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.

2018–19 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–26 (5–11 MEAC)
Head coach	Murray Garvin (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Rio Pitt Bobby Collins
Home arena	SHM Memorial Center

2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State	14	–	2		.875			22	–	14		.611
North Carolina A&T	13	–	3		.813			19	–	13		.594
North Carolina Central †	10	–	6		.625			18	–	16		.529
Howard	10	–	6		.625			17	–	17		.500
Bethune–Cookman	9	–	7		.563			14	–	17		.452
Florida A&M*	9	–	7		.563			12	–	19		.387
Savannah State	8	–	8		.500			11	–	20		.355
Coppin State	7	–	9		.438			8	–	25		.242
MD Eastern Shore	5	–	11		.313			7	–	25		.219
South Carolina State	5	–	11		.313			8	–	26		.235
Morgan State	4	–	12		.250			9	–	21		.300
Delaware State	2	–	14		.125			6	–	25		.194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2019 MEAC tournament winner

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.

Roster

2018–19 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Lavar Harewood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — RS Jr Cloud County CC Brooklyn, NY F 1 Aramani Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Spartanburg Methodist Rock Hill, SC G 2 Fahmmi Mamo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Carolina Basketball Academy Alexandria, VA G 3 Rayshawn Neal 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — So Legacy Charter Greenville, SC G 4 Dwayne Banks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — RS Jr Elizabeth City State Baltimore, MD F 5 Ozante Fields 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Denmark-Olar Denmark, SC G 10 Allen Hatchett, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr White Station Memphis, TN G 11 Janai Raynor-Powell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr Denmark Tech CC Virginia Beach, VA G 14 Jahmari Etienne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr East Georgia CC Atlanta, GA G 20 Robert Flint 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — RS Jr Greenville Senior Greenville, SC F 21 David Bottenberg 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Millbrook School Rockville, MD G 22 Fred Slater 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Spartanburg Methodist Centreville, VA F 24 Ian Kinard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Grey Collegiate Academy Clinton, SC F 35 Damani Applewhite 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Westover Fayetteville, NC	Head coach Murray Garvin (Eastern Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Rio Pitt (South Carolina State) Bobby Collins (Eastern Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 10, 2019

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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