<p>ORANGEBURG, S.C. — South Carolina State has hired former Memphis assistant Tony Madlock to be its men’s basketball head coach. </p>
<p>Bulldogs athletic director Stacy L. Danley announced the move Thursday. </p>
<p>Madlock has spent 25 years as an assistant coach, including the past three seasons at Memphis under head coach and college teammate Penny Hardaway. </p>
<p>Before that, Madlock was at Mississippi as an assistant for three seasons and then served as interim head coach in 2017-18. </p>
<p>Madlock takes over for Murray Garvin, whose contract was not renewed after eight-plus seasons. The Bulldogs play in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and went 1-17 this past season. </p>
<p>Madlock said he was excited to join the Bulldogs and start working to turn around the program. </p>
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