# 2020–21 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

The 2020–21 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by eighth-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. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Southern Division.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm | Appalachian State | L 61–81 | 0–1 | SHM Memorial Center (150) Orangeburg, SC |
| November 28, 2020* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bowling Green | L 78–101 | 0–2 | Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm, ACCN | at Clemson | L 38–75 | 0–3 | Littlejohn Coliseum (1,345) Clemson, SC |
| December 5, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UNC Asheville | L 56–77 | 0–4 | Kimmel Arena (0) Asheville, NC |
| December 7, 2020* 6:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 40–78 | 0–5 | Dale F. Halton Arena (60) Charlotte, NC |
| December 11, 2020* 7:00 pm | at College of Charleston | L 63–90 | 0–6 | TD Arena Charleston, SC |
| December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm | Jacksonville | L 58–60 | 0–7 | SHM Memorial Center (150) Orangeburg, SC |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Liberty | L 52–82 | 0–8 | Liberty Arena (250) Lynchburg, VA |
| December 18, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Presbyterian | L 56–62 | 0–9 | Templeton Physical Education Center (15) Clinton, SC |
| December 21, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Furman | L 52–118 | 0–10 | Timmons Arena (250) Greenville, SC |
| December 23, 2020* 7:00 pm | at South Carolina | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 2:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | L 86–97 | 0–11 (0–1) | SHM Memorial Center (150) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 3, 2021 4:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | L 66–73 | 0–12 (0–2) | SHM Memorial Center (150) Orangeburg, SC |
| January 10, 2021 2:00 pm | at Florida A&M | L 68–70 | 0–13 (0–3) | Al Lawson Center (150) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 1, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | at North Carolina Central | L 77–91 | 0–14 (0–4) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (15) Durham, NC |
| February 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at North Carolina Central | L 63–64 | 0–15 (0–5) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (15) Durham, NC |
| February 6, 2021 4:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | Postponed | Postponed | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| February 7, 2021 4:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | Postponed | Postponed | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| February 20, 2021 6:00 pm | North Carolina Central | Postponed | Postponed | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 21, 2021 TBA | North Carolina Central | Postponed | Postponed | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 25, 2021 7:00 pm | Florida A&M | L 67–75 | 0–16 (0–6) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 27, 2021 6:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 63–57 | 1–16 (1–6) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 28, 2021 6:00 pm | Florida A&M | L 58–63 | 1–17 (1–7) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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