2009–10 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

2009-10 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
Conference NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball) I
2009-10 record 11–15 ( Independent)
Head coach Horace Broadnax
Assistant coach Jay Gibbons
Assistant coach Clyde Wormley
Home arena Tiger Arena
Seasons
« 2008-09 2010-11 »

The 2009-2010 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team competed in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University. The Tigers competed in the NCAA Division I as an independent and finished the season 11–15.

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

The Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 15–14 record posted in the 2008–09 season, the team's first winning season in 23 years.[1] The fifteen victories were the most since the university moved to Division I in 2002.[1]

Contents

Season Notes

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

2009-2010 Roster

SSU Men's Basketball
Current Roster [2]
Head Coach: Horace Broadnax
G 00 Patrick Hardy Senior 6–3, 185 Atlanta, GA (Westlake)
G 1 Preston Blackmon Freshman 6–0, 170 Hopkins, S.C. (Lower Richland)
G 2 Tracy Rankins Senior 5–10, 180 Queens, NY (Douglas County)
F 3 Mark St. Fort Sophomore 6–6, 210 Wauchula, FL (Hardee Senior)
F 4 Rod Mitchell Junior 6–7, 205 Columbus, GA (G.W. Carver)
G 5 Andrew Anderson Freshman 5–10, 170 Buford, GA (Collins Hill)
F 10 Devin Stowers Senior 6–4, 205 Hephzibah, GA (Hephzibah)
G 13 Anthony Jones Junior 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 Senior 6–4, 180 Lake Placid, FL (Lake Placid)
F 22 Rashad Hassan Sophomore 6–7, 215 Riverdale, GA (Riverdale)
G 23 Cedric Smith Freshman 6–3, 180 North Lauderdale, FL (Boyd Anderson)
G 24 Marius Chawa Freshman 6–3, 196 Atlanta, GA (Central Gwinnett)
F 34 Arnold Louis Sophomore 6–7, 205 Wauchula, FL (Hardee Senior)
G 54 Darnel Jones Freshman 6–1, 175 Atlanta, GA (Peachtree Ridge)
G 55 Darius Baugh Freshman 6–2, 180 Mableton, GA (Hillgrove)

Player Stats

Stats current as of

Player Games MPG PPG RPG FG % 3P % FT % APG SPG
Rankins, Tracy 26 32.7 13.0 2.7 37.8 1.5 .8
Blackmon, Preston 26 30.5 6.8 2.2 35.1 5.1 1.3
Louis, Arnold 26 26.7 8.9 8.0 57.0 .6 1.2
Hassan, Rashad 26 26.2 11.0 5.5 54.2 .6 .9
Hardy, Patrick 24 28.2 7.2 3.0 41.4 2.4 .2
Mitchell, Rod 24 13.0 2.5 2.2 47.4 .5 .6
Chawa, Marius 23 12.9 2.7 1.9 41.1 .2 .5
Izevbigi, Glen 26 9.3 1.6 1.3 45.5 .1 .1
Anderson, Andrew 24 9.8 1.5 .7 24.0 .4 .4
Baugh, Darius 11 19.5 6.1 2.5 30.3 .7 0.6
Smith, Cedric 11 13.5 3.6 1.4 35.7 .1 .9
Stowers, Devin 15 3.3 .5 .7 25.0 .1 .1
Jones, Darnel 10 2.1 .3 .1 0.0 .1 0.0
Shuler, Jovonni 1 12.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

2009-2010 Game Log

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
November 13* 8:00 p.m. Webber International Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 65–51  1–0
November 16* 7:00 p.m. Central Connecticut State Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 45–53  2–0
November 18* 7:00 p.m. at North Florida UNF Arena • Jacksonville, FL L 46–57  2–1
November 21* 1 p.m. Georgetown Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA L 63–44  2–2
November 24* 7:00 p.m. Western Illinois Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 52–48  3–2
November 28* 5:00 p.m. vs. Central Connecticut State McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC
(Skip Prosser Classic)		 L 51–44  3–3
November 29* 5:00 p.m. vs. Virginia - Wise McAlister Field House • Charleston, SC
(Skip Prosser Classic)		 W 68–57  4–3
December 3* 7 p.m. at Bowling Green Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH L 51–59  4–4
December 5* 3:30 p.m. at Duquesne A. J. Palumbo Center • Pittsburgh, PA L 44–58  4–5
December 12* 4 p.m. at St. Bonaventure Reilly Center • St. Bonaventure, NY L 47–79  4–6
December 16* 7:05 p.m. at Creighton Qwest Center • Omaha, NE L 77–62  4–7
December 19* 7:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina Kimbel Arena • Conway, SC L 91–70  4–8
December 21* 7:00 p.m. Stetson Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 57–46  5–8
December 29* 10.00 p.m. at San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion • San Diego, CA L 63–56  5–9
January 2* 3:00 p.m. The Citadel Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA L 54–47  5–10
January 4* 8:00 p.m. at Western Illinois Western Hall • Macomb, IL L 51–55  5–11
January 6* 7:00 p.m. at Missouri Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO ESPN360 L 45–74  5–12
January 11* 7:30 p.m. at Central Connecticut State William H. Detrick Gymnasium • Hartford, CT W 73–63  6–12
January 20* 7:00 p.m. North Carolina Central Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 46–44 OT  7–12
January 23* 2:00 p.m. Longwood Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 68–66  8–12
January 25* 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA L 72–68  8–13
January 30* 7:00 p.m. Allen Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 81–62  9–13
February 6* 3:00 p.m. at North Carolina Central McClendon-McDougald Gymnasium • Durham, NC L 65–60  9–14
February 15* 7:00 p.m. at Stetson Edmunds Center • Deland, FL W 82–68  10–14
February 20* 2:00 p.m. at Longwood Willett Hall • Farmville, VA L 68–54  10–15
February 26* 7:00 p.m. Carver Bible Tiger Arena • Savannah, GA W 94–68  11–15
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time[3].

Awards and records

Awards

See also

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External links

References

  1. ^ a b Barnidge, Noell (2009-09-30). "SSU releases men's basketball schedule". SavannahNow.com. Savannah Morning News and Evening Press. http://savannahnow.com/sports/2009-09-30/ssu-releases-mens-basketball-schedule. Retrieved 2009-09-30. 
  2. ^ "2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster". Savannah State University Athletics. http://www.ssuathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&roster=29&. Retrieved 2009-11-02. 
  3. ^ "2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. http://ssuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball&. Retrieved 2009-09-30. 
  4. ^ "Hassan Earns All-Independent Honors". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. 2010-03-16. http://ssuathletics.com/news/2010/3/16/MBB_0316101700.aspx. Retrieved 2010-03-16.