# 2021–22 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

The 2021–22 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fourth-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. With the reintroduction of divisions for the first time since the 2013–14 season, the Spartans played in the South Division.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2020–21 season 5–18, 5–11 in Big South play, to finish in ninth place. In the Big South tournament, they lost in the first round to High Point.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at South Carolina | L 60–78 | 0–1 | Colonial Life Arena (10,092) Columbia, SC |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at Charlotte | L 64–76 | 0–2 | Dale F. Halton Arena (2,654) Charlotte, NC |
| November 15, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Andrews | W 96–43 | 1–2 | G. B. Hodge Center (560) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Tennessee State | L 43–56 | 1–3 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,036) Johnson City, TN |
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | | at South Carolina State | W 82–78 | 2–3 | SHM Memorial Center (186) Orangeburg, SC |
| November 27, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Furman | L 77–87 | 2–4 | G. B. Hodge Center (449) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Carolina Central | L 65–67 | 2–5 | G. B. Hodge Center (412) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 4, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Carolina | L 73–78 | 2–6 | G. B. Hodge Center (567) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BSSO/BSSE | | at Wake Forest | L 53–79 | 2–7 | LJVM Coliseum (4,296) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at No. 18 Tennessee | L 52–96 | 2–8 | Thompson–Boling Arena (14,699) Knoxville, TN |
| December 18, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Converse College | W 78–38 | 3–8 | G. B. Hodge Center (382) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 21, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ohio | L 70–85 | 3–9 | Convocation Center (2,517) Athens, OH |
| December 30, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia International | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Radford | L 77–82 | 3–10 (0–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (326) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 8, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | W 82–72 | 4–10 (1–1) | Templeton Physical Education Center (177) Clinton, SC |
| January 12, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | W 66–65 | 5–10 (2–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (669) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Asheville | W 76–73 | 6–10 (3–1) | Kimmel Arena (85) Asheville, NC |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | W 74–61 | 7–10 (4–1) | Paul Porter Arena (520) Boiling Springs, NC |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 70–57 | 8–10 (5–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (416) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Winthrop | L 91–95 $^{OT}$ | 8–11 (5–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Carolina A&T | W 84–64 | 9–11 (6–2) | Corbett Sports Center (4,059) Greensboro, NC |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hampton | W 85–78 | 10–11 (7–2) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,123) Hampton, VA |
| February 5, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbell | L 71–80 | 10–12 (7–3) | G. B. Hodge Center (378) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Longwood | L 72–85 | 10–13 (7–4) | Willett Hall (1,900) Farmville, VA |
| February 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNC Asheville | L 56–83 | 10–14 (7–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (257) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 16, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Presbyterian | W 60–55 | 11–14 (8–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (833) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 19, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 12–14 (9–5) | Buccaneer Field House (628) North Charleston, SC |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Winthrop | L 59–89 | 12–15 (9–6) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,808) Rock Hill, SC |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Gardner–Webb | W 72–70 | 13–15 (10–6) | G. B. Hodge Center (722) Spartanburg, SC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (12) Charleston Southern Quarterfinals | W 72–62 | 14–15 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| March 5, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Longwood Semifinals | L 70–79 | 14–16 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| The Basketball Classic ||||||
| March 15, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Appalachian State First round | W 80–74 | 15–16 | Holmes Center (2,146) Boone, NC |
| March 21, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama Second round | L 79–83 | 15–17 | Mitchell Center (699) Mobile, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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