USC Upstate basketball is heating up for the 2026-27 season with a major coaching upgrade: veteran Shaun Vandiver joins head coach Marty Richter’s staff. Vandiver brings elite experience — from assistant roles at Weber State and Wyoming (including an NCAA Tournament run in 2022) to head coaching stints at Emporia State and stops at Boise State and Northern Colorado. A standout player at Colorado, he was even drafted by the Golden State Warriors in 1991. Richter calls him a championship-caliber coach who’ll elevate player development and push the Spartans toward elite competition. This move signals USC Upstate’s serious ambition to build something special in Spartanburg.

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USC Upstate men’s basketball is poised for a major leap forward as head coach Marty Richter brings in Riley McGillan, a rising coaching star with a proven track record of turning programs around. McGillan, who recently helped Belmont Abbey quadruple its wins and led Lenoir-Rhyne to record-setting defensive efficiency, brings elite experience from Clemson and Longwood, including a pivotal role in Clemson’s 2017-18 Sweet Sixteen run. Richter calls McGillan a “great basketball mind” and expects him to energize the team and propel the Spartans to new heights in their third year under his leadership.

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