South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs basketball

The South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represents South Carolina State University in women's basketball. The school competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bulldogs play home basketball games at SHM Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina.^[2]

South Carolina State Bulldogs
2024–25 South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs basketball team
University	South Carolina State University
Head coach	Cedric Baker (1st season)
Conference	MEAC
Location	Orangeburg, South Carolina
Arena	SHM Memorial Center (capacity: 3,000)
Nickname	Lady Bulldogs
Colors	Garnet and blue[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament appearances
1983
AIAW tournament champions
Division II: 1979
Other AIAW tournament results Runner-up Division II: 1978 Final Four Division II: 1978, 1979 Elite Eight Division II: 1978, 1979 Sweet Sixteen Division II: 1980 Appearances Division II: 1978, 1979, 1980
Conference tournament champions
1978, 1979, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1993
Conference regular-season champions
1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

History

The Lady Bulldogs won the MEAC Tournament four times in an eight year span from 1978 to 1986, while winning back-to-back Tournaments in 1992 and 1993, but they made only one appearance in the NCAA Tournament (1983), as the MEAC champions did not go to the NCAA Tournament again until 1994. In their only tournament appearance, they beat La Salle 85–67 in the play-in game, while losing to Tennessee 86–51 in the First Round.^[3][4]

Postseason

NCAA Division I

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	#9	Play-in First Round	#8 La Salle #1 Tennessee	W 85–67 L 51–86

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Lady Bulldogs made three appearances in the AIAW National Division II basketball tournament, with a combined record of 7–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1978	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Eastern Washington Southeastern Louisiana Biola High Point	W, 88–53 W, 100–98 W, 88–78 L, 88–92
1979	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Emporia State Seton Hall Tuskegee Dayton	W, 86–47 W, 91–53 W, 85–70 W, 73–68
1980	Second Round	William Penn	L, 68–69