2020–21 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

American college basketball season

2020–21 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
DivisionSouthern Division
Record1–17 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Murray Garvin (8th season)
Associate head coachRio Pitt
Assistant coaches
  • Ed Stephens
  • Joe Flegler
Home arenaSHM Memorial Center
Seasons
2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Norfolk State † 8 – 4   .667 17 – 8   .680
Coppin State 8 – 4   .667 9 – 13   .409
Morgan State 7 – 5   .583 14 – 8   .636
Delaware State 1 – 11   .083 3 – 16   .158
Howard 0 – 0   – 1 – 4   .200
Southern
North Carolina A&T 7 – 1   .875 11 – 10   .524
Florida A&M 7 – 5   .583 8 – 12   .400
North Carolina Central 3 – 5   .375 5 – 9   .357
South Carolina State 1 – 7   .125 1 – 17   .056
Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021
Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.
† 2021 MEAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by eighth-year head coach Murray Garvin, played their home games at SHM Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Southern Division.[1]

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 11–18, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Howard.[2]

Roster

2020–21 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Themus Fulks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr North Davidson HS Winston-Salem, NC
G 1 Tariq Simmons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Panola College Columbia, SC
F 2 Jemal Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Liberty Heights Athletic Institute Charlotte Amalie, USVI
F 3 Quamain Nelson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr John A. Logan College Great Falls, SC
G/F 4 Latavian Lawrence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Gray Collegiate Academy New Ellenton, SC
G 5 Isaiah Felder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Savannah State Orangeburg, SC
G 10 Rahsaan Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Maria Goretti HS Charles Town, WV
F 11 Majok Madol 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Frank Phillips College Regina, Saskatchewan
G/F 12 Omar Croskey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sumter HS Sumter, SC
G 13 Rashamel Bulter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Monroe CC Ridgeland, SC
G 14 Floyd Rideau, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Boyd H. Anderson HS Lake Wales, FL
G 15 Trushaun Moorer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Clinton College Summerville, SC
G 23 Jadakiss Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Silver Bluff HS Beech Island, SC
F 35 Sebastian Guitian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Florida SW State College Miami, FL
C 42 Dallas James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr City Honors Prep Academy Artesia, CA
G 55 Brandynn Manning 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Merritt College Pittsburg, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 2, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
2:00 pm 		Appalachian State L 61–81  0–1
 SHM Memorial Center (150)
Orangeburg, SC
November 28, 2020*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Bowling Green L 78–101  0–2
 Stroh Center (300)
Bowling Green, OH
December 2, 2020*
6:00 pm, ACCN 		at Clemson L 38–75  0–3
 Littlejohn Coliseum (1,345)
Clemson, SC
December 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UNC Asheville L 56–77  0–4
 Kimmel Arena (0)
Asheville, NC
December 7, 2020*
6:00 pm 		at Charlotte L 40–78  0–5
 Dale F. Halton Arena (60)
Charlotte, NC
December 11, 2020*
7:00 pm 		at College of Charleston L 63–90  0–6
 TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
December 13, 2020*
2:00 pm 		Jacksonville L 58–60  0–7
 SHM Memorial Center (150)
Orangeburg, SC
December 15, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Liberty L 52–82  0–8
 Liberty Arena (250)
Lynchburg, VA
December 18, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Presbyterian L 56–62  0–9
 Templeton Physical Education Center (15)
Clinton, SC
December 21, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Furman L 52–118  0–10
 Timmons Arena (250)
Greenville, SC
December 23, 2020*
7:00 pm 		at South Carolina Cancelled due to COVID-19[3] Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
MEAC regular season
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm 		North Carolina A&T L 86–97  0–11
(0–1) 		SHM Memorial Center (150)
Orangeburg, SC
January 3, 2021
4:00 pm 		North Carolina A&T L 66–73  0–12
(0–2) 		SHM Memorial Center (150)
Orangeburg, SC
January 10, 2021
2:00 pm 		at Florida A&M L 68–70  0–13
(0–3) 		Al Lawson Center (150)
Tallahassee, FL
February 1, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at North Carolina Central L 77–91  0–14
(0–4) 		McDougald–McLendon Arena (15)
Durham, NC
February 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Carolina Central L 63–64  0–15
(0–5) 		McDougald–McLendon Arena (15)
Durham, NC
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm 		at North Carolina A&T Postponed Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
February 7, 2021
4:00 pm 		at North Carolina A&T Postponed Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
February 20, 2021
6:00 pm 		North Carolina Central Postponed SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
February 21, 2021
TBA 		North Carolina Central Postponed SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
February 25, 2021
7:00 pm 		Florida A&M L 67–75  0–16
(0–6) 		SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
February 27, 2021
6:00 pm 		Florida A&M W 63–57  1–16
(1–6) 		SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
February 28, 2021
6:00 pm 		Florida A&M L 58–63  1–17
(1–7) 		SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "MEAC Announces Revised Conference Schedules for Men's, Women's Basketball". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Williams Leads Howard to First-Round Upset Over S.C. State". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's Hoops To Pause Team Activities". University of South Carolina Athletics. December 21, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 South Carolina St Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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