OUTLOOK First round: Lost to Stanford, 84-65
It's a daunting task for South Carolina State in the first round against top-seeded Stanford. The Bulldogs have played some major conference teams, beating Clemson on the road and losing by six to Villanova, but they will have tremendous trouble against a big team like Stanford.
South Carolina State is a pretty balanced team. The Bulldogs' best player is guard Mike Wiatre. He's their leading scorer, a tremendous shooter who plays with a lot of gumption. Other than Wiatre, their best player is James Jones, a diversified scorer.
In the post the Bulldogs have 6-foot-10 Duane Johnson and Dexter Hall, but they will have a difficult time with the overpowering front line of Stanford. Arthur Carlisle is a physical presence on the front line. The Bulldogs start five seniors, are reasonably athletic and shoot a lot of 3-pointers. -- Bob Wenzel, ESPN
ROSTER
PROBABLE STARTERS |
F -- Arthur Carlisle (6-5, Sr., 6.9, 5.3, 0.9)
F -- Coray Davis (6-5, Sr., 8.3, 2.0, 0.7)
C -- Duane Johnson (6-11, Sr., 9.1, 6.3, 0.7)
G -- James Jones (6-6, Sr., 11.8, 5.1, 2.1)
G -- Mike Waitre (6-0, Sr., 16.0, 3.2, 2.5)
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TOP RESERVES |
G -- Omar Vanderhorst (6-1, Fr., 7.6, 3.3, 2.2)
F -- John Shivers (6-1, Jr., 5.3, 2.4, 0.9)
F -- Dexter Hall (6-8, Jr., 4.1, 7.0, 0.8)
F -- Luis Radford (6-9, So., 3.0, 2.5, 0.3)
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NOTABLE
Seed, Region and Bid: 16, South, Automatic
Total NCAA Tournament Bids: 3
NCAA Tournament Record: 0-3 (.000)
Final Four Appearances: none
NCAA Tournament Championships: none
Best NCAA Tournament Finish: First round
Final ESPN/USA Today ranking: NR
Final Associated Press ranking: NR
Final Ratings Percentage Index: 210
Final Sagarin Computer Ranking: 235
RECORD VS. RANKED TEAMS (0-0)
(Opponents ranking reflects ranking on game day)
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Overall Record: 0-3
1998--Fifteenth seed in South Region
Lost to Kentucky in first round, 82-67
1996--Fifteenth seed in West Region
Lost to Kansas in first round, 92-54
1989--Fifteenth seed in East Region
Lost to Duke in first round, 90-69
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