2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans USC Upstate Spartans logo.svg 175 Atlantic Sun Conference A-Sun 10–22 4–10 Eddie Payne 14th Kyle PerryKente HartJosh Chavis G. B. Hodge Center The 2015–16 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 14th year head coach Eddie Payne, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 4–10 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for 7th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to North Florida. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 0 Damian Goodwin Forward 6–7 195 Junior Atlanta, Georgia 1 Mike Cunningham Guard 6–1 190 RS Freshman Washington, D.C. 2 Marvin Smith Forward 6–6 210 Senior Memphis, Tennessee 3 Jure Span Guard 6–4 165 Freshman Litija, Slovenia 4 Ramel Thompkins Forward 6–6 195 Sophomore Vidalia, Georgia 5 Tanner Castora Guard 6–2 180 Freshman Strongsville, Ohio 10 Josh Cuthbertson Forward 6–5 185 Junior New Bern, North Carolina 11 Deion Holmes Forward 6–3 180 Freshman Chesnee, South Carolina 13 Carson Smith Forward 6–6 200 Junior Fort Mill, South Carolina 14 Tristan Thomas Guard 6–3 190 Junior Bangor, Maine 15 Philip Whittington Forward 6–8 202 Freshman Columbus, Georgia 21 Blake Edwards Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Chapin, South Carolina 24 Malik Moore Forward 6–6 188 Freshman Asheville, North Carolina 33 Jacob Schulte Forward 6–6 222 Sophomore Newport, Kentucky 44 Michael Buchanan Center 6–11 250 Junior Las Vegas, Nevada Schedule http://upstatespartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/schedule 2015-16 USC Upstate Men's Basketball Schedule UpstateSpartans.com University of South Carolina Upstate dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160424204943/http://www.upstatespartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2015-16/schedule 2016-04-24 yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#ffffff;"| Non-conference regular season 11/13/2015 9:30 pm yes yes Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX 6,552 SECN+ 64–104 0–1 11/16/2015 5:00 pm yes yes Presbyterian Templeton Physical Education Center Clinton, SC 509 73–74 0–2 11/19/2015 7:30 pm yes Navy Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 805 ESPN3 55–67 0–3 11/21/2015 2:00 pm yes Bob Jones Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC Upstate Challenge 567 79–83 0–4 11/24/2015 7:00 pm yes Winthrop Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 571 ESPN3 78–79 0–5 11/27/2015 5:00 pm yes Georgia Southern Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC Upstate Challenge 567 ESPN3 80–84 0–6 11/28/2015 5:00 pm yes The Citadel Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC Upstate Challenge 354 ESPN3 81–88 0–7 11/30/2015 7:00 pm yes Toccoa Falls Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC Upstate Challenge 590 101–54 1–7 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Clemson Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC 5,528 ESPN3 56–76 1–8 12/04/2015 7:00 pm yes yes East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC 4,464 71–82 1–9 12/11/2015 7:00 pm yes North Greenville Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 522 70–58 2–9 12/14/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Navy Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 438 66–57 3–9 12/16/2015 8:00 pm yes yes UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL 3,395 54–96 3–10 12/21/2015 9:00 pm yes yes Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO 2,658 61–89 3–11 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes Lees–McRae Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 388 88–60 4–11 01/02/2016 2:00 pm yes UMKC Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 270 ESPN3 70–68 5–11 01/05/2016 7:00 pm yes North Carolina A&T Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 423 ESPN3 78–68 6–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season 01/09/2016 4:00 pm yes NJIT Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 882 ESPN3 80–78 7–11 1–0 01/14/2016 7:00 pm yes Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL 690 ESPN3 86–89 OT 7–12 1–1 01/16/2016 7:00 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 4,074 ESPN3 56–85 7–13 1–2 01/21/2016 7:00 pm North Florida Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 621 ESPN3 62–78 7–14 1–3 01/23/2016 2:00 pm Jacksonville Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 474 ESPN3 68–77 7–15 1–4 01/27/2016 7:00 pm Kennesaw State Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 670 ESPN3 75–78 7–16 1–5 01/30/2016 5:00 pm yes Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN 2,374 ESPN3 92–91 OT 8–16 2–5 02/01/2016 7:00 pm yes Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA 1,109 ESPN3 62–75 8–17 2–6 02/06/2016 2:00 pm Lipscomb Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 692 ESPN3 65–78 8–18 2–7 02/11/2016 7:00 pm Florida Gulf Coast Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 345 ESPN3 64–71 8–19 2–8 02/13/2016 2:00 pm Stetson Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 456 ESPN3 85–83 9–19 3–8 02/18/2016 7:00 pm yes Jacksonville Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL 628 ESPN3 76–81 9–20 3–9 02/20/2016 7:00 pm yes North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL 4,086 ESPN3 78–81 9–21 3–10 02/25/2016 7:00 pm NJIT Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 568 72–71 10–21 4–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#FFFFFF;"| Atlantic Sun tournament 03/01/2016 7:30 pm ESPN3 yes 8 1 North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Quarterfinals 69–92 3,317 10–22 AP poll Eastern Time References Category:USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball seasons USC Upstate Charleston Southern Buc South Carolina Charleston Southern Buc South Carolina