2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball team
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The 2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represented Savannah State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 13th-year head coach Horace Broadnax, played their home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). With a win over South Carolina State on March 1, 2018, the Tigers earned a share of the MEAC regular-season championship.[1] They finished the season 15–17, 12–4 in MEAC play, finishing in a three-way tie for first place. Due to tie-breaking procedures, the Tigers received the No. 3 seed in the MEAC tournament, where they lost to North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals.[2]
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record5–17, 10 wins vacated (2–4 MEAC, 10 wins vacated)
Headcoach
- Horace Broadnax (13th season)
Assistant coaches
- Clyde Wormley
- Timothy "Pat" Hardy
- Joseph Flegler
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MEAC regular-season co-champions | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–17, 10 wins vacated (2–4 MEAC, 10 wins vacated) |
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| Home arena | Tiger Arena |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Savannah State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central † | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 25 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 MEAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Tigers were initially ruled to be ineligible for postseason play for a second consecutive season due to APR violations.[3] However, the NCAA granted the Tigers a waiver allowed them to participate in postseason play.[4][5]
The season marked the second-last season for the Tigers in Division I as they rejoined Division II following the 2018–19 season.[6]
In 2019, ten wins were vacated due to academic certification errors.[7][8][9]
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 13–16, 10–6 in MEAC play, to finish in fifth place. The Tigers were ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.[10]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2017* 8:00 p.m. |
Paine College | W 105–91 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA | ||||||||
| November 3, 2017* 8:00 p.m. |
Fort Valley State | L 89–103 | Tiger Arena (1,890) Savannah, GA | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 10, 2017* 12:00 p.m., FSOH/ESPN3 |
at No. 12 Cincinnati Cayman Islands Classic Mainland |
L 77–107 | 0–1 |
BB&T Arena (6,610) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
| November 13, 2017* 7:00 p.m. |
East Tennessee State | L 61–76 | 0–2 |
Tiger Arena (965) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| November 15, 2017* 5:00 p.m. |
Middle Georgia State | W 114–80 | 1–2 |
Tiger Arena (1,002) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| November 17, 2017* 4:00 p.m. |
at Louisiana Cayman Islands Classic Mainland |
L 82–115 | 1–3 |
Cajundome (3,096) Lafayette, LA | |||||||
| November 20, 2017* 4:00 p.m. |
vs. Jacksonville State Cayman Islands Classic Mainland |
L 71–86 | 1–4 |
McKenzie Arena (2,332) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| November 21, 2017* 5:00 p.m. |
vs. Alabama State Cayman Islands Classic Mainland |
W 101–97 | 2–4 |
McKenzie Arena (2,211) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
| November 25, 2017* 2:00 p.m., FSSW+ |
at Texas Tech | L 69–103 | 2–5 |
United Supermarkets Arena (6,614) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
| November 28, 2017* 7:00 p.m., Cox |
at No. 8 Wichita State | L 66–112 | 2–6 |
Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS | |||||||
| November 30, 2017* 7:00 p.m. |
Carver College | W 98–60 | 3–6 |
Tiger Arena (950) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| December 2, 2017* 4:00 p.m. |
William & Mary | L 85–108 | 3–7 |
Tiger Arena (819) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| December 9, 2017* 5:00 p.m. |
at Georgia Southern | L 91–102 | 3–8 |
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,105) Statesboro, GA | |||||||
| December 13, 2017* 7:00 p.m. |
at No. 9 Texas A&M | L 66–113 | 3–9 |
Reed Arena (6,339) College Station, TX | |||||||
| December 17, 2017* 2:00 p.m., FSSW |
at No. 21 Baylor | L 86–118 | 3–10 |
Ferrell Center (6,996) Waco, TX | |||||||
| December 19, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra |
at No. 13 Virginia | L 47–78 | 3–11 |
John Paul Jones Arena (13,597) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
| December 31, 2017* 12:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 2 Michigan State | L 52–108 | 3–12 |
Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
| MEAC regular season | |||||||||||
| January 6, 2018 4:00 p.m. |
at Coppin State | W 80–71 | 4–12 (1–0) |
Physical Education Complex (624) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
| January 8, 2018 7:30 p.m. |
at Morgan State | L 88–89 | 4–13 (1–1) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (875) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
| January 13, 2018 6:00 p.m. |
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 87–59 | 5–13 (2–1) |
Tiger Arena (2,136) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| January 15, 2018 8:00 p.m. |
Howard | W 91–90 | 6–13 (3–1) |
Tiger Arena (2,033) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| January 20, 2018 6:00 p.m. |
Hampton | W 103–101 | 7–13 (4–1) |
Tiger Arena (2,219) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| January 22, 2018 8:00 p.m. |
Norfolk State | W 104–99 | 8–13 (5–1) |
Tiger Arena (1,998) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| January 27, 2018 4:00 p.m. |
at Delaware State | W 106–86 | 9–13 (6–1) |
Memorial Hall (537) Dover, DE | |||||||
| January 31, 2018 8:00 p.m. |
at Florida A&M | W 107–100 | 10–13 (7–1) |
Moore Gymnasium (2,479) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| February 3, 2018 6:00 p.m. |
South Carolina State | W 111–99 | 11–13 (8–1) |
Tiger Arena (2,375) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| February 10, 2018 6:00 p.m. |
Morgan State | W 97–94 OT | 12–13 (9–1) |
Tiger Arena (2,901) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| February 12, 2018 8:00 p.m. |
North Carolina A&T | W 108–106 | 13–13 (10–1) |
Tiger Arena (3,002) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| February 17, 2018 6:30 p.m. |
at Norfolk State | L 77–85 | 13–14 (10–2) |
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,726) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| February 19, 2018 7:00 p.m. |
at Hampton | L 102–114 OT | 13–15 (10–3) |
Hampton Convocation Center (4,511) Hampton, VA | |||||||
| February 24, 2018 4:00 p.m. |
at Bethune–Cookman | L 92–121 | 13–16 (10–4) |
Moore Gymnasium (898) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| February 26, 2018 8:00 p.m. |
North Carolina Central | W 85–75 | 14–16 (11–4) |
Tiger Arena (1,990) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| March 1, 2018 7:30 p.m. |
at South Carolina State | W 94–81 | 15–16 (12–4) |
SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC | |||||||
| MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8, 2018 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
(3) | vs. (6) North Carolina Central Quarterfinals |
L 56–58 | 15–17 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
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