USC Upstate News

Mike McGuire Announced as New Head Baseball Coach

June 27, 2019 at 3:19 pm
Mike McGuire and Daniel Feig

The University of South Carolina Upstate is pleased to announce that Mike McGuire will serve as the fourth head coach of the Spartans baseball program. McGuire joins USC Upstate after seven seasons as head coach of the NCAA Division I […]

USC Upstate Volleyball Picked Seventh in Big South Preseason Poll

August 1, 2018 at 2:21 pm

-+*The USC Upstate volleyball team has been tabbed to finish in seventh place according to the league’s head coaches as the annual Big South Preseason Volleyball Poll was released by the conference office today. USC Upstate garnered a total of […]

James Holland ’85 Named Senior Associate Commissioner for Big South Conference

August 1, 2018 at 10:20 am

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The Big South Conference has named 30-year coaching veteran James Holland as Senior Associate Commissioner, it was announced today by Commissioner Kyle B. Kallander.  Holland will begin his duties in mid-August. Holland will primarily focus on […]

Matt Carter Named Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar

July 26, 2018 at 4:56 pm

USC Upstate men’s golf student-athlete Matt Carter was recognized for his performance on the course and in the classroom Wednesday as the rising-senior earned Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America. To be eligible for […]

Jure Span Named to NABC Honors Court

July 18, 2018 at 2:05 pm

USC Upstate rising-senior men’s basketball student-athlete Jure Span has been named to the 2017-18 National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court, the association announced this afternoon. The NABC Honors Court recognizes men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during […]

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 to Hold Spartan Golf Classic on August 24

June 1, 2018 at 11:58 am

The University of South Carolina Upstate will be hosting the Spartan Golf Classic presented by The Capital Corporation on Friday, Aug. 24 at Woodfin Ridge Golf Club in Inman, S.C. The format for the tournament will be a four-man scramble. […]

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 […]