2015–16 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

The 2015–16 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represented Savannah State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 11th year head coach Horace Broadnax, played their home games at Tiger Arena and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Delaware State and Bethune-Cookman to advance to the semifinals of the MEAC tournament where they lost to Hampton. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas–Arlington.

2015–16 Savannah State Tigers basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record16–16 (9–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Clyde Wormley
  • Timothy "Pat" Hardy
  • Joseph Flegler
Home arenaTiger Arena
Seasons
2015–16 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hampton 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
South Carolina State 12 4   .750 19 15   .559
Norfolk State 12 4   .750 17 17   .500
Bethune–Cookman 10 6   .625 14 18   .438
Savannah State 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
North Carolina Central 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
North Carolina A&T 7 9   .438 10 22   .313
Md. Eastern Shore 7 9   .438 10 22   .313
Howard 6 10   .375 12 20   .375
Morgan State 6 10   .375 9 22   .290
Coppin State 6 10   .375 9 22   .290
Delaware State 5 11   .313 7 25   .219
Florida A&M* 4 12   .250 8 21   .276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016

Roster

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2015–16 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 00 Novian Cherry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr San Diego, California
G 1 Christopher Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 2 Khalen Pinkett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Norcross, Georgia
G 3 Lenjo Kilo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Silver Springs, Maryland
G/F 4 Troyce Manassa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Mobile, Alabama
F 5 Jarvaris Jenkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Deerfield Beach, Florida
F 10 Brandon Jordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Savannah, Georgia
G 11 Treyvon Francis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Covington, Georgia
G/F 12 Casey Wells 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 15 Isaiah Felder 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Orangeburg, South Carolina
G 22 Dexter McClanaha 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Stockbridge, Georgia
F/C 23 Ibrahima Diallo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Dakar, Senegal
F 30 Teslim Idris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr London, England
G/F 33 Ismael Iwelomen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Groves Point, Michigan
F/C 34 Tyler Hagan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Effingham, Georgia
C 44 Jason Baxter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Jacksonville, Florida
G 50 Kamil Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Palm Beach, Florida
F 55 Brian Pearson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Monroe, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-11-17

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015*
8:00 pm
Armstrong State W 91–84 
Tiger Arena (4,650)
Savannah, GA
11/09/2015*
7:00 pm
Limestone W 90–82 
Tiger Arena (1,650)
Savannah, GA
Regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm
Florida National W 87–69  1–0
Tiger Arena (2,860)
Savannah, GA
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
Campbell W 59–57  2–0
Tiger Arena (1,420)
Savannah, GA
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
Arkansas State
Global Sports Shootout
W 76–75  3–0
Tiger Arena (1,440)
Savannah, GA
11/20/2015*
11:00 pm, P12N
at No. 25 Oregon
Global Sports Shootout
L 59–77  3–1
Matthew Knight Arena (6,465)
Eugene, OR
11/23/2015*
8:00 pm, FSSW
at Baylor
Global Sports Shootout
L 61–100  3–2
Ferrell Center (4,714)
Waco, TX
11/27/2015*
8:00 pm
at Jackson State
Global Sports Shootout
L 42–69  3–3
Williams Assembly Center (587)
Jackson, MS
11/29/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida L 57–67  3–4
USF Sun Dome (2,429)
Tampa, FL
12/02/2015*
8:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 76–67  4–4
Tiger Arena (4,523)
Savannah, GA
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky L 71–74  4–5
Tiger Arena (1,020)
Savannah, GA
12/16/2015*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 53–99  4–6
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,911)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/02/2016*
3:00 pm, SECN+
at Missouri L 50–81  4–7
Mizzou Arena (6,037)
Columbia, MO
01/05/2016
7:00 pm
at Florida A&M L 58–61  4–8
(0–1)
Teaching Gym (Florida A&M) (1,398)
Tallahassee, FL
01/09/2016
6:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 75–68  5–8
(1–1)
Tiger Arena (1,240)
Savannah, GA
01/11/2016
8:00 pm
North Carolina Central L 46–69  5–9
(1–2)
Tiger Arena (1,230)
Savannah, GA
01/16/2016
6:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 68–61  6–9
(2–2)
Tiger Arena (930)
Savannah, GA
01/18/2016
8:00 pm
Delaware State W 64–47  7–9
(3–2)
Tiger Arena (1,020)
Savannah, GA
01/23/2016
6:00 pm
at Hampton L 52–75  7–10
(3–3)
Hampton Convocation Center (3,521)
Hampton, VA
01/25/2016
8:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 73–92  7–11
(3–4)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,812)
Norfolk, VA
01/30/2016
4:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T L 62–63  7–12
(3–5)
Corbett Sports Center (1,461)
Greensboro, NC
02/02/2016
7:30 pm
at Bethune-Cookman L 59–62  7–13
(3–6)
Moore Gymnasium (805)
Daytona Beach, FL
02/06/2016
8:00 pm
Morgan State W 57–49  8–13
(4–6)
Tiger Arena (2,671)
Savannah, GA
02/08/2016
8:00 pm
Coppin State W 72–63  9–13
(5–6)
Tiger Arena (1,211)
Savannah, GA
02/13/2016
6:00 pm
at South Carolina State W 60–57  10–13
(6–6)
SHM Memorial Center (469)
Orangeburg, SC
02/20/2016
4:00 pm
at Howard W 66–56  11–13
(7–6)
Burr Gymnasium (1,205)
Washington, D.C.
02/23/2016*
8:00 pm
Allen W 83–72  12–13
Tiger Arena (1,008)
Savannah, GA
02/27/2016
6:00 pm
South Carolina State W 76–64  13–13
(8–6)
Tiger Arena (1,801)
Savannah, GA
02/29/2016
8:00 pm
at North Carolina Central L 44–61  13–14
(8–7)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,427)
Durham,, NC
03/03/2016
8:00 pm
Florida A&M W 52–40  14–14
(9–7)
Tiger Arena (2,420)
Savannah, GA
MEAC tournament
03/07/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (12) Delaware State
First round
W 63–58  15–14
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
03/10/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Bethune-Cookman
Quarterfinals
W 57–50  16–14
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
03/11/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (1) Hampton
Semifinals
L 55–89  16–15
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
CIT
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Texas–Arlington
First round
L 59–75  16–16
Tiger Arena (1,192)
Savannah, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".