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2011–12 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	2011–12
team	USC Upstate Spartans
sport	Basketball
image	USC Upstate Spartans logo.svg
image_size	175
conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
short_conf	A-Sun
record	21–13
conf_record	13–5
head_coach	Eddie Payne
hc_year	10th
asst_coach1	Kyle Perry
asst_coach2	Ryan Walker
asst_coach3	Kente Hart
stadium	G. B. Hodge Center
tourney	CIT
tourney_result	Second Round

The 2011–12 USC Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth year head coach Eddie Payne, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

For the first time, the Spartans were eligible for the Atlantic Sun Basketball tournament and NCAA postseason play, having completed their transition process to Division I.

They finished the season 21–13, 13–5 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Basketball Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament, their first ever Division I postseason appearance, where they defeated Kent State in the first round before falling to Old Dominion in the second round.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Shane Porchea	Guard	6–5	210	Sophomore	Decatur, Georgia
5	Ty Greene	Guard	6–2	180	Freshman	Knoxville, Tennessee
11	Jeremy Ford	Guard	6–1	170	Junior	Varnville, South Carolina
12	Ricardo Glenn	Forward	6–8	246	Sophomore	Augusta, Georgia
13	Fred Miller	Guard	6–4	200	Freshman	Atlanta, Georgia
14	Aru Kok	Center	6–10	210	Sophomore	Perth, Australia
15	Adrian Rodgers	Guard	6–4	205	Freshman	Alpharetta, Georgia
22	Bruce Haynes	Guard	6–2	195	Freshman	Summerville, South Carolina
23	Torrey Craig	Forward	6–6	215	Sophomore	Great Falls, South Carolina
24	Jodd Maxey	Forward	6–8	200	Sophomore	Statham, Georgia
30	Rob Elam	Forward	6–6	218	Junior	East Point, Georgia
31	Mario Blessing	Guard	6–2	165	Freshman	Kusterdingen, Germany
32	Chalmers Rogers	Forward	6–7	220	Senior	Fort Mill, South Carolina
33	Carter Cook	Guard	6–5	225	Senior	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
34	Babatunde Olumuyiwa	Forward/Center	6–8	220	Sophomore	Athens, Georgia

Schedule

References

(March 1, 2012). "Florida Gulf Coast 71, SC-Upstate 61". [[ESPN]].

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