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{{Short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = women's basketball
| sex = none
| year = 2023–24
| team = South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs
| logo = SC State Univ Logo.svg
| logo_size = 150
| conference = Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
| short_conf = MEAC
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| record = 2–26
| conf_record = 1–12
| head_coach = Tim Eatman
| hc_year = 2nd
| asst_coach1 = Regina Garrett
| asst_coach2 = Ervin Monier
| asst_coach3 = Jaquanna Murray
| asst_coach4 = Jordan Wallace
| arena = [[SHM Memorial Center]]
| champion =
| tourney =
| tourney_result =
}}
{{2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings}}
The '''2023–24 South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs basketball team''' represented [[South Carolina State University]] during the [[2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season]]. The Lady Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Tim Eatman, played their home games at [[SHM Memorial Center]] in [[Orangeburg, South Carolina]] as members of the [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference]] (MEAC). They finished the season 2–28, 1–13 in MEAC play, to finish in eighth (last) place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings |url=https://meacsports.com/standings.aspx?standings=60 |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=meacsports.com}}</ref>
==Previous season==
The Lady Bulldogs finished the [[2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2022–23 season]] 3–27, 2–12 in MEAC play, to finish in eighth (last) place.<ref>{{Cite news |title=2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings |url=https://meacsports.com/standings.aspx?standings=53 |access-date=March 2, 2024 |work=[[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference]]}}</ref> In the [[2023 MEAC women's basketball tournament|MEAC tournament]], they were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions [[2022–23 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team|Norfolk State]] in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 8, 2023 |title=Top-Seeded Norfolk State Eliminates SC State 61-37 |url=https://www.scsuathletics.com/news/2023/3/8/womens-basketball-top-seeded-norfolk-state-eliminates-sc-state-61-37.aspx |access-date=March 2, 2024 |work=[[South Carolina State Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs|South Carolina State University Athletics]] |language=en}}</ref>
==Roster==
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Janiah|last=Hinton|num=0|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=so|rs=y|home=[[Tupelo, MS]]|high_school=Saltillo HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Mekayla|last=Lumpkin|num=1|pos=PG|ft=5|in=4|class=jr|rs=|home=[[Birmingham, AL]]|high_school=[[Ramsay High School|Ramsay HS]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Monajah|last=Ford|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=fr|rs=|home=[[Winter Haven, FL]]|high_school=Discovery HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Taniya|last=McGowan|num=4|pos=SF|ft=5|in=10|class=fr|rs=|home=[[Loganville, GA]]|high_school=[[Archer High School|Archer HS]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Somer|last=Wilson|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=sr|rs=|home=[[Charlotte, NC]]|high_school=Legion Collegiate Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jayah|last=Hicks|num=12|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=11|class=sr|rs=|home=[[Wayne, MI]]|high_school=[[Wayne Memorial High School|Wayne Memorial HS]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Rakyha|last=Reid|num=13|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=9|class=jr|rs=|home=[[Oakland, CA]]|high_school=[[Oakland Technical High School|Oakland Technical HS]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jordan|last=Releford|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=5|class=gs|rs=|home=[[Decatur, GA]]|high_school=[[UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball|UNC Greensboro]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jhaven|last=Meade|num=21|pos=PF|ft=6|in=4|class=fr|rs=|home=[[Frankfort, KY]]|high_school=[[Franklin County High School (Kentucky)|Franklin County HS]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Morgan|last=Beacham|num=22|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=gs|rs=|home=[[Orlando, FL]]|high_school=[[Bethune–Cookman Wildcats women's basketball|Bethune–Cookman]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Heaven|last=Harper|num=24|pos=C|ft=6|in=3|class=fr|rs=|home=[[The Bronx, NY]]|high_school=[[Monsignor Scanlan High School|Monsignor Scanlan HS]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Carmen|last=Zafra-Bermùdez|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=fr|rs=|home=[[Córdoba, Spain]]|high_school=Santa Victoria HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jada|last=Morgan|num=30|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=fr|rs=|home=[[Macon, GA]]|high_school=[[Warner Robins High School|Warner Robins HS]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Cassandra|last=Colòn|num=32|pos=SF|ft=5|in=10|class=sr|rs=|home=[[Philadelphia, PA]]|high_school=[[Georgetown Tigers|Georgetown College]]}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
* Tim Eatman ({{college|Talladega}})
|asst_coach=
* Regina Garrett ({{college|South Carolina State}})
* Ervin Monier ({{college|St. Mary's (TX)}})
