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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
Website	upstatespartans.com

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

NCAA

• Peach Belt Conference (1990–2007)
• ASUN Conference (2007–2018)
• Big South Conference (2018–present)

Varsity teams

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

Notable alumni

Baseball

• Chad Sobotka

Men's basketball

• Torrey Craig
• Ty Greene

Men's soccer

• Joel Bunting
• Calon Minors
• Troy Simon

References

1. "Color - USC Upstate". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
2. "Conference History". Retrieved January 2, 2023.
3. "USC Upstate moving to Big South Conference". Retrieved January 2, 2023.
4. "USC Upstate Moving to big South Conference". November 15, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
5. "2019-20 Men's Tennis Schedule". Retrieved January 3, 2023.
6. "2019-20 Women's Tennis Schedule". Retrieved January 3, 2023.

External links

• Official website

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