The 2025–26 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Erik Martin, played their home games at SHM Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 20–13, 11–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for first place, claiming at least part of the regular season conference title for the first time since 2004. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Coppin State in the quarterfinals and then NC Central in the semifinals before falling to top-seeded Norfolk State by a score of 65-66 in the championship game.
Preseason On October 8, 2025, the MEAC released their preseason polls. South Carolina State was picked to finish third in the conference.
Preseason rankings +MEAC Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 118 (12) 2 97 (4) 3 South Carolina State 90 4 73T–5 70 7 31 8 27
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Preseason MEAC Player of the Year Preseason MEAC Player of the YearPlayerYearPositionJayden JohnsonSophomoreGuard Preseason All-MEAC Teams Preseason All-MEAC TeamTeamPlayerYearPositionFirstJayden JohnsonSophomoreGuard Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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