2020–21 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

2020–21 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
DivisionSouthern Division
Record1–17 (1–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachRio Pitt
Assistant coaches
  • Ed Stephens
  • Joe Flegler
Home arenaSHM Memorial Center
2020–21 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Norfolk State84 .667178  .680
Coppin State84 .667913  .409
Morgan State75 .583148  .636
Delaware State111 .083316  .158
Howard00 14  .200
Southern
North Carolina A&T71 .8751110  .524
Florida A&M75 .583812  .400
North Carolina Central35 .37559  .357
South Carolina State17 .125117  .056
2021 MEAC tournament winner
Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021
Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns.

The 2020–21 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by eighth-year head coach Murray Garvin, played their home games at SHM Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Southern Division.