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USC Upstate Spartans

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USC Upstate Spartans

University	University of South Carolina Upstate
Conference	Big South (primary)
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Matthew Martin
Location	Spartanburg, South Carolina
Varsity teams	15 (7 men's, 8 women's)
Basketball arena	G. B. Hodge Center
Baseball stadium	Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park
Softball stadium	Cyrill Softball Stadium
Soccer stadium	County University Soccer Stadium
Mascot	Sparty the Spartan
Nickname	Spartans
Colors	Upstate Green and Black^[1]
Website	upstatespartans.com

USC Upstate is a member of the Big South Conference.

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 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[edit]

NCAA

Peach Belt Conference (1990–2007)^[2]
ASUN Conference (2007–2018)^[3]
Big South Conference (2018–present)^[4]

Varsity teams[edit]

USC Upstate also sponsored both men's and women's tennis until 2019–20 when the programs were discontinued.^[5]^[6]

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Golf
Golf	Soccer
Soccer	Softball
Track and field^†	Track and field^†
	Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Notable alumni[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Chad Sobotka

Men's basketball[edit]

Men's soccer[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Color - USC Upstate". Retrieved January 15, 2023.

^ "Conference History". Retrieved January 2, 2023.

^ "USC Upstate moving to Big South Conference". Retrieved January 2, 2023.

^ "USC Upstate Moving to big South Conference". November 15, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

^ "2019-20 Men's Tennis Schedule". Retrieved January 3, 2023.

^ "2019-20 Women's Tennis Schedule". Retrieved January 3, 2023.

External links[edit]

Official website

v t e Big South Conference
Full members	Charleston Southern Buccaneers Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs High Point Panthers Longwood Lancers Presbyterian Blue Hose Radford Highlanders UNC Asheville Bulldogs USC Upstate Spartans Winthrop Eagles
Football-only members	Bryant Bulldogs (leaving in 2024) Robert Morris Colonials (leaving in 2024)
Women's lacrosse-only members	Furman Paladins Mercer Bears Wofford Terriers
Related	Big South–OVC Football Association (all football members)

v t e College sports teams in South Carolina
NCAA Division I	Charleston Charleston Southern Clemson Coastal Carolina Furman Presbyterian South Carolina South Carolina State The Citadel USC Upstate Winthrop Wofford
NCAA Division II	Allen Anderson Benedict Claflin Coker Converse Erskine Francis Marion Lander Limestone Newberry North Greenville Southern Wesleyan USC Aiken USC Beaufort
NCAA Division III	None
NAIA	CIU Columbia College Morris Voorhees
NJCAA Division I	Clinton Denmark Tech Spartanburg Methodist USC Lancaster USC Salkehatchie USC Sumter USC Union
NCCAA Divisions I and II	Bob Jones CIU Clinton North Greenville Southern Wesleyan