USC Upstate News

Brittany Case Named to ASUN Winners for Life Team

July 16, 2018 at 11:46 am

USC Upstate softball student-athlete Brittany Case was honored by the ASUN Conference as the league announced its Winners for Life team for the Spring 2018 semester. The team is comprised of one student-athlete from each institution for the 2017-18 academic […]

Kaleigh Kelley Nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year Award

July 12, 2018 at 4:12 pm

Spartanburg, S.C. – USC Upstate volleyball’s Kaleigh Kelley has been named a nominee for the 2018 NCAA Woman of the Year award. A record 581 female college athletes were nominated by NCAA member schools for the award this year. Kelley […]

Former Spartan Torrey Craig ’14 Signs Two-Year Contract with Denver Nuggets

July 9, 2018 at 5:21 pm

Former USC Upstate men’s basketball standout Torrey Craig has signed a two-year contract with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets. Craig, who played for the Spartans from 2010-14, shared time last year with both the Nuggets and the Sioux Falls Skyforce of […]

USC Upstate Officially Joins Big South Conference

July 1, 2018 at 4:21 pm

The University of South Carolina Upstate becomes an official member of the Big South Conference on Sunday, July 1, 2018. USC Upstate makes its move to the Big South Conference from the ASUN Conference, which it joined in fall of […]

Blake Whitney Drafted by Chicago Cubs in 2018 MLB Draft

June 7, 2018 at 8:55 am

USC Upstate senior pitcher Blake Whitney became the 29th Spartan in school history to join the professional baseball ranks when he was selected in the 24th round as the 728th overall pick by the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday in the […]

Dave Dickerson Announces First Men’s Basketball Signing Class

June 5, 2018 at 9:24 am

Dave Dickerson has announced his first signing class as head coach of the USC Upstate men’s basketball program this afternoon. The class includes five student-athletes who will join the Spartans for the upcoming 2018-19 campaign. The signing class includes: Everette […]

Karla Beasley Named NFCA Third Team All-Southeast Region

May 17, 2018 at 1:55 pm

Following a standout senior season that saw her earn ASUN Player of the Year and Unanimous First Team All-Conference honors, USC Upstate first baseman Karla Beasley has been named Third Team All-Southeast Region today by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association […]

Karla Beasley Named ASUN Player of the Year, USC Upstate Receives Six Softball Postseason Honors

May 8, 2018 at 2:54 pm

Karla Beasley was named the ASUN Player of the Year and highlighted a postseason awards list for the USC Upstate softball team that features six honors as the conference announced its yearly awards on Tuesday afternoon, as voted on by […]

Kevin Hickey Named to CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District Team

May 10, 2018 at 2:44 pm

USC Upstate senior student-athlete Kevin Hickey was named to the 2018 CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District® team for District 4, the College Sports Information Directors Association announced today. Hickey is the second USC Upstate baseball player to be named to […]

Kelley, Popplewell Selected to ASUN Winners for Life Teams

May 8, 2018 at 3:19 pm

LakePoint, Ga. – USC Upstate student-athletes Kaleigh Kelley and Riley Popplewell were honored by the ASUN Conference on Tuesday as the league announced its Winners for Life team members for both the Fall 2017 and Winter 2017-18 semesters. Two student-athletes […]