2018–19 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team explained

Year:2018–19
Team:USC Upstate Spartans
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Big South Conference
Short Conf:Big South
Record:6–26
Conf Record:1–15
Head Coach:Dave Dickerson
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Ron Bradley
Asst Coach2:Stacey Palmore
Asst Coach3:Andrew Garcia
Stadium:G. B. Hodge Center

The 2018–19 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by first-year head coach Dave Dickerson, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as first-year members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2017–18 season 7–25, 2–12 in ASUN play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

After the season, USC Upstate fired head coach Kyle Perry on March 1, less than five months after being named full-time head coach of the Spartans.[1] On March 30, the school hired former Tulane head coach Dave Dickerson for the job.[2] [3]

This season marked the final season for USC Upstate as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, as the school announced on November 15, 2017 that they will be moving to the Big South Conference for the 2018–19 season.[4] [5] [6]

Schedule and results

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Despite both being members of the Big South, their meeting with Gardner–Webb on November 28 will be considered a non-conference game. The game was scheduled prior to USC Upstate joining the conference. Their meeting on January 12 will be a conference game.

Notes and References

  1. News: South Carolina Upstate fires AD Julio Freire, coach Kyle Perry. ESPN.com. Jeff. Goodman. March 1, 2018. March 1, 2018.
  2. News: USC Upstate names new men’s basketball coach. Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Todd. Shanesy. March 30, 2018. March 30, 2018.
  3. News: Dave Dickerson named USC Upstate men's basketball coach. USA TODAY. April 6, 2018. en.
  4. News: USC Upstate moving to Big South Conference . GoUpstate.com . Todd . Shanesy . November 15, 2017 . February 1, 2018.
  5. News: USC Upstate to join Big South Conference in 2018-19. Mid-Major Madness. February 16, 2018.
  6. News: Big South adds Hampton, USC Upstate to fold. Sordelett. Damien. NewsAdvance.com. February 16, 2018. en.