2018–19 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

2018–19 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
2018–19 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–26 (5–11 MEAC)
Head coach	Murray Garvin (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Rio Pitt; Bobby Collins;
Home arena	SHM Memorial Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Norfolk State	14	–	2	.875	22	–	14	.611
North Carolina A&T	13	–	3	.813	19	–	13	.594
North Carolina Central †	10	–	6	.625	18	–	16	.529
Howard	10	–	6	.625	17	–	17	.500
Bethune–Cookman	9	–	7	.563	14	–	17	.452
Florida A&M*	9	–	7	.563	12	–	19	.387
Savannah State	8	–	8	.500	11	–	20	.355
Coppin State	7	–	9	.438	8	–	25	.242
MD Eastern Shore	5	–	11	.313	7	–	25	.219
South Carolina State	5	–	11	.313	8	–	26	.235
Morgan State	4	–	12	.250	9	–	21	.300
Delaware State	2	–	14	.125	6	–	25	.194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2019 MEAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at SHM Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and were led by 6th-year head coach Murray Garvin.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2017–18 season 10–22, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in 10th place. They lost to Morgan State in the first round of the MEAC Tournament.

Roster

2018–19 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Lavar Harewood	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	RS Jr	Cloud County CC	Brooklyn, NY
F	1	Aramani Hill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Spartanburg Methodist	Rock Hill, SC
G	2	Fahmmi Mamo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Carolina Basketball Academy	Alexandria, VA
G	3	Rayshawn Neal	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	So	Legacy Charter	Greenville, SC
G	4	Dwayne Banks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	RS Jr	Elizabeth City State	Baltimore, MD
F	5	Ozante Fields	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Denmark-Olar	Denmark, SC
G	10	Allen Hatchett, Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	White Station	Memphis, TN
G	11	Janai Raynor-Powell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Sr	Denmark Tech CC	Virginia Beach, VA
G	14	Jahmari Etienne	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	East Georgia CC	Atlanta, GA
G	20	Robert Flint	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	RS Jr	Greenville Senior	Greenville, SC
F	21	David Bottenberg	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Millbrook School	Rockville, MD
G	22	Fred Slater	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So	Spartanburg Methodist	Centreville, VA
F	24	Ian Kinard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Grey Collegiate Academy	Clinton, SC
F	35	Damani Applewhite	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Westover	Fayetteville, NC

Head coach

Murray Garvin (Eastern Kentucky)

Assistant coach(es)

Rio Pitt (South Carolina State)
Bobby Collins (Eastern Kentucky)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 10, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		Brevard College	W 99–51	1–0	SHM Memorial Center (432) Orangeburg, South Carolina
November 10, 2018* 3:30 pm		at Tulsa	L 52–74	1–1	Reynolds Center (3,251) Tulsa, Oklahoma
November 13, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 72–89	1–2	CSU Field House (917) North Charleston, South Carolina
November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Cleveland State Buckeye Basketball Classic	L 69–84	1–3	Wolstein Center (1,071) Cleveland, Ohio
November 18, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Ohio State Buckeye Basketball Classic	L 61–89	1–4	Value City Arena (10,935) Columbus, Ohio
November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Purdue Fort Wayne Buckeye Basketball Classic	L 68–72	1–5	Memorial Coliseum (1,330) Fort Wayne, Indiana
November 25, 2018* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Samford Buckeye Basketball Classic	L 60–77	1–6	Pete Hanna Center (677) Homewood, Alabama
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm		at College of Charleston	L 70–83	1–7	TD Arena (4,167) Charleston, South Carolina
December 1, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 69–71	1–8	Swisher Gymnasium (754) Jacksonville, Florida
December 6, 2018* 7:30 pm		Voorhees College	W 90–69	2–8	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina
December 9, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Virginia Tech	L 44–81	2–9	Cassell Coliseum (5,305) Blacksburg, Virginia
December 11, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty	L 55–79	2–10	Vines Center (1,684) Lynchburg, Virginia
December 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	L 84–88	2–11	G. B. Hodge Center (665) Spartanburg, South Carolina
December 20, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Miami (OH)	L 55–79	2–12	Millett Hall (1,223) Oxford, Ohio
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm		at Cincinnati	L 56–77	2–13	Fifth Third Arena (11,623) Cincinnati, Ohio
January 2, 2019* 6:00 pm		Presbyterian	L 70–72	2–14	SHM Memorial Center (249) Orangeburg, South Carolina
MEAC regular season
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	L 77–80	2–15 (0–1)	SHM Memorial Center (356) Orangeburg, South Carolina
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm		at Morgan State	W 72–68	3–15 (1–1)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland
January 14, 2019 7:30 pm		at Coppin State	W 70–68	4–15 (2–1)	Physical Education Complex Baltimore, Maryland
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm		Howard	L 67–71	4–16 (2–2)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina
January 21, 2019 7:30 pm		Norfolk State	L 69–74	4–17 (2–3)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm		at Savannah State	L 88–92	4–18 (2–4)	Tiger Arena Savannah, Georgia
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 61–63	4–19 (2–5)	Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, Maryland
February 4, 2019 7:30 pm		at Delaware State	L 68–70	4–20 (2–6)	Memorial Hall Dover, Delaware
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm		Morgan State	W 85–81	5–20 (3–6)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina
February 11, 2019 7:30 pm		Coppin State	W 85–84	6–20 (4–6)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina
February 16, 2019 4:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 73–98	6–21 (4–7)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina
February 18, 2019 7:30 pm		Florida A&M	W 57–54	7–21 (5–7)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 62-63	7-22 (5-8)	Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina
February 25, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPNU		at North Carolina Central	L 62-72	7-23 (5-9)	McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium Durham, North Carolina
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	L 95-98	7-24 (5-10)	Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, Florida
March 7, 2019 7:30 pm		Savannah State	L 87-90	7-25 (5-11)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina
MEAC Tournament
March 11–16, 2019 TBD	(9)	vs. (8) Maryland Eastern Shore First round			Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[1]

References

^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

[1] "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

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