* Jaquanna Murray ({{college|South Carolina State}})
* Jordan Wallace ({{college|Rutgers}})
|roster_url=https://www.scsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2023-2024
|accessdate=March 2, 2024
}}
==Schedule and results==
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|South Carolina State Bulldogs}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = November 9, 2023
| time          = 9:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball team|Utah]]
| opprank       = 5
| site_stadium  = [[Jon M. Huntsman Center]]
| site_cityst   = [[Salt Lake City, UT]]
| gamename      = [[Women's National Invitation Tournament|Preseason WNIT]]
| tv            =
| score         = 48–108
| attend        = 3,935
| record        = 0–1
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = November 11, 2023
| time          = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 UNC Greensboro Spartans women's basketball team|UNC Greensboro]]
| site_stadium  = [[Fleming Gymnasium]]
| site_cityst   = [[Greensboro, NC]]
| tv            = [[ESPN+]]
| score         = 30–61
| attend        = 359
| record        = 0–2
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = November 15, 2023
| time          = 6:30 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's basketball team|Coastal Carolina]]
| site_stadium  = [[SHM Memorial Center]]
| site_cityst   = [[Orangeburg, SC]]
| tv            =
| score         = 61–73
| attend        = 312
| record        = 0–3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = November 18, 2023
| time          = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team|Winthrop]]
| site_stadium  = SHM Memorial Center
| site_cityst   = Orangeburg, SC
| tv            =
| score         = 45–54
| attend        = 150
| record        = 0–4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = November 20, 2023
| time          = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team|USC Upstate]]
| site_stadium  = [[G. B. Hodge Center]]
| site_cityst   = [[Spartanburg, SC]]
| tv            = ESPN+
| score         = 53–58
| attend        = 235
| record        = 0–5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = November 24, 2023
| time          = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball team|South Dakota State]]
| site_stadium  = [[Frost Arena]]
| site_cityst   = [[Brookings, SD]]
| tv            = [[Summit League#Media rights|SLN]]
| score         = 42–72
| attend        = 2,139
| record        = 0–6
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = November 25, 2023
| time          = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| neutral       = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 South Dakota Coyotes women's basketball team|South Dakota]]
| site_stadium  = [[Sanford Pentagon]]
| site_cityst   = [[Sioux Falls, SD]]
| tv            = SLN
| score         = 52–72
| attend        = 1,808
| record        = 0–7
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = November 29, 2023
| time          = 6:30 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Queens Royals women's basketball team|Queens]]
| site_stadium  = SHM Memorial Center
| site_cityst   = Orangeburg, SC
| tv            =
| score         = 76–58
| attend        = 135
| record        = 1–7
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = December 2, 2023
| time          = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Charleston Southern Buccaneers women's basketball team|Charleston Southern]]
| site_stadium  = [[Buccaneer Field House]]
| site_cityst   = [[North Charleston, SC]]
| tv            = ESPN+
| score         = 58–68
| attend        = 329
| record        = 1–8
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = December 10, 2023
| time          = 3:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball team|Alabama A&M]]
| site_stadium  = [[Alabama A&M Events Center]]
| site_cityst   = [[Huntsville, AL]]
| tv            =
| score         = 44–62
| attend        = 831
| record        = 1–9
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = December 12, 2023
| time          = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 UAB Blazers women's basketball team|UAB]]
| site_stadium  = [[Bartow Arena]]
| site_cityst   = [[Birmingham, AL]]
| tv            = ESPN+
| score         = 54–69
| attend        = 289
| record        = 1–10
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = December 15, 2023
| time          = 6:30 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Presbyterian Blue Hose women's basketball team|Presbyterian]]
| site_stadium  = [[Templeton Physical Education Center]]
| site_cityst   = [[Clinton, SC]]
| tv            = ESPN+
| score         = 52–63
| attend        = 90
| record        = 1–11
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = December 19, 2023
| time          = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Charleston Cougars women's basketball team|College of Charleston]]
| site_stadium  = [[TD Arena]]
| site_cityst   = [[Charleston, SC]]
| tv            = [[FloHoops]]
| score         = 64–84
| attend        = 315
| record        = 1–12
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = December 21, 2023
| time          = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Furman Paladins women's basketball team|Furman]]
| site_stadium  = [[Timmons Arena]]
| site_cityst   = [[Greenville, SC]]
| tv            = ESPN+
| score         = 43–67
| attend        = 502
| record        = 1–13
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = December 29, 2023
| time          = 7:30 p.m.
