Game #10: USC Upstate

Who: USC Upstate Spartans

When: Saturday, December 16, 2023
Time: 4:30 pm
Where: GB Hodge Center
Radio: Catamount Sports Network
TV/Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Live Stats
Conference: Big South Conference (BS)
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Enrollment: 4,913
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Green and Grau
Message Board: none

Head Coach: Dave Dickerson enters his sixth season as the head men’s basketball coach at USC Upstate during the 2023-24 season after being introduced as the program's 10th head coach on April 5, 2018.

Dickerson's record vs. WCU: 1-1

Gray's record vs. USC Upstate:  1-1

Current Record (USC Upstate): 4-6 overall, 2-1 home, 2-5 away, 0-0 neutral, 0-0 conference
Last Seasons Record (USC Upstate): 16-16 overall, 11-2 home, 4-12 away, 1-2 neutral, 10-8 conference

The Series: Western owns a 1-2 overall record with Upstate, having played only three times. 

Western comes into this game off a big win over mountain rival UNC Asheville, while the Spartans are coming off a loss to Kennesaw State. 

Upstate was picked sixth in the Big South preseason poll, while Justin Bailey and Trae Broadnax garnered Preseason Second Team All-Conference honors.  

The Spartans average 9.3 steals and 15.56 turnovers forced per game and have forced 10 or more turnovers in each game this season, the team’s longest streak to open a season since forcing 10 or more turnovers in each of the team’s first 19 games during the 2021-22 season.  The Spartans are averaging 73 points per game, which places them 7th in the Big South