South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball

South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
	2024–25 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team
University	South Carolina State University
Head coach	Erik Martin (3rd season)
Conference	MEAC
Arena	SHM Memorial Center ; (capacity: 3,200)
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Garnet and blue;
NCAA tournament appearances
	NCAA Division II ; 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967; NCAA Division I ; 1989, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003
Conference tournament champions
	SIAC ; 1943, 1964, 1966; MEAC ; 1989, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003
Conference regular season champions
	1977, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2025

Last updated March 16, 2025

The South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs have appeared five times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2003. South Carolina State has never won a game at the NCAA tournament.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament five times. Their combined record is 0–5.^[2]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1989	#15	First round	#2 Duke	L 69–90
1996	#15	First round	#2 Kansas	L 54–92
1998	#15	First round	#2 Kentucky	L 67–82
2000	#16	First round	#1 Stanford	L 65–84
2003	#16	First round	#1 Oklahoma	L 54–71

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament five times. Their combined record is 3–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1958	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Grambling State Philader Smith	L 79–104 W 80–70
1961	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Wabash Youngstown State	L 83–94 L 82–96
1963	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Buffalo Wittenburg	W 80–63 L 63–70
1966	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Kentucky Wesleyan Winston-Salem State	L 73–81 ^OT L 81–85
1967	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Tennessee State Kentucky Wesleyan	W 66–59 L 70–87

CIT results

The Bulldogs have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament in 2016.^[3] Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First round	Grand Canyon	L 74–78

NAIA results

The Bulldogs have appeared in one NAIA Tournament (NAIA). Their NAIA record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	First round	Hastings College (Neb.) Guilford	W 82-71 L 81-98

References

↑ South Carolina State University Style Manual (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2023.
↑ "NCAA basketball tournament History: South Carolina State Hornets". ESPN.com . Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
↑ "MBB:SC State Earns Postseason Bid in CIT".

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[1] South Carolina State University Style Manual (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2023.

[2] "NCAA basketball tournament History: South Carolina State Hornets". ESPN.com . Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved November 3, 2012.

[3] "MBB:SC State Earns Postseason Bid in CIT".

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v t e South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Dukes Gymnasium (1931–1968) SHM Memorial Center (1968–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons Records lost pre-1955 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Bulldogs
Championships & awards	MEAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23