2019–20 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

2019–20 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
2019–20 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2019–20 record	11–18 (6–10 MEAC)
Head coach	Murray Garvin (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Rio Pitt; Bobby Collins; Ed Stephens;
Home arena	SHM Memorial Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by seventh-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. They finished the 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.

Previous season[]

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 8–26 overall, 5–11 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for 9th place. In the MEAC Tournament, they defeated Maryland Eastern Shore in the first round,^[1] before falling to Norfolk State in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Roster[]

2019–20 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Isaiah Felder	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Orangeburg, South Carolina
G	1	Tariq Simmons	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Columbia, South Carolina
F	2	Tashombe Riley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Orangeburg, South Carolina
G	3	Rayshawn Neal	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Greenville, South Carolina
G	4	Zacchaeus Sellers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Cheraw, South Carolina
F	5	Ozante Fields	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Denmark, South Carolina
G	10	Rahsaan Edwards	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Hagerstown, Maryland
F	11	Armani Hill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Rock Hill, South Carolina
G/F	12	Omar Croskey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Sumter, South Carolina
G	14	Jahmari Etienne	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	15	Trushaun Moorer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Summerville, South Carolina
G	20	Robert Flint, Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Greenville, South Carolina
F	21	David Bottenberg	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Rockville, Maryland
F	22	Quamain Nelson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Great Falls, South Carolina
F	23	Shaquan "Shaq" Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Summerville, South Carolina
F	24	Ian Kinard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Clinton, South Carolina
F	35	Damani Applewhite	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	55	Elafayette Stone	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	Jr	Clinton, South Carolina

Head coach

Murray Garvin (Eastern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2019

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 14 Memphis	L 64–97	0–1	FedExForum (16,002) Memphis, TN
November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bob Jones	W 79–64	1–1	SHM Memorial Center (5,025) Orangeburg, SC
November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	L 39–65	1–2	Vines Center (3,084) Lynchburg, VA
November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm		Wilberforce Vanderbilt Invitational	W 103–79	2–2	SHM Memorial Center (479) Orangeburg, SC
November 22, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Invitational	L 60–97	2–3	Memorial Gymnasium (8,725) Nashville, TN
November 25, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay Vanderbilt Invitational	L 66–92	2–4	Dunn Center (1,027) Clarksville, TN
November 27, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulsa Vanderbilt Invitational	L 47–78	2–5	Reynolds Center (2,870) Tulsa, OK
December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm		Presbyterian	W 80–68	3–5	SHM Memorial Center (239) Orangeburg, SC
December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm		UNC Asheville	W 90–85	4–5	SHM Memorial Center (198) Orangeburg, SC
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm		USC Upstate	L 70–73	4–6	SHM Memorial Center (312) Orangeburg, SC
December 21, 2019* 4:00 pm		at College of Charleston	L 61–73	4–7	TD Arena (3,651) Charleston, SC
December 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	W 58–52	5–7	Swisher Gymnasium (657) Jacksonville, FL
MEAC regular season
January 4, 2020 4:00 pm		at Coppin State	W 79–75	6–7 (1–0)	Physical Education Complex (672) Baltimore, MD
January 6, 2020 7:30 pm		at Morgan State	L 63–77	6–8 (1–1)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (872) Baltimore, MD
January 13, 2020 7:30 pm		at Howard	W 101–95 ^OT	7–8 (2–1)	Burr Gymnasium (1,732) Washington, D.C.
January 18, 2020 4:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 81–65	8–8 (3–1)	SHM Memorial Center (499) Orangeburg, SC
January 20, 2020 7:30 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 68–53	9–8 (4–1)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
January 25, 2020 6:30 pm		at Norfolk State	L 62–73	9–9 (4–2)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,374) Norfolk, VA
January 27, 2020 7:30 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 74–78	9–10 (4–3)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm		at North Carolina Central	L 56–73	9–11 (4–4)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,229) Durham, NC
February 3, 2020 7:30 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 63–78	9–12 (4–5)	Corbett Sports Center (4,139) Greensboro, NC
February 10, 2020 7:30 pm		Delaware State	W 100–86	10–12 (5–5)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
February 15, 2020 4:00 pm		Coppin State	W 70–66	11–12 (6–5)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
February 17, 2020 7:30 pm		Morgan State	L 72–78	11–13 (6–6)	SHM Memorial Center (344) Orangeburg, SC
February 22, 2020 4:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	L 65–69 ^OT	11–14 (6–7)	Moore Gymnasium (804) Daytona Beach, FL
February 24, 2020 8:00 pm		at Florida A&M	L 56–62	11–15 (6–8)	Teaching Gym (1,793) Tallahassee, FL
February 29, 2020 4:00 pm		North Carolina Central	L 82–83 ^2OT	11–16 (6–9)	SHM Memorial Center (477) Orangeburg, SC
March 2, 2020 7:30 pm		North Carolina A&T	L 65–76	11–17 (6–10)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
MEAC Tournament
March 10, 2020 8:00 pm, FloSports	(7)	vs. (10) Howard First round	L 63–70	11–18	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "Bulldogs Advance In MEAC Tournament With Win Over UMES". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ "MEAC Basketball Tournament: Thomas' Career Night Helps Spartans Avoid Upset". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ "2019-20 South Carolina State Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[1] "Bulldogs Advance In MEAC Tournament With Win Over UMES". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[2] "MEAC Basketball Tournament: Thomas' Career Night Helps Spartans Avoid Upset". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[3] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[4] "2019-20 South Carolina State Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

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v t South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Dukes Gymnasium (1931–1968) SHM Memorial Center (1968–present)
People
	Records lost pre-1955 1988–89 1999–2000 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina Central	13	–	3	.813	18	–	13	.581
North Carolina A&T	12	–	4	.750	17	–	15	.531
Norfolk State	12	–	4	.750	16	–	15	.516
Florida A&M*	10	–	6	.625	12	–	15	.444
Bethune–Cookman	10	–	6	.625	16	–	14	.533
Morgan State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
Coppin State	7	–	9	.438	11	–	20	.355
South Carolina State	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
MD Eastern Shore	4	–	12	.250	5	–	27	.156
Delaware State	4	–	12	.250	6	–	26	.188
Howard	1	–	15	.063	4	–	29	.121
* Ineligible for postseason due to improper certification of student-athletes Note: The 2020 MEAC Tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.