# 2014–15 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

The 2014–15 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 13th-year head coach Eddie Payne, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 24–11, 8–6 in ASUN play, to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the ASUN tournament where they lost to North Florida. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated James Madison in the first round before losing in the second round to UT Martin.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Damian Goodwin | Forward | 6' 7" | 195 | Sophomore | Atlanta, GA |
| 1 | Mike Cunningham | Guard | 6' 1" | 190 | Freshman | Washington, D.C. |
| 2 | Marvin Smith | Forward | 6' 4" | 197 | Junior | Memphis, TN |
| 3 | Karim Mawuenyega | Guard | 6' 0" | 170 | Sophomore | Douglasville, GA |
| 4 | Ramel Thompkins | Forward | 6' 6" | 195 | Freshman | Vidalia, GA |
| 5 | Ty Greene | Guard | 6' 3" | 185 | Senior | Knoxville, TN |
| 10 | Josh Cuthbertson | Forward | 6' 5" | 185 | Sophomore | New Bern, NC |
| 14 | Tristan Thomas | Guard | 6' 3" | 190 | Sophomore | Bangor, ME |
| 15 | ShunQuez Stephens | Forward | 6' 5" | 245 | Junior | Flowery Branch, GA |
| 21 | Daniel Bridges | Forward | 6' 7" | 180 | Freshman | Inman, SC |
| 31 | Mario Blessing | Guard | 6' 2" | 165 | Senior | Kusterdingen, Germany |
| 32 | Fred Miller | Guard | 6' 4" | 200 | Senior | Atlanta, GA |
| 33 | Jacob Schulte | Forward | 6' 6" | 222 | Freshman | Newport, KY |
| 44 | Michael Buchanan | Center | 6' 11" | 250 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, NV |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| November 15, 2014* 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Florida A&M | W 78–65 | 1–0 | Hodge Center (866) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 17, 2014* 7:30 p.m. | at North Carolina A&T | W 63–46 | 2–0 | Corbett Sports Center (816) Greensboro, NC |
| November 20, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | Bob Jones | W 107–41 | 3–0 | Hodge Center (711) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 23, 2014* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at UCF | L 69–76 | 3–1 | CFE Arena (3,413) Orlando, FL |
| November 27, 2014* 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | FIU USC Upstate Tournament | W 68–53 | 4–1 | Hodge Center (488) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 28, 2014* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Cal State Fullerton USC Upstate Tournament | W 79–64 | 5–2 | Hodge Center (618) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 29, 2014* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Wright State USC Upstate Tournament | L 51–56 | 5–2 | Hodge Center (629) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 1, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | Barber–Scotia | W 105–43 | 6–2 | Hodge Center (522) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 4, 2014* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | North Carolina A&T | W 65–54 | 7–2 | Hodge Center (688) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 6, 2014* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Georgia Tech | W 59–54 | 8–2 | McCamish Pavilion (4,901) Atlanta, GA |
| December 13, 2014* 11:00 a.m., BTN | at No. 19 Maryland | L 57–67 | 8–3 | Xfinity Center (9,093) College Park, MD |
| December 17, 2014* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Memphis | L 73–83 | 8–4 | FedEx Forum (13,020) Memphis, TN |
| December 20, 2014* 4:00 p.m. | vs. Mississippi State Jackson Showcase | W 53–51 | 9–4 | Mississippi Coliseum (1,102) Jackson, MS |
| December 30, 2014* 7:00 p.m. | Montreat | W 101–55 | 10–4 | Hodge Center (398) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 3, 2015* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Hampton | W 68–54 | 11–4 | Hodge Center (688) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 6, 2015* 8:00 pm | at UMKC | W 61–49 | 12–4 | Municipal Auditorium (926) Kansas City, MO |
| January 10, 2015 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Kennesaw State | W 68–65 | 13–4 (1–0) | Hodge Center (711) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 13, 2015 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | at Lipscomb | L 58–60 | 13–5 (1–1) | Allen Arena (512) Nashville, TN |
| January 17, 2015 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Northern Kentucky | L 65–66 | 13–6 (1–2) | Hodge Center (801) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 22, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Florida Gulf Coast | L 68–71 | 13–7 (1–3) | Hodge Center (837) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 24, 2015 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Stetson | W 91–67 | 14–7 (2–3) | Hodge Center (837) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 29, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Jacksonville | W 78–65 | 15–7 (3–3) | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (277) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 31, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at North Florida | W 79–74 | 16–7 (4–3) | UNF Arena (2,002) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 3, 2015* 2:00 p.m. | St. Andrews | W 79–39 | 17–7 | Hodge Center (676) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 7, 2015 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State | W 74–46 | 18–7 (5–3) | KSU Convocation Center (1,583) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 12, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | North Florida | W 80–63 | 19–7 (6–3) | Hodge Center (807) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 14, 2015 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Jacksonville | L 70–89 | 19–8 (6–4) | Hodge Center (648) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 19, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Stetson | W 73–54 | 20–8 (7–4) | Edmunds Center (748) DeLand, FL |
| February 21, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 72–86 | 20–9 (7–5) | Alico Arena (4,633) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 25, 2015 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Lipscomb | W 70–47 | 21–9 (8–5) | Hodge Center (712) Spartanburg, SC |
| February 28, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Northern Kentucky | L 65–84 | 21–10 (8–6) | The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,064) Highland Heights, KY |
| Atlantic Sun tournament |||||
| March 3, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Kennesaw State Quarterfinals | W 90–54 | 22–10 | Hodge Center (714) Spartanburg, SC |
| March 5, 2015 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Florida Gulf Coast Semifinals | W 63–62 | 23–10 | Alico Arena (4,267) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 8, 2015 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 | at North Florida Championship game | L 57–63 | 23–11 | UNF Arena (6,155) Jacksonville, FL |
| CIT |||||
| March 17, 2015* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | James Madison First round | W 73–72 | 24–11 | Hodge Center (711) Spartanburg, SC |
| March 21, 2015* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | UT Martin Second round | L 49–60 | 24–12 | Hodge Center (688) Spartanburg, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||
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