2015–16 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2015–16 South Carolina State Bulldogs SC State Univ Logo.svg 150 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 19–15 12–4 Murray Garvin 3rd Kevin Spencer Rio Pitt SHM Memorial Center CIT First round The 2015–16 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Murray Garvin, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 12–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Coppin State and Norfolk State to advance to the championship game of the MEAC tournament where they lost to Hampton. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Grand Canyon. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 0 Gabriel McCray Guard/Forward 6'7" 215 Senior Mitchellville, Maryland 1 Ed Stephens Guard 6'2" 175 Sophomore Columbia, South Carolina 2 Tashombe Riley Forward 6'7" 200 Sophomore Orangeburg, South Carolina 3 Greg Mortimer Guard 6'3" 191 Junior Savannah, Georgia 5 Doudou Gueye Center 6'10" 250 Junior Dakar, Senegal 11 Jalen White Guard 6'1" 185 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina 20 Bobby Williams Guard 6'1" 160 Junior Kingstree, South Carolina 22 Eric Eaves Guard 6'3" 185 Junior Columbia, South Carolina 23 Ty Soloman Guard 5'10" 170 Sophomore James Island, South Carolina 24 Najee Pritchett Guard 6'4" 210 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina 30 Darryl Palmer Center 6'8" 225 Senior Summerville, South Carolina 33 Luka Radovic Forward 6'9" 245 Senior Podgorica, Montenegro 34 Jaylen Reid Forward 6'7" 200 Junior Rock Hill, South Carolina Schedule http://www.scsuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=168&path=mbball 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#South Carolina State Bulldogs 1; color:white;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:00 pm yes yes College of Charleston TD Arena Charleston, SC 4,024 54–74 0–1 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Voorhees SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC   113–69 1–1 11/20/2015 8:30 pm yes yes Longwood McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY @EKUHoops Classic 500 83–77 2–1 11/21/2015 2:00 pm yes yes Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY @EKUHoops Classic 1,700 82–92 2–2 11/22/2015 4:30 pm yes yes Ball State McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY @EKUHoops Classic 500 60–72 2–3 11/25/2015 6:00 pm yes Allen SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC 208 86–74 3–3 11/29/2015 3:00 pm yes yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS 11,781 FSKC 66–68 3–4 12/05/2015 6:00 pm yes Florida A&M Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL 890 79–67 4–4 1–0 12/07/2015 7:30 pm yes Behune-Cookman Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL 993 54–69 4–5 1–1 12/12/2015 6:00 pm yes Jacksonville SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC 169 81–74 5–5 12/16/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA 1,361 68–83 5–6 12/19/2015 2:00 pm yes yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, NY 3,347 45–64 5–7 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes yes East Carolina Williams Arena Greenville, NC 4,145 ESPN3 71–98 5–8 12/27/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 13,506 BTN 57–73 5–9 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 2,741 68–78 5–10 01/02/2016 3:30 pm yes yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 1,392 ESPN3 71–67 6–10 01/09/2016 4:00 pm North Carolina Central SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC   91–75 7–10 2–1 01/11/2016 7:30 pm North Carolina A&T SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC 578 92–85 8–10 3–1 01/16/2016 4:00 pm Delaware State SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC 476 90–79 9–10 4–1 01/18/2016 7:30 pm Maryland Eastern Shore SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC 613 68–63 10–10 5–1 01/23/2016 6:00 pm yes Norfolk State Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 1,461 74–87 10–11 5–2 01/25/2016 7:00 pm yes Hampton Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA 3,756 67–62 11–11 6–2 01/30/2016 4:00 pm yes Delaware State Memorial Hall Dover, DE 968 56–41 12–11 7–2 02/06/2016 4:00 pm Coppin State SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC 403 88–84 13–11 8–2 02/08/2016 7:30 pm Morgan State SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC 416 82–78 14–11 9–2 02/13/2016 4:10 pm Savannah State SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC 469 57–60 14–12 9–3 02/20/2016 4:00 pm yes Maryland Eastern Shore Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD 5,064 62–58 15–12 10–3 02/22/2016 7:30 pm yes Howard Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. 1,250 71–63 16–12 11–3 02/27/2016 6:00 pm yes Savannah State Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 1,801 64–76 16–13 11–4 03/03/2016 7:30 pm Bethune-Cookman SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC 532 85–72 17–13 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#South Carolina State Bulldogs 1; color:white;"|MEAC tournament 03/10/2016 8:00 pm yes 3 Coppin State 11 Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA Quarterfinals ESPN3 90–80 18–13 03/11/2016 8:00 pm yes 3 Norfolk State 2 Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA Semifinals ESPN3 67–65 19–13 03/12/2016 1:00 pm yes 3 Hampton 1 Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA Championship game ESPN2 69–81 19–14 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#South Carolina State Bulldogs 1; color:white;"| CIT 3/14/2016 10:00 pm yes yes Grand Canyon GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ First roundCoach John McLendon Classichttp://www.gculopes.com/news/2016/3/9/mens-basketball-gcu-hosts-cit-coach-john-mclendon-classic.aspx GCU to host Coach John McLendon Classic in CIT opening round CBSSN 74–78 7,315 19–15 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball seasons South Carolina State South Carolina State