2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

The 2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.

2024–25 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	6–26 (2–14 Big South)
Head coach	Marty Richter (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Bryan Martin Nashad Mackey Anthony Murphy
Home arena	G. B. Hodge Center

2024–25 Big South men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
High Point †	14	–	2		.875			29	–	6		.829
UNC Asheville	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
Winthrop	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Radford	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
Presbyterian	7	–	9		.438			14	–	19		.424
Longwood	7	–	9		.438			18	–	14		.563
Charleston Southern	6	–	10		.375			10	–	22		.313
Gardner–Webb	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
USC Upstate	2	–	14		.125			6	–	26		.188
† 2025 Big South tournament winner

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. They were defeated by Radford in the first round of the Big South tournament.

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. On April 5, the school announced that former Drake assistant coach Marty Richter would become the Spartans' new head coach.

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	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2024* 7:00 pm		North Greenville	W 99–62	—	G. B. Hodge Center (258) Spartanburg, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at NC State	L 66–97	0–1	Lenovo Center  Raleigh, NC
November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Piedmont	W 103–70	1–1	G. B. Hodge Center (629) Spartanburg, SC
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Virginia Tech	L 74–93	1–2	Cassell Coliseum (6,327) Blacksburg, VA
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Wake Forest	L 80–85	1–3	LJVM Coliseum (8,482) Winston-Salem, NC
November 15, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Wilmington	L 85–89	1–4	G. B. Hodge Center (596) Spartanburg, SC
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Wesleyan	W 95–63	2–4	G. B. Hodge Center (417) Spartanburg, SC
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Tennessee State ETSU MTE	L 76–87	2–5	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,689) Johnson City, TN
November 23, 2024* 6:00 pm		vs. Queens ETSU MTE	L 74–98	2–6	Freedom Hall Civic Center (317) Johnson City, TN
November 26, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN		at Iowa	L 77–110	2–7	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,732) Iowa City, IA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	L 51–73	2–8	HTC Center (1,242) Conway, SC
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Brevard	W 91–60	3–8	G. B. Hodge Center (580) Spartanburg, SC
December 7, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Carolina	W 74–68	4–8	Ramsey Center (1,409) Cullowhee, NC
December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at South Carolina	L 53–73	4–9	Colonial Life Arena (11,092) Columbia, SC
December 18, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		South Carolina State	L 70–85	4–10	G. B. Hodge Center (495) Spartanburg, SC
December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Youngstown State	L 64–72	4–11	G. B. Hodge Center (165) Spartanburg, SC
Big South regular season
January 2, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 76–95	4–12 (0–1)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,448) Rock Hill, SC
January 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	W 77–67	5–12 (1–1)	G. B. Hodge Center (270) Spartanburg, SC
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	L 67–80	5–13 (1–2)	G. B. Hodge Center (372) Spartanburg, SC
January 15, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	L 92–93	5–14 (1–3)	Kimmel Arena (1,481) Asheville, NC
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	L 68–97	5–15 (1–4)	Paul Porter Arena (389) Boiling Springs, NC
January 22, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	L 77–86	5–16 (1–5)	G. B. Hodge Center (651) Spartanburg, SC
January 25, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	L 54–80	5–17 (1–6)	Joan Perry Brock Center (2,637) Farmville, VA
January 29, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ / WYCW-TV		Charleston Southern	L 75–82	5–18 (1–7)	G. B. Hodge Center (818) Spartanburg, SC
February 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 69–79	5–19 (1–8)	Dedmon Center  Radford, VA
February 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	L 64–75	5–20 (1–9)	Templeton Center (316) Clinton, SC
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop	L 95–105	5–21 (1–10)	G. B. Hodge Center (368) Spartanburg, SC
February 12, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	L 85–92	5–22 (1–11)	G. B. Hodge Center (579) Spartanburg, SC
February 15, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	L 87–96	5–23 (1–12)	G. B. Hodge Center (565) Spartanburg, SC
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 79–69	6–23 (2–12)	Buccaneer Field House (823) North Charleston, SC
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	L 66–88	6–24 (2–13)	Qubein Center (4,318) High Point, NC
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	L 66–83	6–25 (2–14)	G. B. Hodge Center (471) Spartanburg, SC
Big South tournament
March 5, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Gardner–Webb First round	L 63–83	6–26	Freedom Hall Civic Center  Johnson City, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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