2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

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.

2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	5–18 (5–11 Big South)
Head coach	Dave Dickerson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Ron Bradley Stacey Palmore Andrew Garcia
Home arena	G. B. Hodge Center
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Previous season

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

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, Florida G 1 Dalvin White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Norcross High School Norcross, Georgia G 2 Cartier Jernigan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So West Charlotte High School Charlotte, North Carolina G 3 Mysta Goodloe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So R. J. Reynolds High School Winston-Salem, North Carolina F 4 Khydarius Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Nation Ford High School Fort Mill, South Carolina G/F 5 Bryson Mozone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr North Augusta High School North Augusta, South Carolina G 10 Tommy Bruner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Gray Collegiate Academy Columbia, South Carolina G 12 Everette Hammond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Thomas More School Silver Spring, Maryland G/F 13 Quentin Hodge 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lakewood High School Sumter, South Carolina G/F 21 Khavon Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Clemson Macon, Georgia 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 Dickerson III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Dorman High School Inman, South Carolina F 25 Jatayveous Watson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Newnan High School Newnan, Georgia G/F 34 Josh Aldrich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr New Hanover High School Wilmington, North Carolina C 35 Nevin Zink 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Andrew's School Newtown, Connecticut	Head coach Dave Dickerson (Maryland) Assistant coach(es) Ron Bradley (Eastern Nazarene) Stacey Palmore (Livingston) Andrew Garcia (Tulane) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 3, 2020

Schedule and results

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 pm, 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 Time.

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References

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.