2011–12 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 2011–12 USC Upstate Spartans Basketball USC Upstate Spartans logo.svg 175 Atlantic Sun Conference A-Sun 21–13 13–5 Eddie Payne 10th Kyle Perry Ryan Walker Kente Hart G. B. Hodge Center CIT Second Round 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.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/320612908 https://web.archive.org/web/20240215023322/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/320612908 dead February 15, 2024 Florida Gulf Coast 71, SC-Upstate 61 ESPN March 1, 2012 February 14, 2024 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 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/11/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR 13,093 63–83 0–1 11/14/2011 7:00 pm yes Piedmont G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 754 91–66 1–1 11/18/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Texas-Pan American UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX UTPA Tip-Off Classic 478 70–66 2–1 11/19/2011 4:30 pm yes yes Toledo UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX UTPA Tip-Off Classic 347 70–75 2–2 11/20/2011 4:30 pm yes yes Texas State UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX UTPA Tip-Off Classic 231 82–74 3–2 11/25/2011 3:00 pm yes Texas-Pan American G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 409 78–63 4–2 11/27/2011 4:00 pm yes Victory G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 417 88–54 5–2 12/01/2011 7:00 pm yes Jacksonville State G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 704 50–48 6–2 12/04/2011 2:00 pm yes yes UNC Asheville Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC 1,796 WMYA 81–88 6–3 12/11/2011 2:00 pm yes yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH 11,331 FS Ohio 68–72 6–4 12/14/2011 2:00 pm yes yes Ohio State 2 Value City Arena Columbus, OH 13,552 BTN 58–82 6–5 12/17/2011 3:15 pm yes Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL 625 79–63 7–5 (1–0) 12/19/2011 7:30 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Ft. Myers, FL 1,183 80–75 8–5 (2–0) 12/31/2011 12:00 pm yes yes South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC 6,876 SportSouth 66–72 8–6 01/04/2012 7:00 pm yes East Tennessee State ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center Johnson City, TN 2,768 73–88 8–7 (2–1) 01/07/2012 2:00 pm Kennesaw State G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 623 68–53 9–7 (3–1) 01/09/2012 7:30 pm Mercer G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 694 66–73 9–8 (3–2) 01/14/2012 7:00 pm yes North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL 1,388 69–62 10–8 (4–2) 01/16/2012 7:00 pm yes Jacksonville Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL 1,014 74–77 OT 10–9 (4–3) 01/21/2012 2:00 pm Belmont G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 781 79–78 11–9 (5–3) 01/23/2012 7:00 pm Lipscomb G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 744 61–52 12–9 (6–3) 01/27/2012 7:00 pm East Tennessee State G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 818 CSS 58–54 13–9 (7–3) 01/30/2012 5:15 pm yes yes Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL 1,322 82–77 14–9 02/04/2012 4:30 pm yes Mercer University Center Macon, GA 3,007 47–61 14–10 (7–4) 02/06/2012 7:00 pm yes Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA 702 ESPN3 70–58 15–10 (8–4) 02/11/2012 2:00 pm Jacksonville G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 818 70–66 16–10 (9–4) 02/13/2012 7:00 pm North Florida G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 765 77–52 17–10 (10–4) 02/18/2012 7:30 pm yes Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN 2,802 ESPN3 62–61 18–10 (11–4) 02/20/2012 7:00 pm yes Belmont Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 1,809 79–88 18–11 (11–5) 02/23/2012 7:30 pm Florida Gulf Coast G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 782 87–74 19–11 (12–5) 02/25/2012 2:00 pm Stetson G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 608 90–72 20–11 (13–5) |- !colspan=9| 2012 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament 03/01/2012 8:30 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast University Center Macon, GA Quarterfinals 952 61–71 20–12 |- !colspan=9| 2012 CIT 03/15/2012 7:00 pm yes Kent State G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC First Round 818 73–58 21–12 03/18/2012 3:00 pm yes yes Old Dominion Norfolk Scope Arena Norfolk, VA Second Round 2,091 56–65 21–13 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball seasons South Carolina Upstate South Carolina Upstate USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball