The USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represents the
University of South Carolina Upstate
The University of South Carolina Upstate (USC Upstate) is a public university in Valley Falls, South Carolina, United States. It has a Spartanburg postal address. Founded in 1967 and formerly known as University of South Carolina Spartanburg, ...
in
Spartanburg
Spartanburg is a city in and the county seat of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The city had a population of 38,732 as of the 2020 census, making it the 11th-most populous city in the state. The Office of Management and Budg ...
,
South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
, United States. The school's team formerly competed in the
ASUN Conference
The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) 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 Division I FCS level in 2022. ...
, but moved to 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), ...
in 2018–19.
Play their home games at the
G. B. Hodge Center. During their time as a member of the
NAIA, they were national champions in 1982. Since their move to Division I in 2007, they have yet to qualify for the
NCAA tournament.
Postseason
CIT results
The Spartans have appeared in four
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT). Their record in the CIT is 2–4.
The Basketball Classic results
The Spartans have appeared in
The Basketball Classic
The Basketball Classic presented by Eracism was a Single-elimination tournament, single-elimination, fully-bracketed men's college basketball postseason tournament created in 2022 as a successor to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament af ...
one time. Their record is 1–1.
CBI results
The Spartans have appeared in one
College Basketball Invitational
The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI sel ...
(CBI) tournament. Their record is 0–1.
NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Spartans have appeared in six
NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their record is 5–6.
NAIA Tournament results
The Spartans have appeared in three
NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 8–2 and were national champions in 1982.
References
External links
Team website
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