2011–12 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
MEAC Regular Season Champions
NIT, 1st Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Savannah State142 .8752112  .636
Norfolk State133 .8132610  .722
Delaware State124 .7501514  .517
Bethune–Cookman115 .6881817  .514
North Carolina Central106 .6251715  .531
Coppin State97 .5631416  .467
North Carolina A&T79 .4381220  .375
Hampton610 .3751221  .364
Morgan State610 .375920  .310
Howard610 .3751021  .323
Florida A&M610 .3751023  .303
Maryland Eastern Shore412 .250723  .233
South Carolina State016 .000526  .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
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)

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 March 6, 2012.
  2. "2011–12 Savannah State Men's Basketball Roster". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  3. "2011–12 Savannah State Men's Basketball Schedule". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
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