2014–15 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

The 2014–15 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Murray Garvin, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–22, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament where they lost to Norfolk State.

2014–15 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record11–22 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Spencer
  • Rio Pitt
  • Travis Garrett
Home arenaSHM Memorial Center
Seasons
2014–15 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Carolina Central 16 0   1.000 25 8   .758
Norfolk State 12 4   .750 20 14   .588
Maryland Eastern Shore 11 5   .688 18 15   .545
Howard 10 6   .625 16 16   .500
Delaware State 9 7   .563 18 18   .500
Hampton 8 8   .500 17 18   .486
South Carolina State 7 9   .438 11 22   .333
Bethune–Cookman 7 9   .438 11 21   .344
Coppin State 6 10   .375 8 23   .258
North Carolina A&T 6 10   .375 9 23   .281
Morgan State 5 11   .313 7 24   .226
Savannah State 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
Florida A&M 2 14   .125 2 27   .069
2015 MEAC tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Jalen White Guard 6–1 185 Freshman Charlotte, North Carolina
2 Theron Stephens Guard 5–9 165 Senior Reading, Pennsylvania
3 Jordan Smith Guard 6–3 170 Sophomore Palmetto, Florida
4 Patrick Kirksey Forward 6–5 200 Freshman Simpsonville, South Carolina
5 Adama Adams Guard 6–1 180 Senior Dakar, Senegal
10 Patrick Myers Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore Orangeburg, South Carolina
11 Shaquille Mitchell Guard 6–4 190 Sophomore Hollywood, South Carolina
12 Greg Mortimer Guard 6–3 175 Freshman Savannah, Georgia
15 Devin Joint Guard 6–4 190 Sophomore Darlington, South Carolina
20 Chasen Campbell Forward 6–8 250 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina
22 Matthew Hezekiah Forward 6–11 225 Senior Jacksonville, Florida
23 Darrion Eastmon Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Fayetteville, North Carolina
30 Darryl Palmer Forward 6–7 210 Sophomore Summerville, South Carolina
32 Karon Wright Guard 6–0 185 Freshman Jackson, South Carolina
33 Luka Radovic Forward 6–9 220 Junior Podgorica, Montenegro

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
10:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 59–77  0–1
Alaska Airlines Airlines (2,898)
Seattle
11/16/2014*
10:00 pm
at San Francisco L 52–91  0–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,525)
San Francisco
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm, RSN
at No. 9 Virginia L 55–75  0–3
John Paul Jones Arena (12,493)
Charlottesville, Virginia
11/25/2014*
8:00 pm
Columbia International W 92–55  1–3
SHM Memorial Center (312)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
11/29/2014*
2:30 pm
at Georgia Southern L 58–71  1–4
Hanner Fieldhouse (802)
Statesboro, Georgia
12/02/2014*
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 52–66  1–5
HTC Center (1,910)
Conway, South Carolina
12/06/2014
6:00 pm
Florida A&M W 70–61  2–5 (1–0)
SHM Memorial Center (415)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
12/08/2014
7:30 pm
Bethune-Cookman W 71–66  3–5 (2–0
SHM Memorial Center (634)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm
at College of Charleston L 47–50  3–6
TD Arena (2,626)
Charleston, South Carolina
12/14/2014*
3:00 pm
Coastal Carolina L 43–57  3–7
SHM Memorial Center (207)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm
at Texas Tech
Las Vegas Classic
L 39–101  3–8
United Supermarkets Arena (5,164)
Lubbock, Texas
12/20/2014*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston W 71–63  4–8
Hofheinz Pavilion (1,996)
Houston, Texas
12/22/2014*
3:30 pm
vs. Abilene Christian
Las Vegas Classic
L 59–65  4–9
Orleans Arena (500)
Paradise, Nevada
12/23/2014*
3:30 pm
vs. Southern Utah
Las Vegas Classic
L 56–66  4–10
Orleans Arena (N/A)
Paradise, Nevada
12/31/2014*
2:00 pm
at Fordham L 54–74  4–11
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,262)
Bronx, New York
01/03/2015*
2:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky L 52–63  4–12
McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/10/2015
4:00 pm
at North Carolina Central L 45–76  4–13 (2–1)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,312)
Durham, North Carolina
01/12/2015
7:30 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 52–50  5–13 (3–1)
Corbett Sports Center (1,827)
Greensboro, North Carolina
01/17/2015
7:30 pm
at Delaware State L 49–60  5–14 (3–2)
Memorial Hall (1,549)
Dover, Delaware
01/19/2015
7:30 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 73–72 OT 6–14 (4–2)
Hytche Athletic Center (793)
Princess Anne, Maryland
01/24/2014
6:00 pm
Norfolk State L 63–76  6–15 (4–3)
SHM Memorial Center (575)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
01/26/2014
7:30 pm
Hampton W 65–56  7–15 (5–3)
SHM Memorial Center (707)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
01/31/2014
6:00 pm
Delaware State W 78–74  8–15 (6–3)
SHM Memorial Center (915)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
02/04/2014*
7:00 pm
St. Andrews W 80–48  9–15
SHM Memorial Center (650)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
02/07/2014
4:00 pm
at Coppin State L 74–77  9–16 (6–4)
Physical Education Complex (963)
Baltimore
02/09/2014
7:30 pm
at Morgan State L 43–55  9–17 (6–5)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,105)
Baltimore, Maryland
02/14/2014
6:00 pm
at Savannah State W 56–53  10–17 (7–5)
Tiger Arena (N/A)
Savannah, Georgia
02/21/2014
6:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore L 56–68  10–18 (7–6)
SHM Memorial Center (935)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
02/23/2014
7:30 pm
Howard L 65–75  10–19 (7–7)
SHM Memorial Center (1,013)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
02/28/2014
7:30 pm
Savannah State L 57–68  10–20 (7–8)
SHM Memorial Center (551)
Orangeburg, South Carolina
03/05/2015
7:30 pm
at Bethune-Cookman L 62–72  10–21 (7–9)
Moore Gymnasium (712)
Daytona Beach, Florida
MEAC tournament
03/10/2015
8:00 pm
vs. North Carolina A&T
First round
W 63–54  11–21
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
03/11/2015
8:25 pm
vs. Norfolk State
Quarterfinals
L 54–68  11–22
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.SCSUAthletics.com. South Carolina State University. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022.