2020–21 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
DivisionSouthern Division
Record1–17 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachRio Pitt
Assistant coaches
  • Ed Stephens
  • Joe Flegler
Home arenaSHM Memorial Center
2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Norfolk State †8–4 .66717–8  .680
Coppin State8–4 .6679–13  .409
Morgan State7–5 .58314–8  .636
Delaware State1–11 .0833–16  .158
Howard0–0 –1–4  .200
Southern
North Carolina A&T7–1 .87511–10  .524
Florida A&M7–5 .5838–12  .400
North Carolina Central3–5 .3755–9  .357
South Carolina State1–7 .1251–17  .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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Themus Fulks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrNorth Davidson HS Winston-Salem, NC
G 1 Tariq Simmons 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrPanola College Columbia, SC
F 2 Jemal Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrLiberty Heights Athletic Institute Charlotte Amalie, USVI
F 3 Quamain Nelson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrJohn A. Logan College Great Falls, SC
G/F 4 Latavian Lawrence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrGray Collegiate Academy New Ellenton, SC
G 5 Isaiah Felder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSSavannah State Orangeburg, SC
G 10 Rahsaan Edwards 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSt. Maria Goretti HS Charles Town, WV
F 11 Majok Madol 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrFrank Phillips College Regina, Saskatchewan
G/F 12 Omar Croskey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSumter HS Sumter, SC
G 13 Rashamel Bulter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMonroe CC Ridgeland, SC
G 14 Floyd Rideau, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBoyd H. Anderson HS Lake Wales, FL
G 15 Trushaun Moorer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrClinton College Summerville, SC
G 23 Jadakiss Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSilver Bluff HS Beech Island, SC
F 35 Sebastian Guitian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoFlorida SW State College Miami, FL
C 42 Dallas James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrCity Honors Prep Academy Artesia, CA
G 55 Brandynn Manning 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrMerritt College Pittsburg, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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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