2011–12 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

The 2011–12 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represented Savannah State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Horace Broadnax in his seventh year. The Tigers played their home games at the Tiger Arena. After previously playing as a Division I Independent, the Tigers were 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.

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

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

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