2022–23 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

2022–23 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
2022–23 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	5–26 (2–12 MEAC)
Head coach	Erik Martin (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Marcus Sikes; Bernard Coaxum; Matthew Bennett;
Home arena	SHM Memorial Center

2022–23 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Howard †	11	–	3	.786	22	–	13	.629
North Carolina Central	10	–	4	.714	18	–	12	.600
Norfolk State	9	–	5	.643	22	–	11	.667
Maryland Eastern Shore	9	–	5	.643	18	–	13	.581
Morgan State	7	–	7	.500	15	–	16	.484
Coppin State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	23	.281
Delaware State	4	–	10	.286	6	–	24	.200
	2	–	12	.143	5	–	26	.161

† 2023 MEAC tournament winner

The 2022–23 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Erik Martin, played their home games at SHM Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 15–16, 7–7 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed, they were defeated by No. 4 seed Morgan State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.^[1]

On April 11, after just one year as head coach, Tony Madlock left the program to take the same position at Alabama State.^[2] On July 13, the school introduced longtime West Virginia assistant coach Erik Martin as the Bulldogs' next head coach.^[3]

Roster

2022–23 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0/3	Lesown Hallums	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Brooklyn, New York
G	1	Cameron Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
G	2	Jordan Simpson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Orangeburg, South Carolina
G	5	Raquan Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	10	Rahsaan Edwards	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Charles Town, West Virginia
G	11	Rakeim Gary	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Dallas, Texas
G	12	DaJuan "DJ" Bates	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	14	Isaiah Turner	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Auburndale, Florida
G	20	Marc Wardlaw	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Vidalia, Georgia
G	24	Shaman Alston	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Columbia, South Carolina
F	34	Justin Wilson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Dallas, Texas
C	42	Dallas James	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Artesia, California
F	55	Davion Everett	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Columbia, South Carolina

Head coach

Erik Martin (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Marcus Sikes (Cincinnati)
Bernard Coaxum (College of Charleston)
Matthew Bennett

