1995–96 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

1995–96 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball
1995–96 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball
MEAC tournament champions; MEAC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	22–8 (14–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Cy Alexander (9th season);
Home arena	SHM Memorial Center

1995–96 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
†	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

1995–96 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Roderick Blakney	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Hartsville, South Carolina

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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.

South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Dukes Gymnasium (1931–1968) SHM Memorial Center (1968–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons Records lost pre-1955 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25