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
2016–17 record17–16 (7–7 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coachKyle Perry
Kente Hart
Josh Chavis
Home arenaG. B. Hodge Center
2016–17 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast122 .857  268  .765
Lipscomb113 .786  2013  .606
North Florida86 .571  1519  .441
USC Upstate77 .500  1716  .515
Kennesaw State77 .500  1418  .438
Jacksonville59 .357  1716  .515
NJIT311 .214  1120  .355
Stetson311 .214  1121  .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

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

2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Mike Cunningham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoDuVal HS Washington, D.C.
G 3 Jure Span 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoCombine Academy Litija, Slovenia
F 4 Ramel Thompkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrVidalia Comprehensive HS Vidalia, GA
G 5 Tim Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrHebron HS Plano, TX
F 10 Josh Cuthbertson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrWest Craven HS New Bern, NC
G 11 Deion Holmes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrChesnee HS Chesnee, SC
F 13 Carson Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBrunswick CC Fort Mill, SC
F 15 Philip Whittington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoNorthside HS Columbus, GA
G 21 Blake Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoChapin HS Chapin, SC
G 23 Thomas Booker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrBowling Green HS Bowling Green, KY
F 24 Malik Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoClyde A. Erwin HS Asheville, NC
F 25 Nick Kornieck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrCoronado HS Henderson, NV
F 33 Jacob Schulte 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrNewport Central Catholic HS Newport, KY
C 44 Michael Buchanan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)285 lb (129 kg) SrPalo Verde HS Las Vegas, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# 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
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
Presbyterian W 76–48  7–5
Hodge Center (572)
Spartanburg, SC
12/15/2016*
8:00 pm
at Alabama L 61–78  7–6
Coleman Coliseum (9,773)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/18/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville State L 66–67  7–7
Hodge Center (512)
Spartanburg, SC
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
Florida College W 91–59  8–7
Hodge Center (402)
Spartanburg, SC
12/30/2016*
2:00 pm
Allen W 93–67  9–7
Hodge Center (837)
Spartanburg, SC
01/02/2017*
7:30 pm
at UMKC W 84–75  10–7
Municipal Auditorium (1,170)
Kansas City, MO
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
01/07/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 75–65  11–7
(1–0)
Hodge Center (354)
Spartanburg, SC
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida L 65–73  11–8
(1–1)
Hodge Center (646)
Spartanburg, SC
01/14/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville W 73–66  12–8
(2–1)
Hodge Center (479)
Spartanburg, SC
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast W 62–60  13–8
(3–1)
Alico Arena (4,582)
Fort Myers, FL
01/21/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson W 97–86  14–8
(4–1)
Edmunds Center (960)
DeLand, FL
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb L 77–84  14–9
(4–2)
Allen Arena (1,046)
Nashville, TN
01/28/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 79–73  15–9
(5–2)
Hodge Center (723)
Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb L 80–92  15–10
(5–3)
Hodge Center (683)
Spartanburg, SC
02/04/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 79–84  15–11
(5–4)
KSU Convocation Center (1,645)
Kennesaw, GA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville W 70–67  16–11
(6–4)
Swisher Gymnasium (950)
Jacksonville, FL
02/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida W 84–71  17–11
(7–4)
UNF Arena (3,181)
Jacksonville, FL
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson L 72–83  17–12
(7–5)
Hodge Center (517)
Spartanburg, SC
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 89–97 OT 17–13
(7–6)
Hodge Center (837)
Spartanburg, SC
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT L 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 Time

Source[2][3].

References

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