2008–09 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

The 2008–09 Savannah State Tigers basketball team competed in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University. The Tigers competed in the NCAA Division I as an independent.[1] The head coach is Horace Broadnax who is in his fourth year.[1] The team played 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]

2008–09 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record15–14
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Gibbons
  • Clyde Wormley
Home arenaTiger Arena
2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Seattle0–0 –21–8  .724
South Dakota0–0 –20–9  .690
Utah Valley0–0 –17–11  .607
Chicago State0–0 –19–13  .594
North Dakota0–0 –16–12  .571
Longwood0–0 –17–14  .548
Savannah State0–0 –15–14  .517
Texas–Pan American0–0 –10–17  .370
SIU Edwardsville0–0 –10–20  .333
Cal State Bakersfield0–0 –8–21  .276
Bryant0–0 –8–21  .276
Winston–Salem State0–0 –8–22  .267
Houston Baptist0–0 –5–25  .167
North Carolina Central0–0 –4–27  .129
NJIT0–0 –1–30  .032
As of April 1, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

Season notes

Pre-season notes
  • July 3, 2008 (2008-07-03) - Mark St. Fort, Arnold Louis, Rashad Hassan, Josh Smith and Glen Izevbigie sign letters-of-intent with Savannah State University.[2]

Regular season notes
  • December 19, 2008 (2008-12-19) - The game against South Carolina State University was moved from Saturday, December 20, 2008, to Wednesday, January 14, 2009. The schedule change was made because inclement weather delayed the return of the South Carolina State men's basketball team from another competition.

Roster
SSU Men's Basketball
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


Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 14*
7:00 p.m.		 Brewton-Parker College W 83-45
Recap 		 1-0
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
November 16*
3:00 p.m.		 University of North Florida W 75-60
Recap 		 2-0
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
November 18*
7:00 p.m.		 Coastal Carolina University W 66-65
Recap 		 3-0
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
November 22*
11:30 a.m.		 University of New Orleans W 54-44
Recap 		 4-0
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
November 25*
8:00 p.m.		 at Clemson University W 81-49
Recap 		 4-1
 Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
November 29*
2:00 p.m.		 at University of Michigan W 66-64
Recap OT		 4-2
 Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 1*
7:30 p.m.		 Bowling Green State University W 57-54
Recap 		 5-2
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
December 6*
8:00 p.m.		 at Saint Louis University W 55-37
Recap 		 5-3
 Chaifetz Arena 
St. Louis, MO
December 8*
7:30 p.m.		 at No. 19 Georgetown University W 100-38
Recap 		 5-4
 Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
December 16*
7:00 p.m.		 Kennesaw State University W 53-49
Recap 		 6-4
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
December 18*
7:00 p.m.		 Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi W 47-42
Recap 		 7-4
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
December 22*
7:00 p.m.		 at University of Notre Dame W 81-49
Recap 		 7-5
 Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 30*
6:00 p.m.		 Bethune-Cookman University W 55-29
Recap 		 7-6
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
January 3*
3:00 p.m.		 at University of Alabama-Birmingham W 63-37
Recap 		 7-7
 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
January 6*
9:00 p.m.		 at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater W 83-56
Recap 		 7-8
 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
January 12*
7:00 p.m.		 Talladega College W 78-70 OT
Recap		 8-8
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
January 14*
7:00 p.m.		 South Carolina State University W 57-53
Recap 		 9-8
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
January 17*
2:00 p.m.		 at Longwood W 86-76
Recap 		 9-9
 Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA
January 20*
7:00 p.m.		 at Jacksonville University L 56-69
Recap 		 9-10
 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
January 24*
4:00 p.m.		 at Utah Valley University W 55-39
Recap 		 9-11
 McKay Events Center 
Orem, UT
January 28*
7:00 p.m.		 Allen University W 77-43
Recap 		 10-11
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
January 31*
7:30 p.m.		 at North Carolina Central University W 67-51
Recap 		 11-11
 McClendon-McDougald Gymnasium 
Durham, NC
February 2*
8:00 p.m.		 at University of Texas–Pan American W 64-58
Recap 		 12-11
 UTPA Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
February 7*
1:00 p.m.		 Longwood University W 68-64 Recap  12-12
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
February 12*
8:00 p.m.		 at Stetson University W 66-52 Recap  12-13
 Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
February 14*
3:00 p.m.		 Utah Valley University L 58-69 Recap  12-14
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
February 18*
7:00 p.m.		 Florida Atlantic University W 79-66 Recap  13-14
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
February 26*
7:00 p.m.		 Carver Bible College W 103-44
Recap 		 14-14
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
March 2*
7:00 p.m.		 North Carolina Central University W 69-64
Recap 		 15-14
 Tiger Arena 
Savannah, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[5][6].

Awards
  • Junior guard/forward Jovonni Shuler and freshman forward Rashad Hassan received Honorable Mention honors on the 2008-09 Division I All-Independent men's basketball team.[7]
  • Chris Linton and Raye Bailey were selected as co-Most Valuable Player for the 2008–09 season.[8]

References
  1. Barnidge, Noell (November 14, 2008). "SSU's Broadnax continues rebuilding". SavannahNow.com. The Savannah Morning News and Evening Press. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
  2. "Savannah State Men's Basketball Inks Five". Savannah State University. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  3. "Men's Basketball 2008 - 2009 Roster". Savannah State University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
  4. "Savannah State Tigers Roster - 2008-09". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
  5. "2008 Basketball Schedule". Savannah State University. Archived from the original on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  6. "Savannah State Tigers Schedule - 2008-09". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
  7. "Shuler, Hassan Get Post-Season Honor". Savannah State University Athletics. Savannah State University. April 18, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  8. Barnidge, Noell (April 21, 2009). "SSU holds athletics banquet". SavannahNow.com. Savannah Morning News and Evening Press. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
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