# 2011–12 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

The 2011–12 USC Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth year head coach Eddie Payne, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
For the first time, the Spartans were eligible for the Atlantic Sun Basketball tournament and NCAA postseason play, having completed their transition process to Division I.
They finished the season 21–13, 13–5 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Basketball Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament, their first ever Division I postseason appearance, where they defeated Kent State in the first round before falling to Old Dominion in the second round.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Shane Porchea | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | Decatur, Georgia |
| 5 | Ty Greene | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 11 | Jeremy Ford | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Junior | Varnville, South Carolina |
| 12 | Ricardo Glenn | Forward | 6–8 | 246 | Sophomore | Augusta, Georgia |
| 13 | Fred Miller | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 14 | Aru Kok | Center | 6–10 | 210 | Sophomore | Perth, Australia |
| 15 | Adrian Rodgers | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Freshman | Alpharetta, Georgia |
| 22 | Bruce Haynes | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Freshman | Summerville, South Carolina |
| 23 | Torrey Craig | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore | Great Falls, South Carolina |
| 24 | Jodd Maxey | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Sophomore | Statham, Georgia |
| 30 | Rob Elam | Forward | 6–6 | 218 | Junior | East Point, Georgia |
| 31 | Mario Blessing | Guard | 6–2 | 165 | Freshman | Kusterdingen, Germany |
| 32 | Chalmers Rogers | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Senior | Fort Mill, South Carolina |
| 33 | Carter Cook | Guard | 6–5 | 225 | Senior | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 34 | Babatunde Olumuyiwa | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 220 | Sophomore | Athens, Georgia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm | at Arkansas | L 63–83 | 0–1 | Bud Walton Arena (13,093) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm | Piedmont | W 91–66 | 1–1 | G. B. Hodge Center (754) Spartanburg, SC |
| 11/18/2011* 7:00 pm | at Texas-Pan American UTPA Tip-Off Classic | W 70–66 | 2–1 | UTPA Fieldhouse (478) Edinburg, TX |
| 11/19/2011* 4:30 pm | vs. Toledo UTPA Tip-Off Classic | L 70–75 | 2–2 | UTPA Fieldhouse (347) Edinburg, TX |
| 11/20/2011* 4:30 pm | vs. Texas State UTPA Tip-Off Classic | W 82–74 | 3–2 | UTPA Fieldhouse (231) Edinburg, TX |
| 11/25/2011* 3:00 pm | Texas-Pan American | W 78–63 | 4–2 | G. B. Hodge Center (409) Spartanburg, SC |
| 11/27/2011* 4:00 pm | Victory | W 88–54 | 5–2 | G. B. Hodge Center (417) Spartanburg, SC |
| 12/01/2011* 7:00 pm | Jacksonville State | W 50–48 | 6–2 | G. B. Hodge Center (704) Spartanburg, SC |
| 12/04/2011* 2:00 pm, WMYA | at UNC Asheville | L 81–88 | 6–3 | Kimmel Arena (1,796) Asheville, NC |
| 12/11/2011* 2:00 pm, FS Ohio | at Dayton | L 68–72 | 6–4 | UD Arena (11,331) Dayton, OH |
| 12/14/2011* 2:00 pm, BTN | at No. 2 Ohio State | L 58–82 | 6–5 | Value City Arena (13,552) Columbus, OH |
| 12/17/2011 3:15 pm | at Stetson | W 79–63 | 7–5 (1–0) | Edmunds Center (625) DeLand, FL |
| 12/19/2011 7:30 pm | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 80–75 | 8–5 (2–0) | Alico Arena (1,183) Ft. Myers, FL |
| 12/31/2011* 12:00 pm, SportSouth | at South Carolina | L 66–72 | 8–6 | Colonial Life Arena (6,876) Columbia, SC |
| 01/04/2012 7:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | L 73–88 | 8–7 (2–1) | ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (2,768) Johnson City, TN |
| 01/07/2012 2:00 pm | Kennesaw State | W 68–53 | 9–7 (3–1) | G. B. Hodge Center (623) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/09/2012 7:30 pm | Mercer | L 66–73 | 9–8 (3–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (694) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/14/2012 7:00 pm | at North Florida | W 69–62 | 10–8 (4–2) | UNF Arena (1,388) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/16/2012 7:00 pm | at Jacksonville | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (4–3) | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (1,014) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/21/2012 2:00 pm | Belmont | W 79–78 | 11–9 (5–3) | G. B. Hodge Center (781) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/23/2012 7:00 pm | Lipscomb | W 61–52 | 12–9 (6–3) | G. B. Hodge Center (744) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/27/2012 7:00 pm, CSS | East Tennessee State | W 58–54 | 13–9 (7–3) | G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/30/2012* 5:15 pm | at Jacksonville State | W 82–77 | 14–9 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,322) Jacksonville, AL |
| 02/04/2012 4:30 pm | at Mercer | L 47–61 | 14–10 (7–4) | University Center (3,007) Macon, GA |
| 02/06/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State | W 70–58 | 15–10 (8–4) | KSU Convocation Center (702) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/11/2012 2:00 pm | Jacksonville | W 70–66 | 16–10 (9–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/13/2012 7:00 pm | North Florida | W 77–52 | 17–10 (10–4) | G. B. Hodge Center (765) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/18/2012 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Lipscomb | W 62–61 | 18–10 (11–4) | Allen Arena (2,802) Nashville, TN |
| 02/20/2012 7:00 pm | at Belmont | L 79–88 | 18–11 (11–5) | Curb Event Center (1,809) Nashville, TN |
| 02/23/2012 7:30 pm | Florida Gulf Coast | W 87–74 | 19–11 (12–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (782) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/25/2012 2:00 pm | Stetson | W 90–72 | 20–11 (13–5) | G. B. Hodge Center (608) Spartanburg, SC |
| 2012 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2012 8:30 pm | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Quarterfinals | L 61–71 | 20–12 | University Center (952) Macon, GA |
| 2012 CIT ||||||
| 03/15/2012* 7:00 pm | Kent State First Round | W 73–58 | 21–12 | G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC |
| 03/18/2012* 3:00 pm | at Old Dominion Second Round | L 56–65 | 21–13 | Norfolk Scope Arena (2,091) Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||