2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Big South Conference |
Record | 16–16 (10–6 Big South) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Steven Rhodes |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | G. B. Hodge Center |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radford | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian † | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winthrop | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longwood | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Asheville | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big South tournament winner |
The 2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by second-year head coach Jason Williams, played 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 2022–23 season 11–20, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] As the #7 seed in the Big South tournament, they defeated #10 seed Charleston Southern in the first round,[2] before falling to #2 seed High Point in the quarterfinals.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Davidson | L 51–86 | 0–1 | 7 – 2 Tied | 4 – 2 Tied | 5 – Johnson | John M. Belk Arena (264) Davidson, NC | ||||
November 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at East Carolina | L 35–105 | 0–2 | 10 – West | 6 – West | 3 – Johnson | Williams Arena (1,353) Greenville, NC | ||||
November 11, 2023* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | at Kentucky | L 54–82 | 0–3 | 18 – Reeves | 5 – Markham | 9 – Johnson | Rupp Arena (1,465) Lexington, KY | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Lees–McRae College | W 72–44 | 1–3 | 21 – West | 7 – West | 5 – Markham | G. B. Hodge Center (256) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
November 17, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Queens | L 51–61 | 1–4 | 12 – Gordon | 8 – 2 Tied | 6 – Johnson | Curry Arena (86) Charlotte, NC | ||||
November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | South Carolina State | W 58–53 | 2–4 | 10 – 2 Tied | 9 – Markham | 8 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (235) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
November 24, 2023* 2:00 pm | vs. Detroit Mercy GATA Turkey Throwdown | L 64–71 | 2–5 | 18 – West | 10 – Markham | 5 – Johnson | Hanner Fieldhouse (100) Statesboro, GA | ||||
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm | vs. North Florida GATA Turkey Throwdown | W 73–60 | 3–5 | 18 – Gordon | 8 – 2 Tied | 6 – Johnson | Hanner Fieldhouse (100) Statesboro, GA | ||||
November 30, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Samford | L 52–57 | 3–6 | 15 – Johnson | 7 – West | 7 – Johnson | Pete Hanna Center (471) Homewood, AL | ||||
December 5, 2023* 11:30 am, ESPN+ | at Western Carolina | W 73–64 | 4–6 | 29 – West | 10 – Markham | 3 – Markham | Ramsey Center (1,291) Cullowhee, NC | ||||
December 9, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | Furman | W 61–58 | 5–6 | 17 – Johnson | 7 – Gordon | 5 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (259) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
December 18, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | UNC Greensboro | L 53–56 | 5–7 | 13 – 2 Tied | 8 – West | 4 – Markham | G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
December 20, 2023* 2:00 pm, ACCNX | at Georgia Tech | L 50–81 | 5–8 | 12 – West | 8 – 2 Tied | 3 – Fray-Chinn | McCamish Pavilion (1,244) Atlanta, GA | ||||
Big South regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UNC Asheville Ingles I-26 Rivalry | W 71–44 | 6–8 (1–0) | 18 – J. Levine | 9 – West | 3 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (212) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Winthrop | W 52–51 | 7–8 (2–0) | 15 – Johnson | 9 – West | 2 – 2 Tied | Winthrop Coliseum (145) Rock Hill, SC | ||||
January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Charleston Southern | W 59–58 | 8–8 (3–0) | 16 – Gordon | 8 – Gordon | 4 – Markham | G. B. Hodge Center (287) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Longwood | L 58–66 | 8–9 (3–1) | 12 – 2 Tied | 10 – Gordon | 5 – Johnson | Joan Perry Brock Center (907) Farmville, VA | ||||
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Radford | W 65–60 | 9–9 (4–1) | 22 – West | 10 – West | 3 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (377) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at High Point | W 59–49 | 10–9 (4–2) | 14 – Johnson | 7 – Markham | 6 – Johnson | Qubein Center (862) High Point, NC | ||||
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Gardner–Webb | W 78–59 | 11–9 (5–2) | 13 – Levine | 11 – Markham | 3 – Johnson | Paul Porter Arena (509) Boiling Springs, NC | ||||
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Presbyterian | W 62–58 | 12–9 (6–2) | 13 – Levine | 7 – Fray-Chinn | 8 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (215) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Radford | L 61–67 OT | 12–10 (6–3) | 14 – 2 Tied | 14 – West | 7 – Johnson | Dedmon Center (804) Radford, VA | ||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Longwood | W 49–45 | 13–10 (7–3) | 11 – Gordon | 9 – West | 5 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (315) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UNC Asheville Ingles I-26 Rivalry | W 71–65 | 14–10 (8–3) | 20 – Johnson | 4 – 2 Tied | 6 – Johnson | Kimmel Arena (276) Asheville, NC | ||||
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | High Point | L 50–53 | 14–11 (8–4) | 22 – Johnson | 7 – West | 4 – 2 Tied | G. B. Hodge Center (293) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Gardner–Webb | W 73–56 | 15–11 (9–4) | 18 – Gordon | 9 – West | 6 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC | ||||
February 21, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Charleston Southern | L 59–66 | 15–12 (9–5) | 12 – Markham | 9 – West | 4 – Johnson | Buccaneer Field House (221) North Charleston, SC | ||||
February 24, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Winthrop | L 61–67 | 15–13 (9–6) | 18 – Johnson | 7 – West | 6 – Johnson | G. B. Hodge Center (285) Spartanburg, SC | ||||
February 28, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Presbyterian | L 43–47 | 15–14 (10–6) | 13 – Levine | 9 – West | 4 – Johnson | Templeton Physical Education Center (406) Clinton, SC | ||||
Big South tournament | |||||||||||
March 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (7) Longwood Quarterfinals | Qubein Center High Point, NC | ||||||||
Sources:[4][5]
References
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Four Spartans Scoring in Double Figures Help Upstate Beat the Bucs for the Third Time This Season to Advance to the Quarter Finals of the Big South Conference Tournament". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "Survive and Advance: HPU Scrapes Together 50-43 Win in Big South Quarterfinals". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of South Carolina - Upstate. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ "South Carolina Upstate Spartans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2024.