Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose at USC Upstate Spartans
Date: Wednesday, January 8 at 7 p.m.  
Site: Spartanburg, S.C. (G.B. Hodge Center)
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearmstats.com
 
PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 8-9, Big South: 1-1
Last Game: January 4, 2025 – Gardner-Webb 63, Presbyterian 61
Head Coach: Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian, 2007)
Record at PC: 56-112 (6^th Season)
Career Record: Same

USC UPSTATE
Record: 4-12, Big South: 0-1
Last Game: January 2, 2025 – Winthrop 95, USC Upstate 76
d Coach: Marty Richter (Simpson College, 1999)
Record at USC Upstate: 4-12 (1st Season)
Career Record: Same
 
LAST TIME OUT –  In a game that came down to the final possession, Presbyterian lost to Gardner-Webb, 63-61, on the road this past Saturday. Kobe Stewart led the Blue Hose with 16 points and seven rebounds. Kory Mincy scored 11 points and dished out five assists. Iverson King tallied 10 points off the bench. Quadir Pettaway scored eight points off the bench.
 
BLUE HOSE BY THE NUMBERS – Presbyterian averages 76.5 points per game and 36.0 rebounds. The Blue Hose are shooting 47.1 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from beyond the three-point arc. Mincy leads the Blue Hose in scoring and assists at 15.3 points and 4.6 assists per game. Stewart is second on the team in scoring at 14.4 points per game. Stewart is closing in on 1,000 career points entering Wednesday's game with 946 career points. Jaylen Peterson leads the team in rebounding averaging 6.9 boards per game. Kaleb Scott is third on the team in rebounding grabbing 5.6 boards per game while scoring 8.4 points per game. Carl Parrish is fourth on the team, scoring 8.1 points per game. Harvey averages 7.3 points per game.
 
THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE - Presbyterian leads the Big South and ranks 51st in the NCAA in three-point field goal percentage at 37.1 percent (130-350). Presbyterian has had nine games this season shooting over 40 percent from beyond the three-point arc which includes a season best 50 percent (9-18) in the win over Wofford on November 13 and against South Carolina (5-10) on December 30.
 
BIG SOUTH OPENER - With the 68-60 win over Longwood (January 2), Presbyterian has now won their Big South Conference opener in three consecutive seasons. The Blue Hose posted a season-opening 68-61 win at Charleston Southern last season (1/3/23) and an 82-72 home win over Campbell two years ago (12/29/22). 
 
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE - Presbyterian has had five games this season shooting at least 50 percent from the field. The Blue Hose are currently fourth in the Big South and 87th in the nation in field goal percentage at 47.1 percent (470-998). The Blue Hose picked up right where they left off last season shooting 56.1 percent (32-57) from the field at Charlotte on November 4.  PC shot 62.3 percent (43-69) from the field in the win over Carolina Christian on November 6. The Blue Hose shot 58.7 percent (37-63) from the field in the win over Columbia College on December 11. Presbyterian shot 64.2 percent (43-67) in the win over Virginia Lynchburg (December 18). Last season, Presbyterian had 12 games shooting 50 percent or higher from the field while leading the Big South in field goal percentage at 47.2 percent.
 
SCHOOL SCORING RECORD - Presbyterian scored a school Division I era record for points in a game with 120 in their season opening win over Carolina Christian (November 6). Presbyterian had six double-figure scorers and 12 PC players scored at least two points in the game. The Blue Hose scored 116 points in the win over Virginia Lynchburg (December 18) which is tied for the third most points scored by PC in the Division I era. Seven Blue Hose scored in double-figures and 10 PC players scored at least two points in the game.
 
REACHING THE CENTURY MARK - PC scored 120 points in the win over Carolina Christian (November 6) which set the program's record for the most points scored in a game in the Division I era. Presbyterian scored 116 points in the win over Virginia Lynchburg (December 18). In the Division I era, the Blue Hose have scored at least 100 points in a game 15 times, and PC is 15-0 in those games. In the 2018-19 season, Presbyterian scored 100 points five times. In the 2017-18, 2023-24, and now the 2024-25 seasons, PC reached the century mark twice. In the 2016-17, 2015-16, 2011-12, and 2007-08 seasons, PC recorded a one hundred point scoring game in each of those seasons.
 
AXE'EM CLASSIC TITLE – The Blue Hose won the Axe'Em Classic title at Stephen F. Austin, November 21-23 with wins over Stephen F. Austin, Youngstown State, and Monmouth. Stewart was named MVP of the Axe'Em Classic. This was the fourth straight season that the Blue Hose played in a tournament in November. The Axe'Em Classic was the 13th regular-season tournament PC has played in since moving to Division I in 2007-08. 
 
BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Mincy was named Big South Co-Player of the Week on November 11. Mincy was the 10th player in the program's history to earn Big South Player of the Week honors. Mincy earned the award after averaging 18.7 points and eight assists in Presbyterian's home game against Carolina Christian and road games at Charlotte and NC State.
 
DOUBLE-DOUBLES – The Blue Hose have had seven double-double performances this season. Against Charlotte (November 4), Mincy scored 17 points and dished out 10 assists. Against Carolina Christian (November 6) Mincy scored 11 points and tallied 10 assists. Against Wofford (November 13) Stewart recorded his first double-double of the season with 26 points and 10 rebounds.  Jonah Pierce had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Kennesaw State (November 16). Pierce picked up his second double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds against Stephen F. Austin (November 21). Peterson recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Tennessee Tech (November 27). Peterson collected his second double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Columbia College (December 11). Scott recorded his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Virginia Lynchburg (December 18).
 
DOUBLE DIGIT ASSISTS - Mincy began the season with consecutive 10 assists games at Charlotte and at home against Carolina Christian. In both those games, he scored in double-figures as well.
 
PC COACH QUINTON FERRELL - Quinton Ferrell is in his sixth season as the head coach of his alma mater, Presbyterian College. Ferrell, a former Blue Hose team captain and a 2007 PC graduate, is one of 50 coaches in the NCAA Division I ranks who are coaching their alma maters.
 
PRESBYTERIAN-USC UPSTATE SERIES  - Wednesday's game will be the 38^th meeting between Presbyterian and USC Upstate, who leads the series 20-17. USC Upstate defeated PC, 74-72, at home in their most recent matchup on February 28, 2024. Mincy scored 17 points while connecting on four three-point field goals in that contest. Presbyterian's last win over USC Upstate came at home with an 80-73 victory on January 31, 2024. Scott scored 10 points and grabbed eight boards in that game.

USC UPSTATE – The Spartans are 3-3 at home this season with wins over Piedmont, Southern Wesleyan, and Brevard. USC Upstate averages 75.6 points while their opponents average 82.4 points per game. Freshman guard Mister Dean leads four USC Upstate double-figure scorers at 15.4 points per game while grabbing a team-leading 5.3 boards per game. Freshman guard Carmelo Adkins has connected on a team-high 22 three-point field goals while averaging 10.8 points per game.