Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
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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.
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.
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.
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).
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).
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. 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).
SIAC
(NCAA Division II) NCAA Division III NAIA Southeastern
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!Head Coach
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|2008-09
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|2007-08||13||18|| ||Horace Broadnax
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|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2006-07||12||18|| ||Horace Broadnax
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|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2005-06||2||26|| ||Horace Broadnax
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|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2004-05||0||28|| ||Ed Daniels|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2003-04||0||28|| ||Ed Daniels||SSU forfeited its four victories from the 2003-04 season because of an ineligible player||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2002-03||2||23|| ||Ed Daniels|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2001-02||2||26|| ||Jack Grant|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2000-01||4||21|| ||Jack Grant|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1999–2000||8||18|| ||Samuel Jackson|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1998-99||9||18||4-11||Jacques Curtis||Savannah State placed on four years probation and scholarships reduced in six sports||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1997-98||11||16||6-9||Jacques Curtis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1996-97|| || || ||Jimmie Westley|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1995-96|| || || ||Jimmie Westley|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1994-95|| || || ||John Williams|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1993-94|| || || ||John Williams|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1992-93|| || || ||John Williams|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1991-92|| || || ||John Williams|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1990-91|| || || ||John Williams|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1989-90|| || || ||Robert Eskew|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1988-89|| || || ||Robert Eskew|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1987-88|| || || ||Robert Eskew|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1986-87|| || || ||Jimmie Westley|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1985-86|| || || ||Jimmie Westley|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1984-85|| || || || || ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1983-84|| || || ||Russell Ellington
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|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1982-83|| || || ||Russell Ellington
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|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1981-82|| || || ||Russell Ellington
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|1980-81|| || || ||Russell Ellington
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|1979-80|| || || ||Russell Ellington
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|1978-79|| || || ||Russell Ellington
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|1977-78|| || || ||Russell Ellington
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|1976-77|| || || ||Russell Ellington
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|1975-76|| || || ||Russell Ellington
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NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)
NCAA Division I independent basketball schools are four-year institutions that do not belong to a basketball conference or a primary conference for all sports teams.-Schools:...
as an independent and plays home games in 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...
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
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools...
in 1991–1992.
Conference championships and NCAA playoffs
Prior to moving into the NCAA, the Tigers appeared in post season play in the NAIANational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
collegiate level. The Tigers appeared in 3 NAIA National Men's Basketball National Tournaments
NAIA national men's basketball championship
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Men's Basketball National Championship has been held annually since 1937 . The tournament was established by James Naismith to crown a national champion for smaller colleges and universities...
in 1960
1960 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1960 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 23rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format ....
, 1961
1961 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1961 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 24th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format . The championship game featured the 13th seeded Grambling and the 3rd seeded...
, and 1962
1962 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1962 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 25th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format .-Awards and honors:...
with a total combined tournament record of 2-3.
Before moving to Division I the team won the SIAC
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a College athletic conference consisting of historically black colleges and universities located in the southern United States. Formed in 1913, the SIAC is a member of the NCAA and participates in Division II athletics...
conference championship in 1970, 1979, 1980, and 1981.
The 1978-79 Tigers won an overtime game against Albany (NY)
University at Albany, The State University of New York
The State University of New York at Albany, also known as University at Albany, State University of New York, SUNY Albany or simply UAlbany, is a public university located in Albany, Guilderland, and East Greenbush, New York, United States; is the senior campus of the State University of New York ...
(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 College
Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County south of Lexington, KY. Centre is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose...
(Centre - 82, Savannah State - 54).
In the 1980 Division III playoffs the Tigers defeated UNC Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26...
in the first round (Savannah State - 61, UNC Greensboro - 58) before losing to Lane College
Lane College
-Namesake:SS Lane Victory, a World War II Victory Ship, and one of the few such ships surviving, was named for Lane College. It is now docked in San Pedro, California . It is now open as a museum.-External links:*...
in the regional championships (Lane - 87, Savannah State - 70).
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. During this run they defeated the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology , formerly Rose Polytechnic Institute, is a small private college specializing in teaching engineering, mathematics, and science. RHIT is highly regarded for its undergraduate engineering program, which US News and World Reports ranked in 2011 as No...
in the first round (Savannah State - 76, Rose-Hulman - 62), and Rhodes College
Rhodes College
Rhodes College is a private, predominantly undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Originally founded by freemasons in 1848, Rhodes became affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in 1855. Rhodes enrolls approximately 1,700 students pursuing bachelor's and master's...
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).
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 a 85-25 loss to Kansas State on . The Tigers completed the second half 1-for-23, breaking the shot-clock era record.Season by season record
NCAA Division I IndependentNCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)
NCAA Division I independent basketball schools are four-year institutions that do not belong to a basketball conference or a primary conference for all sports teams.-Schools:...
SIAC
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is a College athletic conference consisting of historically black colleges and universities located in the southern United States. Formed in 1913, the SIAC is a member of the NCAA and participates in Division II athletics...
