The 2021–22 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the

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in the

2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2021 and concluded on March 13, 2022. The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 15 and concluded on April 4 with the c ...

. The Spartans, led by fourth-year head coach

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, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in

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as members of the

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. With the reintroduction of divisions for the first time since the 2013–14 season, the Spartans played in the South Division.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2020–21 season 5–18, 5–11 in Big South play, to finish in ninth place. In the Big South tournament, they lost in the first round to High Point.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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USC Upstate Spartans 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 (N ...

USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball The USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. The school's team formerly competed in the ASUN Conference, but moved to the Big South Conference in ...

USC Upstate The University of South Carolina Upstate (USC Upstate) is a public university in Valley Falls, South Carolina, United States. It has a Spartanburg postal address. Founded in 1967 and formerly known as University of South Carolina Spartanburg, ...