Savannah State Tigers basketball

This article is about the NCAA men's basketball program at Savannah State University. The women's basketball team is known as the Lady Tigers.

Savannah State Tigers

2016–17 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

University

Savannah State University

Conference

MEAC

Location

Savannah, GA

Head coach

Horace Broadnax^[1] (12th year)

Arena

Tiger Arena
(Capacity: 6,000)

Nickname

Tigers

Colors

Burnt Orange and Reflex Blue^[2]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

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.^[3]^[4]^[5] 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).^[6]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]^[8]

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).^[9]

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).^[9]

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.^[8] 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).^[9]

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 (2008-01-07).^[10] The Tigers completed the second half 1-for-23, breaking the shot-clock era record.^[10]

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
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
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
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
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
2011–12	21	11	14–2	Horace Broadnax	MEAC	^[11]
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]^[12]
2006–07	12	18		Horace Broadnax	Division I Independent	^[1]^[9]
2005–06	2	28		Horace Broadnax	Division I Independent	^[1]
2004–05	0	28		Ed Daniels	Division I Independent	^[3]^[5]^[13]
2003–04	4	23		Ed Daniels	Division I Independent	^[5]^[13]
2002–03	3	23		Ed Daniels	Division I Independent	^[5]^[13]
2001–02	2	26		Jack Grant	Division 2 Independent	^[5]
2000–01	4	21		Jack Grant	Division 2 Independent	^[5]
1999–2000	8	18		Samuel Jackson	Division 2 Independent	^[5]
1998–99	9	18	4–11	Jacques Curtis	SIAC
1997–98	11	16	6–9	Jacques Curtis	SIAC	^[5]^[14]
1996–97				Jimmie Westley	SIAC	^[5]^[15]
1995–96				Jimmie Westley	SIAC	^[5]
1994–95				John Williams	SIAC	^[16]
1993–94				John Williams	SIAC	^[16]
1992–93				John Williams	SIAC	^[16]
1991–92				John Williams	SIAC	^[16]
1990–91				John Williams	SIAC	^[16]
1989–90				Robert Eskew	SIAC	^[17]
1988–89				Robert Eskew	SIAC	^[17]
1987–88				Robert Eskew	SIAC	^[17]
1986–87				Jimmie Westley	SIAC	^[15]
1985–86				Jimmie Westley	SIAC	^[15]
1984–85				Jimmie Westley	SIAC
1983–84				Russell Ellington	SIAC	^[18]
1982–83				Russell Ellington	SIAC	^[18]
1981–82				Russell Ellington	SIAC	^[18]
1980–81				Russell Ellington	SIAC	^[18]
1979–80				Russell Ellington	SIAC	^[18]
1978–79				Russell Ellington	SIAC	^[18]
1977–78				Russell Ellington	SIAC	^[18]
1976–77				Russell Ellington	SIAC	^[18]
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	^[19]
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^[9]
	4	3		Playoff results^[9]
	504	677		All games including playoffs^[9]

Notable alumni

Name	Class year	Notability	Reference(s)
John Mathis	1967	former American Basketball Association forward for the New Jersey Americans^[20]

Six Savannah State alumni became members of the Harlem Globetrotters:^[21]

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.
↑ "Savannah State University Athletics – 2016 Football Quick Facts". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
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.

Savannah State Tigers basketball

Venues	Tiger Arena (2000–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	Records lost pre-1964 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Florida A&M Rattlers Hampton Pirates Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina Central Eagles Savannah State Tigers South Carolina State Bulldogs

Championships & awards	MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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