| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2011–12 |
| Prev Year: | 2010–11 |
| Next Year: | 2012–13 |
| Team: | USC Upstate Spartans |
| Conference: | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-Sun |
| Record: | 21–13 |
| Conf Record: | 13–5 |
| Head Coach: | Eddie Payne |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Asst Coach1: | Kyle Perry |
| Asst Coach2: | Ryan Walker |
| Asst Coach3: | Kente Hart |
| Stadium: | G. B. Hodge Center |
| Bowl: | CIT |
| Bowl Result: | Second Round |
The 2011–12 USC Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth year head coach Eddie Payne, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
For the first time, the Spartans were eligible for the Atlantic Sun Basketball tournament and NCAA postseason play, having completed their transition process to Division I.
They finished the season 21–13, 13–5 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Basketball Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.[1] They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament, their first ever Division I postseason appearance, where they defeated Kent State in the first round before falling to Old Dominion in the second round.
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Porchea | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | Decatur, Georgia |
| 5 | Ty Greene | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 11 | Jeremy Ford | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Junior | Varnville, South Carolina |
| 12 | Ricardo Glenn | Forward | 6–8 | 246 | Sophomore | Augusta, Georgia |
| 13 | Fred Miller | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 14 | Aru Kok | Center | 6–10 | 210 | Sophomore | Perth, Australia |
| 15 | Adrian Rodgers | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Freshman | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 22 | Bruce Haynes | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Freshman | Summerville, South Carolina |
| 23 | Torrey Craig | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore | Great Falls, South Carolina |
| 24 | Jodd Maxey | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Sophomore | Statham, Georgia |
| 30 | Rob Elam | Forward | 6–6 | 218 | Junior | East Point, Georgia |
| 31 | Mario Blessing | Guard | 6–2 | 165 | Freshman | Kusterdingen, Germany |
| 32 | Chalmers Rogers | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Senior | Fort Mill, South Carolina |
| 33 | Carter Cook | Guard | 6–5 | 225 | Senior | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 34 | Babatunde Olumuyiwa | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 220 | Sophomore | Athens, Georgia |
|-!colspan=9| Regular season|-!colspan=9| 2012 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament|-!colspan=9| 2012 CIT