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]
2020–21 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball | |
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Southern Division | |
Record | 1–17 (1–7 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Rio Pitt |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | SHM Memorial Center |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Previous season edit
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 edit
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Schedule and results edit
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "MEAC Announces Revised Conference Schedules for Men's, Women's Basketball". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Williams Leads Howard to First-Round Upset Over S.C. State". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Hoops To Pause Team Activities". University of South Carolina Athletics. December 21, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 South Carolina St Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2021.