# 2023–24 South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2023–24 South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Tim Eatman, played their home games at SHM Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 2–28, 1–13 in MEAC play, to finish in eighth (last) place.

## Previous season

The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 3–27, 2–12 in MEAC play, to finish in eighth (last) place. In the MEAC tournament, they were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Norfolk State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2023* 9:00 p.m. | | at No. 5 Utah Preseason WNIT | L 48–108 | 0–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,935) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 11, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UNC Greensboro | L 30–61 | 0–2 | Fleming Gymnasium (359) Greensboro, NC |
| November 15, 2023* 6:30 p.m. | | Coastal Carolina | L 61–73 | 0–3 | SHM Memorial Center (312) Orangeburg, SC |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | | Winthrop | L 45–54 | 0–4 | SHM Memorial Center (150) Orangeburg, SC |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 53–58 | 0–5 | G. B. Hodge Center (235) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at South Dakota State | L 42–72 | 0–6 | Frost Arena (2,139) Brookings, SD |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SLN | | vs. South Dakota | L 52–72 | 0–7 | Sanford Pentagon (1,808) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m. | | Queens | W 76–58 | 1–7 | SHM Memorial Center (135) Orangeburg, SC |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 58–68 | 1–8 | Buccaneer Field House (329) North Charleston, SC |
| December 10, 2023* 3:00 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | L 44–62 | 1–9 | Alabama A&M Events Center (831) Huntsville, AL |
| December 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UAB | L 54–69 | 1–10 | Bartow Arena (289) Birmingham, AL |
| December 15, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Presbyterian | L 52–63 | 1–11 | Templeton Physical Education Center (90) Clinton, SC |
| December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at College of Charleston | L 64–84 | 1–12 | TD Arena (315) Charleston, SC |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Furman | L 43–67 | 1–13 | Timmons Arena (502) Greenville, SC |
| December 29, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | L 41–55 | 1–14 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,012) Jacksonville, AL |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | Norfolk State | L 33–94 | 1–15 (0–1) | SHM Memorial Center (115) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 8, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | Howard | L 46–70 | 1–16 (0–2) | SHM Memorial Center (212) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | North Carolina Central | L 61–75 | 1–17 (0–3) | SHM Memorial Center (650) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 27, 2024 3:15 p.m. | | at Delaware State | L 49–61 | 1–18 (0–4) | Memorial Hall (650) Dover, DE |
| January 29, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 45–63 | 1–19 (0–5) | Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | Morgan State | L 59–65 | 1–20 (0–6) | SHM Memorial Center (450) Orangeburg, SC |
| February 5, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | Coppin State | L 39–63 | 1–21 (0–7) | SHM Memorial Center (220) Orangeburg, SC |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | at Norfolk State | L 25–87 | 1–22 (0–8) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,106) Norfolk, VA |
| February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Howard | L 51–69 | 1–23 (0–9) | Burr Gymnasium (500) Washington, D.C. |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | Delaware State | W 69–61 | 2–23 (1–9) | SHM Memorial Center (575) Orangeburg, SC |
| February 26, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 51–67 | 2–24 (1–10) | SHM Memorial Center (650) Orangeburg, SC |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | at Morgan State | L 29–61 | 2–25 (1–11) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,157) Baltimore, MD |
| March 4, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Coppin State | L 43–61 | 2–26 (1–12) | Physical Education Complex (250) Baltimore, MD |
| March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | at North Carolina Central | L 54–73 | 2–27 (1–13) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (627) Durham, NC |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) Norfolk State First round | L 43–75 | 2–28 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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