2023–24 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

The 2023–24 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Erik Martin, played their home games at SHM Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 9–5 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the MEAC tournament, they lost to Delaware State in the quarterfinals.

2023–24 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record14–18 (9–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bernie Coaxum
  • Raheem Waller
  • Pete Quinn
Home arenaSHM Memorial Center
Seasons
2023–24 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 11 3   .786 24 11   .686
North Carolina Central 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
South Carolina State 9 5   .643 14 18   .438
Howard 9 5   .643 18 17   .514
Morgan State 7 7   .500 11 20   .355
Delaware State 6 8   .429 15 19   .441
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
Coppin State 1 13   .071 2 27   .069
2024 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 5–26, 2–12 in MEAC play to finish in last place.[1] They were defeated by top-seeded and eventual champions Howard in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Omar Croskey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
RS Jr Sumter, South Carolina
G 1 Atiba Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Hackensack, New Jersey
G 2 Jordan Simpson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Orangeburg, South Carolina
G 3 Michael Teal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Alexandria, Virginia
F 4 Caleb McCarty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Biloxi, Mississippi
G 5 Raquan Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Charlotte, North Carolina
G 11 Wilson Dubinsky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Ottawa, Ontario
PG 12 Mitchel Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
C 13 Drayton Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
F/C 15 Elijah Charles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 22 James Morrow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Jacksonville, Florida
G 24 Shaman Alston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Columbia, South Carolina
C 42 Dallas James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Artesia, California
F 55 Davion Everett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Columbia, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
7:00 pm
St. Augustine's W 69–61 
 19  Everett   7  Everett   4  A. Taylor  SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm
Voorhees W 65–57  1–0
 12  Tied   14  Everett   6  M. Taylor  SHM Memorial Center (612)
Orangeburg, SC
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Florida L 52–96  1–1
 11  M. Taylor   5  Tied   2  Tied  Yuengling Center (3,807)
Tampa, FL
November 13, 2023*
7:00 pm
North Florida W 87–77  2–1
 21  Croskey   10  Everett   4  Teal  SHM Memorial Center (369)
Orangeburg, SC
November 17, 2023*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Samford L 72–89  2–2
 15  Croskey   9  Simpson   4  M. Taylor  Pete Hanna Center (1,023)
Homewood, AL
November 20, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulsa L 70–90  2–3
 19  Jones   9  McCarty   6  M. Taylor  Reynolds Center (2.791)
Tulsa, OK
November 22, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+
at Missouri L 59–82  2–4
 19  Everett   7  Everett   2  Tied  Mizzou Arena (9,745)
Columbia, MO
November 25, 2023*
3:00 pm
at Missouri State L 74–92  2–5
 18  Dubinsky   5  Everett   2  Tied  Great Southern Bank Arena (3,197)
Springfield, MO
November 28, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 78–86  2–6
 23  Everett   7  Jones   5  Teal  Timmons Arena (1,887)
Greenville, SC
December 2, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern L 64–66  2–7
 13  Dubinsky   10  Everett   1  Tied  Buccaneer Field House (767)
North Charleston, SC
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm
Bethune–Cookman L 71–80  2–8
 11  Dubinsky   9  Tied   3  Tied  SHM Memorial Center (515)
Orangeburg, SC
December 11, 2023*
7:00 pm
Jacksonville W 86–85 OT 3–8
 17  Teal   14  McCarty   4  Tied  SHM Memorial Center (369)
Orangeburg, SC
December 16, 2023*
2:00 pm, ACCN
at Pittsburgh L 50–86  3–9
 14  A. Taylor   4  Tied   3  Alston  Petersen Events Center (8,370)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 18, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UNC Asheville L 75–79  3–10
 13  Tied   5  Tied   5  Teal  Kimmel Arena (1,028)
Asheville, NC
December 22, 2023*
2:00 pm
Brewton–Parker W 101–84  4–10
 21  Everett   12  Everett   5  Tied  SHM Memorial Center (210)
Orangeburg, SC
December 29, 2023*
7:30 pm, B1G+
at Nebraska L 62–91  4–11
 17  Simpson   8  Everett   2  Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,987)
Lincoln, NE
December 31, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oklahoma State L 70–86  4–12
 16  Simpson   6  Jones   4  M. Taylor  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,210)
Stillwater, OK
January 6, 2024
4:00 pm
Norfolk State L 72–79  4–13
(0–1)
 12  M. Taylor   8  Simpson   5  Simpson  SHM Memorial Center (135)
Orangeburg, SC
January 8, 2024
7:30 pm
Howard L 78–82  4–14
(0–2)
 18  M. Taylor   5  Croskey   4  Dubinsky  SHM Memorial Center (225)
Orangeburg, SC
January 20, 2024
4:00 pm
North Carolina Central W 71–68  5–14
(1–2)
 17  Teal   6  Simpson   6  Teal  SHM Memorial Center (875)
Orangeburg, SC
January 27, 2024
4:00 pm
at Delaware State W 66–64  6–14
(2–2)
 17  Dubinsky   5  James   4  Dubinsky  Memorial Hall (1,500)
Dover, DE
January 29, 2024
7:30 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 63–53  7–14
(3–2)
 12  Teal   12  Everett   3  Teal  Hytche Athletic Center (1,883)
Princess Anne, MD
February 3, 2024
4:00 pm
Morgan State L 70–72  7–15
(3–3)
 15  Teal   9  Everett   3  Dubinsky  SHM Memorial Center (721)
Orangeburg, SC
February 5, 2024
7:30 pm
Coppin State W 77–65  8–15
(4–3)
 15  McCarty   7  Taylor   5  Croskey  SHM Memorial Center (580)
Orangeburg, SC
February 10, 2024*
4:00 pm
Chicago State W 78–55  9–15
 19  Tied   3  Tied   2  Tied  SHM Memorial Center (576)
Orangeburg, SC
February 17, 2024
4:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 67–71 OT 9–16
(4–4)
 16  Croskey   13  Brown   2  Tied  Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,367)
Norfolk, VA
February 19, 2024
7:30 pm
at Howard W 75–68  10–16
(5–4)
 15  Teal   6  Everett   2  Tied  Burr Gymnasium (1,452)
Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2024
4:00 pm
Delaware State W 69–62  11–16
(6–4)
 18  Brown   8  Jones   3  Taylor  SHM Memorial Center (1,950)
Orangeburg, SC
February 26, 2024
7:30 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 64–56  12–16
(7–4)
 12  M. Taylor   7  Tied   4  Teal  SHM Memorial Center (1,856)
Orangeburg, SC
March 2, 2024
4:00 pm
at Morgan State W 72–61  13–16
(8–4)
 12  Tied   7  Everett   4  Tied  Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,873)
Baltimore, MD
March 4, 2024
7:30 pm
at Coppin State W 61–58  14–16
(9–4)
 14  M. Taylor   8  Croskey   2  Tied  Physical Education Complex (450)
Baltimore, MD
March 7, 2024
7:30 pm
at North Carolina Central L 68–79  14–17
(9–5)
 19  Brown   9  Croskey   4  Taylor  McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,362)
Durham, NC
MEAC tournament
March 14, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Delaware State
Quarterfinals
L 58–71  14–18
 13  Croskey   5  Croskey   2  Tied  Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Top-Seeded Howard Upends SC State". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "South Carolina State Bulldogs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2023.