2023–24 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

The 2023–24 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-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. They finished the season 14–18, 9–5 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the MEAC tournament, they lost to Delaware State in the quarterfinals.

2023–24 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	14–18 (9–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Erik Martin (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Bernie Coaxum Raheem Waller Pete Quinn
Home arena	SHM Memorial Center

2023–24 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State	11	–	3		.786			24	–	11		.686
North Carolina Central	9	–	5		.643			18	–	13		.581
South Carolina State	9	–	5		.643			14	–	18		.438
Howard †	9	–	5		.643			18	–	17		.514
Morgan State	7	–	7		.500			11	–	20		.355
Delaware State	6	–	8		.429			15	–	19		.441
Maryland Eastern Shore	4	–	10		.286			9	–	20		.310
Coppin State	1	–	13		.071			2	–	27		.069
† 2024 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 5–26, 2–12 in MEAC play to finish in last place. They were defeated by top-seeded and eventual champions Howard in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.

Roster

2023–24 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Omar Croskey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — RS Jr Sumter, South Carolina G 1 Atiba Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Hackensack, New Jersey G 2 Jordan Simpson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Orangeburg, South Carolina G 3 Michael Teal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Alexandria, Virginia F 4 Caleb McCarty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Biloxi, Mississippi G 5 Raquan Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Charlotte, North Carolina G 11 Wilson Dubinsky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Ottawa, Ontario PG 12 Mitchel Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia C 13 Drayton Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Houston, Texas F/C 15 Elijah Charles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California G 22 James Morrow 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Jacksonville, Florida G 24 Shaman Alston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Columbia, South Carolina C 42 Dallas James 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Artesia, California F 55 Davion Everett 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Columbia, South Carolina	Head coach Erik Martin (Cincinnati) Assistant coach(es) Bernie Coaxum (College of Charleston) Raheem Waller (South Carolina State) Pete Quinn (Pfeiffer) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 9, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 7:00 pm		St. Augustine's	W 69–61	–	19 – Everett	7 – Everett	4 – A. Taylor	SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, SC
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm		Voorhees	W 65–57	1–0	12 – Tied	14 – Everett	6 – M. Taylor	SHM Memorial Center (612) Orangeburg, SC
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida	L 52–96	1–1	11 – M. Taylor	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Yuengling Center (3,807) Tampa, FL
November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm		North Florida	W 87–77	2–1	21 – Croskey	10 – Everett	4 – Teal	SHM Memorial Center (369) Orangeburg, SC
November 17, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	L 72–89	2–2	15 – Croskey	9 – Simpson	4 – M. Taylor	Pete Hanna Center (1,023) Homewood, AL
November 20, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 70–90	2–3	19 – Jones	9 – McCarty	6 – M. Taylor	Reynolds Center (2.791) Tulsa, OK
November 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+		at Missouri	L 59–82	2–4	19 – Everett	7 – Everett	2 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (9,745) Columbia, MO
November 25, 2023* 3:00 pm		at Missouri State	L 74–92	2–5	18 – Dubinsky	5 – Everett	2 – Tied	Great Southern Bank Arena (3,197) Springfield, MO
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 78–86	2–6	23 – Everett	7 – Jones	5 – Teal	Timmons Arena (1,887) Greenville, SC
December 2, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 64–66	2–7	13 – Dubinsky	10 – Everett	1 – Tied	Buccaneer Field House (767) North Charleston, SC
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 71–80	2–8	11 – Dubinsky	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	SHM Memorial Center (515) Orangeburg, SC
December 11, 2023* 7:00 pm		Jacksonville	W 86–85 OT	3–8	17 – Teal	14 – McCarty	4 – Tied	SHM Memorial Center (369) Orangeburg, SC
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ACCN		at Pittsburgh	L 50–86	3–9	14 – A. Taylor	4 – Tied	3 – Alston	Petersen Events Center (8,370) Pittsburgh, PA
December 18, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	L 75–79	3–10	13 – Tied	5 – Tied	5 – Teal	Kimmel Arena (1,028) Asheville, NC
December 22, 2023* 2:00 pm		Brewton–Parker	W 101–84	4–10	21 – Everett	12 – Everett	5 – Tied	SHM Memorial Center (210) Orangeburg, SC
December 29, 2023* 7:30 pm, B1G+		at Nebraska	L 62–91	4–11	17 – Simpson	8 – Everett	2 – Tied	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,987) Lincoln, NE
December 31, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 70–86	4–12	16 – Simpson	6 – Jones	4 – M. Taylor	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,210) Stillwater, OK
January 6, 2024 4:00 pm		Norfolk State	L 72–79	4–13 (0–1)	12 – M. Taylor	8 – Simpson	5 – Simpson	SHM Memorial Center (135) Orangeburg, SC
January 8, 2024 7:30 pm		Howard	L 78–82	4–14 (0–2)	18 – M. Taylor	5 – Croskey	4 – Dubinsky	SHM Memorial Center (225) Orangeburg, SC
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm		North Carolina Central	W 71–68	5–14 (1–2)	17 – Teal	6 – Simpson	6 – Teal	SHM Memorial Center (875) Orangeburg, SC
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm		at Delaware State	W 66–64	6–14 (2–2)	17 – Dubinsky	5 – James	4 – Dubinsky	Memorial Hall (1,500) Dover, DE
January 29, 2024 7:30 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 63–53	7–14 (3–2)	12 – Teal	12 – Everett	3 – Teal	Hytche Athletic Center (1,883) Princess Anne, MD
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm		Morgan State	L 70–72	7–15 (3–3)	15 – Teal	9 – Everett	3 – Dubinsky	SHM Memorial Center (721) Orangeburg, SC
February 5, 2024 7:30 pm		Coppin State	W 77–65	8–15 (4–3)	15 – McCarty	7 – Taylor	5 – Croskey	SHM Memorial Center (580) Orangeburg, SC
February 10, 2024* 4:00 pm		Chicago State	W 78–55	9–15	19 – Tied	3 – Tied	2 – Tied	SHM Memorial Center (576) Orangeburg, SC
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm		at Norfolk State	L 67–71 OT	9–16 (4–4)	16 – Croskey	13 – Brown	2 – Tied	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,367) Norfolk, VA
February 19, 2024 7:30 pm		at Howard	W 75–68	10–16 (5–4)	15 – Teal	6 – Everett	2 – Tied	Burr Gymnasium (1,452) Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2024 4:00 pm		Delaware State	W 69–62	11–16 (6–4)	18 – Brown	8 – Jones	3 – Taylor	SHM Memorial Center (1,950) Orangeburg, SC
February 26, 2024 7:30 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 64–56	12–16 (7–4)	12 – M. Taylor	7 – Tied	4 – Teal	SHM Memorial Center (1,856) Orangeburg, SC
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm		at Morgan State	W 72–61	13–16 (8–4)	12 – Tied	7 – Everett	4 – Tied	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,873) Baltimore, MD
March 4, 2024 7:30 pm		at Coppin State	W 61–58	14–16 (9–4)	14 – M. Taylor	8 – Croskey	2 – Tied	Physical Education Complex (450) Baltimore, MD
March 7, 2024 7:30 pm		at North Carolina Central	L 68–79	14–17 (9–5)	19 – Brown	9 – Croskey	4 – Taylor	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,362) Durham, NC
MEAC tournament
March 14, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) Delaware State Quarterfinals	L 58–71	14–18	13 – Croskey	5 – Croskey	2 – Tied	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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