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 26, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022* 7:00 pm		West Virginia Tech	W 78–63	–	16 – Edwards	7 – Hallums	6 – Jones	SHM Memorial Center (515) Orangeburg, SC
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN		at South Carolina	L 77–80	0–1	20 – Hallums	7 – Edwards	4 – Edwards	Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
November 12, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	L 61–80	0–2	14 – Hallums	8 – Everett	2 – 3 Tied	Gentry Complex (1,307) Nashville, TN
November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Duquesne MTE Classic	L 71–96	0–3	15 – Everett	9 – Everett	3 – Simpson	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,186) Pittsburgh, PA
November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 4 Kentucky MTE Classic	L 63–106	0–4	13 – Gary	6 – Everett	2 – 2 Tied	Rupp Arena (18,885) Lexington, KY
November 19, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida MTE Classic	L 66–72	0–5	15 – Gary	8 – 2 Tied	2 – Edwards	UNF Arena (2,159) Jacksonville, FL
November 23, 2022* 8:30 pm, ACCN		at Wake Forest	L 74–105	0–6	14 – Hallums	4 – 5 Tied	3 – 2 Tied	LJVM Coliseum (5,760) Winston-Salem, NC
November 26, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 64–90	0–7	21 – Hallums	4 – 3 Tied	4 – Jones	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,365) Bowling Green, KY
November 29, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at East Carolina	W 73–68	1–7	22 – Hallums	9 – Everett	2 – 2 Tied	Williams Arena (3,850) Greenville, NC
December 3, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 76–88	1–8	14 – Simpson	7 – Jones	6 – Alston	Timmons Arena (1,847) Greenville, SC
December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 67–81	1–9	12 – Simpson	7 – Brown	6 – Gary	Winthrop Coliseum (818) Rock Hill, SC
December 10, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	L 84–89 ^OT	1–10	21 – Edwards	12 – Everett	3 – Alston	G. B. Hodge Center (417) Spartanburg, SC
December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm		UNC Asheville	L 84–94	1–11	17 – Gary	12 – Everett	5 – 2 Tied	SHM Memorial Center (505) Orangeburg, SC
December 17, 2022* 3:00 pm		Samford	W 62–61	2–11	20 – Gary	8 – Brown	4 – 2 Tied	SHM Memorial Center (300) Orangeburg, SC
December 20, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	L 77–104	2–12	21 – 2 Tied	5 – 2 Tied	4 – Gary	Willett Hall (353) Farmville, VA
December 27, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 71–110	2–13	17 – Brown	7 – James	4 – Gary	United Supermarkets Arena (13,473) Lubbock, TX
December 30, 2022* 4:00 pm		St. Andrews	W 111–58	3–13	17 – 2 Tied	10 – Brown	4 – Lawrence	SHM Memorial Center (175) Orangeburg, SC
MEAC regular season
January 7, 2023 4:00 pm		at Coppin State	L 73–85	3–14 (0–1)	17 – Hallums	9 – Brown	5 – Gary	Physical Education Complex (214) Baltimore, MD
January 9, 2023 7:30 pm		at Morgan State	L 85–90	3–15 (0–2)	15 – Gary	7 – Simpson	3 – Gary	Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
January 14, 2023 4:00 pm		at North Carolina Central	L 67–71	3–16 (0–3)	13 – Simpson	5 – Simpson	7 – Jones	McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,477) Durham, NC
January 21, 2023 4:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	L 70–76	3–17 (0–4)	14 – Gary	4 – Tied	3 – Tied	SHM Memorial Center (842) Orangeburg, SC
January 23, 2023 7:30 pm		Delaware State	L 85–88 ^OT	3–18 (0–5)	18 – Gary	10 – Everett	6 – Gary	SHM Memorial Center (425) Orangeburg, SC
January 28, 2023 4:00 pm		at Norfolk State	L 68–82	3–19 (0–6)	17 – Simpson	8 – Simpson	4 – Simpson	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,177) Norfolk, VA
January 30, 2023 7:30 pm		at Howard	L 74–100	3–20 (0–7)	13 – Gary	5 – Brown	3 – Hallums	Burr Gymnasium (2,359) Washington, D.C.
February 11, 2023 4:00 pm		Coppin State	W 94–84	4–20 (1–7)	18 – Lawrence	5 – Tied	8 – Hallums	SHM Memorial Center (522) Orangeburg, SC
February 13, 2023 7:30 pm		Morgan State	W 74–62	5–20 (2–7)	13 – Wilson	11 – Wilson	5 – Edwards	SHM Memorial Center (575) Orangeburg, SC
February 18, 2023 4:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 62–78	5–21 (2–8)	18 – Gary	4 – Tied	3 – Tied	Hytche Athletic Center (967) Princess Anne, MD
February 20, 2023 7:30 pm		at Delaware State	L 68–69	5–22 (2–9)	14 – Tied	7 – Everett	3 – Tied	Memorial Hall (1,137) Dover, DE
February 25, 2023 4:00 pm		Norfolk State	L 76–88	5–23 (2–10)	15 – Jones	6 – Tied	4 – Tied	SHM Memorial Center (527) Orangeburg, SC
February 27, 2023 7:30 pm		Howard	L 78–82	5–24 (2–11)	16 – Gary	8 – Everett	4 – Edwards	SHM Memorial Center (498) Orangeburg, SC
March 2, 2023 7:30 pm		North Carolina Central	L 64–71	5–25 (2–12)	13 – Hallums	6 – Tied	4 – Gary	SHM Memorial Center (827) Orangeburg, SC
MEAC tournament
March 8, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Howard Quarterfinals	L 55–91	5–26	14 – Jones	9 – Everett	3 – Gary	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[4]^[5]

References

^ "MORGAN STATE EDGES SC STATE 80-77 IN MEAC TOURNEY". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "Tony Madlock named new head men's basketball coach at Alabama State". Alabama State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "Erik Martin Named S.C. State's Next Men's Head Basketball Coach". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
^ "2022-23 South Carolina State Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[1] "MORGAN STATE EDGES SC STATE 80-77 IN MEAC TOURNEY". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[2] "Tony Madlock named new head men's basketball coach at Alabama State". Alabama State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[3] "Erik Martin Named S.C. State's Next Men's Head Basketball Coach". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[4] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". South Carolina State University Athletics. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

[5] "2022-23 South Carolina State Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2022.

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