S.C. State men moving in right direction

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- A preseason ranking of eighth may not sound like much, but it’s the highest the South Carolina State men’s basketball program has been picked in four years. Coach Murray Garvin hopes that is an indication the program is moving in the right direction.

“Eighth in our league is not where we desire to be. I would like to think we can finish better than that,” said Garvin, in his third season with the Bulldogs.

S.C. State was seventh in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in 2014-15 after being forced to play “small ball” according to Garvin. Two of the team’s post players, 6-9 senior Luka Radovic and 6-10 junior DouDou Geye, both missed last year with injuries.

The return of Radovic and Geye combined with four returning starters and a roster of eight players who have logged significant minutes has Garvin thinking S.C. State “can finish much better than eighth place.”

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