# 2019–20 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

The 2019–20 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by seventh-year head coach Murray Garvin, played their home games at SHM Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–18, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Howard.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018–19 season 8–26 overall, 5–11 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for 9th place. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Maryland Eastern Shore in the first round, before falling to Norfolk State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 14 Memphis | L 64–97 | 0–1 | FedExForum (16,002) Memphis, TN |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bob Jones | W 79–64 | 1–1 | SHM Memorial Center (5,025) Orangeburg, SC |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 39–65 | 1–2 | Vines Center (3,084) Lynchburg, VA |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Wilberforce Vanderbilt Invitational | W 103–79 | 2–2 | SHM Memorial Center (479) Orangeburg, SC |
| November 22, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Invitational | L 60–97 | 2–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,725) Nashville, TN |
| November 25, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay Vanderbilt Invitational | L 66–92 | 2–4 | Dunn Center (1,027) Clarksville, TN |
| November 27, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulsa Vanderbilt Invitational | L 47–78 | 2–5 | Reynolds Center (2,870) Tulsa, OK |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Presbyterian | W 80–68 | 3–5 | SHM Memorial Center (239) Orangeburg, SC |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | W 90–85 | 4–5 | SHM Memorial Center (198) Orangeburg, SC |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | USC Upstate | L 70–73 | 4–6 | SHM Memorial Center (312) Orangeburg, SC |
| December 21, 2019* 4:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 61–73 | 4–7 | TD Arena (3,651) Charleston, SC |
| December 30, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 58–52 | 5–7 | Swisher Gymnasium (657) Jacksonville, FL |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Coppin State | W 79–75 | 6–7 (1–0) | Physical Education Complex (672) Baltimore, MD |
| January 6, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Morgan State | L 63–77 | 6–8 (1–1) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (872) Baltimore, MD |
| January 13, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Howard | W 101–95 $^{OT}$ | 7–8 (2–1) | Burr Gymnasium (1,732) Washington, D.C. |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 81–65 | 8–8 (3–1) | SHM Memorial Center (499) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 20, 2020 7:30 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 68–53 | 9–8 (4–1) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| January 25, 2020 6:30 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 62–73 | 9–9 (4–2) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,374) Norfolk, VA |
| January 27, 2020 7:30 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | L 74–78 | 9–10 (4–3) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 56–73 | 9–11 (4–4) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,229) Durham, NC |
| February 3, 2020 7:30 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 63–78 | 9–12 (4–5) | Corbett Sports Center (4,139) Greensboro, NC |
| February 10, 2020 7:30 pm | | Delaware State | W 100–86 | 10–12 (5–5) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 70–66 | 11–12 (6–5) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 17, 2020 7:30 pm | | Morgan State | L 72–78 | 11–13 (6–6) | SHM Memorial Center (344) Orangeburg, SC |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 65–69 $^{OT}$ | 11–14 (6–7) | Moore Gymnasium (804) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 24, 2020 8:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | L 56–62 | 11–15 (6–8) | Teaching Gym (1,793) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 82–83 $^{2OT}$ | 11–16 (6–9) | SHM Memorial Center (477) Orangeburg, SC |
| March 2, 2020 7:30 pm | | North Carolina A&T | L 65–76 | 11–17 (6–10) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2020 8:00 pm, FloSports | (7) | vs. (10) Howard First round | L 63–70 | 11–18 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
Source