2018–19 Savannah State Tigers basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2018–19
Prev Year:2017–18
Next Year:2019–20
Team:Savannah State Tigers
Conference:Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:MEAC
Record:11–20
Conf Record:8–8
Head Coach:Horace Broadnax
Hc Year:14th
Asst Coach1:Clyde Wormley
Asst Coach2:Timothy "Pat" Hardy
Asst Coach3:Joseph Flegler
Stadium:Tiger Arena

The 2018–19 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represented Savannah State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 14th-year head coach Horace Broadnax, played their home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 11–20 overall, 8–8 in MEAC play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the MEAC tournament they lost in the first round to No. 11 seed Delaware State.

This season marks the Tigers' final season playing in Division I as they rejoined Division II after the season.[1]

Previous season

With a win over South Carolina State on March 1, 2018, the Tigers earned a share of the MEAC regular season championship.[2] 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. 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]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 7, 2017 . SSU MOVES TO DIVISION II SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE . July 2, 2024 . thesiac.com . en.
  2. Web site: Savannah State vs. South Carolina State - Game Summary - March 1, 2018 - ESPN . 2018-03-02 . ESPN.com.
  3. News: Wolken . Dan . May 10, 2017 . 17 D-I teams don't make NCAA grade, banned from postseason . 2017-11-16 . USA Today . en.
  4. News: Northam . Mitchell . January 19, 2018 . Swag, speed and threes: Savannah State is the fastest team in college basketball . 2018-02-13 . Mid-Major Madness.
  5. News: Jung . Tristan . January 25, 2018 . Never Made the Tourney Club Update, 1/25: Savannah State lives, South Dakota is on fire . 2018-02-13 . Mid-Major Madness.
  6. Web site: 2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule . July 2, 2024 . ssuathletics.com.