Division I · Big South Conference
University of South Carolina Upstate Men's Basketball
Spartanburg, SC · the Spartans · University of South Carolina Upstate overview
15
Roster
at the D-I cap of 15
$1.4M
Team budget
8th percentile in Division I
$94,635
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
974
APR
94% of players retained
70%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University of South Carolina Upstate fields a men's basketball team in the Big South Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 15 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,419,533, well below the median of $3M — $94,635 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. That is exactly the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 974, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $1,866,393 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $8,150 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#333Team budgetof 362 · Division I#324Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#222Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#131APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster15 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 at the cap
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,419,533 for the year
- Operating expenses$222,010 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$94,635 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate974 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$1,866,393 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,150 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$49,708 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Marty Richter head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Cavel Witter | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Riley McGillan | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Shaun Vandiver | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Thomas Mandell | Assistant Coach / Operations | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →4,471undergraduates · 4,946 students in all
Women 67% Men 33%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Baccalaureate college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →70%admitted · of 3,557 applicants
SAT middle 50%1000 – 1170
ACT middle 50%19 – 25
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 42%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →15on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1515
exactly at the cap
Academic Progress Rate974
94% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,419,533 $94,636 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $1,866,393
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $49,708
Cost
Full picture →$13,794net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $11,583 in-state · $23,085 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.68violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 9 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →26%of bachelor's degrees in health professions & nursing · 19 fields · Bachelor's, Master's
Research University of South Carolina Upstate
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program15 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions70% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$13,794 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsHealth professions & nursing · 26%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 4,471Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.68 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford College Division I · Southern Conference | 3 | 13 | $2.4M | 970 | 59% | |
| Converse University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 4 | 19 | $512k | — | 64% | |
| North Greenville University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 23 | 20 | $494k | — | 63% | |
| Gardner-Webb University Division I · Big South Conference | 24 | 32 | $1.5M | 990 | 87% | |
| Furman University Division I · Southern Conference | 27 | 15 | $4.1M | 1000 | 53% | |
| Presbyterian College Division I · Big South Conference | 37 | 14 | $1.6M | 950 | 72% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 46 | 16 | $170k | — | 40% | |
| Southern Wesleyan University Division II · Conference Carolinas | 49 | 28 | $381k | — | 100% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 50 | 16 | $71k | — | 78% | |
| Anderson University (South Carolina) Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 51 | 16 | $769k | — | 53% | |
| Erskine College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 52 | 61 | $281k | — | 61% | |
| Newberry College Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 53 | 33 | $638k | — | 75% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big South Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point University 5 over cap | 20 | $4.7M | $233,804 | 971 | vs | |
| Longwood University 1 over cap | 16 | $4.1M | $253,366 | 940 | vs | |
| Radford University at cap | 15 | $2.2M | $148,391 | 990 | vs | |
| Winthrop University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $121,500 | 971 | vs | |
| Charleston Southern University at cap | 15 | $1.7M | $112,587 | 972 | vs | |
| Presbyterian College room for 1 | 14 | $1.6M | $113,749 | 950 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University 17 over cap | 32 | $1.5M | $46,749 | 990 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap | 16 | $1.5M | $92,050 | 956 | vs | |
| University of South Carolina Upstate at cap | 15 | $1.4M | $94,635 | 974 | vs |
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