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2022–23 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

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2022–23 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–26 (2–12 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marcus Sikes
  • Bernard Coaxum
  • Matthew Bennett
Home arenaSHM Memorial Center
Seasons
2022–23 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Howard 11 3   .786 22 13   .629
North Carolina Central 10 4   .714 18 12   .600
Norfolk State 9 5   .643 22 11   .667
Maryland Eastern Shore 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
Morgan State 7 7   .500 15 16   .484
Coppin State 4 10   .286 9 23   .281
Delaware State 4 10   .286 6 24   .200
South Carolina State 2 12   .143 5 26   .161
2023 MEAC tournament winner

The 2022–23 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-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.

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 15–16, 7–7 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed, they were defeated by No. 4 seed Morgan State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.[1]

On April 11, after just one year as head coach, Tony Madlock left the program to take the same position at Alabama State.[2] On July 13, the school introduced longtime West Virginia assistant coach Erik Martin as the Bulldogs' next head coach.[3]

Roster

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2022–23 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0/3 Lesown Hallums 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
G 1 Cameron Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee
G 2 Jordan Simpson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Orangeburg, South Carolina
G 5 Raquan Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 10 Rahsaan Edwards 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Charles Town, West Virginia
G 11 Rakeim Gary 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
G 12 DaJuan "DJ" Bates 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
F 14 Isaiah Turner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Auburndale, Florida
G 20 Marc Wardlaw 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Vidalia, Georgia
G 24 Shaman Alston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Columbia, South Carolina
F 34 Justin Wilson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
C 42 Dallas James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Artesia, California
F 55 Davion Everett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Columbia, South Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 26, 2022

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
November 1, 2022*
7:00 pm
West Virginia Tech W 78–63 
 16  Edwards   7  Hallums   6  Jones  SHM Memorial Center (515)
Orangeburg, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2022*
7:00 pm, SECN
at South Carolina L 77–80  0–1
 20  Hallums   7  Edwards   4  Edwards  Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
November 12, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee State L 61–80  0–2
 14  Hallums   8  Everett   2  3 Tied  Gentry Complex (1,307)
Nashville, TN
November 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Duquesne
MTE Classic
L 71–96  0–3
 15  Everett   9  Everett   3  Simpson  UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,186)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 4 Kentucky
MTE Classic
L 63–106  0–4
 13  Gary   6  Everett   2  2 Tied  Rupp Arena (18,885)
Lexington, KY
November 19, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Florida
MTE Classic
L 66–72  0–5
 15  Gary   8  2 Tied   2  Edwards  UNF Arena (2,159)
Jacksonville, FL
November 23, 2022*
8:30 pm, ACCN
at Wake Forest L 74–105  0–6
 14  Hallums   4  5 Tied   3  2 Tied  LJVM Coliseum (5,760)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 26, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 64–90  0–7
 21  Hallums   4  3 Tied   4  Jones  E. A. Diddle Arena (3,365)
Bowling Green, KY
November 29, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina W 73–68  1–7
 22  Hallums   9  Everett   2  2 Tied  Williams Arena (3,850)
Greenville, NC
December 3, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Furman L 76–88  1–8
 14  Simpson   7  Jones   6  Alston  Timmons Arena (1,847)
Greenville, SC
December 6, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Winthrop L 67–81  1–9
 12  Simpson   7  Brown   6  Gary  Winthrop Coliseum (818)
Rock Hill, SC
December 10, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate L 84–89 OT 1–10
 21  Edwards   12  Everett   3  Alston  G. B. Hodge Center (417)
Spartanburg, SC
December 13, 2022*
7:00 pm
UNC Asheville L 84–94  1–11
 17  Gary   12  Everett   5  2 Tied  SHM Memorial Center (505)
Orangeburg, SC
December 17, 2022*
3:00 pm
Samford W 62–61  2–11
 20  Gary   8  Brown   4  2 Tied  SHM Memorial Center (300)
Orangeburg, SC
December 20, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Longwood L 77–104  2–12
 21  2 Tied   5  2 Tied   4  Gary  Willett Hall (353)
Farmville, VA
December 27, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas Tech L 71–110  2–13
 17  Brown   7  James   4  Gary  United Supermarkets Arena (13,473)
Lubbock, TX
December 30, 2022*
4:00 pm
St. Andrews W 111–58  3–13
 17  2 Tied   10  Brown   4  Lawrence  SHM Memorial Center (175)
Orangeburg, SC
MEAC regular season
January 7, 2023
4:00 pm
at Coppin State L 73–85  3–14
(0–1)
 17  Hallums   9  Brown   5  Gary  Physical Education Complex (214)
Baltimore, MD
January 9, 2023
7:30 pm
at Morgan State L 85–90  3–15
(0–2)
 15  Gary   7  Simpson   3  Gary  Talmadge L. Hill Field House 
Baltimore, MD
January 14, 2023
4:00 pm
at North Carolina Central L 67–71  3–16
(0–3)
 13  Simpson   5  Simpson   7  Jones  McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,477)
Durham, NC
January 21, 2023
4:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore L 70–76  3–17
(0–4)
 14  Gary   4  Tied   3  Tied  SHM Memorial Center (842)
Orangeburg, SC
January 23, 2023
7:30 pm
Delaware State L 85–88 OT 3–18
(0–5)
 18  Gary   10  Everett   6  Gary  SHM Memorial Center (425)
Orangeburg, SC
January 28, 2023
4:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 68–82  3–19
(0–6)
 17  Simpson   8  Simpson   4  Simpson  Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,177)
Norfolk, VA
January 30, 2023
7:30 pm
at Howard L 74–100  3–20
(0–7)
 13  Gary   5  Brown   3  Hallums  Burr Gymnasium (2,359)
Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2023
4:00 pm
Coppin State W 94–84  4–20
(1–7)
 18  Lawrence   5  Tied   8  Hallums  SHM Memorial Center (522)
Orangeburg, SC
February 13, 2023
7:30 pm
Morgan State W 74–62  5–20
(2–7)
 13  Wilson   11  Wilson   5  Edwards  SHM Memorial Center (575)
Orangeburg, SC
February 18, 2023
4:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 62–78  5–21
(2–8)
 18  Gary   4  Tied   3  Tied  Hytche Athletic Center (967)
Princess Anne, MD
February 20, 2023
7:30 pm
at Delaware State L 68–69  5–22
(2–9)
 14  Tied   7  Everett   3  Tied  Memorial Hall (1,137)
Dover, DE
February 25, 2023
4:00 pm
Norfolk State L 76–88  5–23
(2–10)
 15  Jones   6  Tied   4  Tied  SHM Memorial Center (527)
Orangeburg, SC
February 27, 2023
7:30 pm
Howard L 78–82  5–24
(2–11)
 16  Gary   8  Everett   4  Edwards  SHM Memorial Center (498)
Orangeburg, SC
March 2, 2023
7:30 pm
North Carolina Central L 64–71  5–25
(2–12)
 13  Hallums   6  Tied   4  Gary  SHM Memorial Center (827)
Orangeburg, SC
MEAC tournament
March 8, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (1) Howard
Quarterfinals
L 55–91  5–26
 14  Jones   9  Everett   3  Gary  Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "MORGAN STATE EDGES SC STATE 80-77 IN MEAC TOURNEY". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tony Madlock named new head men's basketball coach at Alabama State". Alabama State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Erik Martin Named S.C. State's Next Men's Head Basketball Coach". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 South Carolina State Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2022.