The 2025–26 USC Upstate Spartans men's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by second-year head coach Marty Richter, played their home games at the G. B. Hodge Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference.
Previous season The Spartans finished the 2024–25 season 6–26, 2–14 in Big South play, to finish in last place. They were defeated by Gardner–Webb in the first round of the Big South tournament.
Preseason On October 15, 2025, the Big South Conference released their preseason coaches poll. USC Upstate was picked to finish last in the conference.
Preseason rankings +Big South Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 80 (8) 2 68 (1) 3 53 4 52 5 51 6 37 7 27 8 19 9 USC Upstate 18
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Preseason All-Big South Teams Preseason All-Big South Second TeamPlayerYearPositionKarmani GregoryRS JuniorGuard Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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