South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball

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.

South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
2024–25 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team
University	South Carolina State University
Head coach	Erik Martin (3rd season)
Conference	MEAC
Location	Orangeburg, South Carolina
Arena	SHM Memorial Center (capacity: 3,200)
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Garnet and blue[1]
NCAA tournament appearances
NCAA Division II 1958, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967 NCAA Division I 1989, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003
Conference tournament champions SIAC 1943, 1964, 1966 MEAC 1989, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003
Conference regular-season champions
1977, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2025

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.^[2]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1989	#15	First round	#2 Duke	L 69–90
1996	#15	First round	#2 Kansas	L 54–92
1998	#15	First round	#2 Kentucky	L 67–82
2000	#16	First round	#1 Stanford	L 65–84
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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1958	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Grambling State Philader Smith	L 79–104 W 80–70
1961	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Wabash Youngstown State	L 83–94 L 82–96
1963	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Buffalo Wittenburg	W 80–63 L 63–70
1966	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Kentucky Wesleyan Winston-Salem State	L 73–81 OT L 81–85
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.^[3] Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	First round	Hastings College (Neb.) Guilford	W 82-71 L 81-98