2023–24 South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs basketball team

2023–24 South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	2–26 (1–12 MEAC)
Head coach	Tim Eatman (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Regina Garrett Ervin Monier Jaquanna Murray Jordan Wallace
Home arena	SHM Memorial Center

2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State †	13	–	1		.929			27	–	6		.818
Howard	10	–	4		.714			15	–	16		.484
North Carolina Central	9	–	5		.643			16	–	15		.516
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	6		.571			15	–	15		.500
Coppin State	8	–	6		.571			12	–	18		.400
Delaware State	4	–	10		.286			8	–	20		.286
Morgan State	3	–	11		.214			8	–	22		.267
South Carolina State	1	–	13		.071			2	–	28		.067
† 2024 MEAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs basketball team represents South Carolina State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Tim Eatman, play their home games at SHM Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 3–27, 2–12 in MEAC play to finish in last (eighth) place. In the MEAC tournament, they were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Norfolk State in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2023–24 South Carolina State Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Janiah Hinton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Saltillo HS Tupelo, Mississippi PG 1 Mekayla Lumpkin 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Ramsay HS Birmingham, Alabama G 3 Monajah Ford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Discovery HS Winter Haven, Florida SF 4 Taniya McGowan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Archer HS Loganville, Georgia G 10 Somer Wilson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Legion Collegiate Academy Charlotte, North Carolina G/F 12 Jayah Hicks 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Wayne Memorial HS Wayne, Michigan G/F 13 Rakyha Reid 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Oakland Technical HS Oakland, California G 15 Jordan Releford 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS UNC Greensboro Decatur, Georgia PF 21 Jhaven Meade 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Franklin County HS Frankfort, Kentucky G 22 Morgan Beacham 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Bethune–Cookman Orlando, Florida C 24 Heaven Harper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Monsignor Scanlan HS Bronx, New York F 25 Carmen Zafra-Bermùdez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Santa Victoria HS Córdoba, Spain G 30 Jada Morgan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Warner Robins HS Macon, Georgia SF 32 Cassandra Colòn 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Georgetown College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Head coach Tim Eatman (Talladega) Assistant coach(es) Regina Garrett (South Carolina State) Ervin Monier (St. Mary's (TX)) Jaquanna Murray (South Carolina State) Jordan Wallace (Rutgers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2023* 9:00 pm		at No. 5 Utah Preseason WNIT	L 48–108	0–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,935) Salt Lake City, UT
November 11, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 30–61	0–2	Fleming Gymnasium (359) Greensboro, NC
November 15, 2023* 6:30 pm		Coastal Carolina	L 61–73	0–3	SHM Memorial Center (312) Orangeburg, SC
November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm		Winthrop	L 45–54	0–4	SHM Memorial Center (150) Orangeburg, SC
November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	L 53–58	0–5	G. B. Hodge Center (235) Spartanburg, SC
November 24, 2023* 7:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota State	L 42–72	0–6	Frost Arena (2,139) Brookings, SD
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, SLN		vs. South Dakota	L 52–72	0–7	Sanford Pentagon (1,808) Sioux Falls, SD
November 29, 2023* 6:30 pm		Queens	W 76–58	1–7	SHM Memorial Center (135) Orangeburg, SC
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 58–68	1–8	Buccaneer Field House (329) North Charleston, SC
December 10, 2023* 3:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 44–62	1–9	Alabama A&M Events Center (831) Huntsville, AL
December 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	L 54–69	1–10	Bartow Arena (289) Birmingham, AL
December 15, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	L 52–63	1–11	Templeton Physical Education Center (90) Clinton, SC
December 19, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Charleston	L 64–84	1–12	TD Arena (315) Charleston, SC
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 43–67	1–13	Timmons Arena (502) Greenville, SC
December 29, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	L 41–55	1–14	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,012) Jacksonville, AL
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm		Norfolk State	L 33–94	1–15 (0–1)	SHM Memorial Center (115) Orangeburg, SC
January 8, 2024 5:30 pm		Howard	L 46–70	1–16 (0–2)	SHM Memorial Center (212) Orangeburg, SC
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm		North Carolina Central	L 61–75	1–17 (0–3)	SHM Memorial Center (650) Orangeburg, SC
January 27, 2024 3:15 pm		at Delaware State	L 49–61	1–18 (0–4)	Memorial Hall (650) Dover, DE
January 29, 2024 5:30 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 45–63	1–19 (0–5)	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm		Morgan State	L 59–65	1–20 (0–6)	SHM Memorial Center (450) Orangeburg, SC
February 5, 2024 5:30 pm		Coppin State	L 39–63	1–21 (0–7)	SHM Memorial Center (220) Orangeburg, SC
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm		at Norfolk State	L 25–87	1–22 (0–8)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,106) Norfolk, VA
February 19, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Howard	L 51–69	1–23 (0–9)	Burr Gymnasium (500) Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm		Delaware State	W 69–61	2–23 (1–9)	SHM Memorial Center (575) Orangeburg, SC
February 26, 2024 5:30 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	L 51–67	2–24 (1–10)	SHM Memorial Center (650) Orangeburg, SC
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm		at Morgan State	L 29–61	2–25 (1–11)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,157) Baltimore, MD
March 4, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Coppin State	L 43–61	2–26 (1–12)	Physical Education Complex (250) Baltimore, MD
March 7, 2024 5:30 pm		at North Carolina Central			McDougald–McLendon Arena  Durham, NC
MEAC tournament
March 13, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Norfolk State First round			Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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