# 2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

The 2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by sixth-year head coach Dave Dickerson, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 10–8 in Big South play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. In the first round of the Big South tournament, they defeated Gardner–Webb, before falling to top-seeded UNC Asheville in the semifinals. They were invited to participate in the CBI, where they were defeated by Indiana State in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+ | | at South Carolina | L 53–82 | 0–1 | Colonial Life Arena (11,216) Columbia, SC |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 67–74 | 0–2 | Memorial Gymnasium (5,346) Nashville, TN |
| November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Carolina | W 106–48 | 1–2 | G. B. Hodge Center (414) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | W 83–81 | 2–2 | Williams Arena (4,585) Greenville, NC |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Minnesota | L 53–67 | 2–3 | Williams Arena (7,347) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 58–75 | 2–4 | Worthen Arena (3,018) Muncie, IN |
| November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Voorhees | W 79–44 | 3–4 | G. B. Hodge Center (243) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coastal Carolina | L 70–72 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | HTC Center (1,244) Conway, SC |
| December 2, 2023* 3:00 p.m. | | at North Carolina Central | W 85–82 | 4–5 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,017) Durham, NC |
| December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | L 77–84 | 4–6 | G. B. Hodge Center (472) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 16, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 53–70 | 4–7 | G. B. Hodge Center (414) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson | L 59–62 | 4–8 | John M. Belk Arena (2,839) Davidson, NC |
| December 30, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Coker | W 96–76 | 5–8 | G. B. Hodge Center (359) Spartanburg, SC |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville Ingles I-26 Rivalry | L 67–95 | 5–9 (0–1) | Kimmel Arena (970) Asheville, NC |
| January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 80–82 $^{OT}$ | 5–10 (0–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (508) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 13, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 70–77 | 5–11 (0–3) | Buccaneer Field House (498) North Charleston, SC |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 73–71 | 6–11 (1–3) | G. B. Hodge Center (596) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 61–64 | 6–12 (1–4) | Dedmon Center (1,331) Radford, VA |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | L 67–78 | 6–13 (1–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (674) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 70–75 | 6–14 (1–6) | Paul Porter Arena (904) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 73–80 | 6–15 (1–7) | Templeton Physical Education Center (298) Clinton, SC |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Radford | W 78–69 | 7–15 (2–7) | G. B. Hodge Center (495) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 69–64 | 8–15 (3–7) | Joan Perry Brock Center (1,326) Farmville, VA |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville Ingles I-26 Rivalry | L 64–77 | 8–16 (3–8) | G. B. Hodge Center (488) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 86–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–16 (4–8) | Qubein Center (2,895) High Point, NC |
| February 17, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | L 65–73 | 9–17 (4–9) | G. B. Hodge Center (580) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | L 60–63 | 9–18 (4–10) | G. B. Hodge Center (395) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 74–83 | 9–19 (4–11) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,225) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 74–72 | 10–19 (5–11) | G. B. Hodge Center (576) Spartanburg, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Radford First round | L 60–67 | 10–20 | Qubein Center High Point, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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