2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big South Tournament winner ; As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
2020–21 record	3–11 (3–5 Big South)
Head coach	Dave Dickerson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Ron Bradley; Stacey Palmore; Andrew Garcia;
Home arena	G. B. Hodge Center

The 2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represents University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-year head coach Dave Dickerson, and plays their home games at G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as a member of the Big South Conference.

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	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 9, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Presbyterian	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC
January 10, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Presbyterian	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, 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
January 29, 2021 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Campbell	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
January 30, 2021 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Campbell	Postponed due to COVID-19 issues		Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Radford			Dedmon Center Radford, VA
February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Radford			Dedmon Center Radford, VA
February 11, 2021 5:30 p.m., WYCB	UNC Asheville			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 12, 2021 5:30 p.m., WYCW	UNC Ashville			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charleston Southern			Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC
February 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charleston Southern			Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC
February 23, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Gardner–Webb			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
January 24, 2021 5:30 p.m., WYCW	Gardner–Webb			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
Big South Tournament
March 2–7, 2021	vs.			Bojangles' Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

[3]

References

"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.
"Spartans Fall in Big South Quarterfinals". University of South Carolina - Upstate. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

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[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.

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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NAIA national championship in bold

2020–21 Big South men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Winthrop	13	–	1	.929	16	–	1	.941
Radford	11	–	2	.846	12	–	7	.632
UNC Asheville	9	–	5	.643	10	–	9	.526
Hampton	6	–	4	.600	7	–	8	.467
Campbell	6	–	6	.500	10	–	9	.526
Gardner–Webb	6	–	7	.462	7	–	11	.389
High Point	4	–	6	.400	6	–	9	.400
Longwood	5	–	9	.357	6	–	14	.300
USC Upstate	3	–	6	.333	3	–	12	.200
Presbyterian	3	–	8	.273	5	–	10	.333
Charleston Southern	0	–	12	.000	1	–	15	.063

† 2021 Big South Tournament winner As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll