2011–12 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2011–12 Savannah State Tigers Basketball Savannah State Tigers wordmark.png Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 21–12 14–2 Horace Broadnax 7th Jay Gibbons 6th Clyde Wormley 4th 1st Tiger Arena MEAC Regular Season Champions NIT 1st Round 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.MEAC announces All-MEAC Men's Basketball Honors http://www.meacsports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=20800&ATCLID=205391359 MEACSports.com Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 6 March 2012 Roster 2011 Savannah State Tigers y 00 Keith Edwards F 6 5 SO Chicago, IL 1 Preston Blackmon G 6 0 JR Hopkins, SC 2 Darnel Jones G 6 1 JR Atlanta, GA 3 Deric Rudolph G 5 11 JR Gadsen, AL 5 Christopher Spears F 6 7 SO Ashburn, GA 10 Patrick Hendley G 6 4 SO Orange Park, FL 11 Stephen Wilson G 6 1 SO Jonesboro, GA 12 Joshua Montgomery F 6 4 JR Smyrna, GA 13 Angelo Davis G 6 1 SO Savannah, GA 15 Keierre Richards G 6 1 SO Atlanta, GA 22 Rashad Hassan F 6 7 JR Riverdale, GA 23 Cedric Smith G 6 3 JR Bronx, NY 24 Richard Conner G 6 4 JR Austell, GA 34 Arnold Lewis F 6 7 JR Wauchula, FL 44 Jyles Smith F 6 8 SO Fairburn, GA Horace Broadnax (Georgetown) Jay Gibbons (Clayton State) Clyde Wormley (The Citadel) http://ssuathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&roster=62& 1 November 2011 Source: Savannah State Men's Basketball Roster2011–12 Savannah State Men's Basketball Roster http://ssuathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&roster=62& SSUAthletics.com Savannah State University 1 November 2011 Schedule no no |- !colspan=8| Exhibition Nov. 3 7:00 pm yes no Armstrong Atlantic State Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 70–64 – Nov. 7 7:00 pm yes no Benedict Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 73–80 – |- !colspan=8| Regular Season Nov. 12 12:00 pm yes y no Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, DC 54–83 0–1 Nov. 14 7:00 pm yes y no North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL 57–62 0–2 Nov. 16 7:00 pm yes y no Jacksonville Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 73–70 OT 1–2 Nov. 19 8:00 pm yes y no Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Hoosier Invitational 65–94 3–1 Nov. 21 7:00 pm yes y no Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Hoosier Invitational 42–57 1–4 Nov. 25 7:00 pm yes y no Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN Hoosier Invitational 63–65 1–5 Nov. 26 7:00 pm yes y no Gardner-Webb McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN Hoosier Invitational 72–66 2–5 Dec. 1 7:00 pm y no Hampton Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA 65–49 3–5 1–0 Dec. 3 6:00 pm y no Norfolk State Echols Hall Norfolk, VA 58–60 3–6 1–1 Dec. 10 6:00 pm yes no Georgia Tech Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 45–65 3–7 Dec. 12 7:00 pm yes no Coastal Georgia Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 80–42 4–7 Dec. 15 7:00 pm yes y no Wisconsin 14 Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN 33–66 4–8 Dec. 22 6:00 pm yes no Mount St. Mary's Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 45–41 5–8 Jan. 3 8:00 pm yes y no Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR 83–66 5–9 Jan. 7 4:00 pm no Coppin State Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 72–60 6–9 2–1 Jan. 9 8:00 pm no Morgan State Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 57–55 7–9 3–1 Jan. 14 7:00 pm y no Florida A&M Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL 69–58 8–9 4–1 Jan. 16 7:30 pm y no Bethune-Cookman Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL 62–68 8–10 4–2 Jan. 21 4:00 pm no South Carolina State Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 83–53 9–10 5–2 Jan. 23 7:00 pm yes no Stetson Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 75–45 10–10 Jan. 28 4:00 pm no Howard Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 71–50 11–10 6–2 Jan. 31 7:00 pm yes no Trinity Baptist Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 86–56 12–10 Feb. 4 4:00 pm y no South Carolina State SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC 73–60 13–10 7–2 Feb. 6 8:00 pm yes no Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 55–49 14–10 Feb. 11 4:00 pm y no North Carolina Central McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium Durham, NC 67–57 15–10 8–2 Feb. 13 8:00 pm y no North Carolina A&T Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC 66–59 16–10 9–2 Feb. 18 4:00 pm no Florida A&M Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 76–57 17–10 10–2 Feb. 20 8:00 pm no Bethune-Cookman Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 67–44 18–10 11–2 Feb. 25 4:00 pm no North Carolina Central Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 60–47 19–10 12–2 Feb. 27 8:00 pm no North Carolina A&T Tiger Arena Savannah, GA 62–50 20–10 13–2 Mar. 1 7:30 pm y no Maryland Eastern Shore Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD 72–54 21–10 14–2 |- !colspan=8| MEAC Tournament Mar. 7 6:00 pm yes no Hampton LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC Quarterfinals 46–59 21–11 |- !colspan=8| 2012 NIT Mar. 13 orMar. 14 8:00 pm yes yes no Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN First Round 51–65 21–12 Coaches' Poll Eastern Time. Source: 2011–12 Savannah State Men's Basketball Schedule2011–12 Savannah State Men's Basketball Schedule http://ssuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball&schedule=56& SSUAthletics.com Savannah State University 1 November 2011 References Savannah State Tigers Category:Savannah State Tigers basketball seasons Savannah State Tigers Savannah State Tigers basketball team Savannah State Tigers basketball team