrop Coliseum (2,225)
Rock Hill, SC
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Presbyterian W 74–72  10–19
(5–11) 		G. B. Hodge Center (576)
Spartanburg, SC
Big South tournament
March 6, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (9) Radford
First round 		L 60–67  10–20
 Qubein Center 
High Point, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Advances to Second-Ever Big South Men's Basketball Championship Semifinal With Dramatic Final Tenth of a Second Victory Over Gardner-Webb". University of South Carolina Upstate. March 3, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Bulldogs Advance to the Big South Tournament Championship Game with a 66-62 win over USC Upstate". UNC Asheville Athletics. March 4, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Indiana State takes down South Carolina Upstate 67-62 in CBI". USA Today. March 18, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina Upstate. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "South Carolina Upstate Spartans Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2023.