2009–10 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team

The 2009-2010 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team
Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
The Savannah State Tigers basketball team competes in NCAA Division I as an independent and plays home games in Tiger Arena on the university campus....

competed in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University

Savannah State University

Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...

. The Tigers competed in the NCAA Division I as an independent and finished the season 11–15.

The team played its home games at Tiger Arena

Tiger Arena

Tiger Arena is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is home to the Savannah State University Tigers basketball and volleyball teams...

in Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...

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The Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 15–14 record posted in the 2008–09 season, the team's first winning season in 23 years. The fifteen victories were the most since the university moved to Division I in 2002.

Coaching Staff

Name	Type	College	Graduating year
Horace Broadnax Horace Broadnax Horace Broadnax is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at Savannah State University. He was born in Plant City, Florida.-Playing career:...	Head Coach	Georgetown University Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...	1986
Jay Gibbons	Assistant Coach	Clayton State University Clayton State University Clayton State University is a public university in Morrow, Georgia, with 6,785 students. Clayton State University is a part of the University System of Georgia....	2003
Clyde Wormley	Assistant Coach	The Citadel The Citadel (military college) The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, also known simply as The Citadel, is a state-supported, comprehensive college located in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. It is one of the six senior military colleges in the United States...	2003

2009-2010 Roster

SSU Men's Basketball Current Roster
Head Coach: Horace Broadnax Horace Broadnax Horace Broadnax is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at Savannah State University. He was born in Plant City, Florida.-Playing career:...
G	00	Patrick Hardy	Senior	6–3, 185	Atlanta, GA Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... (Westlake Westlake High School (Fulton County, Georgia) Westlake High School is a secondary school located in unincorporated Fulton County, Georgia, United States. The school has an Atlanta, Georgia address but is outside of the Atlanta city limits... )
G	1	Preston Blackmon	Freshman	6–0, 170	Hopkins, S.C. Hopkins, South Carolina Hopkins is an unincorporated community in Richland County, South Carolina, United States that was founded in circa 1836 named after John Hopkins... (Lower Richland)
G	2	Tracy Rankins	Senior	5–10, 180	Queens, NY (Douglas County)
F	3	Mark St. Fort	Sophomore	6–6, 210	Wauchula, FL Wauchula, Florida Wauchula is a city located in Hardee County, Florida, United States, and had a population of 4,368 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 4,441.It is the county seat of Hardee County... (Hardee Senior)
F	4	Rod Mitchell	Junior	6–7, 205	Columbus, GA Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795... (G.W. Carver)
G	5	Andrew Anderson	Freshman	5–10, 170	Buford, GA Buford, Georgia As of 2010 Buford had a population of 12,225. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 65.8% white, 13.8% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.9% Asian, 14.7% reporting some other race and 2.5% reproting two or more races... (Collins Hill Collins Hill High School Collins Hill High School is a high school in Suwanee, Georgia. The school is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools. Collins Hill was the biggest high school in Georgia when it first opened in 1994. Collins Hill has added since it first opened... )
F	10	Devin Stowers	Senior	6–4, 205	Hephzibah, GA Hephzibah, Georgia Hephzibah is a city in south Richmond County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Augusta – Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,880 at the 2000 census.... (Hephzibah Hephzibah High School Hephzibah High School is a high school, located in south Richmond County in the town of Hephzibah, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Richmond County School System. Hephzibah High School is the largest high school, by attendance, in the Richmond County School System... )
G	13	Anthony Jones	Junior	6–3, 190	Stone Mountain, GA Stone Mountain, Georgia Stone Mountain is a city in eastern DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 5,802 at the 2010 census. It is an outer suburb of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area.-Geography:... (Miller Groves)
C	14	Glen Izevbigie	Junior	6–10, 230	London, England (Richmond Academy/Garett)
G/F	20	Jovonni Shuler	Senior	6–4, 180	Lake Placid, FL Lake Placid, Florida Lake Placid is a town in Highlands County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the town's population as 1,878 on 1 July 2007... (Lake Placid)
F	22	Rashad Hassan	Sophomore	6–7, 215	Riverdale, GA Riverdale, Georgia Riverdale is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 12,478 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Riverdale is located at .-Demographics:... (Riverdale Riverdale High School (Georgia) Riverdale High School is a public high school located on Roberts Drive in Riverdale, Georgia. The school serves about 1,800 students in grades 9 to 12 in the Clayton County Public Schools district. Its interim principal is Dr. Terry Young.... )
G	23	Cedric Smith	Freshman	6–3, 180	North Lauderdale, FL North Lauderdale, Florida North Lauderdale is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 41,023. It is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census.-History:North Lauderdale was... (Boyd Anderson)
G	24	Marius Chawa	Freshman	6–3, 196	Atlanta, GA Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... (Central Gwinnett)
F	34	Arnold Louis	Sophomore	6–7, 205	Wauchula, FL Wauchula, Florida Wauchula is a city located in Hardee County, Florida, United States, and had a population of 4,368 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 4,441.It is the county seat of Hardee County... (Hardee Senior)
G	54	Darnel Jones	Freshman	6–1, 175	Atlanta, GA Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... (Peachtree Ridge Peachtree Ridge High School Peachtree Ridge High School is a public high school in Suwanee, Georgia, USA and a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Peachtree Ridge is the only Gwinnett County Public School to use block scheduling; Shiloh High School used to but discontinued it in 2008.... )
G	55	Darius Baugh	Freshman	6–2, 180	Mableton, GA Mableton, Georgia Mableton is a census-designated place in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 37,115.It was named for Robert Mable, who in 1843 bought 300 acres of land on September 11... (Hillgrove)

Player Stats

Stats current as of

Player	Games	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG %	APG	SPG
Rankins, Tracy	26	32.7	13.0	2.7	37.8	1.5	.8
Blackmon, Preston	26	30.5	6.8	2.2	35.1	5.1	1.3
Louis, Arnold	26	26.7	8.9	8.0	57.0	.6	1.2
Hassan, Rashad	26	26.2	11.0	5.5	54.2	.6	.9
Hardy, Patrick	24	28.2	7.2	3.0	41.4	2.4	.2
Mitchell, Rod	24	13.0	2.5	2.2	47.4	.5	.6
Chawa, Marius	23	12.9	2.7	1.9	41.1	.2	.5
Izevbigi, Glen	26	9.3	1.6	1.3	45.5	.1	.1
Anderson, Andrew	24	9.8	1.5	.7	24.0	.4	.4
Baugh, Darius	11	19.5	6.1	2.5	30.3	.7	0.6
Smith, Cedric	11	13.5	3.6	1.4	35.7	.1	.9
Stowers, Devin	15	3.3	.5	.7	25.0	.1	.1
Jones, Darnel	10	2.1	.3	.1	0.0	.1	0.0
Shuler, Jovonni	1	12.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0

2009-2010 Game Log

Awards

Sophomore forward Rashad Hassan was named to the 2010 All-Independent Men's Basketball Team.

External links

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