2012–13 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team
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2012–13 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball | |
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Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
Record | 16–17 (9–9 A-Sun) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | G. B. Hodge Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Kentucky* | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2013 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 29, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition |
The 2012–13 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 11th year head coach Eddie Payne, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 9–9 in A-Sun play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun tournament where they lost to Mercer.[1]
Roster
[edit]Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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1 | Dee Washington | Forward | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Franklin, North Carolina |
3 | Jeremy Ford | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Junior | Varnville, South Carolina |
5 | Ty Greene | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Knoxville, Tennessee |
12 | Ricardo Glenn | Forward | 6–8 | 246 | Junior | Augusta, Georgia |
14 | David Lighty | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Junior | Darlington, South Carolina |
15 | Adrian Rodgers | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Sophomore | Alpharetta, Georgia |
22 | Zach Lillie | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Athens, Georgia |
23 | Torrey Craig | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | Great Falls, South Carolina |
24 | Jodd Maxey | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Junior | Statham, Georgia |
25 | Bruce Haynes | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Sophomore | Summerville, South Carolina |
30 | Rob Elam | Forward | 6–6 | 218 | Senior | East Point, Georgia |
31 | Mario Blessing | Guard | 6–2 | 165 | Sophomore | Kusterdingen, Germany |
32 | Fred Miller | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Atlanta, Georgia |
34 | Babatunde Olumuyiwa | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 220 | Junior | Athens, Georgia |
44 | Michael Buchanan | Center | 6–11 | 250 | Freshman | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/09/2012* 8:00 pm |
at Saint Louis CBE Classic |
L 59–76 | 0–1 |
Chaifetz Arena (6,958) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
11/12/2012* 7:00 pm |
Hiwassee | W 90–36 | 1–1 |
G. B. Hodge Center (689) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
11/17/2012* 3:00 pm |
at UTSA | L 59–67 | 1–2 |
Convocation Center (1,015) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
11/20/2012* 9:00 pm |
at Santa Clara CBE Classic |
L 65–85 | 1–3 |
Leavey Center (1,139) Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
11/21/2012* 9:00 pm |
vs. Eastern Washington CBE Classic |
L 70–75 | 1–4 |
Leavey Center (1,164) Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
11/23/2012* 5:00 pm |
vs. Utah Valley CBE Classic |
W 75–50 | 2–4 |
Leavey Center (1,156) Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
11/29/2012* 7:00 pm |
at UNC Asheville | W 73–71 | 3–4 |
Kimmel Arena (1,542) Asheville, NC | |||||||
12/02/2012* 2:00 pm |
at Kansas State | L 53–72 | 3–5 |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,223) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
12/08/2012* 2:30 pm |
UTSA | W 88–77 | 4–5 |
G. B. Hodge Center (775) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
12/17/2012* 8:00 pm |
at Baylor | L 57–73 | 4–6 |
Ferrell Center (6,639) Waco, TX | |||||||
12/21/2012* 8:00 pm |
at Tennessee State | L 64–67 | 4–7 |
Gentry Complex (327) Nashville, TN | |||||||
12/30/2012* 3:00 pm |
Coastal Georgia | W 85–55 | 5–7 |
G. B. Hodge Center (491) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
01/02/2013* 7:30 pm |
Hampton | W 68–49 | 6–7 |
G. B. Hodge Center (721) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
01/05/2013 7:00 pm |
at Northern Kentucky | W 60–54 | 7–7 (1–0) |
The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,788) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
01/07/2013 8:15 pm |
at Lipscomb | W 98–61 | 8–7 (2–0) |
Allen Arena (1,112) Nashville, TN | |||||||
01/10/2013 7:00 pm |
Florida Gulf Coast | L 71–72 OT | 8–8 (2–1) |
G. B. Hodge Center (759) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
01/12/2013 5:00 pm |
Stetson | L 64–66 | 8–9 (2–2) |
G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
01/17/2013 7:00 pm |
at Kennesaw State | W 66–54 | 9–9 (3–2) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,056) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
01/19/2013 4:30 pm |
at Mercer | L 74–82 | 9–10 (3–3) |
Hawkins Arena (2,734) Macon, GA | |||||||
01/24/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
North Florida | W 63–57 | 10–10 (4–3) |
G. B. Hodge Center (688) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
01/26/2013 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Jacksonville | W 79–64 | 11–10 (5–3) |
G. B. Hodge Center (699) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
01/28/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
East Tennessee State | W 88–71 | 12–10 (6–3) |
G. B. Hodge Center (677) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
01/31/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Lipscomb | W 83–71 | 13–10 (7–3) |
G. B. Hodge Center (712) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
02/02/2013 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Northern Kentucky | L 65–70 | 13–11 (7–4) |
G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
02/07/2013 7:00 pm |
at Stetson | L 66–73 | 13–12 (7–5) |
Edmunds Center (746) DeLand, FL | |||||||
02/09/2013 5:15 pm, ESPN3 |
at Florida Gulf Coast | L 49–74 | 13–13 (7–6) |
Alico Arena (3,621) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
02/14/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Mercer | L 59–70 | 13–14 (7–7) |
G. B. Hodge Center (611) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
02/16/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Kennesaw State | W 79–67 | 14–14 (8–7) |
G. B. Hodge Center (733) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
02/21/2013 7:00 pm |
at Jacksonville | L 64–68 | 14–15 (8–8) |
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (757) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
02/23/2013 4:30 pm |
at North Florida | L 53–77 | 14–16 (8–9) |
UNF Arena (1,651) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
03/01/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at East Tennessee State | W 88–56 | 15–16 (9–9) |
ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (4,389) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
2013 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
03/07/2013 8:30 pm, CSS/ESPN3 |
vs. Jacksonville Quarterfinals |
W 76–62 | 16–16 |
Hawkins Arena (1,211) Macon, GA | |||||||
03/08/2013 5:30 pm, CSS |
at Mercer Semifinals |
L 64–72 | 16–17 |
Hawkins Arena (3,527) Macon, GA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Thomas scores 20, Mercer downs SC Upstate 72-64". The Columbian. March 7, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2024. (registration required)