2008–09 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

2008-09 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
Conference NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball) I
2008-09 record 15-14 (0-0 Independent)
Head coach Horace Broadnax
Assistant coach Jay Gibbons
Assistant coach Clyde Wormley
Home arena Tiger Arena
Seasons
« 2007-08 2009-10 »
2008-09 Independents Men's Basketball Standings
  Overall
Team (Rank)       W L PCT
Seattle 21 8 .724
South Dakota 20 9 .690
Utah Valley 17 11 .607
Chicago State 19 13 .594
North Dakota 16 12 .571
Longwood 17 14 .548
Savannah State 15 14 .517
Texas-Pan American 10 17 .370
SIU Edwardsville 10 20 .333
Cal State Bakersfield 8 21 .276
Bryant 8 21 .276
Winston-Salem State 8 22 .267
Houston Baptist 5 25 .167
North Carolina Central 4 27 .129
NJIT 1 30 .032

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008-2009 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team competes in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I-AA, currently as an independent.[1] The head coach is Horace Broadnax who is in his fourth year.[1]

The team plays its home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia.

The Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 13-18 record posted in the 2007-08 season.[1]

Contents

Season Notes

Pre-season notes

Regular season notes

2008-2009 Roster

SSU Men's Basketball
Current Roster [3][4]
Head Coach: Horace Broadnax
G 1 Patrick Hardy Junior 5-10, 180 Atlanta, GA (Westlake)
G 2 Tracy Rankins Junior 5-10, 180 Queens, NY (Douglas County)
F 3 Mark St. Fort Freshman 6-6, 210 Wauchula, FL (Hardee Senior)
F 4 Rod Mitchell Sophomore 6-7, 205 Columbus, GA (G.W. Carver)
G 5 Raye Bailey Senior 5-11, 180 Port St. Joe, FL (Port St. Joe/Gulf Coast CC)
F 10 Josh Smith Freshman 6-5, 195 Savannah, GA (Johnson)
G 13 Anthony Jones Sophomore 6-3, 190 Stone Mountain, GA (Miller Groves)
C 14 Glen Izevbigie Junior 6-10, 230 London, England (Richmond Academy/Garett)
G/F 20 Jovonni Shuler Junior 6-4, 180 Lake Placid, FL (Lake Placid)
F 22 Rashad Hassan Freshman 6-7, 215 Riverdale, GA (Riverdale)
G/F 23 Curtis Brown Sophomore 6-5, 185 Hephzibah, GA (Hephzibah)
F 24 Chris Linton Senior 6-6, 195 Jacksonville, FL (Ribault)
F 34 Devin Stowers Senior 6-4, 205 Hephzibah, GA (Hephzibah)
F 42 Arnold, Louis Freshman 6-7, 205 Wauchula, FL (Hardee Senior)
G 55 LaQuinton Fort Freshman 6-2, 172 Thomson, GA (Thomson)

Coaching Staff

Name Type College Graduating year
Horace Broadnax Head Coach Georgetown University 1986
Jay Gibbons Assistant Coach Clayton State University 2003
Clyde Wormley Assistant Coach The Citadel 2003

2008-2009 Game Log

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
November 14* 7:00 p.m. Brewton-Parker College Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 83-45
Recap 		 1-0
November 16* 3:00 p.m. University of North Florida Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 75-60
Recap 		 2-0
November 18* 7:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina University Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 66-65
Recap 		 3-0
November 22* 11:30 a.m. University of New Orleans Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 54-44
Recap 		 4-0
November 25* 8:00 p.m. at Clemson University Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC L 81-49
Recap 		 4-1
November 29* 2:00 p.m. at University of Michigan Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI L 66-64
Recap OT		 4-2
December 1* 7:30 p.m. Bowling Green State University Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 57-54
Recap 		 5-2
December 6* 8:00 p.m. at Saint Louis University Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis, MO L 55-37
Recap 		 5-3
December 8* 7:30 p.m. at #19 Georgetown University Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. L 100-38
Recap 		 5-4
December 16* 7:00 p.m. Kennesaw State University Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 53-49
Recap 		 6-4
December 18* 7:00 p.m. Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 47-42
Recap 		 7-4
December 22* 7:00 p.m. at University of Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, IN L 81-49
Recap 		 7-5
December 30* 6:00 p.m. Bethune-Cookman University Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA L 55-29
Recap 		 7-6
January 3* 3:00 p.m. at University of Alabama-Birmingham Bartow Arena • Birmingham, AL L 63-37
Recap 		 7-7
January 6* 9:00 p.m. at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK L 83-56
Recap 		 7-8
January 12* 7:00 p.m. Talladega College Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 78-70 OT
Recap		 8-8
January 14* 7:00 p.m. South Carolina State University Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 57-53
Recap 		 9-8
January 17* 2:00 p.m. at Longwood University Willett Hall • Farmville, VA L 86-76
Recap 		 9-9
January 20* 7:00 p.m. at Jacksonville University Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena • Jacksonville, FL L 56-69
Recap 		 9-10
January 24* 4:00 p.m. at Utah Valley University McKay Events Center • Orem, UT L 55-39
Recap 		 9-11
January 28* 7:00 p.m. Allen University Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 77-43
Recap 		 10-11
January 31* 7:30 p.m. at North Carolina Central University McClendon-McDougald Gymnasium • Durham, NC W 67-51
Recap 		 11-11
February 2* 8:00 p.m. at University of Texas–Pan American UTPA Fieldhouse • Edinburg, TX W 64-58
Recap 		 12-11
February 7* 1:00 p.m. Longwood University Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA L 68-64 Recap  12-12
February 12* 8:00 p.m. at Stetson University Edmunds Center • Deland, FL L 66-52 Recap  12-13
February 14* 3:00 p.m. Utah Valley University Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA L 58-69 Recap  12-14
February 18* 7:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic University Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 79-66 Recap  13-14
February 26* 7:00 p.m. Carver Bible College Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 103-44
Recap 		 14-14
March 2* 7:00 p.m. North Carolina Central University Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 69-64
Recap 		 15-14
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time[5][6].

Awards and records

Awards

See also

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References

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  3. ^ "Men's Basketball 2008 - 2009 Roster". Savannah State University Athletics. http://www.savstate.edu/athletics/mbasketball/roster.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  4. ^ "Savannah State Tigers Roster - 2008-09". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/roster?teamId=2542. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  5. ^ "2008 Basketball Schedule". Savannah State University. http://www.savstate.edu/athletics/mbasketball/schedule.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-12. 
  6. ^ "Savannah State Tigers Schedule - 2008-09". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/teams/schedule?teamId=2542. Retrieved 2008-11-13. 
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