2011–12 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

2011–12 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
MEAC Regular Season Champions
NIT, 1st Round
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2011–12 record 21–12 (14–2 MEAC)
Head coach Horace Broadnax (7th year)
Assistant coach Jay Gibbons (6th year)
Assistant coach Clyde Wormley (4th year)
Home arena Tiger Arena
2011–12 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Savannah State 14 – 2   .875     21 – 12   .636
Norfolk State† 13 – 3   .813     26 – 10   .722
Delaware State 12 – 4   .750     15 – 14   .517
Bethune-Cookman 11 – 5   .688     18 – 17   .514
North Carolina Central 10 – 6   .625     17 – 15   .531
Coppin State 9 – 7   .563     14 – 16   .467
North Carolina A&T 7 – 9   .438     12 – 20   .375
Hampton 6 – 10   .375     12 – 21   .364
Morgan State 6 – 10   .375     9 – 20   .310
Howard 6 – 10   .375     10 – 21   .323
Florida A&M 6 – 10   .375     10 – 23   .303
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 – 12   .250     7 – 23   .233
South Carolina State 0 – 16   .000     5 – 26   .161
† 2012 MEAC Tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Roster

2011–12 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 00 Edwards, KeithKeith Edwards style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
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 So Chicago, IL
G 1 Blackmon, PrestonPreston Blackmon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
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 Jr Hopkins, SC
G 2 Jones, DarnelDarnel Jones style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Jr Atlanta, GA
G 3 Rudolph, DericDeric Rudolph style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
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 Jr Gadsen, AL
F 5 Spears, ChristopherChristopher Spears style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 So Ashburn, GA
G 10 Hendley, PatrickPatrick Hendley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 So Orange Park, FL
G 11 Wilson, StephenStephen Wilson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 So Jonesboro, GA
F 12 Montgomery, JoshuaJoshua Montgomery style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Jr Smyrna, GA
G 13 Davis, AngeloAngelo Davis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 So Savannah, GA
G 15 Richards, KeierreKeierre Richards style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 So Atlanta, GA
F 22 Hassan, RashadRashad Hassan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 Jr Riverdale, GA
G 23 Smith, CedricCedric Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Jr Bronx, NY
G 24 Conner, RichardRichard Conner style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
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 Jr Austell, GA
F 34 Lewis, ArnoldArnold Lewis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 Jr Wauchula, FL
F 44 Smith, JylesJyles Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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 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: 2011-Nov-1

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

Schedule

Date Opponent Result Record Site
Exhibition
Nov. 3* Armstrong Atlantic State W 70–64  – Tiger Arena
Nov. 7* Benedict L 73–80  – Tiger Arena
Regular Season
Nov. 12* at Georgetown L 54–83  0–1 Verizon Center
Nov. 14* at North Florida L 57–62  0–2 UNF Arena
Nov. 16* at Jacksonville W 73–70 OT 1–2 Tiger Arena
Nov. 19* at Indiana
(Hoosier Invitational)		 L 65–94  3–1 Assembly Hall
Nov. 21* at Butler
(Hoosier Invitational)		 L 42–57  1–4 Hinkle Fieldhouse
Nov. 25* at Chattanooga
(Hoosier Invitational)		 L 63–65  1–5 McKenzie Arena
Nov. 26* vs. Gardner-Webb
(Hoosier Invitational)		 W 72–66  2–5 McKenzie Arena
Dec. 1 at Hampton W 65–49  3–5 (1–0) Hampton Convocation Center
Dec. 3 at Norfolk State L 58–60  3–6 (1–1) Echols Hall
Dec. 10* Georgia Tech L 45–65  3–7 Tiger Arena
Dec. 12* Coastal Georgia W 80–42  4–7 Tiger Arena
Dec. 15* at #14 Wisconsin L 33–66  4–8 Kohl Center
Dec. 22* Mount St. Mary's W 45–41  5–8 Tiger Arena
Jan. 3* at Arkansas L 83–66  5–9 Bud Walton Arena
Jan. 7 Coppin State W 72–60  6–9 (2–1) Tiger Arena
Jan. 9 Morgan State W 57–55  7–9 (3–1) Tiger Arena
Jan. 14 at Florida A&M W 69–58  8–9 (4–1) Teaching Gym
Jan. 16 at Bethune-Cookman L 62–68  8–10 (4–2) Moore Gymnasium
Jan. 21 South Carolina State W 83–53  9–10 (5–2) Tiger Arena
Jan. 23* Stetson W 75–45  10–10 Tiger Arena
Jan. 28 Howard W 71–50  11–10 (6–2) Tiger Arena
Jan. 31* Trinity Baptist W 86–56  12–10 Tiger Arena
Feb. 4 at South Carolina State W 73–60  13–10 (7–2) SHM Memorial Center
Feb. 6* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 55–49  14–10 Tiger Arena
Feb. 11 at North Carolina Central W 67–57  15–10 (8–2) McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium
Feb. 13 at North Carolina A&T W 66–59  16–10 (9–2) Corbett Sports Center
Feb. 18 Florida A&M W 76–57  17–10 (10–2) Tiger Arena
Feb. 20 Bethune-Cookman W 67–44  18–10 (11–2) Tiger Arena
Feb. 25 North Carolina Central W 60–47  19–10 (12–2) Tiger Arena
Feb. 27 North Carolina A&T W 62–50  20–10 (13–2) Tiger Arena
Mar. 1 at Maryland Eastern Shore W 72–54  21–10 (14–2) Hytche Athletic Center
MEAC Tournament
Mar. 7 vs. Hampton
(Quarterfinals)		 L 46–59  21–11 LJVM Coliseum
2012 NIT
Mar. 13 or
Mar. 14*		 at Tennessee
(First Round)		 L 51–65  21–12 Thompson-Boling Arena
*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.