# 2015–16 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

The 2015–16 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Murray Garvin, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Coppin State and Norfolk State to advance to the championship game of the MEAC tournament where they lost to Hampton. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Grand Canyon.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Gabriel McCray | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Mitchellville, Maryland |
| 1 | Ed Stephens | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Columbia, South Carolina |
| 2 | Tashombe Riley | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Sophomore | Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| 3 | Greg Mortimer | Guard | 6–3 | 191 | Junior | Savannah, Georgia |
| 5 | Doudou Gueye | Center | 6–10 | 250 | Junior | Dakar, Senegal |
| 11 | Jalen White | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 20 | Bobby Williams | Guard | 6–1 | 160 | Junior | Kingstree, South Carolina |
| 22 | Eric Eaves | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Columbia, South Carolina |
| 23 | Ty Soloman | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Sophomore | James Island, South Carolina |
| 24 | Najee Pritchett | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 30 | Darryl Palmer | Center | 6–8 | 225 | Senior | Summerville, South Carolina |
| 33 | Luka Radovic | Forward | 6–9 | 245 | Senior | Podgorica, Montenegro |
| 34 | Jaylen Reid | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Junior | Rock Hill, South Carolina |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 54–74 | 0–1 | TD Arena (4,024) Charleston, SC |
| 11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | | Voorhees | W 113–69 | 1–1 | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| 11/20/2015* 8:30 pm | | vs. Longwood @EKUHoops Classic | W 83–77 | 2–1 | McBrayer Arena (500) Richmond, KY |
| 11/21/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Eastern Kentucky @EKUHoops Classic | L 82–92 | 2–2 | McBrayer Arena (1,700) Richmond, KY |
| 11/22/2015* 4:30 pm | | vs. Ball State @EKUHoops Classic | L 60–72 | 2–3 | McBrayer Arena (500) Richmond, KY |
| 11/25/2015* 6:00 pm | | Allen | W 86–74 | 3–3 | SHM Memorial Center (208) Orangeburg, SC |
| 11/29/2015* 3:00 pm, FSKC | | at Kansas State | L 66–68 | 3–4 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,781) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/05/2015 6:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 79–67 | 4–4 (1–0) | Teaching Gym (890) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/07/2015 7:30 pm | | at Behune-Cookman | L 54–69 | 4–5 (1–1) | Moore Gymnasium (993) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 12/12/2015* 6:00 pm | | Jacksonville | W 81–74 | 5–5 | SHM Memorial Center (169) Orangeburg, SC |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 68–83 | 5–6 | Palumbo Center (1,361) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/19/2015* 2:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 45–64 | 5–7 | Reilly Center (3,347) Olean, NY |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | L 71–98 | 5–8 | Williams Arena (4,145) Greenville, NC |
| 12/27/2015* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Ohio State | L 57–73 | 5–9 | Value City Arena (13,506) Columbus, OH |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Akron | L 68–78 | 5–10 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,741) Akron, OH |
| 01/02/2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | W 71–67 | 6–10 | Millett Hall (1,392) Oxford, OH |
| 01/09/2016 4:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | W 91–75 | 7–10 (2–1) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/11/2016 7:30 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 92–85 | 8–10 (3–1) | SHM Memorial Center (578) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/16/2016 4:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 90–79 | 9–10 (4–1) | SHM Memorial Center (476) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/18/2016 7:30 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 68–63 | 10–10 (5–1) | SHM Memorial Center (613) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/23/2016 6:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 74–87 | 10–11 (5–2) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,461) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/25/2016 7:00 pm | | at Hampton | W 67–62 | 11–11 (6–2) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,756) Hampton, VA |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm | | at Delaware State | W 56–41 | 12–11 (7–2) | Memorial Hall (968) Dover, DE |
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 88–84 | 13–11 (8–2) | SHM Memorial Center (403) Orangeburg, SC |
| 02/08/2016 7:30 pm | | Morgan State | W 82–78 | 14–11 (9–2) | SHM Memorial Center (416) Orangeburg, SC |
| 02/13/2016 4:10 pm | | Savannah State | L 57–60 | 14–12 (9–3) | SHM Memorial Center (469) Orangeburg, SC |
| 02/20/2016 4:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 62–58 | 15–12 (10–3) | Hytche Athletic Center (5,064) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/22/2016 7:30 pm | | at Howard | W 71–63 | 16–12 (11–3) | Burr Gymnasium (1,250) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/27/2016 6:00 pm | | at Savannah State | L 64–76 | 16–13 (11–4) | Tiger Arena (1,801) Savannah, GA |
| 03/03/2016 7:30 pm | | Bethune-Cookman | W 85–72 | 17–13 (12–4) | SHM Memorial Center (532) Orangeburg, SC |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (11) Coppin State Quarterfinals | W 90–80 | 18–13 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| 03/11/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (2) Norfolk State Semifinals | W 67–65 | 19–13 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| 03/12/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (1) Hampton Championship game | L 69–81 | 19–14 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| CIT ||||||
| 3/14/2016* 10:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Grand Canyon First round Coach John McLendon Classic | L 74–78 | 19–15 | GCU Arena (7,315) Phoenix, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||