# 2018–19 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

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.

## 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. ||||||
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