Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
Savannah State Tigers | ||||
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University | Savannah State University | |||
Conference | MEAC | |||
Location | Savannah, GA | |||
Head coach | Horace Broadnax[1] (11th year) | |||
Arena |
Tiger Arena (Capacity: 6,000) | |||
Nickname | Tigers | |||
Colors |
Burnt Orange, Reflex Blue, and White | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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Conference tournament champions | ||||
1970 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1970, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2012 |
The Savannah State Tigers basketball team competes in the NCAA Division I as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and plays their home games in Tiger Arena on the university campus.
The school gained notoriety when they finished the 2004–2005 men's basketball season a winless 0-28, the first Division I team to do so since Prairie View A&M University in 1991–1992.[2][3][4] 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).[5]
Head coach
Horace Broadnax became the men's head basketball coach in 2005.[1] In his sixth year as the head coach of the Tigers, the 2011-12 season, he 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.[5]
Conference championships and NCAA playoffs
Prior to moving into the NCAA, the Tigers appeared in post season play in the NAIA collegiate level. The Tigers appeared in 3 NAIA National Men's Basketball National Tournaments in 1960, 1961, and 1962 with a total combined tournament record of 2-3.
Before moving to Division I the team won the SIAC conference championship in 1970, 1979, 1980, and 1981.[6][7]
The 1978-79 Tigers won an overtime game against Albany (NY) (Savannah State- 82; Albany - 81) in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs, but lost in the second round to Centre College (Centre - 82, Savannah State - 54).[8]
In the 1980 Division III playoffs the Tigers defeated UNC Greensboro in the first round (Savannah State - 61, UNC Greensboro - 58) before losing to Lane College in the regional championships (Lane - 87, Savannah State - 70).[8]
The 1980-81 Tigers won the SIAC Division III Championship and the NCAA South Regional Championship before finishing the season as the NCAA Division III South Quarterfinal runner-up.[7] During this run they defeated the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in the first round (Savannah State - 76, Rose-Hulman - 62), and Rhodes College in the regional championships (Savannah State - 76, Rhodes - 75) before losing an overtime game to Otterbein College in the quarterfinals (Otterbein - 67, Savannah State - 64).[8]
Team awards and NCAA records
Savannah State set the NCAA records for fewest points in a half (4 points) and the worst field goal percentage in a half (4.3 percent) in an 85-25 loss to Kansas State on 7 January 2008 .[9] The Tigers completed the second half 1-for-23, breaking the shot-clock era record.[9]
Postseason
NCAA Division III tournament results
The Tigers have appeared in the NCAA Division III Tournament three times. Their combined record is 4–2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1979 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals | Albany Centre | W 82–81 L 54–82 |
1980 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals | UNC Greensboro Lane | W 61–58 L 70–87 |
1981 | Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Rose–Hulman Southwestern (TN) Otterbein | W 76–62 W 76–75 L 64–67 OT |
NAIA tournament results
The Tigers have appeared in the NAIA Tournament three times. Their combined record is 2–3.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1960 | First Round Second Round | WIllamette Texas State | W 85–71 L 88–101 |
1961 | First Round | Redland | L 80–89 |
1962 | First Round Second Round | Pacific Lutheran Northern Arizona | W 84–75 L 91–95 |
NIT results
The Tigers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2012 | First Round | Tennessee | L 51–65 |
CIT results
The Tigers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2013 | First Round | East Carolina | L 65–66 |
2016 | First Round | Texas–Arlington | L 59–75 |
Season by season record
Conference Regular Season Champions Conference Tournament Champions Conference Tournament and Regular Season Champions
Season | Wins | Losses | Conference Record | Head Coach | Conference | References | |
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2011-12 | 21 | 11 | 14-2 | Horace Broadnax | MEAC | [10] | |
2010-11 | 12 | 18 | Horace Broadnax | Division I Independent | |||
2009-10 | 11 | 15 | Horace Broadnax | Division I Independent | |||
2008-09 | 15 | 14 | Horace Broadnax | Division I Independent | |||
2007-08 | 13 | 18 | Horace Broadnax | Division I Independent | [1][11] | ||
2006-07 | 12 | 18 | Horace Broadnax | Division I Independent | [1][8] | ||
2005-06 | 2 | 28 | Horace Broadnax | Division I Independent | [1] | ||
2004-05 | 0 | 28 | Ed Daniels | Division I Independent | [2][4][12] | ||
