2012–13 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

2012–13 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2012–13 record	16–17 (9–9 A-Sun)
Head coach	Eddie Payne (11th year)
Assistant coach	Kyle Perry
Assistant coach	Kente Hart
Home arena	G. B. Hodge Center

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mercer	14	–	4	.778	24	–	12	.667
Florida Gulf Coast †	13	–	5	.722	26	–	11	.703
Stetson	11	–	7	.611	15	–	16	.484
USC Upstate	9	–	9	.500	16	–	17	.485
Jacksonville	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Northern Kentucky*	9	–	9	.500	11	–	16	.407
North Florida	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
East Tennessee State	8	–	10	.444	10	–	22	.313
Lipscomb	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Kennesaw State	2	–	16	.111	3	–	27	.100

† 2013 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 29, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

The 2012–13 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 11th 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 16–17, 9–9 in A-Sun play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Tournament where they lost to Mercer.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Dee Washington	Forward	6–4	200	Freshman	Franklin, North Carolina
3	Jeremy Ford	Guard	6–1	170	Junior	Varnville, South Carolina
5	Ty Greene	Guard	6–2	180	Sophomore	Knoxville, Tennessee
12	Richardo Glenn	Forward	6–8	246	Junior	Augusta, Georgia
14	David Lighty	Forward	6–7	215	Junior	Darlington, South Carolina
15	Adrian Rodgers	Guard	6–4	205	Sophomore	Alpharetta, Georgia
22	Zach Lillie	Forward	6–7	210	Freshman	Athens, Georgia
23	Torrey Craig	Forward	6–6	215	Junior	Great Falls, South Carolina
24	Jodd Maxey	Forward	6–8	200	Junior	Statham, Georgia
25	Bruce Haynes	Guard	6–2	195	Sophomore	Summerville, South Carolina
30	Rob Elam	Forward	6–6	218	Senior	East Point, Georgia
31	Mario Blessing	Guard	6–2	165	Sophomore	Kusterdingen, Germany
32	Fred Miller	Guard	6–4	200	Sophomore	Atlanta, Georgia
34	Babatunde Olumuyiwa	Forward/Center	6–8	220	Junior	Athens, Georgia
44	Michael Buchanan	Center	6–11	250	Freshman	Las Vegas, Nevada

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012*	at Saint Louis (CBE Classic)	L 59–76	0–1	Chaifetz Arena (6,958)
11/12/2012*	Hiwassee	W 90–36	1–1	G. B. Hodge Center (689)
11/17/2012*	at UTSA	L 59–67	1–2	Convocation Center (1,015)
11/20/2012*	at Santa Clara (CBE Classic)	L 65–85	1–3	Leavey Center (1,139)
11/21/2012*	vs. Eastern Washington (CBE Classic)	L 70–75	1–4	Leavey Center (1,164)
11/23/2012*	vs. Utah Valley (CBE Classic)	W 75–50	2–4	Leavey Center (1,156)
11/29/2012*	at UNC Asheville	W 73–71	3–4	Kimmel Arena (1,542)
12/02/2012*	at Kansas State	L 53–72	3–5	Bramlage Coliseum (12,223)
12/08/2012*	UTSA	W 88–77	4–5	G. B. Hodge Center (775)
12/17/2012*	at Baylor	L 57–73	4–6	Ferrell Center (6,639)
12/21/2012*	at Tennessee State	L 64–67	4–7	Gentry Complex (327)
12/30/2012*	Coastal Georgia	W 85–55	5–7	G. B. Hodge Center (491)
01/02/2013*	Hampton	W 68–49	6–7	G. B. Hodge Center (721)
01/05/2013	at Northern Kentucky	W 60–54	7–7 (1–0)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,788)
01/07/2013	at Lipscomb	W 98–61	8–7 (2–0)	Allen Arena (1,112)
01/10/2013	Florida Gulf Coast	L 71–72 ^OT	8–8 (2–1)	G. B. Hodge Center (759)
01/12/2013	Stetson	L 64–66	8–9 (2–2)	G. B. Hodge Center (818)
01/17/2013	at Kennesaw State	W 66–54	9–9 (3–2)	KSU Convocation Center (1,056)
01/19/2013	at Mercer	L 74–82	9–10 (3–3)	Hawkins Arena (2,734)
01/24/2013	North Florida	W 63–57	10–10 (4–3)	G. B. Hodge Center (688)
01/26/2013	Jacksonville	W 79–64	11–10 (5–3)	G. B. Hodge Center (699)
01/28/2013	East Tennessee State	W 88–71	12–10 (6–3)	G. B. Hodge Center (677)
01/31/2013	Lipscomb	W 83–71	13–10 (7–3)	G. B. Hodge Center (712)
02/02/2013	Northern Kentucky	L 65–70	13–11 (7–4)	G. B. Hodge Center (818)
02/07/2013	at Stetson	L 66–73	13–12 (7–5)	Edmunds Center (746)
02/09/2013	at Florida Gulf Coast	L 49–74	13–13 (7–6)	Alico Arena (3,621)
02/14/2013	Mercer	L 59–70	13–14 (7–7)	G. B. Hodge Center (611)
02/16/2013	Kennesaw State	W 79–67	14–14 (8–7)	G. B. Hodge Center (733)
02/21/2013	at Jacksonville	L 64–68	14–15 (8–8)	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (757)
02/23/2013	at North Florida	L 53–77	14–16 (8–9)	UNF Arena (1,651)
03/01/2013	at East Tennessee State	W 88–56	15–16 (9–9)	ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (4,389)
2013 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament
03/07/2013	vs. Jacksonville (Quarterfinals)	W 76–62	16–16	Hawkins Arena (1,211)
03/08/2013	at Mercer (Semifinals)	L 64–72	16–17	Hawkins Arena (3,527)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball

Venues	G. B. Hodge Center (1973–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NAIA national championship in bold