South Carolina State's basketball program dates to 1926, and the Orangeburg school is a proud HBCU competing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs have won multiple MEAC titles and made several NCAA Tournament appearances.
The Bulldogs nickname was adopted as a traditional symbol of toughness and tenacity for the historically Black university.
Winning the 2003 MEAC Tournament to earn an NCAA Tournament bid, continuing the proud tradition of HBCU basketball in March Madness.
South Carolina State has produced several professional athletes and is one of the most prominent HBCUs in the Southeast, located in Orangeburg, South Carolina.
The South Carolina State Bulldogs compete in the MEAC and hold an all-time record of 763–862 (.470 winning percentage) across 55 recorded seasons dating back to 1971-72.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 10-22 | 7-7 (MEAC) | Erik Martin | |
| 2024-25 | 20-13 | 11-3 (MEAC) | Erik Martin | |
| 2023-24 | 14-18 | 9-5 (MEAC) | Erik Martin | |
| 2022-23 | 5-26 | 2-12 (MEAC) | Erik Martin | |
| 2021-22 | 15-16 | 7-7 (MEAC) | Tony Madlock | |
| 2020-21 | 1-17 | 1-7 (MEAC) | Murray Garvin | |
| 2019-20 | 11-18 | 6-10 (MEAC) | Murray Garvin | |
| 2018-19 | 8-26 | 5-11 (MEAC) | Murray Garvin | |
| 2017-18 | 10-22 | 6-10 (MEAC) | Murray Garvin | |
| 2016-17 | 11-20 | 7-9 (MEAC) | Murray Garvin | |
| 2015-16 | 19-15 | 12-4 (MEAC) | Murray Garvin | |
| 2014-15 | 11-22 | 7-9 (MEAC) | Murray Garvin | |
| 2013-14 | 9-21 | 5-11 (MEAC) | Murray Garvin | |
| 2012-13 | 6-24 | 2-14 (MEAC) | Tim Carter,Murray Garvin | |
| 2011-12 | 5-26 | 0-16 (MEAC) | Tim Carter | |
| 2010-11 | 10-22 | 5-11 (MEAC) | Tim Carter | |
| 2009-10 | 18-14 | 10-6 (MEAC) | Tim Carter | |
| 2008-09 | 17-14 | 10-6 (MEAC) | Tim Carter | |
| 2007-08 | 13-20 | 7-9 (MEAC) | Tim Carter | |
| 2006-07 | 13-17 | 10-8 (MEAC) | Jamaal Brown | |
| 2005-06 | 14-16 | 11-7 (MEAC) | Ben Betts | |
| 2004-05 | 19-12 | 11-7 (MEAC) | Ben Betts | |
| 2003-04 | 18-11 | 14-4 (MEAC) | Ben Betts | |
| 2002-03 | 20-11 | 15-3 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 2001-02 | 15-16 | 11-7 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 2000-01 | 19-13 | 14-4 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1999-00 | 20-14 | 14-5 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1998-99 | 17-12 | 14-4 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1997-98 | 22-8 | 16-2 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1996-97 | 14-14 | 12-6 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1995-96 | 22-8 | 14-2 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1994-95 | 15-13 | 11-5 (MEAC) | Ben Betts,Cy Alexander | |
| 1993-94 | 16-13 | 10-6 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1992-93 | 16-13 | 9-7 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1991-92 | 14-15 | 9-7 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1990-91 | 13-15 | 10-6 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1989-90 | 13-16 | 8-8 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1988-89 | 25-8 | 14-2 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1987-88 | 16-13 | 10-6 (MEAC) | Cy Alexander | |
| 1986-87 | 14-15 | 9-5 (MEAC) | Chico Caldwell | |
| 1985-86 | 10-18 | 5-9 (MEAC) | Chico Caldwell | |
| 1984-85 | 11-16 | 7-4 (MEAC) | Chico Caldwell | |
| 1983-84 | 13-16 | 6-4 (MEAC) | Chico Caldwell | |
| 1982-83 | 13-15 | 5-7 (MEAC) | Johnny Jones | |
| 1981-82 | 10-15 | 7-5 (MEAC) | Johnny Jones | |
| 1980-81 | 11-15 | 4-6 (MEAC) | Johnny Jones | |
| 1979-80 | 12-17 | 3-2 (MEAC) | Tim Autrey | |
| 1978-79 | 8-19 | 3-9 (MEAC) | Tim Autrey | |
| 1977-78 | 16-12 | 5-7 (MEAC) | Tim Autrey | |
| 1976-77 | 15-11 | 10-2 (MEAC) | Tim Autrey | |
| 1975-76 | 17-8 | 8-4 (MEAC) | Tim Autrey | |
| 1974-75 | 14-11 | 7-5 (MEAC) | Tim Autrey | |
| 1973-74 | 13-15 | 2-10 (MEAC) | Tim Autrey | |
| 1972-73 | 17-14 | MEAC | Ben Jobe | |
| 1971-72 | 15-11 | MEAC | Ben Jobe |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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