2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

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. 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.

2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball
MEAC regular season co-champions
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2017–18 record	5–17, 10 wins vacated (2–4 MEAC, 10 wins vacated)
Head coach	Horace Broadnax (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Clyde Wormley Timothy "Pat" Hardy Joseph Flegler
Home arena	Tiger Arena

2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
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
MD 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.[2] However, the NCAA granted the Tigers a waiver allowed them to participate in postseason play.[3][4]

The season marked the second to last season for the Tigers in Division I as they will rejoin Division II following the 2018–19 season.[5]

In 2019, 10 wins were vacated due to academic certification errors.[6][7][8]

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.[9]

Roster

2017–18 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Austin Dasent 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Charlotte, North Carolina F 2 Ralueke Orizu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Austell, Georgia G 3 Zach Sellers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Cheraw, South Carolina F 4 John Grant, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland F 5 Jarvaris Jenkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Deerfield Beach, Florida C 10 Maricus Glenn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Greensboro, Georgia F 12 Jahlin Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Barnwell, South Carolina G 14 Alante Fenner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Lake Wales, Florida G 15 Isaiah Felder 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Orangeburg, South Carolina G 22 Dexter McClanahan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Stockbridge, Georgia F 24 Juwan Grant 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland G/F 30 Jahir Cabeza 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Colón, Panama G 32 Chris Dubose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Stockbridge, Georgia G 50 Khalen Pinkett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Decatur, Georgia G 55 Ty'lik Evans 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Macon, Georgia	Head coach Horace Broadnax (Georgetown) Assistant coach(es) Clyde Wormley (The Citadel) Timothy "Pat" Hardy (Savannah State) Joseph Flegler (Savannah State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 11, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017* 8:00 pm		Paine College	W 105–91		Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
Nov 3, 2017* 8:00 pm		Fort Valley State	L 89–103		Tiger Arena (1,890) Savannah, GA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 12:00 pm, FSOH/ESPN3		at No. 12 Cincinnati Cayman Islands Classic Mainland	L 77–107	0–1	BB&T Arena (6,610) Highland Heights, KY
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm		East Tennessee State	L 61–76	0–2	Tiger Arena (965) Savannah, GA
Nov 15, 2017* 5:00 pm		Middle Georgia State	W 114–80	1–2	Tiger Arena (1,002) Savannah, GA
Nov 17, 2017* 4:00 pm		at Louisiana Cayman Islands Classic Mainland	L 82–115	1–3	Cajundome (3,096) Lafayette, LA
Nov 20, 2017* 4:00 pm		vs. Jacksonville State Cayman Islands Classic Mainland	L 71–86	1–4	McKenzie Arena (2,332) Chattanooga, TN
Nov 21, 2017* 5:00 pm		vs. Alabama State Cayman Islands Classic Mainland	W 101–97	2–4	McKenzie Arena (2,211) Chattanooga, TN
Nov 25, 2017* 2:00 pm, FSSW+		at Texas Tech	L 69–103	2–5	United Supermarkets Arena (6,614) Lubbock, TX
Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, Cox		at No. 8 Wichita State	L 66–112	2–6	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm		Carver College	W 98–60	3–6	Tiger Arena (950) Savannah, GA
Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 pm		William & Mary	L 85–108	3–7	Tiger Arena (819) Savannah, GA
Dec 9, 2017* 5:00 pm		at Georgia Southern	L 91–102	3–8	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,105) Statesboro, GA
Dec 13, 2017* 7:00 pm		at No. 9 Texas A&M	L 66–113	3–9	Reed Arena (6,339) College Station, TX
Dec 17, 2017* 2:00 pm, FSSW		at No. 21 Baylor	L 86–118	3–10	Ferrell Center (6,996) Waco, TX
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 13 Virginia	L 47–78	3–11	John Paul Jones Arena (13,597) Charlottesville, VA
Dec 31, 2017* 12:00 pm, BTN		at No. 2 Michigan State	L 52–108	3–12	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
MEAC regular season
Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm		at Coppin State	W 80–71	4–12 (1–0)	Physical Education Complex (624) Baltimore, MD
Jan 8, 2018 7:30 pm		at Morgan State	L 88–89	4–13 (1–1)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (875) Baltimore, MD
Jan 13, 2018 6:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 87–59	5–13 (2–1)	Tiger Arena (2,136) Savannah, GA
Jan 15, 2018 8:00 pm		Howard	W 91–90	6–13 (3–1)	Tiger Arena (2,033) Savannah, GA
Jan 20, 2018 6:00 pm		Hampton	W 103–101	7–13 (4–1)	Tiger Arena (2,219) Savannah, GA
Jan 22, 2018 8:00 pm		Norfolk State	W 104–99	8–13 (5–1)	Tiger Arena (1,998) Savannah, GA
Jan 27, 2018 4:00 pm		at Delaware State	W 106–86	9–13 (6–1)	Memorial Hall (537) Dover, DE
Jan 31, 2018 8:00 pm		at Florida A&M	W 107–100	10–13 (7–1)	Moore Gymnasium (2,479) Daytona Beach, FL
Feb 3, 2018 6:00 pm		South Carolina State	W 111–99	11–13 (8–1)	Tiger Arena (2,375) Savannah, GA
Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm		Morgan State	W 97–94 ^OT	12–13 (9–1)	Tiger Arena (2,901) Savannah, GA
Feb 12, 2018 8:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	W 108–106	13–13 (10–1)	Tiger Arena (3,002) Savannah, GA
Feb 17, 2018 6:30 pm		at Norfolk State	L 77–85	13–14 (10–2)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,726) Norfolk,VA
Feb 19, 2018 7:00 pm		at Hampton	L 102–114 ^OT	13–15 (10–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (4,511) Hampton, VA
Feb 24, 2018 4:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	L 92–121	13–16 (10–4)	Moore Gymnasium (898) Daytona Beach, FL
Feb 26, 2018 8:00 pm		North Carolina Central	W 85–75	14–16 (11–4)	Tiger Arena (1,990) Savannah, GA
Mar 1, 2018 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 94–81	15–16 (12–4)	SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, SC
MEAC Tournament
Mar 8, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (6) North Carolina Central Quarterfinals	L 56–58	15–17	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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