South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
{{Infobox CBB Team
|current = 2024–25 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team
|name = South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
|logo = Scsu bulldogs wordmark.png
|logo_size = 200
|university = South Carolina State University
|conference = MEAC
|division =
|city = Orangeburg, South Carolina
|coach = Erik Martin
|tenure = 3rd
|arena = SHM Memorial Center
|capacity = 3,200
|nickname = Bulldogs
|NCAAchampion =
|NCAAfinalfour =
|NCAAtourneys = NCAA Division II
1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967'''
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'''NCAA Division I
1989, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003
|conference_tournament = SIAC
1943, 1964, 1966'''
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'''MEAC
1989, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003
|conference_season = 1977, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2025
}}
The South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs have appeared five times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2003. South Carolina State has never won a game at the NCAA tournament.
Postseason results
=NCAA Division I tournament results=
The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament five times. Their combined record is 0–5.{{cite web|title=NCAA basketball tournament History: South Carolina State Hornets|url=http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history?team1Id=7353|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119071156/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history?team1Id=7353|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 19, 2010|work=ESPN.com|accessdate=November 3, 2012}}
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| 1989 | #15 | First round | #2 Duke | L 69–90 |
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| 1996 | #15 | First round | #2 Kansas | L 54–92 |
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| 1998 | #15 | First round | #2 Kentucky | L 67–82 |
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| 2000 | #16 | First round | #1 Stanford | L 65–84 |
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| 2003 | #16 | First round | #1 Oklahoma | L 54–71 |
=NCAA Division II tournament results=
The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament five times. Their combined record is 3–7.
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| 1958 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Grambling State Philader Smith | L 79–104 W 80–70 |
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| 1961 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Wabash Youngstown State | L 83–94 L 82–96 |
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| 1963 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Buffalo Wittenburg | W 80–63 L 63–70 |
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| 1966 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Kentucky Wesleyan Winston-Salem State | L 73–81 OT L 81–85 |
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| 1967 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Tennessee State Kentucky Wesleyan | W 66–59 L 70–87 |
=CIT results=
The Bulldogs have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www.scsuathletics.com/news/2016/3/12/mens-basketball-mbb-sc-state-earns-postseason-bid-in-cit.aspx?path=mbball | title=MBB:SC State Earns Postseason Bid in CIT }} Their record is 0–1.
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| 2016 | First round | Grand Canyon | L 74–78 |
=NAIA results=
The Bulldogs have appeared in one NAIA Tournament (NAIA). Their NAIA record is 1–1.
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| 1973 | First round | Hastings College (Neb.) Guilford | W 82-71 L 81-98 |