2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball
2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball
MEAC regular-season co-champions
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

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]

2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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
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

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, NC
F	2	Ralueke Orizu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Austell, GA
G	3	Zach Sellers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Cheraw, SC
F	4	John Jr. Grant	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Baltimore, MD
F	5	Jarvaris Jenkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Deerfield Beach, FL
C	10	Maricus Glenn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Greensboro, GA
F	12	Jahlin Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Barnwell, SC
G	14	Alante Fenner	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Lake Wales, FL
G	15	Isaiah Felder	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Orangeburg, SC
G	22	Dexter McClanahan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Stockbridge, GA
F	24	Juwan Grant	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Baltimore, MD
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, GA
G	50	Khalen Pinkett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Decatur, GA
G	55	Ty'lik Evans	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Macon, GA

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: September 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[11]

References

^ "Savannah State vs. South Carolina State - Game Summary - March 1, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
^ "North Carolina Central Dispatches of No. 3 Seed Savannah State". meacsports.com. March 8, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
^ Wolken, Dan (May 10, 2017). "17 D-I teams don't make NCAA grade, banned from postseason". USA Today. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
^ Northam, Mitchell (January 19, 2018). "Swag, speed and threes: Savannah State is the fastest team in college basketball". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ Jung, Tristan (January 25, 2018). "Never Made the Tourney Club Update, 1/25: Savannah State lives, South Dakota is on fire". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
^ "SSU MOVES TO DIVISION II SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE". Savannah State University. December 7, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
^ "NCAA Statistics – Horace Broadnax". stats.ncaa.org. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
^ "SSU NCAA infractions". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. June 20, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^ "Savannah State failed to monitor its certification process". NCAA. June 20, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^ Norlander, Matt (April 20, 2016). "Only 2 schools banned from NCAA Tournament due to low APR scores". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". Savannah State University Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

[1] "Savannah State vs. South Carolina State - Game Summary - March 1, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[2] "North Carolina Central Dispatches of No. 3 Seed Savannah State". meacsports.com. March 8, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

[3] Wolken, Dan (May 10, 2017). "17 D-I teams don't make NCAA grade, banned from postseason". USA Today. Retrieved November 16, 2017.

[4] Northam, Mitchell (January 19, 2018). "Swag, speed and threes: Savannah State is the fastest team in college basketball". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved February 13, 2018.

[5] Jung, Tristan (January 25, 2018). "Never Made the Tourney Club Update, 1/25: Savannah State lives, South Dakota is on fire". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved February 13, 2018.

[6] "SSU MOVES TO DIVISION II SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE". Savannah State University. December 7, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

[7] "NCAA Statistics – Horace Broadnax". stats.ncaa.org. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

[8] "SSU NCAA infractions". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. June 20, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[9] "Savannah State failed to monitor its certification process". NCAA. June 20, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[10] Norlander, Matt (April 20, 2016). "Only 2 schools banned from NCAA Tournament due to low APR scores". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

[11] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". Savannah State University Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

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