College basketball · Team · 2025-26

South Carolina St.

MEAC
AP unranked
10–22
Rated 353rd of 365

Bottom-50 offense, bottom-50 defense

They lose at both ends — 356th in adjusted offense and 317th in adjusted defense of 365 Division I teams in 2025-26.

−21.5Net rating351st of 365

Points per 100 possessions, adjusted offense minus adjusted defense · Final ratings for 2025-26 · last updated May 5, 2026, 9:46 AM ET

Ratings · 2025-26

How good, and how they get there

ADJ O95.8356th of 365 · 6th of 9 in the MEAC
ADJ D117.3317th of 365 · 5th of 9 in the MEAC
TEMPO68.9102nd of 365 · 3rd of 9 in the MEAC
WIN PROB8.9%353rd of 365 · 5th of 9 in the MEAC
WAB−17.2333rd of 365 · 6th of 9 in the MEAC

The four factors

Their strongest factor is free throws drawn — 41.1, 44th of 365.

Effective field goal rateOffense 341st, defense 295th of 365
46.853.9
Turnover rateOffense 355th, defense 56th of 365
20.818.8
Offensive rebound rateOffense 144th, defense 361st of 365
31.437.6
Free-throw rateOffense 44th, defense 364th of 365
41.151.9

Each bar is the team’s place among all 365 Division I teams, so a longer bar is better on both sides — even where the better number is the smaller one (turnovers committed, everything allowed). The tick marks the median team. Free-throw rate is free throws attempted per 100 shots.

Roster · 2025-26

Who carries it

Jayden Johnson plays the most — 69.3% of the team’s minutes.

PLAYER

CLASS

Pure PG · 6-1 · 13.4 points a game in 30 games

69.3

26.9

103.9

−0.9

—

Wing G · 6-5 · 9.4 points a game in 30 games

56.3

19.8

102.2

−4.6

—

Wing G · 6-6 · 7.0 points a game in 29 games

55.7

19.8

92.7

−5.6

—

Wing G · 6-6 · 10.3 points a game in 25 games

44.2

21.9

107.6

−1.3

—

C · 6-10 · 8.2 points a game in 24 games

42.9

23.0

92.0

−7.4

—

Scoring PG · 6-1 · Played 39% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

39.8

—

Wing F · 6-8 · Played 39% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

39.5

—

C · 6-10 · Played 38% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

38.1

—

Christopher ParkerWing F · 6-5 · Played 33% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

33.6

—

C · 7-1 · Played 26% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

26.6

—

PF/C · 6-7 · Played 19% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

19.8

—

Ratings print for players with 40% of their team’s minutes and enough games; the rest show “—”. Tap a highlighted name to open his college file; the others open once their records are linked.

Results · 2025-26

Every final

Won 10 of 32 finals by an average margin of −11.7 a game.

10–22 · MEAC 8–8 · home 6–5 · away 3–16 · neutral 1–1

DATE

OPPONENT

RESULT

MARGIN

Mar 13

vs Howardneutral floor · conference

L 61–78

−17

Mar 12

vs Norfolk St.neutral floor · conference

W 88–82

Mar 5

at North Carolina Centralaway · conference

W 80–64

+16

Mar 3

at Delaware St.away · conference

W 61–59

Feb 28

at Maryland Eastern Shoreaway · conference

L 57–69

−12

Feb 25

vs Morgan St.home · conference

L 83–90

−7

Feb 21

at Norfolk St.away · conference

L 71–90

−19

Feb 19

vs North Carolina Centralhome · conference

W 85–72

+13

Game-by-game results start in 2023-24. The margin is the final score difference; tournament opponents show the seed they carried.

The AP path

Where the poll had them

Unranked in all 32 regular-season games.

Higher on the line is a better rank; a gap is a game they entered unranked.

2024-25Unranked in all 33 regular-season games.
2023-24Unranked in all 32 regular-season games.

The coach · 2025-26

How he wants to play

Erik Martin

Head coach · year 4 at South Carolina St. · 49–79 career

TEMPO66.4Possessions per 40 minutes, adjusted
3PA RATE33.3Share of his team’s shots taken from three

Go deeper

How good, and how they get there

The four factors

Who carries it

Every final

Where the poll had them

How he wants to play

Erik Martin

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