2011–12 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

2011–12 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
2011–12 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
MEAC Regular Season Champions
NIT, 1st Round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	21–12 (14–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Horace Broadnax (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Jay Gibbons (6th season); Clyde Wormley (4th season);
Home arena	Tiger Arena

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]

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

Roster

2011–12 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
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

Horace Broadnax (Georgetown)

Assistant coach(es)

Jay Gibbons (Clayton State)
Clyde Wormley (The Citadel)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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

"MEAC announces All-MEAC Men's Basketball Honors". MEACSports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
"2011–12 Savannah State Men's Basketball Roster". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
"2011–12 Savannah State Men's Basketball Schedule". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. Retrieved November 1, 2011.

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[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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