2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Spartans, led by first-year head coach Marty Richter , play 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 2023–24 season 10–20, 5–11 in Big South play to finish in a tie for eighth place.[ 1] They were defeated by Radford in the first round of the Big South tournament .[ 2]
On March 25, 2024, head coach Dave Dickerson announced that he would be stepping down, in order to take the assistant head coaching position at Ohio State , a position he held prior to his hiring at USC Upstate.[ 3] On April 5, the school announced that former Drake assistant coach Marty Richter would become the Spartans' new head coach.[ 4]
Roster
2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Andrew McConnell
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS Jr
James Madison
Buford, Georgia
G
1
Kanye Jones
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Buffalo
Orlando, Florida
G
2
Isaiah Skinner
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr
Mt. San Jacinto College
Palm Desert, California
G
3
Brit Harris
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Grand Valley State
Gary, Indiana
G
4
Carmelo Adkins
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
PHHoenix Prep
Lubbock, Texas
G
5
Mister Dean
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Sunrise Christian Academy
Miami, Florida
F
8
Nic Book
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Westfield High School
Christchurch , New Zealand
G
11
Karmani Gregory
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS So
Florida SouthWestern
Palmetto, Florida
F
12
Breylin Garcia
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Daytona State
La Romana, Dominican Republic
G
14
Jamari Briggs
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Fr
Christ School
Hartsville, South Carolina
F
15
Jordan Terhune
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
Fr
South St. Paul High School
St. Cloud, Minnesota
G
21
CJ Rich
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
So
Spring Valley High School
Columbia, South Carolina
F
22
Daniel Helterhoff
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Our Lady of the Lake
Cologne , Germany
G
24
Chico Johnson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Drake
Toledo, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: October 25, 2024
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024 *7:00 pm
North Greenville
W 99–62
—
G. B. Hodge Center (258)Spartanburg, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024 *7:00 pm, ACCNX
at NC State
L 66–97
0–1
Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
November 6, 2024 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Piedmont
W 103–70
1–1
G. B. Hodge Center (629)Spartanburg, SC
November 8, 2024 *7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Virginia Tech
L 74–93
1–2
Cassell Coliseum (6,327)Blacksburg, VA
November 13, 2024 *7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Wake Forest
L 80–85
1–3
LJVM Coliseum (8,482)Winston-Salem, NC
November 15, 2024 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
UNC Wilmington
L 85–89
1–4
G. B. Hodge Center (596)Spartanburg, SC
November 19, 2024 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Wesleyan
W 95–63
2–4
G. B. Hodge Center (417)Spartanburg, SC
November 22, 2024 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Tennessee State ETSU MTE
L 76–87
2–5
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,689)Johnson City, TN
November 23, 2024 *6:00 pm
vs. Queens ETSU MTE
L 74–98
2–6
Freedom Hall Civic Center (317)Johnson City, TN
November 26, 2024 *8:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa
L 77–110
2–7
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,732)Iowa City, IA
November 30, 2024 *2:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina
L 51–73
2–8
HTC Center (1,242)Conway, SC
December 4, 2024 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Brevard
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
December 7, 2024 *3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Carolina
Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
December 14, 2024 *2:00 pm, SECN+
at South Carolina
Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 18, 2024 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
South Carolina State
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
December 21, 2024 *1:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 4:00 pm
at Winthrop
Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm
Presbyterian
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm
Radford
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
January 15, 2025 6:30 pm
at UNC Asheville
Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm
at Gardner–Webb
Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm
High Point
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm
at Longwood
Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm
Charleston Southern
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm
at Radford
Dedmon Center Radford, VA
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm
at Presbyterian
Templeton Center Clinton, SC
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm
Winthrop
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm
UNC Asheville
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 15, 2025
Gardner–Webb
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm
at Charleston Southern
Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm
at High Point
Qubein Center High Point, NC
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm
Longwood
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Sources:[ 5] [ 6]
References
Venues People Seasons NAIA national championship in bold