1995–96 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team
American college basketball season
1995–96 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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MEAC tournament champions MEAC Regular season champions | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 22–8 (14–2 MEAC) |
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Home arena | SHM Memorial Center |
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland Eastern Shore | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1996 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1995–96 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by head coach Cy Alexander, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The team won the MEAC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
As No. 15 seed in the West region, the team lost to No. 2 seed Kansas in the opening round,[2] and finished with a record of 22–8 (14–2 MEAC).
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 27, 1995* | at South Carolina | L 70–92 | 1–1 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | |||||||
Dec 4, 1995* | at No. 18 Duke | L 64–84 | 1–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 29, 1996* | at Florida A&M Quarterfinals | W 79–58 | 20–7 | Gaither Athletic Center Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
Mar 1, 1996* | vs. North Carolina A&T Semifinals | W 69–46 | 21–7 | Gaither Athletic Center Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
Mar 2, 1996* | vs. Coppin State Championship game | W 69–56 | 22–7 | Gaither Athletic Center Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1996* | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 4 Kansas First round | L 54–92 | 22–8 | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Kentucky Dominates South Carolina State". The New York Times. March 14, 1998. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
- ^ "1995-96 South Carolina State Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2023.