2011–12 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

The 2011–12 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represents Savannah State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach is Horace Broadnax in his seventh year. The Tigers play their home games at the Tiger Arena. After previously playing as a Division I Independent, the Tigers are new members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Tigers were the 2011–12 MEAC regular season champions and received an automatic bid into the 2012 NIT, their first ever appearance in any Division I tournament as a Division I member. The team posted a 21–10 overall mark and lead the MEAC in scoring defense, only allowing 58.9 points per game and were second in the conference in scoring margin (+5.4). In his sixth year as the head coach of the Tigers, Horace Broadnax was named the MEAC Coach of the Year as he guided the team to a 14–2 conference record and the school's first MEAC regular season title.[1]

2011–12 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
MEAC Regular Season Champions
NIT, 1st Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2011–12 record21–12 (14–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Gibbons (6th season)
  • Clyde Wormley (4th season)
Home arenaTiger Arena
2011–12 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Savannah State142 .875  2112  .636
Norfolk State133 .813  2610  .722
Delaware State124 .750  1514  .517
Bethune-Cookman115 .688  1817  .514
North Carolina Central106 .625  1715  .531
Coppin State97 .563  1416  .467
North Carolina A&T79 .438  1220  .375
Hampton610 .375  1221  .364
Morgan State610 .375  920  .310
Howard610 .375  1021  .323
Florida A&M610 .375  1023  .303
Maryland Eastern Shore412 .250  723  .233
South Carolina State016 .000  526  .161
2012 MEAC Tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2011–12 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 00 Keith Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Chicago, IL
G 1 Preston Blackmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Hopkins, SC
G 2 Darnel Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Atlanta, GA
G 3 Deric Rudolph 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Gadsen, AL
F 5 Christopher Spears 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Ashburn, GA
G 10 Patrick Hendley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Orange Park, FL
G 11 Stephen Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Jonesboro, GA
F 12 Joshua Montgomery 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Smyrna, GA
G 13 Angelo Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Savannah, GA
G 15 Keierre Richards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Atlanta, GA
F 22 Rashad Hassan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Riverdale, GA
G 23 Cedric Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Bronx, NY
G 24 Richard Conner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Austell, GA
F 34 Arnold Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Wauchula, FL
F 44 Jyles Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Fairburn, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jay Gibbons (Clayton State)
  • Clyde Wormley (Citadel)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 1 November 2011

Source: Savannah State Men's Basketball Roster[2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 3*
7:00 pm
Armstrong Atlantic State W 70–64 
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Nov. 7*
7:00 pm
Benedict L 73–80 
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Regular Season
Nov. 12*
12:00 pm
at Georgetown L 54–83  0–1
Verizon Center 
Washington, DC
Nov. 14*
7:00 pm
at North Florida L 57–62  0–2
UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
Nov. 16*
7:00 pm
at Jacksonville W 73–70 OT 1–2
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Nov. 19*
8:00 pm
at Indiana
Hoosier Invitational
L 65–94  3–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Nov. 21*
7:00 pm
at Butler
Hoosier Invitational
L 42–57  1–4
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
Nov. 25*
7:00 pm
at Chattanooga
Hoosier Invitational
L 63–65  1–5
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
Nov. 26*
7:00 pm
vs. Gardner-Webb
Hoosier Invitational
W 72–66  2–5
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
Dec. 1
7:00 pm
at Hampton W 65–49  3–5
(1–0)
Hampton Convocation Center 
Hampton, VA
Dec. 3
6:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 58–60  3–6
(1–1)
Echols Hall 
Norfolk, VA
Dec. 10*
6:00 pm
Georgia Tech L 45–65  3–7
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Dec. 12*
7:00 pm
Coastal Georgia W 80–42  4–7
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Dec. 15*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 14 Wisconsin L 33–66  4–8
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Dec. 22*
6:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 45–41  5–8
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Jan. 3*
8:00 pm
at Arkansas W 83–66  5–9
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Jan. 7
4:00 pm
Coppin State W 72–60  6–9
(2–1)
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Jan. 9
8:00 pm
Morgan State W 57–55  7–9
(3–1)
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Jan. 14
7:00 pm
at Florida A&M W 69–58  8–9
(4–1)
Teaching Gym 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan. 16
7:30 pm
at Bethune-Cookman L 62–68  8–10
(4–2)
Moore Gymnasium 
Daytona Beach, FL
Jan. 21
4:00 pm
South Carolina State W 83–53  9–10
(5–2)
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Jan. 23*
7:00 pm
Stetson W 75–45  10–10
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Jan. 28
4:00 pm
Howard W 71–50  11–10
(6–2)
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Jan. 31*
7:00 pm
Trinity Baptist W 86–56  12–10
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Feb. 4
4:00 pm
at South Carolina State W 73–60  13–10
(7–2)
SHM Memorial Center 
Orangeburg, SC
Feb. 6*
8:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 55–49  14–10
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Feb. 11
4:00 pm
at North Carolina Central W 67–57  15–10
(8–2)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium 
Durham, NC
Feb. 13
8:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 66–59  16–10
(9–2)
Corbett Sports Center 
Greensboro, NC
Feb. 18
4:00 pm
Florida A&M W 76–57  17–10
(10–2)
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Feb. 20
8:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman W 67–44  18–10
(11–2)
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Feb. 25
4:00 pm
North Carolina Central W 60–47  19–10
(12–2)
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Feb. 27
8:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 62–50  20–10
(13–2)
Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
Mar. 1
7:30 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 72–54  21–10
(14–2)
Hytche Athletic Center 
Princess Anne, MD
MEAC Tournament
Mar. 7
6:00 pm
vs. Hampton
Quarterfinals
L 46–59  21–11
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
2012 NIT
Mar. 13 or
Mar. 14
*
8:00 pm
at Tennessee
First Round
L 51–65  21–12
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time..

Source: 2011–12 Savannah State Men's Basketball Schedule[3]

References

  1. "MEAC announces All-MEAC Men's Basketball Honors". MEACSports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  2. "2011–12 Savannah State Men's Basketball Roster". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  3. "2011–12 Savannah State Men's Basketball Schedule". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
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