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2022–23 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2022–23 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth-year head coach Dave Dickerson, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 15–14, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Gardner–Webb in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament before losing the semifinals to UNC Asheville. The Spartans were invited to the CBI, where they were defeated in the first round by Indiana State.
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 16–16 (10–8 Big South) |
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| Home arena | G. B. Hodge Center |
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| UNC Asheville † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Upstate | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 Big South tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Spartans finished the 2021–22 season 15–17, 10–6 in Big South play to finish in third place in the South Division. They defeated Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament,[1] before losing to eventual champion Longwood in the semifinals.[2] They were invited to The Basketball Classic, where they beat Appalachian State in the first round,[3] before falling to South Alabama in the second round.[4]
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| November 1, 2022* 7:00 pm |
Erskine | W 77–45[5] | – |
G. B. Hodge Center (345) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
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| November 7, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Brevard | W 90–42 | 1–0 |
G. B. Hodge Center (833) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| November 11, 2022* 6:30 pm, ACCN |
at No. 7 Duke | L 38–84 | 1–1 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC | |||||||
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ |
at Clemson | L 70–81 | 1–2 |
Littlejohn Coliseum (5,002) Clemson, SC | |||||||
| November 18, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Coastal Carolina Collegiate Hoops Roadshow |
W 79–78 | 2–2 |
G. B. Hodge Center (595) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| November 21, 2022* 9:00 pm, MW Network |
at Air Force Collegiate Hoops Roadshow |
L 56–83 | 2–3 |
Clune Arena (1,022) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| November 25, 2022* 4:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
at South Carolina | L 53–68 | 2–4 |
Colonial Life Arena (9,347) Columbia, SC | |||||||
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Columbia International | W 93–59 | 3–4 |
G. B. Hodge Center (234) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| December 3, 2022* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Carolina | W 79–64 | 4–4 |
Ramsey Center (1,313) Cullowhee, NC | |||||||
| December 10, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Carolina State | W 89–84 OT | 5–4 |
G. B. Hodge Center (417) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| December 13, 2022* 8:30 pm, ACCN |
at Florida State | L 63–80 | 5–5 |
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,741) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
| December 20, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kennesaw State | L 56–65 | 5–6 |
KSU Convocation Center (652) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
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| December 29, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Winthrop | W 70–62 | 6–6 (1–0) |
G. B. Hodge Center (357) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| December 31, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Charleston Southern | L 85–90 | 6–7 (1–1) |
Buccaneer Field House (310) North Charleston, SC | |||||||
| January 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Radford | W 65–60 | 7–7 (2–1) |
Dedmon Center (942) Radford, VA | |||||||
| January 7, 2022 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
High Point | W 76–57 | 8–7 (3–1) |
G. B. Hodge Center (323) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| January 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Campbell | L 63–78 | 8–8 (3–2) |
G. B. Hodge Center (456) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Longwood | L 65–72 | 8–9 (3–3) |
Willett Hall (1,756) Farmville, VA | |||||||
| January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Presbyterian | W 61–60 | 9–9 (4–3) |
G. B. Hodge Center (751) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| January 21, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UNC Asheville | L 58–64 | 9–10 (4–4) |
Kimmel Arena (1,789) Asheville, NC | |||||||
| January 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Gardner–Webb | L 66–78 | 9–11 (4–5) |
Paul Porter Arena (702) Boiling Springs, NC | |||||||
| January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Radford | L 52–55 | 9–12 (4–6) |
G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| February 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Campbell | L 66–78 | 9–13 (4–7) |
Gore Arena (1,153) Buies Creek, NC | |||||||
| February 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Asheville | W 76–70 | 10–13 (5–7) |
G. B. Hodge Center (612) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Charleston Southern | W 77–60 | 11–13 (6–7) |
G. B. Hodge Center (455) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| February 11, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Winthrop | W 79–70 | 12–13 (7–7) |
Winthrop Coliseum (1,400) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
| February 15, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Longwood | W 72–67 | 13–13 (8–7) |
G. B. Hodge Center (421) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| February 18, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at High Point | L 66–81 | 13–14 (8–8) |
Qubein Center (3,019) High Point, NC | |||||||
| February 22, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Presbyterian | W 59–57 | 14–14 (9–8) |
Templeton Physical Education Center (455) Clinton, SC | |||||||
| February 25, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Gardner–Webb | W 75–69 | 15–14 (10–8) |
G. B. Hodge Center (833) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
| Big South tournament | |||||||||||
| March 3, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (5) Gardner–Webb Quarterfinals |
W 77–76 | 16–14 |
Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
| March 4, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (1) UNC Asheville Semifinals |
L 62–66 | 16–15 |
Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC | ||||||
| College Basketball Invitational | |||||||||||
| March 18, 2023 12:00 p.m., FloHoops |
(16) | vs. (1) Indiana State First round |
L 62–67 | 16–16 |
Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL | ||||||
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- "Freshman of the Year Jordan Gainey's 20 Points Leads Men's Basketball To Big South Tournament Quarterfinal Victory over Charleston Southern". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "#1 Longwood Edges #4 USC Upstate, Advances to Title Game". Big South Conference. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "USC Upstate beats App State 80-74 in The Basketball Classic". USA Today. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "South Alabama turns back USC Upstate 83-79 in second round of The Basketball Classic". al.com. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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- "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "2022-23 South Carolina Upstate Spartans Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2022.