Collegiate Hoops Roadshow
Nov. 18, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (1-2; 0-0 Big South) vs. Coastal Carolina (2-0; 0-0 Sun Belt)
G.B. Hodge Center | Spartanburg, S.C.
 
TV: ESPN+ | Via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN App
 
Series History
In a matchup of two former NAIA District 6 rivals, USC Upstate and Coastal Carolina are meeting for the second time in the Spartans' Division I era (2007-pres.) Friday. The Spartans and Chanticleers' lone meeting in the former's D1 era came at the 2010 Charleston Classic as Coastal defeated Upstate 71-50 on Nov. 19, 2010. The two programs did meet 19 times while both programs held NAIA membership with the series skewing to Coastal with 10 wins and Upstate with nine.
 
Last Time Out
November 15, 2022: Clemson 81; USC Upstate 70
November 11, 2022: Coastal Carolina 110; Methodist (N.C.) 47
 
Players to Watch
Upstate: Playing a career-high 37 minutes—the most by a Spartan in a single game this season—redshirt sophomore guard Trae Broadnax posted a career-best scoring output, dropping 16 second-half points for the Spartans against Clemson. He finished the night shooting 62. 5 percent (5-of-8) from the floor, going 5-of-5 from the field in the second half while adding six makes from the free throw line and a team-best five assists.
 
Coastal: Following a four-year stint at Eastern Kentucky that saw him score 1,436 points and swipe 181 steals, super senior guard Jomaru Brown has been one of Coastal's top scoring contributors, averaging 18.5 points off the bench. He's scored 18 and 19 points, respectively, in games versus St. Mary's (Md.) and Methodist (N.C.) as he also leads the Chanticleers from beyond the arc, shooting 66.7 percent (6-of-9) from long range.
 
UP Next for the Spartans
Concluding the Collegiate Hoops Roadshow, Upstate next embarks on its longest road trip (by mileage) of the season—and longest since travelling to Portland, Ore. on Nov. 21, 2018—as the Spartans head to Air Force next Monday. The Spartans and Falcons are slated for a 9 p.m. ET tip-off.
 
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