(NCAA Division II) NCAA Division III NAIA Southeastern
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
{|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable"
!Season
!Wins
!Losses
!Conference Record
!Head Coach
!Notes
!References
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2009-10
2009–10 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team
The 2009-2010 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team competed in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University. The Tigers competed in the NCAA Division I as an independent and finished the season 11–15....
||11||15|| ||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:...
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|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2008-09
2008–09 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team
The 2008-2009 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team competes in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I-AA, currently as an independent...
||15||14|| ||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:...
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|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2007-08||13||18|| ||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:...
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|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2006-07||12||18|| ||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:...
|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2005-06||2||26|| ||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:...
|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2004-05||0||28|| ||Ed Daniels|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2003-04||0||28|| ||Ed Daniels||SSU forfeited its four victories from the 2003-04 season because of an ineligible player||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2002-03||2||23|| ||Ed Daniels|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2001-02||2||26|| ||Jack Grant|| ||
|- style="background-color: #ADFF2F"
|2000-01||4||21|| ||Jack Grant|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1999–2000||8||18|| ||Samuel Jackson|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1998-99||9||18||4-11||Jacques Curtis||Savannah State placed on four years probation and scholarships reduced in six sports||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1997-98||11||16||6-9||Jacques Curtis|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1996-97|| || || ||Jimmie Westley|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1995-96|| || || ||Jimmie Westley|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1994-95|| || || ||John Williams|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1993-94|| || || ||John Williams|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1992-93|| || || ||John Williams|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1991-92|| || || ||John Williams|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1990-91|| || || ||John Williams|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1989-90|| || || ||Robert Eskew|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1988-89|| || || ||Robert Eskew|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1987-88|| || || ||Robert Eskew|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1986-87|| || || ||Jimmie Westley|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1985-86|| || || ||Jimmie Westley|| ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1984-85|| || || || || ||
|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1983-84|| || || ||Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington was an American basketball coach. He compiled nearly 900 wins in his lifetime at the college level coaching Savannah State College, Savannah Tech and Morris Brown College. He also coached the world famous Harlem Globetrotters for nine years...
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|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1982-83|| || || ||Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington was an American basketball coach. He compiled nearly 900 wins in his lifetime at the college level coaching Savannah State College, Savannah Tech and Morris Brown College. He also coached the world famous Harlem Globetrotters for nine years...
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|- style="background-color: #808000"
|1981-82|| || || ||Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington was an American basketball coach. He compiled nearly 900 wins in his lifetime at the college level coaching Savannah State College, Savannah Tech and Morris Brown College. He also coached the world famous Harlem Globetrotters for nine years...
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|1980-81|| || || ||Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington was an American basketball coach. He compiled nearly 900 wins in his lifetime at the college level coaching Savannah State College, Savannah Tech and Morris Brown College. He also coached the world famous Harlem Globetrotters for nine years...
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|1979-80|| || || ||Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington was an American basketball coach. He compiled nearly 900 wins in his lifetime at the college level coaching Savannah State College, Savannah Tech and Morris Brown College. He also coached the world famous Harlem Globetrotters for nine years...
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|1978-79|| || || ||Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington was an American basketball coach. He compiled nearly 900 wins in his lifetime at the college level coaching Savannah State College, Savannah Tech and Morris Brown College. He also coached the world famous Harlem Globetrotters for nine years...
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|1977-78|| || || ||Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington was an American basketball coach. He compiled nearly 900 wins in his lifetime at the college level coaching Savannah State College, Savannah Tech and Morris Brown College. He also coached the world famous Harlem Globetrotters for nine years...
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|1976-77|| || || ||Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington was an American basketball coach. He compiled nearly 900 wins in his lifetime at the college level coaching Savannah State College, Savannah Tech and Morris Brown College. He also coached the world famous Harlem Globetrotters for nine years...
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|1975-76|| || || ||Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington
Russell Ellington was an American basketball coach. He compiled nearly 900 wins in his lifetime at the college level coaching Savannah State College, Savannah Tech and Morris Brown College. He also coached the world famous Harlem Globetrotters for nine years...
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|colspan="4"|NCAA Division I Independent
NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)
NCAA Division I independent basketball schools are four-year institutions that do not belong to a basketball conference or a primary conference for all sports teams.-Schools:...
results
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|colspan="4"|NCAA Division II results
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|colspan="4"|NCAA Division III results
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|colspan="4"|NAIA
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
results
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!500||670||
|colspan="4"|Regular season results
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!4||3||
|colspan="4"|Playoff results
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!504||677||
|colspan="4"|All games including playoffs
Notable alumni
Six Savannah State alumni became members of the Harlem GlobetrottersHarlem Globetrotters
The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism, theater and comedy. The executive offices for the team are currently in downtown Phoenix, Arizona; the team is owned by Shamrock Holdings, which oversees the various investments of the Roy E. Disney family.Over...
:
- Tyrone "Hollywood" Brown
- Harold "Bobo" Hubbard
- Matt "Showbiz" Jackson
- Mike Jordan
- Kevin Sutlon
- Vincent White