2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record10–22 (4–10 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coachKyle Perry
Kente Hart
Josh Chavis
Home arenaG. B. Hodge Center
2015–16 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Florida10–4 .71422–12  .647
NJIT8–6 .57120–15  .571
Jacksonville8–6 .57116–16  .500
Florida Gulf Coast †8–6 .57121–14  .600
Kennesaw State7–7 .50011–20  .355
Lipscomb7–7 .50012–21  .364
Stetson*4–10 .28612–22  .353
USC Upstate4–10 .28610–22  .313
*ineligible for the 2016 NCAA tournament due to APR violations
† 2016 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner

The 2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 14th 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 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

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Damian Goodwin Forward 6–7 195 Junior Atlanta, Georgia
1 Mike Cunningham Guard 6–1 190 RS Freshman Washington, D.C.
2 Marvin Smith Forward 6–6 210 Senior Memphis, Tennessee
3 Jure Span Guard 6–4 165 Freshman Litija, Slovenia
4 Ramel Thompkins Forward 6–6 195 Sophomore Vidalia, Georgia
5 Tanner Castora Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Strongsville, Ohio
10 Josh Cuthbertson Forward 6–5 185 Junior New Bern, North Carolina
11 Deion Holmes Forward 6–3 180 Freshman Chesnee, South Carolina
13 Carson Smith Forward 6–6 200 Junior Fort Mill, South Carolina
14 Tristan Thomas Guard 6–3 190 Junior Bangor, Maine
15 Philip Whittington Forward 6–8 202 Freshman Columbus, Georgia
21 Blake Edwards Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Chapin, South Carolina
24 Malik Moore Forward 6–6 188 Freshman Asheville, North Carolina
33 Jacob Schulte Forward 6–6 222 Sophomore Newport, Kentucky
44 Michael Buchanan Center 6–11 250 Junior Las Vegas, Nevada

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
9:30 pm, SECN+		 at Texas A&M L 64–104  0–1
 Reed Arena (6,552)
College Station, TX
11/16/2015*
5:00 pm		 at Presbyterian L 73–74  0–2
 Templeton Physical Education Center (509)
Clinton, SC
11/19/2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 Navy L 55–67  0–3
 Hodge Center (805)
Spartanburg, SC
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm		 Bob Jones
Upstate Challenge		 L 79–83  0–4
 Hodge Center (567)
Spartanburg, SC
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Winthrop L 78–79  0–5
 Hodge Center (571)
Spartanburg, SC
11/27/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Georgia Southern
Upstate Challenge		 L 80–84  0–6
 Hodge Center (567)
Spartanburg, SC
11/28/2015*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 The Citadel
Upstate Challenge		 L 81–88  0–7
 Hodge Center (354)
Spartanburg, SC
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm		 Toccoa Falls
Upstate Challenge		 W 101–54  1–7
 Hodge Center (590)
Spartanburg, SC
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Clemson L 56–76  1–8
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,528)
Greenville, SC
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm		 at East Carolina L 71–82  1–9
 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,464)
Greenville, NC
12/11/2015*
7:00 pm		 North Greenville W 70–58  2–9
 Hodge Center (522)
Spartanburg, SC
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm		 at Navy W 66–57  3–9
 Alumni Hall (438)
Annapolis, MD
12/16/2015*
8:00 pm		 at UAB L 54–96  3–10
 Bartow Arena (3,395)
Birmingham, AL
12/21/2015*
9:00 pm		 at Colorado State L 61–89  3–11
 Moby Arena (2,658)
Fort Collins, CO
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm		 Lees–McRae W 88–60  4–11
 Hodge Center (388)
Spartanburg, SC
01/02/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 UMKC W 70–68  5–11
 Hodge Center (270)
Spartanburg, SC
01/05/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 North Carolina A&T W 78–68  6–11
 Hodge Center (423)
Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
01/09/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at NJIT W 80–78  7–11
(1–0)		 Fleisher Center (882)
Newark, NJ
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stetson L 86–89 OT 7–12
(1–1)		 Edmunds Center (690)
DeLand, FL
01/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 56–85  7–13
(1–2)		 Alico Arena (4,074)
Fort Myers, FL
01/21/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 North Florida L 62–78  7–14
(1–3)		 Hodge Center (621)
Spartanburg, SC
01/23/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Jacksonville L 68–77  7–15
(1–4)		 Hodge Center (474)
Spartanburg, SC
01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kennesaw State L 75–78  7–16
(1–5)		 Hodge Center (670)
Spartanburg, SC
01/30/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Lipscomb W 92–91 OT 8–16
(2–5)		 Allen Arena (2,374)
Nashville, TN
02/01/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kennesaw State L 62–75  8–17
(2–6)		 KSU Convocation Center (1,109)
Kennesaw, GA
02/06/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lipscomb L 65–78  8–18
(2–7)		 Hodge Center (692)
Spartanburg, SC
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Florida Gulf Coast L 64–71  8–19
(2–8)		 Hodge Center (345)
Spartanburg, SC
02/13/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stetson W 85–83  9–19
(3–8)		 Hodge Center (456)
Spartanburg, SC
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Jacksonville L 76–81  9–20
(3–9)		 Swisher Gymnasium (628)
Jacksonville, FL
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at North Florida L 78–81  9–21
(3–10)		 UNF Arena (4,086)
Jacksonville, FL
02/25/2016
7:00 pm		 NJIT W 72–71  10–21
(4–10)		 Hodge Center (568)
Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun tournament
03/01/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 (8) at (1) North Florida
Quarterfinals		 L 69–92  10–22
 UNF Arena (3,317)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ "2015-16 USC Upstate Men's Basketball Schedule". UpstateSpartans.com. University of South Carolina Upstate. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016.
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