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.
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MEAC regular season co-champions | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
2017–18 record | 5–17, 10 wins vacated (2–4 MEAC, 10 wins vacated) |
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Home arena | Tiger Arena |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
- "Savannah State vs. South Carolina State - Game Summary - March 1, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- "17 D-I teams don't make NCAA grade, banned from postseason". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
- "Swag, speed and threes: Savannah State is the fastest team in college basketball". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- "Never Made the Tourney Club Update, 1/25: Savannah State lives, South Dakota is on fire". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- University, Savannah State. "SSU moves to Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference". Savannah State University. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- http://stats.ncaa.org/people/1437
- "SSU NCAA infractions". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. June 20, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- James, Emily (June 20, 2019). "Savannah State failed to monitor its certification process". NCAA. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
- "Only 2 schools banned from NCAA Tournament due to low APR scores". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.