2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

The 2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 15th-year head coach Eddie Payne, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Kennesaw State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Furman.

2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record17–16 (7–7 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coachKyle Perry
Kente Hart
Josh Chavis
Home arenaG. B. Hodge Center
Seasons
2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast122 .857268 .765
Lipscomb113 .7862013 .606
North Florida86 .5711519 .441
USC Upstate77 .5001716 .515
Kennesaw State77 .5001418 .438
Jacksonville59 .3571716 .515
NJIT311 .2141120 .355
Stetson311 .2141121 .344
2017 ASUN Tournament winner

This would be Eddie Payne's final season as head coach at USC Upstate, as he announced his retirement On October 3, 2017.[1]

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 2015–16 season 10–22, 4–10 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to North Florida.

Roster

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2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Mike Cunningham6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)RS SoDuVal HSWashington, D.C.
G3Jure Span6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg)SoCombine AcademyLitija, Slovenia
F4Ramel Thompkins6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrVidalia Comprehensive HSVidalia, GA
G5Tim Hart6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrHebron HSPlano, TX
F10Josh Cuthbertson6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg)SrWest Craven HSNew Bern, NC
G11Deion Holmes6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrChesnee HSChesnee, SC
F13Carson Smith6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrBrunswick CCFort Mill, SC
F15Philip Whittington6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoNorthside HSColumbus, GA
G21Blake Edwards6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoChapin HSChapin, SC
G23Thomas Booker6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrBowling Green HSBowling Green, KY
F24Malik Moore6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)SoClyde A. Erwin HSAsheville, NC
F25Nick Kornieck6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrCoronado HSHenderson, NV
F33Jacob Schulte6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)JrNewport Central Catholic HSNewport, KY
C44Michael Buchanan7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)285 lb (129 kg)SrPalo Verde HSLas Vegas, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
12:00 noon, FS2
at GeorgetownL 60–105 0–1
Verizon Center (8,076)
Washington, D.C.
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Mars HillW 91–66 1–1
Hodge Center (743)
Spartanburg, SC
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC AshevilleL 57–73 1–2
Hodge Center (537)
Spartanburg, SC
11/19/2016*
5:30 pm
at Charleston SouthernW 79–77 2–2
CSU Field House (616)
Charleston, SC
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at CharlotteW 108–103 OT3–2
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,570)
Charlotte, NC
11/27/2016*
4:00 pm
at College of CharlestonL 60–72 3–3
TD Arena (2,892)
Charleston, SC
11/29/2016*
8:00 pm
at AuburnL 83–90 3–4
Auburn Arena (6,504)
Auburn, AL
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
vs. Campbell
Holy City Hoops Classic
W 80–73 OT4–4
McAlister Field House (270)
Charleston, SC
12/03/2016*
12:00 pm
at The Citadel
Holy City Hoops Classic
L 92–97 4–5
McAlister Field House (909)
Charleston, SC
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Colgate
Holy City Hoops Classic
W 71–65 5–5
McAlister Field House (212)
Charleston, SC
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
UVA Wise
Holy City Hoops Classic
W 99–67 6–5
Hodge Center (337)
Spartanburg, SC
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
PresbyterianW 76–48 7–5
Hodge Center (572)
Spartanburg, SC
12/15/2016*
8:00 pm
at AlabamaL 61–78 7–6
Coleman Coliseum (9,773)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/18/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville StateL 66–67 7–7
Hodge Center (512)
Spartanburg, SC
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
Florida CollegeW 91–59 8–7
Hodge Center (402)
Spartanburg, SC
12/30/2016*
2:00 pm
AllenW 93–67 9–7
Hodge Center (837)
Spartanburg, SC
01/02/2017*
7:30 pm
at UMKCW 84–75 10–7
Municipal Auditorium (1,170)
Kansas City, MO
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
01/07/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
NJITW 75–65 11–7
(1–0)
Hodge Center (354)
Spartanburg, SC
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North FloridaL 65–73 11–8
(1–1)
Hodge Center (646)
Spartanburg, SC
01/14/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
JacksonvilleW 73–66 12–8
(2–1)
Hodge Center (479)
Spartanburg, SC
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf CoastW 62–60 13–8
(3–1)
Alico Arena (4,582)
Fort Myers, FL
01/21/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at StetsonW 97–86 14–8
(4–1)
Edmunds Center (960)
DeLand, FL
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at LipscombL 77–84 14–9
(4–2)
Allen Arena (1,046)
Nashville, TN
01/28/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw StateW 79–73 15–9
(5–2)
Hodge Center (723)
Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
LipscombL 80–92 15–10
(5–3)
Hodge Center (683)
Spartanburg, SC
02/04/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw StateL 79–84 15–11
(5–4)
KSU Convocation Center (1,645)
Kennesaw, GA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at JacksonvilleW 70–67 16–11
(6–4)
Swisher Gymnasium (950)
Jacksonville, FL
02/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North FloridaW 84–71 17–11
(7–4)
UNF Arena (3,181)
Jacksonville, FL
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
StetsonL 72–83 17–12
(7–5)
Hodge Center (517)
Spartanburg, SC
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf CoastL 89–97 OT17–13
(7–6)
Hodge Center (837)
Spartanburg, SC
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJITL 87–88 17–14
(7–7)
Fleisher Center (677)
Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun tournament
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) (5) Kennesaw State
Quarterfinals
L 78–80 17–15
Hodge Center (735)
Spartanburg, SC
CIT
03/16/2017*
7:00 pm, Facebook Live
Furman
First Round
L 57–79 17–16
Hodge Center (662)
Spartanburg, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern TimeSource[2][3].

References

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  1. ^ Shanesy, Todd (October 3, 2017). "USC Upstate's Eddie Payne retires, effective immediately". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, SC. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016-17 USC Upstate Men's Basketball Schedule - USC Upstate". Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "2021-22 South Carolina Upstate Spartans Schedule".