Mark Vanderslice begins his seventh year as the head men's basketball coach at USC Aiken May 2021. During the shortened 2020-21 campaign, Vanderslice coached one all-conference performer and guided the Pacers to a berth in the four-team PBC Tournament, falling to national runner-up Flagler. In 2019-20, Vanderslice coached all-league performer Faison Brock and PBC Elite 15 winner Kyle Tackeberry. He guided the Pacers to a 17-14 ledger after facing arguably the toughest schedule in the nation.