# 2019–20 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

The 2019–20 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by second-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. They finished the 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 the quarterfinals to Winthrop.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2018–19 season 6–26 overall, 1–15 in Big South play, to finish in eleventh place. In the Big South tournament, they were defeated by Charleston Southern in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at College of Charleston | W 74–55 | 0–1 | TD Arena (4,014) Charleston, SC |
| November 8, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Truett McConnell | W 103–62 | 1–1 | G. B. Hodge Center (675) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 11, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at North Carolina Central | L 64–73 | 1–2 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (973) Durham, NC |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | L 57–80 | 1–3 | Cassell Coliseum (8,536) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 45–76 | 1–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,214) Akron, OH |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 2 Louisville | L 50–76 | 1–5 | KFC Yum! Center (14,410) Louisville, KY |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | Youngstown State | L 61–66 | 1–6 | G. B. Hodge Center (564) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 30, 2019* 4:00 p.m. | | at Charlotte | L 47–83 | 1–7 | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,593) Charlotte, NC |
| December 3, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 79–67 | 2–7 | G. B. Hodge Center (568) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 72–84 | 2–8 | Timmons Arena (1,510) Greenville, SC |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at South Carolina State | W 73–70 | 3–8 | SHM Memorial Center (312) Orangeburg, SC |
| December 21, 2019* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bob Jones | W 92–74 | 4–8 | G. B. Hodge Center (450) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 29, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | VMI | W 91–82 | 5–8 | G. B. Hodge Center (459) Spartanburg, SC |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 75–89 | 5–9 (0–1) | CSU Field House (632) North Charleston, SC |
| January 4, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | W 73–56 | 6–9 (1–1) | Willett Hall (1,117) Farmville, VA |
| January 8, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hampton | W 83–73 | 7–9 (2–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (445) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 16, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Radford | L 59–63 | 7–10 (2–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (800) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 18, 2020 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 67–83 | 7–11 (2–3) | Paul Porter Arena (1,257) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 20, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | L 62–70 | 7–12 (2–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (535) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 53–79 | 7–13 (2–5) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,034) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | W 80–63 | 8–13 (3–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (579) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Presbyterian | W 77–74 | 9–13 (4–5) | Templeton Physical Education Center (889) Clinton, SC |
| February 1, 2020 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Campbell | W 91–74 | 10–13 (5–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (833) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 6, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | L 71–84 | 10–14 (5–6) | Kimmel Arena (1,234) Asheville, NC |
| February 8, 2020 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | L 57–88 | 10–15 (5–7) | G. B. Hodge Center (815) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 10, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 66–52 | 11–15 (6–7) | G. B. Hodge Center (745) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at High Point | L 54–62 | 11–16 (6–8) | Millis Athletic Convocation Center (1,638) High Point, NC |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | L 58–68 | 11–17 (6–9) | G. B. Hodge Center (565) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 22, 2020 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Radford | L 60–81 | 11–18 (6–10) | Dedmon Center (2,010) Radford, VA |
| February 27, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 82–90 | 11–19 (6–11) | G. B. Hodge Center (833) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hampton | W 90–79 | 12–19 (7–11) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,215) Hampton, VA |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (7) | (10) High Point First round | W 69–59 | 13–19 | G. B. Hodge Center (765) Spartanburg, SC |
| March 5, 2020 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) Winthrop Quarterfinals | L 70–106 | 13–20 | Dedmon Center (1,052) Radford, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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