The USC Upstate Spartans are the athletic teams that represent the

University of South Carolina Upstate The University of South Carolina Upstate (USC Upstate) is a public university in Valley Falls, South Carolina, near Spartanburg and with a Spartanburg postal address.Compare to: (shows the university is not in the Spartanburg city limits)< ...

, located in

Spartanburg, South Carolina Spartanburg is a city in and the seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city of Spartanburg has a municipal population of 38,732 as of the 2020 census, making it the 11th-largest city in the state. For a time, the Offi ...

, in intercollegiate sports at the Division I level of the

National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athlete, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic sports, ...

(NCAA), primarily competing in the

Big South Conference The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. Originally a non- football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). ...

since the 2018–19 academic year. USC Upstate competes in fifteen intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. Men's and women's tennis were discontinued at the end of the 2019–20 school year.

Conference affiliations

NCAA *

Peach Belt Conference The Peach Belt Conference (PBC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The 11 member institutions are located in the South Atlantic states of South Carolin ...

(1990–2007) *

ASUN Conference The ASUN Conference, formerly the Atlantic Sun Conference, is a collegiate athletic conference operating mostly in the Southeastern United States. The league participates at the NCAA Division I level, and began sponsoring football at the Divisi ...

(2007–2018) *

(2018–present)

Varsity teams

USC Upstate also sponsored both men's and women's tennis until 2019–20 when the programs were discontinued.

Notable alumni

Baseball

Chad Sobotka Chad Nicholas Sobotka (born July 10, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves. Early life Chad Sobotka was born in Sarasota, Florida, on July 10, 1993, to parents ...

Men's basketball

Torrey Craig Torrey Craig (born December 19, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Upstate Spartans, where he was named an honorable men ...

* Ty Greene

Men's soccer

Joel Bunting Joel Bunting (born December 2, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Savannah Clovers, in the National Independent Soccer Association. Career Youth Bunting graduated from Bishop England High School. Durin ...

Calon Minors Calon Minors (born 11 July 1996) is a Bermudian international footballer who plays for BAA Wanderers, as a left back. Career Manors played college soccer for the USC Upstate Spartans between 2014 and 2017. He has played club football for BAA W ...

* Troy Simon

References

External links

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