2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record	4–5 (0–0 A-Sun)
Head coach	Eddie Payne (15th year)
Assistant coach	Kyle Perry Kente Hart Josh Chavis
Home arena	G. B. Hodge Center

2016–17 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Jacksonville	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
NJIT	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
USC Upstate	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Stetson	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Lipscomb	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333
North Florida	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333


† 2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of December 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 10–22, 4–10 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for 7th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun Tournament to North Florida.

Roster

2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Cunningham, MikeMike Cunningham	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	DuVal HS	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	3	Span, JureJure Span	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Combine Academy	Litija, Slovenia
3.5 !F	4	Thompkins, RamelRamel Thompkins	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Vidalia Comprehensive HS	Vidalia, GA
1.5 !G	5	Hart, TimTim Hart	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hebron HS	Plano, TX
3.5 !F	10	Cuthbertson, JoshJosh Cuthbertson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	West Craven HS	New Bern, NC
1.5 !G	11	Holmes, DeionDeion Holmes	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chesnee HS	Chesnee, SC
3.5 !F	13	Smith, CarsonCarson Smith	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Brunswick CC	Fort Mill, SC
3.5 !F	15	Whittington, PhilipPhilip Whittington	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Northside HS	Columbus, GA
1.5 !G	21	Edwards, BlakeBlake Edwards	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Chapin HS	Chapin, SC
1.5 !G	23	Booker, ThomasThomas Booker	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bowling Green HS	Bowling Green, KY
3.5 !F	24	Moore, MalikMalik Moore	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Clyde A. Erwin HS	Asheville, NC
3.5 !F	25	Kornieck, NickNick Kornieck	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Coronado HS	Henderson, NV
3.5 !F	33	Schulte, JacobJacob Schulte	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Newport Central Catholic HS	Newport, KY
5.0 !C	44	Buchanan, MichaelMichael Buchanan	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Palo Verde HS	Las Vegas, NV

Head coach

Eddie Payne (Wake Forest)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Perry (Georgia Tech)
Kente' Hart (Carson–Newman)
Josh Chavis (USC Upstate)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 12:00 noon, FS2	at Georgetown	L 60–105	0–1	Verizon Center (8,076) Washington, D.C.
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm	Mars Hill	W 91–66	1–1	Hodge Center (743) Spartanburg, SC
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	UNC Asheville	L 57–73	1–2	Hodge Center (537) Spartanburg, SC
11/19/2016* 5:30 pm	at Charleston Southern	W 79–77	2–2	CSU Field House (616) Charleston, SC
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm	at Charlotte	W 108–103 ^OT	3–2	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,570) Charlotte, NC
11/27/2016* 4:00 pm	at College of Charleston	L 60–72	3–3	TD Arena (2,892) Charleston, SC
11/29/2016* 8:00 pm	at Auburn	L 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 ^OT	4–4	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			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm	UVA Wise Holy City Hoops Classic			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
12/13/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Presbyterian			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
12/15/2016* 8:00 pm	at Alabama			Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
12/18/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3	Jacksonville State			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm	Florida College			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
12/30/2016* 2:00 pm	Allen			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
01/02/2017* 7:30 pm	at UMKC			Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
01/07/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	NJIT			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
01/12/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	North Florida			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
01/14/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Jacksonville			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Florida Gulf Coast			Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
01/21/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Stetson			Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Lipscomb			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
01/28/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Kennesaw State			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Lipscomb			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
02/04/2017 ESPN3	at Kennesaw State			KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Jacksonville			Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at North Florida			UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Stetson			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
02/18/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Florida Gulf Coast			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at NJIT			Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://upstatespartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2016-17/schedule

USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball

Venues	G. B. Hodge Center (1973–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NAIA national championship in bold

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