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

The 2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by second-year head coach Jason Williams, 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 11–20, 7–11 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the #7 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated #10 seed Charleston Southern in the first round, before falling to #2 seed High Point in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Davidson | L 51–86 | 0–1 | 7 – 2 tied | 4 – 2 tied | 5 – Johnson | John M. Belk Arena (264) Davidson, NC |
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 35–105 | 0–2 | 10 – West | 6 – West | 3 – Johnson | Williams Arena (1,353) Greenville, NC |
| November 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Kentucky | L 54–82 | 0–3 | 18 – Reeves | 5 – Markham | 9 – Johnson | Rupp Arena (1,465) Lexington, KY |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lees–McRae College | W 72–44 | 1–3 | 21 – West | 7 – West | 5 – Markham | G. B. Hodge Center (256) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 17, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Queens | L 51–61 | 1–4 | 12 – Gordon | 8 – 2 tied | 6 – Johnson | Curry Arena (86) Charlotte, NC |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Carolina State | W 58–53 | 2–4 | 10 – 2 tied | 9 – Markham | 8 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (235) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Detroit Mercy GATA Turkey Throwdown | L 64–71 | 2–5 | 18 – West | 10 – Markham | 5 – Johnson | Hanner Fieldhouse (100) Statesboro, GA |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. North Florida GATA Turkey Throwdown | W 73–60 | 3–5 | 18 – Gordon | 8 – 2 tied | 6 – Johnson | Hanner Fieldhouse (100) Statesboro, GA |
| November 30, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 52–57 | 3–6 | 15 – Johnson | 7 – West | 7 – Johnson | Pete Hanna Center (471) Homewood, AL |
| December 5, 2023* 11:30 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Carolina | W 73–64 | 4–6 | 29 – West | 10 – Markham | 3 – Markham | Ramsey Center (1,291) Cullowhee, NC |
| December 9, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman | W 61–58 | 5–6 | 17 – Johnson | 7 – Gordon | 5 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (259) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 18, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Greensboro | L 53–56 | 5–7 | 13 – 2 tied | 8 – West | 4 – Markham | G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 50–81 | 5–8 | 12 – West | 8 – 2 tied | 3 – Fray-Chinn | McCamish Pavilion (1,244) Atlanta, GA |
| Big South regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville Ingles I-26 Rivalry | W 71–44 | 6–8 (1–0) | 18 – J. Levine | 9 – West | 3 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (212) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | W 52–51 | 7–8 (2–0) | 15 – Johnson | 9 – West | 2 – 2 tied | Winthrop Coliseum (145) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 59–58 | 8–8 (3–0) | 16 – Gordon | 8 – Gordon | 4 – Markham | G. B. Hodge Center (287) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 58–66 | 8–9 (3–1) | 12 – 2 tied | 10 – Gordon | 5 – Johnson | Joan Perry Brock Center (907) Farmville, VA |
| January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Radford | W 65–60 | 9–9 (4–1) | 22 – West | 10 – West | 3 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (377) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point | W 59–49 | 10–9 (4–2) | 14 – Johnson | 7 – Markham | 6 – Johnson | Qubein Center (862) High Point, NC |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 78–59 | 11–9 (5–2) | 13 – Levine | 11 – Markham | 3 – Johnson | Paul Porter Arena (509) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 62–58 | 12–9 (6–2) | 13 – Levine | 7 – Fray-Chinn | 8 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (215) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 61–67 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (6–3) | 14 – 2 tied | 14 – West | 7 – Johnson | Dedmon Center (804) Radford, VA |
| February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 49–45 | 13–10 (7–3) | 11 – Gordon | 9 – West | 5 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (315) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville Ingles I-26 Rivalry | W 71–65 | 14–10 (8–3) | 20 – Johnson | 4 – 2 tied | 6 – Johnson | Kimmel Arena (276) Asheville, NC |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | L 50–53 | 14–11 (8–4) | 22 – Johnson | 7 – West | 4 – 2 tied | G. B. Hodge Center (293) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 73–56 | 15–11 (9–4) | 18 – Gordon | 9 – West | 6 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC |
| February 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 59–66 | 15–12 (9–5) | 12 – Markham | 9 – West | 4 – Johnson | Buccaneer Field House (221) North Charleston, SC |
| February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 61–67 | 15–13 (9–6) | 18 – Johnson | 7 – West | 6 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (285) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 43–47 | 15–14 (10–6) | 13 – Levine | 9 – West | 4 – Johnson | Templeton Physical Education Center (406) Clinton, SC |
| Big South tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Longwood Quarterfinals | W 60-37 | 16-14 | 15 – Reeves | 10 – 2 tied | 10 – Johnson | Qubein Center High Point, NC |
| March 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Radford Semifinals | L 45-61 | 16-15 | 16 – Johnson | 7 – Levine | 3 – Johnson | Qubein Center (1,528) High Point, NC |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston First round | L 60-78 | 16-16 | 15 – Reeves | 9 – West | 5 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (404) Spartanburg, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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