The USC Upstate Spartans are the athletic teams that represent the University of South Carolina Upstate, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the

Big South Conference The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. Originally a non-football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Th ...

since the 2018–19 academic year. USC Upstate competes in fifteen intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball. Men's and women's tennis were discontinued at the end of the 2019–20 school year.

Conference affiliations

NCAA * Peach Belt Conference (1990–2007) *

ASUN Conference The ASUN Conference, formerly the Atlantic Sun Conference, is a collegiate athletic conference operating mostly in the Southeastern United States. The league participates at the NCAA Division I level, and began sponsoring football at the Divisio ...

(2007–2018) *

(2018–present)

Varsity teams

USC Upstate also sponsored both men's and women's tennis until 2019–20 when the programs were discontinued.

Notable alumni

Baseball

Chad Sobotka Chad Nicholas Sobotka (born July 10, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves. Early life Chad Sobotka was born in Sarasota, Florida, on July 10, 1993, to parents ...

Men's basketball

Torrey Craig Torrey Craig (born December 19, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Upstate Spartans, where he was named an honorable ment ...

Ty Greene Ty Greene (born June 6, 1992) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of South Carolina Upstate, where in 2015 he was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year. High school ...

Men's soccer

Joel Bunting Joel Bunting (born December 2, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Savannah Clovers, in the National Independent Soccer Association. Career Youth Bunting graduated from Bishop England High School. During ...

Calon Minors Calon Minors (born 11 July 1996) is a Bermudian international footballer who plays for BAA Wanderers, as a left back. Career Manors played college soccer for the USC Upstate Spartans between 2014 and 2017. He has played club football for BAA ...

Troy Simon Troy Simon (born 20 July 1980) is an Antigua and Barbuda, Antiguan and Barbudan association football, footballer, currently playing for Freemansville F.C. in the Antigua and Barbuda Premier Division. Club career Simon has attended the University ...

References

External links

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