The 2025–26 South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Cedric W. Baker, played their home games at SHM Memorial Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
Previous season The Lady Bulldogs finished the 2024–25 season 2–29, 1–13 in MEAC play, to finish in a tie for seventh (last) place. They were defeated by top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Norfolk State in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.
Following the season, on May 2, 2025 head coach Tim Eatman announced his resignation, ending his two-year tenure with the team. On May 14, it was announced that longtime Savannah State head coach Cedric W. Baker would be leaving the Savannah State program, in order to take the South Carolina State head coaching position.
Preseason On October 8, 2025, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference released their preseason poll. South Carolina State was picked to finish eighth (last) in the conference, receiving one out of a possible 16 first-place votes.
Preseason rankings +MEAC Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 118 (10) 2 107 (4) 3 93 4 68 (1) 5 62 6 60 7 41 8 South Carolina State 27 (1)
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Preseason All-MEAC Teams No players were named to Preseason All-MEAC First, Second or Third Teams.
Roster
Schedule and results
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