USC Upstate Spartans
{{Short description|Athletics teams of the University of South Carolina Upstate}}
{{Infobox college athletics
| name = USC Upstate Spartans
| logo = USC Upstate Spartans logo.svg
| logo_width = 200
| university = University of South Carolina Upstate
| association = NCAA
| conference = Big South (primary)
| division = Division I
| director = Matthew Martin
| location = Spartanburg, South Carolina
| first season =
| teams = 15
| mens_teams = 7
| womens_teams = 8
| coed_teams =
| basketballarena = G. B. Hodge Center
| baseballfield = Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park
| softballstadium = Cyrill Softball Stadium
| soccerstadium = County University Soccer Stadium
| mascot = Sparty the Spartan
| nickname = Spartans
| color1 = Upstate Green
| hex1 = 00833e
| hex2 = 000000
| pageurl = https://upstatespartans.com/
| ncaa titles =
| indiv_relay ncaa champs =
| altlogo = 200px
}}
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){{cite web|title=Conference History|url=https://peachbeltconference.org/sports/2020/7/12/information-about-history.aspx|access-date=January 2, 2023}}
- ASUN Conference (2007–2018){{cite web|title=USC Upstate moving to Big South Conference|url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/sports/2017/11/15/usc-upstate-moving-to-big-south-conference/17034924007/|access-date=January 2, 2023}}
- Big South Conference (2018–present){{cite web|url=http://www.goupstate.com/news/20171115/usc-upstate-moving-to-big-south-conference|title=USC Upstate Moving to big South Conference |date=November 15, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2018}}
Varsity teams
USC Upstate also sponsored both men's and women's tennis until 2019–20 when the programs were discontinued.{{cite web|title=2019-20 Men's Tennis Schedule|url=https://upstatespartans.com/sports/mens-tennis/schedule/2019-20|access-date=January 3, 2023}}{{cite web|title=2019-20 Women's Tennis Schedule|url=https://upstatespartans.com/sports/womens-tennis/schedule?path=wten|access-date=January 3, 2023}}
class="wikitable" | |
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=USC Upstate Spartans|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 | |
colspan="2" style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|USC Upstate Spartans}}" | {{small|† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor}} |
Notable alumni
= Baseball =
= Men's basketball =
= Men's soccer =
References
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