# 2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

The 2020–21 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Dave Dickerson, and played their home games at G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2019–20 season 13–20, 7–11 in Big South play, to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated High Point in the first round of the Big South tournament, before losing in the quarterfinals to Winthrop.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Wesleyan | L 72–82 | 0–1 | G. B. Hodge Center (40) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 28, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 63–91 | 0–2 | Timmons Arena (250) Greenville, SC |
| December 2, 2020* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | L 78–95 | 0–3 | G. B. Hodge Center (142) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 5, 2020* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | L 69–72 | 0–4 | G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 12, 2020 4:00 p.m., WYCW | | Winthrop | L 77–95 | 0–5 (0–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 13, 2020 2:00 p.m., WYCW | | Winthrop | L 77–107 | 0–6 (0–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 57–65 | 0–7 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| December 23, 2020* 5:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 8 Tennessee | L 60–80 | 0–8 | Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191) Knoxville, TN |
| December 30, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 52–63 | 0–9 (0–3) | Millis Center High Point, NC |
| December 31, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 60–51 | 1–9 (1–3) | Millis Center High Point, NC |
| January 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 71–69 | 2–9 (2–3) | G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 65–59 | 3–9 (3–3) | G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 14, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hampton | L 68–69 | 3–10 (3–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hampton | L 74–84 | 3–11 (3–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 4, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 61–63 | 3–12 (3–6) | Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA |
| February 5, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 66–102 | 3–13 (3–7) | Dedmon Center (250) Radford, VA |
| February 8, 2021 5:00 p.m., WYCW | | Gardner–Webb | W 77–69 | 4–13 (4–7) | G. B. Hodge Center (140) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 11, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Campbell | L 71–72 | 4–14 (4–8) | Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC |
| February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Campbell | L 49–64 | 4–15 (4–9) | Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC |
| February 15, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 65–75 | 4–16 (4–10) | Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC |
| February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 65–51 | 5–16 (5–10) | Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC |
| February 22, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Gardner–Webb | L 58–69 | 5–17 (5–11) | G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| February 27, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (9) | at (8) High Point First round | L 60–65 | 5–18 | Millis Center High Point, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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