2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	5–18 (1–7 Big South)
Head coach	Marty Richter (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Bryan Martin; Nashad Mackey; Anthony Murphy;
Home arena	G. B. Hodge Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big South men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Asheville	7	–	1	.875	16	–	6	.727
High Point	6	–	2	.750	18	–	5	.783
Longwood	5	–	3	.625	16	–	7	.696
Radford	4	–	4	.500	14	–	9	.609
Winthrop	4	–	4	.500	14	–	9	.609
Gardner–Webb	4	–	4	.500	9	–	12	.429
Charleston Southern	3	–	5	.375	7	–	16	.304
Presbyterian	2	–	6	.250	9	–	14	.391
USC Upstate	1	–	7	.125	5	–	18	.217

† 2025 Big South tournament winner As of January 29, 2025

The 2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by first-year head coach Marty Richter, play their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2023–24 season 10–20, 5–11 in Big South play to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] They were defeated by Radford in the first round of the Big South tournament.^[2]

On March 25, 2024, head coach Dave Dickerson announced that he would be stepping down, in order to take the assistant head coaching position at Ohio State, a position he held prior to his hiring at USC Upstate.^[3] On April 5, the school announced that former Drake assistant coach Marty Richter would become the Spartans' new head coach.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Andrew McConnell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	James Madison	Buford, Georgia
G	1	Kanye Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Buffalo	Orlando, Florida
G	2	Isaiah Skinner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Mt. San Jacinto College	Palm Desert, California
G	3	Brit Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Grand Valley State	Gary, Indiana
G	4	Carmelo Adkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	PHHoenix Prep	Lubbock, Texas
G	5	Mister Dean	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Miami, Florida
F	8	Nic Book	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Westfield High School	Christchurch, New Zealand
G	11	Karmani Gregory	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Florida SouthWestern	Palmetto, Florida
F	12	Breylin Garcia	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Daytona State	La Romana, Dominican Republic
G	14	Jamari Briggs	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Christ School	Hartsville, South Carolina
F	15	Jordan Terhune	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	South St. Paul High School	St. Cloud, Minnesota
G	21	CJ Rich	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Spring Valley High School	Columbia, South Carolina
F	22	Daniel Helterhoff	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Our Lady of the Lake	Cologne, Germany
G	24	Chico Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Drake	Toledo, Ohio

Head coach

Marty Richter (Simpson)

Assistant coach(es)

Bryan Martin (Simpson)
Nashad Mackey (Embry–Riddle)
Anthony Murphy (Drake)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 pm	North Greenville	W 99–62	—	G. B. Hodge Center (258) Spartanburg, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at NC State	L 66–97	0–1	Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Piedmont	W 103–70	1–1	G. B. Hodge Center (629) Spartanburg, SC
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Virginia Tech	L 74–93	1–2	Cassell Coliseum (6,327) Blacksburg, VA
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Wake Forest	L 80–85	1–3	LJVM Coliseum (8,482) Winston-Salem, NC
November 15, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UNC Wilmington	L 85–89	1–4	G. B. Hodge Center (596) Spartanburg, SC
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Wesleyan	W 95–63	2–4	G. B. Hodge Center (417) Spartanburg, SC
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Tennessee State ETSU MTE	L 76–87	2–5	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,689) Johnson City, TN
November 23, 2024* 6:00 pm	vs. Queens ETSU MTE	L 74–98	2–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (317) Johnson City, TN
November 26, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN	at Iowa	L 77–110	2–7	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,732) Iowa City, IA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm	at Coastal Carolina	L 51–73	2–8	HTC Center (1,242) Conway, SC
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Brevard	W 91–60	3–8	G. B. Hodge Center (580) Spartanburg, SC
December 7, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Carolina	W 74–68	4–8	Ramsey Center (1,409) Cullowhee, NC
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+	at South Carolina	L 53–73	4–9	Colonial Life Arena (11,092) Columbia, SC
December 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	South Carolina State	L 70–85	4–10	G. B. Hodge Center (495) Spartanburg, SC
December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Youngstown State	L 64–72	4–11	G. B. Hodge Center (165) Spartanburg, SC
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Winthrop	L 76–95	4–12 (0–1)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,448) Rock Hill, SC
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Presbyterian	W 77–67	5–12 (1–1)	G. B. Hodge Center (270) Spartanburg, SC
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Radford	L 67–80	5–13 (1–2)	G. B. Hodge Center (372) Spartanburg, SC
January 15, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at UNC Asheville	L 92–93	5–14 (1–3)	Kimmel Arena (1,481) Asheville, NC
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Gardner–Webb	L 68–97	5–15 (1–4)	Paul Porter Arena (389) Boiling Springs, NC
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	High Point	L 77–86	5–16 (1–5)	G. B. Hodge Center (651) Spartanburg, SC
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Longwood	L 54–80	5–17 (1–6)	Joan Perry Brock Center (2,637) Farmville, VA
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ / WYCW-TV	Charleston Southern	L 75–82	5–18 (1–7)	G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm	at Radford			Dedmon Center Radford, VA
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm	at Presbyterian			Templeton Center Clinton, SC
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Winthrop			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UNC Asheville			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 15, 2025 ESPN+	Gardner–Webb			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm	at Charleston Southern			Buccaneer Field House North Charleston, SC
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm	at High Point			Qubein Center High Point, NC
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Longwood			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ "Big South tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". Sporting News. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ "USC Upstate men's basketball coach Dickerson resigns to return to Ohio State". AP News. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ "USC Upstate hires Marty Richter as head men's basketball coach". WYFF. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ "South Carolina Upstate Spartans 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[2] "Big South tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, scores, results for 2024 basketball championships". Sporting News. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[3] "USC Upstate men's basketball coach Dickerson resigns to return to Ohio State". AP News. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[4] "USC Upstate hires Marty Richter as head men's basketball coach". WYFF. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[6] "South Carolina Upstate Spartans 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

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