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	0–0 (0–0 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
Longwood	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Winthrop	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
High Point	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Charleston Southern	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Gardner–Webb	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Radford	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
UNC Asheville	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
USC Upstate	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000

† 2025 Big South tournament winner As of November 4, 2024

The 2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team will represent 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, will 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^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 pm	North Greenville	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at NC State	Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
November 6, 2024*	Piedmont	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Virginia Tech	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Wake Forest	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
November 15, 2024* ESPN+	UNC Wilmington	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
November 19, 2024* ESPN+	Southern Wesleyan	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at East Tennessee State ETSU MTE	Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
November 23, 2024* 6:00 pm	vs. Queens ETSU MTE	Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
November 26, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN	at Iowa	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm	at Coastal Carolina	HTC Center Conway, SC
December 4, 2024* ESPN+	Brevard	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
December 7, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Western Carolina	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
December 14, 2024* SECN+	at South Carolina	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
December 18, 2024* ESPN+	South Carolina State	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
December 21, 2024* ESPN+	Youngstown State	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 4:00 pm	at Winthrop	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
January 8, 2025	Presbyterian	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
January 11, 2025	Radford	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
January 15, 2025 6:30 pm	at UNC Asheville	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm	at Gardner–Webb	Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC
January 22, 2025	High Point	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm	at Longwood	Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm	Charleston Southern	G. B. Hodge Center 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	Winthrop	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm	UNC Asheville	G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
February 15, 2025	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	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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