2003-04 | 4 | 23 | Ed Daniels | Division I Independent | [4][12] | ||
2002-03 | 3 | 23 | Ed Daniels | Division I Independent | [4][12] | ||
2001-02 | 2 | 26 | Jack Grant | Division 2 Independent | [4] | ||
2000-01 | 4 | 21 | Jack Grant | Division 2 Independent | [4] | ||
1999–2000 | 8 | 18 | Samuel Jackson | Division 2 Independent | [4] | ||
1998-99 | 9 | 18 | 4-11 | Jacques Curtis | SIAC | ||
1997-98 | 11 | 16 | 6-9 | Jacques Curtis | SIAC | [4][13] | |
1996-97 | Jimmie Westley | SIAC | [4][14] | ||||
1995-96 | Jimmie Westley | SIAC | [4] | ||||
1994-95 | John Williams | SIAC | [15] | ||||
1993-94 | John Williams | SIAC | [15] | ||||
1992-93 | John Williams | SIAC | [15] | ||||
1991-92 | John Williams | SIAC | [15] | ||||
1990-91 | John Williams | SIAC | [15] | ||||
1989-90 | Robert Eskew | SIAC | [16] | ||||
1988-89 | Robert Eskew | SIAC | [16] | ||||
1987-88 | Robert Eskew | SIAC | [16] | ||||
1986-87 | Jimmie Westley | SIAC | [14] | ||||
1985-86 | Jimmie Westley | SIAC | [14] | ||||
1984-85 | Jimmie Westley | SIAC | |||||
1983-84 | Russell Ellington | SIAC | [17] | ||||
1982-83 | Russell Ellington | SIAC | [17] | ||||
1981-82 | Russell Ellington | SIAC | [17] | ||||
1980-81 | Russell Ellington | SIAC | [17] | ||||
1979-80 | Russell Ellington | SIAC | [17] | ||||
1978-79 | Russell Ellington | SIAC | [17] | ||||
1977-78 | Russell Ellington | SIAC | [17] | ||||
1976-77 | Russell Ellington | SIAC | [17] | ||||
1975-76 | Mike Backus | SIAC | |||||
1974-75 | Mike Backus | SIAC | |||||
1973-74 | Mike Backus | SIAC | |||||
1972-73 | Mike Backus | SIAC | |||||
1971-72 | Mike Backus | SIAC | |||||
1970-71 | Leo Richardson | SIAC | [18] | ||||
1969-70 | Leo Richardson | SIAC | |||||
1968-69 | Leo Richardson | Division 3 Independent | |||||
1967-68 | Leo Richardson | Division 3 Independent | |||||
1966-67 | Leo Richardson | Division 3 Independent | |||||
1965-66 | Leo Richardson | Division 3 Independent | |||||
1964-65 | Leo Richardson | Division 3 Independent | |||||
Totals | NCAA Division I Independent results | ||||||
NCAA Division II results | |||||||
NCAA Division III results | |||||||
NAIA results | |||||||
500 | 670 | Regular season results[8] | |||||
4 | 3 | Playoff results[8] | |||||
504 | 677 | All games including playoffs[8] |
Notable alumni
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
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John Mathis | 1967 | former American Basketball Association forward for the New Jersey Americans[19] |
Six Savannah State alumni became members of the Harlem Globetrotters:[20]
- Tyrone "Hollywood" Brown
- Harold "Bobo" Hubbard
- Matt "Showbiz" Jackson
- Mike Jordan
- Kevin Sutlon
- Vincent White
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Savannah State University Head Men’s Basketball Coach: Horace Broadnax". Savannah State University. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
- 1 2 "Tigers finish season 0-28". ESPN.com. 2005-05-28. Retrieved 2005-02-15.
- ↑ "Winless Savannah State Gets New Coach". CSTV.com. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "SSU fires men's basketball coach Daniels". 2005-02-17. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- 1 2 "MEAC announces All-MEAC Men's Basketball Honors". MEACSports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ↑ "SIAC Basketball Champions". Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2007-06-05.
- 1 2 "Former Savannah State Men's Basketball Coach Dies". Retrieved 2007-11-21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Official 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Records Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
- 1 2 "Savannah State misses its way into record books vs. K-State". Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ↑ "Savannah State clinches top seed in 2012 tournament". Associated Press. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ↑ Barnidge, Noell (2008-02-29). "Tigers end season with loss". SavannahNow.com. Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- 1 2 3 "Notes: Savannah State fires coach after winless season". USA Today. 2005-02-17. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- ↑ "Savannah State's Curtis Relieved of Coaching Duties". Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- 1 2 3 "Morris Brown Announced New Coaches". 1999-07-23. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "John Williams To Take Over Women's Basketball Program at Winston-Salem State". 2002-04-24. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- 1 2 3 "Savannah State names three head coaches". 2002-08-17. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Russell Ellington: A Coach for Life". Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ↑ "Past Tournament Champions". SIAC. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
- ↑ "NBA/ABA Players who attended Savannah State University". Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ↑ "Harlem Globetrotters All-time Roster". Harlem Globetrotters. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
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