2009–10 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

The 2009–10 Savannah State Tigers 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. The team played its home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia. 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.[1] The fifteen victories were the most since the university moved to Division I in 2002.[1]

2009–10 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
Conference	NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)
	I
2009–10 record	11–15 ( Independent)
Head coach	Horace Broadnax
Assistant coaches	Jay Gibbons Clyde Wormley
Home arena	Tiger Arena

Coaching staff

Name	Type	College	Graduating year
Horace Broadnax	Head Coach	Georgetown University	1986
Jay Gibbons	Assistant Coach	Clayton State University	2003
Clyde Wormley	Assistant Coach	The Citadel	2003

Roster

SSU Men's Basketball Current Roster [2]
Head Coach: Horace Broadnax
G	00	Patrick Hardy	Senior	6–3, 185	Atlanta, GA (Westlake)
G	1	Preston Blackmon	Freshman	6–0, 170	Hopkins, S.C. (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 (Hardee Senior)
F	4	Rod Mitchell	Junior	6–7, 205	Columbus, GA (G.W. Carver)
G	5	Andrew Anderson	Freshman	5–10, 170	Buford, GA (Collins Hill)
F	10	Devin Stowers	Senior	6–4, 205	Hephzibah, GA (Hephzibah)
G	13	Anthony Jones	Junior	6–3, 190	Stone Mountain, GA (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)
F	22	Rashad Hassan	Sophomore	6–7, 215	Riverdale, GA (Riverdale)
G	23	Cedric Smith	Freshman	6–3, 180	North Lauderdale, FL (Boyd Anderson)
G	24	Marius Chawa	Freshman	6–3, 196	Atlanta, GA (Central Gwinnett)
F	34	Arnold Louis	Sophomore	6–7, 205	Wauchula, FL (Hardee Senior)
G	54	Darnel Jones	Freshman	6–1, 175	Atlanta, GA (Peachtree Ridge)
G	55	Darius Baugh	Freshman	6–2, 180	Mableton, GA (Hillgrove)

Player stats

Stats current as of

Player	Games	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG %	3P%	FT %	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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 13* 8:00 p.m.		Webber International	W 65–51	1–0	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
November 16* 7:00 p.m.		Central Connecticut State	W 45–53	2–0	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
November 18* 7:00 p.m.		at North Florida	L 46–57	2–1	UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
November 21* 1 p.m.		Georgetown	L 63–44	2–2	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
November 24* 7:00 p.m.		Western Illinois	W 52–48	3–2	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
November 28* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Central Connecticut State Skip Prosser Classic	L 51–44	3–3	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
November 29* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Virginia - Wise Skip Prosser Classic	W 68–57	4–3	McAlister Field House  Charleston, SC
December 3* 7 p.m.		at Bowling Green	L 51–59	4–4	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
December 5* 3:30 p.m.		at Duquesne	L 44–58	4–5	A. J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, PA
December 12* 4 p.m.		at St. Bonaventure	L 47–79	4–6	Reilly Center  St. Bonaventure, NY
December 16* 7:05 p.m.		at Creighton	L 77–62	4–7	Qwest Center  Omaha, NE
December 19* 7:00 p.m.		at Coastal Carolina	L 91–70	4–8	Kimbel Arena  Conway, SC
December 21* 7:00 p.m.		Stetson	W 57–46	5–8	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
December 29* 10.00 p.m.		at San Diego	L 63–56	5–9	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
January 2* 3:00 p.m.		The Citadel	L 54–47	5–10	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
January 4* 8:00 p.m.		at Western Illinois	L 51–55	5–11	Western Hall  Macomb, IL
January 6* 7:00 p.m., ESPN360		at Missouri	L 45–74	5–12	Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
January 11* 7:30 p.m.		at Central Connecticut State	W 73–63	6–12	William H. Detrick Gymnasium  Hartford, CT
January 20* 7:00 p.m.		North Carolina Central	W 46–44 OT	7–12	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
January 23* 2:00 p.m.		Longwood	W 68–66	8–12	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
January 25* 7:00 p.m.		Jacksonville	L 72–68	8–13	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
January 30* 7:00 p.m.		Allen	W 81–62	9–13	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
February 6* 3:00 p.m.		at North Carolina Central	L 65–60	9–14	McClendon-McDougald Gymnasium  Durham, NC
February 15* 7:00 p.m.		at Stetson	W 82–68	10–14	Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
February 20* 2:00 p.m.		at Longwood	L 68–54	10–15	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
February 26* 7:00 p.m.		Carver Bible	W 94–68	11–15	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time[3].

Awards

• Sophomore forward Rashad Hassan was named to the 2010 All-Independent Men's Basketball Team.[4]

References

1. Barnidge, Noell (2009-09-30). "SSU releases men's basketball schedule". SavannahNow.com. Savannah Morning News and Evening Press. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
2. "2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster". Savannah State University Athletics. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
3. "2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
4. "Hassan Earns All-Independent Honors". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2010-03-16.