| nonconf       = yes
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball team|Jacksonville State]]
| site_stadium  = [[Pete Mathews Coliseum]]
| site_cityst   = [[Jacksonville, AL]]
| tv            = ESPN+
| score         = 41–55
| attend        = 1,012
| record        = 1–14
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|South Carolina State Bulldogs}}| MEAC regular season
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = January 6, 2024
| time          = 2:00 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team|Norfolk State]]
| site_stadium  = SHM Memorial Center
| site_cityst   = Orangeburg, SC
| tv            =
| score         = 33–94
| attend        = 115
| record        = 1–15
| conference    = 0–1
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = January 8, 2024
| time          = 5:30 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Howard Bison women's basketball team|Howard]]
| site_stadium  = SHM Memorial Center
| site_cityst   = Orangeburg, SC
| tv            =
| score         = 46–70
| attend        = 212
| record        = 1–16
| conference    = 0–2
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = January 20, 2024
| time          = 2:00 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team|North Carolina Central]]
| site_stadium  = SHM Memorial Center
| site_cityst   = Orangeburg, SC
| tv            =
| score         = 61–75
| attend        = 650
| record        = 1–17
| conference    = 0–3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = January 27, 2024
| time          = 3:15 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team|Delaware State]]
| site_stadium  = [[Memorial Hall (Delaware State)|Memorial Hall]]
| site_cityst   = [[Dover, DE]]
| tv            =
| score         = 49–61
| attend        = 650
| record        = 1–18
| conference    = 0–4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = January 29, 2024
| time          = 5:30 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball team|Maryland Eastern Shore]]
| site_stadium  = [[Hytche Athletic Center]]
| site_cityst   = [[Princess Anne, MD]]
| tv            =
| score         = 45–63
| attend        = 183
| record        = 1–19
| conference    = 0–5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = February 3, 2024
| time          = 2:00 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Morgan State Lady Bears basketball team|Morgan State]]
| site_stadium  = SHM Memorial Center
| site_cityst   = Orangeburg, SC
| tv            =
| score         = 59–65
| attend        = 450
| record        = 1–20
| conference    = 0–6
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = February 5, 2024
| time          = 5:30 p.m.
| opponent      = [[2023–24 Coppin State Eagles women's basketball team|Coppin State]]
| site_stadium  = SHM Memorial Center
| site_cityst   = Orangeburg, SC
| tv            =
| score         = 39–63
| attend        = 220
| record        = 1–21
| conference    = 0–7
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = February 17, 2024
| time          = 2:00 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = Norfolk State
| site_stadium  = [[Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall]]
| site_cityst   = [[Norfolk, VA]]
| tv            =
| score         = 25–87
| attend        = 2,106
| record        = 1–22
| conference    = 0–8
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = February 19, 2024
| time          = 5:30 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = Howard
| site_stadium  = [[Burr Gymnasium]]
| site_cityst   = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| tv            = ESPN+
| score         = 51–69
| attend        = 500
| record        = 1–23
| conference    = 0–9
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = February 24, 2024
| time          = 2:00 p.m.
| opponent      = Delaware State
| site_stadium  = SHM Memorial Center
| site_cityst   = Orangeburg, SC
| tv            =
| score         = 69–61
| attend        = 575
| record        = 2–23
| conference    = 1–9
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = February 26, 2024
| time          = 5:30 p.m.
| opponent      = Maryland Eastern Shore
| site_stadium  = SHM Memorial Center
| site_cityst   = Orangeburg, SC
| tv            =
| score         = 51–67
| attend        = 650
| record        = 2–24
| conference    = 1–10
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = March 2, 2024
| time          = 2:00 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = Morgan State
| site_stadium  = [[Talmadge L. Hill Field House]]
| site_cityst   = [[Baltimore, MD]]
| tv            =
| score         = 29–61
| attend        = 1,157
| record        = 2–25
| conference    = 1–11
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = March 4, 2024
| time          = 5:30 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = Coppin State
| site_stadium  = [[Physical Education Complex]]
| site_cityst   = Baltimore, MD
| tv            = ESPN+
| score         = 43–61
| attend        = 250
| record        = 2–26
| conference    = 1–12
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date          = March 7, 2024
| time          = 5:30 p.m.
| away          = yes
| opponent      = North Carolina Central
| site_stadium  = [[McDougald–McLendon Arena]]
| site_cityst   = [[Durham, NC]]
| tv            =
| score         =54–73
| attend        =627
| record        =2–27
| conference    =1–13
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|South Carolina State Bulldogs}}|[[2024 MEAC women's basketball tournament|<span style={{NCAA color cell|South Carolina State Bulldogs}}>MEAC tournament</span>]]
{{CBB schedule entry
| date          = March 13, 2024
| time          = 12:00 p.m.
| neutral       = yes
| seed          = 8
| opponent      = Norfolk State
| oppseed       = 1
| site_stadium  = [[Norfolk Scope]]
| site_cityst   = Norfolk, VA
| gamename      = First round
| tv            = ESPN+
| score         =43–75
| attend        =
| record        =2–28
}}
{{CBB Schedule End
|timezone=[[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]]
|poll=[[2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings#AP poll|AP poll]]}}
Sources:<ref>{{Cite news |title=2023-2024 Women's Basketball Schedule |url=https://www.scsuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2023-2024 |access-date=March 2, 2024 |work=South Carolina State University Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs Schedule 2023-24 |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2569/season/2024 |access-date=March 2, 2024 |work=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:2023–24 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball season|South Carolina State]]
[[Category:South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs basketball seasons]]
[[Category:2023 in sports in South Carolina|South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs basketball]]
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