2018–19 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

2018–19 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2018–19 record 0–0 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach Horace Broadnax (14th season)
Assistant coach Clyde Wormley
Assistant coach Timothy "Pat" Hardy
Assistant coach Joseph Flegler
Home arena Tiger Arena
2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bethune–Cookman00   00  
Coppin State00   00  
Delaware State00   00  
Florida A&M00   00  
Howard00   00  
MD Eastern Shore00   00  
Morgan State00   00  
Norfolk State00   00  
North Carolina A&T00   00  
North Carolina Central00   00  
Savannah State00   00  
South Carolina State00   00  
† 2019 MEAC Tournament winner
As of April 9, 2018; 

The 2018–19 Savannah State Tigers basketball team will represent Savannah State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 14th-year head coach Horace Broadnax, will play their home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

This season marks the Tigers' final season playing in Division I as they will rejoin Division II after the season.[1]

Previous season

With a win over South Carolina State on March 1, 2018, the Tigers earned a share of the MEAC regular season championship.[2] They finished the season 15–17, 12–4 in MEAC play, finishing in a three-way tie for first place. Due to tie-breaking procedures, the Tigers received the No. 3 seed in the MEAC Tournament, where they lost to North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals. The Tigers were initially ruled to be ineligible for postseason play for a second consecutive season due to APR violations.[3] However, the NCAA granted the Tigers a waiver allowed them to participate in postseason play.[4][5]


Roster

2018–19 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 2 Ralueke Orizu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Austell, Georgia
G 3 Zach Sellers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Cheraw, South Carolina
F 4 John Grant, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)208 lb (94 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
F 12 Jahlin Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Barnwell, South Carolina
G 15 Isaiah Felder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Orangeburg, South Carolina
G 22 Dexter McClanahan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Stockbridge, Georgia
G 32 Chris Dubose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Stockbridge, Georgia
G 50 Khalen Pinkett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Decatur, Georgia
G 55 Ty'lik Evans 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Macon, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibtion
Non-conference regular season
MEAC regular season
MEAC Tournament

vs.    
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. University, Savannah State. "SSU moves to Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference". Savannah State University. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  2. "Savannah State vs. South Carolina State - Game Summary - March 1, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  3. "17 D-I teams don't make NCAA grade, banned from postseason". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
  4. "Swag, speed and threes: Savannah State is the fastest team in college basketball". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  5. "Never Made the Tourney Club Update, 1/25: Savannah State lives, South Dakota is on fire". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
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