2014–15 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 USC Upstate Spartans USC Upstate Spartans logo.svg 175 Atlantic Sun Conference ASUN 24–12 8–6 Eddie Payne 13th Kyle Perry Kente Hart Luke Payne G. B. Hodge Center CIT second round 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 NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 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 no 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season November 15, 2014 7:30 p.m. yes no Florida A&M Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 866 ESPN3 78–65 1–0 November 17, 2014 7:30 p.m. yes yes no North Carolina A&T Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC 816 63–46 2–0 November 20, 2014 7:00 p.m. yes no Bob Jones Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 711 107–41 3–0 November 23, 2014 6:00 p.m. yes yes no UCF CFE Arena Orlando, FL 3,413 ESPN3 69–76 3–1 November 27, 2014 3:30 p.m. yes no FIU Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC USC Upstate Tournament 488 ESPN3 68–53 4–1 November 28, 2014 6:00 p.m. yes no Cal State Fullerton Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC USC Upstate Tournament 618 ESPN3 79–64 5–2 November 29, 2014 6:00 p.m. yes no Wright State Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC USC Upstate Tournament 629 ESPN3 51–56 5–2 December 1, 2014 7:00 p.m. yes no Barber–Scotia Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 522 105–43 6–2 December 4, 2014 7:00 p.m. yes no North Carolina A&T Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 688 ESPN3 65–54 7–2 December 6, 2014 12:00 p.m. yes yes no Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA 4,901 ESPN3 59–54 8–2 December 13, 2014 11:00 a.m. yes yes no Maryland 19 Xfinity Center College Park, MD 9,093 BTN 57–67 8–3 December 17, 2014 7:00 p.m. yes yes no Memphis FedEx Forum Memphis, TN 13,020 ESPN3 73–83 8–4 December 20, 2014 4:00 p.m. yes yes no Mississippi State Mississippi Coliseum Jackson, MS Jackson Showcase 1,102 53–51 9–4 December 30, 2014 7:00 p.m. yes no Montreat Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 398 101–55 10–4 January 3, 2015 4:00 p.m. yes no Hampton Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 688 ESPN3 68–54 11–4 January 6, 2015 8:00 pm yes yes no UMKC Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO 926 61–49 12–4 January 10, 2015 2:00 p.m. no Kennesaw State Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 711 ESPN3 68–65 13–4 (1–0) January 13, 2015 7:30 p.m. yes no Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN 512 ESPN3 58–60 13–5 (1–1) January 17, 2015 2:00 p.m. no Northern Kentucky Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 801 ESPN3 65–66 13–6 (1–2) January 22, 2015 7:00 p.m. no Florida Gulf Coast Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 837 ESPN3 68–71 13–7 (1–3) January 24, 2015 2:00 p.m. no Stetson Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 837 ESPN3 91–67 14–7 (2–3) January 29, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL 277 ESPN3 78–65 15–7 (3–3) January 31, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL 2,002 ESPN3 79–74 16–7 (4–3) February 3, 2015 2:00 p.m. yes no St. Andrews Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 676 79–39 17–7 February 7, 2015 3:00 p.m. yes no Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA 1,583 ESPN3 74–46 18–7 (5–3) February 12, 2015 7:00 p.m. no North Florida Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 807 ESPN3 80–63 19–7 (6–3) February 14, 2015 2:00 p.m. no Jacksonville Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 648 ESPN3 70–89 19–8 (6–4) February 19, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL 748 ESPN3 73–54 20–8 (7–4) February 21, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 4,633 ESPN3 72–86 20–9 (7–5) February 25, 2015 6:00 p.m. no Lipscomb Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 712 ESPN3 70–47 21–9 (8–5) February 28, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no Northern Kentucky The Bank of Kentucky Center Highland Heights, KY 2,064 ESPN3 65–84 21–10 (8–6) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic Sun tournament March 3, 2015 7:00 p.m. no Kennesaw State Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC Quarterfinals 714 ESPN3 90–54 22–10 March 5, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL Semifinals 4,267 ESPN3 63–62 23–10 March 8, 2015 2:30 p.m. yes no North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Championship game 6,155 ESPN2 57–63 23–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#FFFFFF;"| CIT March 17, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no James Madison Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC First round 711 ESPN3 73–72 24–11 March 21, 2015 5:00 p.m. yes no UT Martin Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC Second round 688 ESPN3 49–60 24–12 AP poll Eastern Source:2014-15 USC Upstate Men's Basketball Schedule - USC Upstate http://www.upstatespartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/schedule dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140903081302/http://www.upstatespartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/schedule 2014-09-03 2014-09-02 upstatespartans.com References Category:USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball seasons USC Upstate USC Upstate Charleston Southern Buc South Carolina USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball