2017-2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs

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2017-2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
35 Damani Applewhite So F 6-8 200 - Fayetteville (NC) United States Westover High School
4 Dwayne Banks So G 5-10 180 - Baltimore (MD) United States Randallstown High School
21 David Bottenberg So F 6-8 220 - Rockville (MD) United States Millbrook School
12 Tarik Clement Sr GF 6-0 180 - Greenville (SC) United States Greenville High School
5 Ozante Fields So F 6-7 225 - Denmark (SC) United States Denmark-Olar High School
0 Lavar Harewood RS-Jr SG 6-3 200 Nov 27, 1995 Brooklyn (NY) United States Brooks School
1 Justin Jones So G 6-2 180 - Myrtle Beach (SC) United States Bull City Prep Academy
24 Ian Kinard So F 6-8 215 Oct 8, 1997 Clinton (SC) United States Gray Collegiate Academy
3 Rayshawn Neal Fr G 6-0 195 - Greenville (SC) United States Legacy Early College
11 Janai Raynor Powell Jr G 5-10 165 - Virginia Beach (VA) United States Kellam High School
10 J.J. Richardson Sr G 6-2 185 - Darlington (SC) United States N/A
2 Tashombe Riley RS-Sr F 6-7 210 Oct 26, 1994 Orangeburg (SC) United States Gray Military Academy
15 Patrell Rogers Sr G 6-2 175 - Florence (SC) United States Wilson High School
23 Ty Soloman Sr G 5-10 170 - James Island (SC) United States Charleston Collegiate School
33 Armani Taylor Fr F 6-9 205 - Moncks Corner (SC) United States N/A
13 Karon Wright Sr G 5-10 190 - Jackson (SC) United States Silver Bluff High School

South Carolina State Transfers Sitting Out 2017-2018

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Armani Hill Jr F 6-7 225 - Rock Hill (SC) United States Spartanburg Methodist College

Recent South Carolina State Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 14-18 (9-5) 2nd (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 5-26 (2-12) 8th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 15-16 (7-7) 5th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 1-17 (1-7) 7th (MEAC) N/A N/A
2019-2020 11-18 (6-10) 8th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 8-26 (5-11) 9th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 10-22 (6-10) 10th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 11-20 (7-9) 7th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 19-15 (12-4) 2nd (MEAC) Runner Up CIT 1st Rnd
2014-2015 11-22 (7-9) 7th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 9-21 (5-11) 8th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 6-24 (2-14) 12th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 5-26 13th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 10-22 (5-11) 8th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 18-14 (10-6) 3rd (MEAC) Runner Up N/A
2008-2009 17-14 (10-6) 2nd (MEAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2007-2008 13-20 (7-9) 7th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 13-17 (10-8) 3rd (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 14-16 (11-7) 3rd (MEAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 17-14 (9-9) 6th (MEAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 18-11 (14-4) 1st (MEAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 20-11 (15-3) 1st (MEAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd

2017-2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
J.J. Richardson MEAC Player of the Week (Dec 18, 2017)
Damani Applewhite MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Jan 29, 2018)

2017-2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Raynor Powell K. Wright J. Richardson D. Applewhite I. Kinard
Rotation P. Rogers   O. Fields D. Bottenberg  
Rotation T. Soloman        
Rotation J. Jones        
Rotation R. Neal        
Lim PT D. Banks L. Harewood   A. Taylor  
Lim PT T. Clement        

2017-2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Damani Applewhite 30 29.3 12.7 6.8 0.7 0.5 0.2 1.2
Karon Wright 32 26.1 12.6 2.3 0.9 0.7 0.1 1.5
Patrell Rogers 20 21.7 11.2 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.2 1.4
J.J. Richardson 29 23.8 10.2 1.9 1.0 1.2 0.5 1.3
Janai Raynor Powell 32 26.7 8.1 3.7 3.3 1.0 0.2 2.2
Ian Kinard 32 19.1 5.5 4.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.2
Justin Jones 32 14.6 5.2 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.9
Ozante Fields 27 15.3 5.0 4.0 0.4 0.2 0.4 1.1
Rayshawn Neal 31 12.1 4.0 1.8 1.5 0.4 0.0 1.5
David Bottenberg 29 11.3 2.7 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.3
Ty Soloman 8 20.6 2.2 1.9 3.0 1.2 0.0 1.4
Armani Taylor 28 7.3 2.2 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.7
Tarik Clement 13 4.0 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2
Dwayne Banks 27 5.2 0.9 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.9
Lavar Harewood 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2017-2018 South Carolina State Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Murray Garvin Head Coach 2013-2014 Associate Head Coach (South Carolina State, 2011 to 2013)
Rio Pitt Head Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (South Carolina State, 2013 to 2016)
Trevor Deloach Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Maryland-Eastern Shore, 2014 to 2016)
Shaun Taylor Volunteer Assistant Coach 2017-2018 N/A
Stacy Danley Athletic Director 2017-2018 N/A
Keith Swift Director of Strength and Conditioning 2016-2017 N/A
Dr. Jerome Jones Player Development 2017-2018 N/A
Craig Harward Head Athletic Trainer 2007-2008 N/A
Briana Newman Associate Athletic Trainer 2017-2018 N/A
Kendrick Lewis Director of Media Relations 2015-2016 Assistant Director of Media Relations (South Carolina State, 2012 to 2015)