2009–10 Savannah State Tigers basketball team American college basketball season
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] [ 1]
Coaching staff
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
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
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 Chuck Cooper Classic 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 and records
Awards
Sophomore forward Rashad Hassan was named to the 2010 All-Independent Men's Basketball Team.[ 4]
References
