2014–15 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

2014–15 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball

CIT, Second round
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2014–15 record	24–12 (8–6 A-Sun)
Head coach	Eddie Payne (13th year)
Assistant coach	Kyle Perry
Assistant coach	Kente Hart
Assistant coach	Luke Payne
Home arena	G. B. Hodge Center

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Florida †	12	–	2	.857	23	–	12	.657
Florida Gulf Coast	11	–	3	.786	22	–	11	.667
USC Upstate	8	–	6	.571	24	–	12	.667
Lipscomb	7	–	7	.500	14	–	17	.452
Northern Kentucky*	7	–	7	.500	13	–	17	.433
Jacksonville	4	–	10	.286	10	–	22	.313
Kennesaw State	4	–	10	.286	10	–	22	.313
Stetson	3	–	11	.214	9	–	22	.290
*NKU was eligible for A-Sun Tourney, but not for postseason play due to Div. I transition

† 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner

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 and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the A-Sun 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

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Damian Goodwin	Forward	6–7	195	Sophomore	Atlanta, Georgia
1	Mike Cunningham	Guard	6–1	190	Freshman	Washington, D.C.
2	Marvin Smith	Forward	6–4	197	Junior	Memphis, Tennessee
3	Karim Mawuenyega	Guard	6–0	170	Sophomore	Douglasville, Georgia
4	Ramel Thompkins	Forward	6–6	195	Freshman	Vidalia, Georgia
5	Ty Greene	Guard	6–3	185	Senior	Knoxville, Tennessee
10	Josh Cuthbertson	Forward	6–5	185	Sophomore	New Bern, North Carolina
14	Tristan Thomas	Guard	6–3	190	Sophomore	Bangor, Maine
15	ShunQuez Stephens	Forward	6–5	245	Junior	Flowery Branch, Georgia
21	Daniel Bridges	Forward	6–7	180	Freshman	Inman, South Carolina
31	Mario Blessing	Guard	6–2	165	Senior	Kusterdingen, Germany
32	Fred Miller	Guard	6–4	200	Senior	Atlanta, Georgia
33	Jacob Schulte	Forward	6–6	222	Freshman	Newport, Kentucky
44	Michael Buchanan	Center	6–11	250	Sophomore	Las Vegas, Nevada

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/15/2014*	Florida A&M	W 78–65	1–0	Hodge Center (866)
11/17/2014*	at North Carolina A&T	W 63–46	2–0	Corbett Sports Center (816)
11/20/2014*	Bob Jones	W 107–41	3–0	Hodge Center (711)
11/23/2014*	at UCF	L 69–79	3–1	CFE Arena (3,413)
11/27/2014*	FIU (USC Upstate Tournament)	W 68–53	4–1	Hodge Center (488)
11/28/2014*	Cal State Fullerton (USC Upstate Tournament)	W 79–64	5–2	Hodge Center (618)
11/29/2014*	Wright State (USC Upstate Tournament)	L 51–56	5–2	Hodge Center (629)
12/01/2014*	Barber–Scotia	W 105–43	6–2	Hodge Center (522)
12/04/2014*	North Carolina A&T	W 65–54	7–2	Hodge Center (688)
12/06/2014*	at Georgia Tech	W 59–54	8–2	McCamish Pavilion (4,901)
12/13/2014*	at #19 Maryland	L 57–67	8–3	Xfinity Center (9,093)
12/17/2014*	at Memphis	L 73–83	8–4	FedEx Forum (13,020)
12/20/2014*	vs. Mississippi State (Jackson Showcase)	W 53–51	9–4	Mississippi Coliseum (1,102)
12/30/2014*	Montreat	W 101–55	10–4	Hodge Center (398)
01/03/2015*	Hampton	W 68–54	11–4	Hodge Center (688)
01/06/2015*	at UMKC	W 61–49	12–4	Municipal Auditorium (926)
01/10/2015	Kennesaw State	W 68–65	13–4 (1–0)	Hodge Center (711)
01/13/2015	at Lipscomb	L 58–60	13–5 (1–1)	Allen Arena (512)
01/17/2015	Northern Kentucky	L 65–66	13–6 (1–2)	Hodge Center (801)
01/22/2015	Florida Gulf Coast	L 68–71	13–7 (1–3)	Hodge Center (837)
01/24/2015	Stetson	W 91–67	14–7 (2–3)	Hodge Center (837)
01/29/2015	at Jacksonville	W 78–65	15–7 (3–3)	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (277)
01/31/2015	at North Florida	W 79–74	16–7 (4–3)	UNF Arena (2,002)
02/03/2015*	St. Andrews	W 79–39	17–7	Hodge Center (676)
02/07/2015	at Kennesaw State	W 74–46	18–7 (5–3)	KSU Convocation Center (1,583)
02/12/2015	North Florida	W 80–63	19–7 (6–3)	Hodge Center (807)
02/14/2015	Jacksonville	L 70–89	19–8 (6–4)	Hodge Center (648)
02/19/2015	at Stetson	W 73–54	20–8 (7–4)	Edmunds Center (748)
02/21/2015	at Florida Gulf Coast	L 72–86	20–9 (7–5)	Alico Arena (4,633)
02/25/2015	Lipscomb	W 70–47	21–9 (8–5)	Hodge Center (712)
02/28/2015	at Northern Kentucky	L 65–84	21–10 (8–6)	The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,064)
Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/03/2015	Kennesaw State (Quarterfinals)	W 90–54	22–10	Hodge Center (714)
03/05/2015	at Florida Gulf Coast (Semifinals)	W 63–62	23–10	Alico Arena (4,267)
03/08/2015	at North Florida (Championship game)	L 57–63	23–11	UNF Arena (6,155)
CIT
03/17/2015*	James Madison (First round)	W 73–72	24–11	Hodge Center (711)
03/21/2015*	Tennessee–Martin (Second round)	L 49–60	24–12	Hodge Center (688)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.upstatespartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/schedule

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