# 2017–18 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team

The 2017–18 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by thirteenth year head coach Tammy George, played their games at G. B. Hodge Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 6–8 in A-Sun play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Lipscomb.
The 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.

## Media

All home games and conference road are shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Non conference road games are typically available on the opponents website.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 8:00 pm | | at East Carolina | L 53–66 | 0–1 | Williams Arena (954) Greenville, TN |
| 11/15/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Presbyterian | L 69–83 | 0–2 | G. B. Hodge Center (317) Spartanburg, SC |
| 11/17/2017* 9:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | L 56–87 | 0–3 | Cassell Coliseum (2,162) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/19/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Campbell | L 49–69 | 0–4 | Gore Arena (864) Buies Creek, NC |
| 11/21/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Converse | W 71–51 | 1–4 | G. B. Hodge Center (151) Spartanburg, SC |
| 11/24/2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Omaha | L 66–69 | 1–5 | G. B. Hodge Center (218) Spartanburg, SC |
| 11/28/2017* 11:00 am | | at Gardner–Webb | L 39–60 | 1–6 | Paul Porter Arena (347) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 11/30/2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bob Jones | W 79–45 | 2–6 | G. B. Hodge Center (187) Spartanburg, SC |
| 12/03/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Furman | L 59–80 | 2–7 | G. B. Hodge Center (120) Spartanburg, SC |
| 12/05/2017* 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 63–83 | 2–8 | Kaplan Arena (549) Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/09/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Carolina State | W 63–44 | 3–8 | G. B. Hodge Center (148) Spartanburg, SC |
| 12/16/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Asheville | L 70–76 | 3–9 | G. B. Hodge Center (164) Spartanburg, SC |
| 12/19/2017* 6:00 pm | | at Oklahoma State | L 71–108 | 3–10 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,830) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/30/2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | North Carolina Central | W 66–61 | 4–10 | G. B. Hodge Center (192) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/02/2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Brevard | W 109–39 | 5–10 | G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC |
| Atlantic Sun regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 97–59 | 6–10 (1–0) | Wellness and Events Center (199) Newark, NJ |
| 01/13/2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | L 61–62 | 6–11 (1–1) | Edmunds Center (357) DeLand, FL |
| 01/15/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 60–93 | 6–12 (1–2) | Alico Arena (2,347) Fort Myers, FL |
| 01/20/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | L 61–65 | 6–13 (1–3) | G. B. Hodge Center (232) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/22/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | L 45–71 | 6–14 (1–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (231) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/27/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 65–61 | 7–14 (2–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (264) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/01/2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | L 78–97 | 7–15 (2–5) | Allen Arena (367) Nashville, TN |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | W 70–64 | 8–15 (3–5) | KSU Convocation Center (471) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/07/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | W 80–64 | 9–15 (4–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (438) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/10/2018 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 44–88 | 9–16 (4–6) | G. B. Hodge Center (315) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/12/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 69–64 | 10–16 (5–6) | G. B. Hodge Center (318) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/17/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | L 49–65 | 10–17 (5–7) | Swisher Gymnasium (489) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/19/2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | L 61–79 | 10–18 (5–8) | UNF Arena (259) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/24/2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 74–67 | 11–18 (6–8) | G. B. Hodge Center (237) Spartanburg, SC |
| Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | at (4) Lipscomb Quarterfinals | L 53–95 | 11–19 | Allen Arena (401) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||