2012–13 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

The 2012–13 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represented Savannah State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth 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 19–15, 11–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Morgan State. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they lost in the first round to East Carolina.

2012–13 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record19–15 (11–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Gibbons
  • Clyde Wormley
Home arenaTiger Arena
Seasons
2012–13 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 16 0   1.000 21 12   .636
North Carolina Central 15 1   .938 22 9   .710
Savannah State 11 5   .688 19 15   .559
Hampton 11 5   .688 14 17   .452
Morgan State 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
North Carolina A&T 8 8   .500 20 17   .541
Delaware State 8 8   .500 15 18   .455
Bethune–Cookman 7 9   .438 14 20   .412
Florida A&M 5 11   .313 8 23   .258
Coppin State 5 11   .313 8 24   .250
Howard 4 12   .250 7 24   .226
South Carolina State 2 14   .125 6 24   .200
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 14   .125 2 26   .071
2013 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 21, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Robert Burger Guard 6–0 180 Junior Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1 Preston Blackman Guard 6–0 170 Senior Hopkins, South Carolina
2 Khiry White Guard 6–3 180 Junior Columbus, Georgia
3 Deric Rudolph Guard 5–1 175 Senior Gadsden, Alabama
4 Marcus Hutchins Guard 6–4 180 Senior Savannah, Georgia
5 Cedric Smith Guard 6–3 190 Senior Bronx, New York
10 Patrick Hendley Guard 6–4 190 Junior Orange Park, Florida
11 Stephen Wilson Guard 6–1 160 Junior Jonesboro, Georgia
12 Joshua Montgomery Forward 6–4 195 Senior Smyrna, Georgia
15 Keierre Richards Guard 6–1 180 Junior Powder Springs, Georgia
20 Deven Williams Guard 6–0 205 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana
22 Rashad Hassan Forward 6–7 215 Senior Riverdale, Georgia
23 Christopher Spears Forward 6–7 220 Junior Ashburn, Georgia
24 Richard Conner Guard 6–4 205 Senior Austell, Georgia
33 Angelo Davis Guard 6–1 165 Junior Savannah, Georgia
34 Arnold Lewis Forward 6–7 205 Senior Wauchula, Florida
44 Jyles Smith Forward 6–8 200 Junior Fairburn, Georgia

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012*
8:00 pm
Armstrong Atlantic State W 74–57 
Tiger Arena (4,350)
Savannah, GA
11/05/2012*
7:00 pm
Fort Valley State W 79–54 
Tiger Arena (2,050)
Savannah, GA
Regular season
11/09/2012*
8:00 pm
Trinity Baptist W 84–62  1–0
Tiger Arena (1,388)
Savannah, GA
11/13/2012*
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee
Global Sports Main Event
L 55–58  1–1
Tiger Arena (890)
Savannah, GA
11/14/2012*
7:00 pm
North Florida W 54–47  2–1
Tiger Arena (1,055)
Savannah, GA
11/16/2012*
7:00 pm
at Alabama State
Global Sports Main Event
W 59–54  3–1
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,236)
Montgomery, AL
11/18/2012*
2:00 pm
at UCF
Global Sports Main Event
L 50–53  3–2
UCF Arena (3,894)
Orlando, FL
11/20/2012*
7:00 pm, Sun/FSFL
at No. 7 Florida
Global Sports Main Event
L 40–58  3–3
O'Connell Center (7,323)
Gainesville, FL
11/24/2012*
12:00 pm
Western Illinois W 39–38  4–3
Tiger Arena (340)
Savannah, GA
11/26/2012*
7:00 pm
Robert Morris W 61–52  5–3
Tiger Arena (988)
Savannah, GA
12/01/2012
6:00 pm
Norfolk State L 45–55  5–4 (0–1)
Tiger Arena (1,410)
Savannah, GA
12/12/2012*
7:00 pm
at No. 7 Ohio State L 45–85  5–5
Value City Arena (13,848)
Columbus, OH
12/15/2012*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marquette L 51–71  5–6
BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,366)
Milwaukee, WI
12/19/2012*
7:00 pm
at Marshall L 48–64  5–7
Cam Henderson Center (5,316)
Huntington, WV
01/02/2013*
8:00 pm
at Western Illinois L 35–39  5–8
Western Hall (1,236)
Macomb, IL
01/04/2013*
8:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 59–67  5–9
Chaifetz Arena (6,543)
Saint Louis, MO
01/08/2013*
7:00 pm
Allen W 84–40  6–9
Tiger Arena (1,020)
Savannah, GA
01/12/2013
4:30 pm
at Coppin State W 56–48  7–9 (1–1)
Physical Education Complex (205)
Baltimore, MD
01/14/2013
7:50 pm
at Morgan State W 78–70 2OT 8–9 (2–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,079)
Baltimore, MD
01/19/2013
6:00 pm
Florida A&M W 57–55  9–9 (3–1)
Tiger Arena (1,923)
Savannah, GA
01/21/2013
7:30 pm, ESPNU
Bethune-Cookman W 43–40  10–9 (4–1)
Tiger Arena (3,852)
Savannah, GA
01/26/2013
6:00 pm
at South Carolina State W 64–49  11–9 (5–1)
SHM Memorial Center (713)
Orangeburg, SC
02/02/2013
4:00 pm
at Howard W 52–42  12–9 (6–1)
Burr Gymnasium (556)
Washington, D.C.
02/07/2013
7:00 pm
Hampton L 68–71 OT 12–10 (6–2)
Tiger Arena (1,077)
Savannah, GA
02/09/2013
6:00 pm
South Carolina State W 50–46  13–10 (7–2)
Tiger Arena (989)
Savannah, GA
02/14/2013
6:00 pm
at Florida A&M W 67–65  14–10 (8–2)
Teaching Gym (567)
Tallahassee, FL
02/16/2013
6:20 pm
North Carolina Central W 44–36  15–10 (9–2)
Tiger Arena (2,444)
Savannah, GA
02/18/2013
8:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 56–49  16–10 (10–2)
Tiger Arena (1,110)
Savannah, GA
02/23/2013*
4:00 pm
at Campbell
BracketBusters
W 69–63  17–10
John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (1,302)
Buies Creek, NC
02/25/2013
7:55 pm
at Bethune-Cookman L 58–72  17–11 (10–3)
Moore Gymnasium (1,561)
Daytona Beach, FL
03/02/2013
4:00 pm
at North Carolina Central L 47–51  17–12 (10–4)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (834)
Durham, NC
03/04/2013
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at North Carolina A&T L 57–59  17–13 (10–5)
Corbett Sports Center (783)
Greensboro, NC
03/07/2013
8:30 pm
Maryland–Eastern Shore W 71–54  18–13 (11–5)
Tiger Arena (2,333)
Savannah, GA
2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament
03/11/2013
6:30 pm
vs. Maryland–Eastern Shore
First Round
W 59–44  19–13
Norfolk Scope (1,562)
Norfolk, VA
03/14/2013
8:30 pm
vs. Morgan State
Quarterfinals
L 61–64 OT 19–14
Norfolk Scope (N/A)
Norfolk, VA
2013 CIT
03/19/2013*
7:00 pm
at East Carolina
First Round
L 65–66  19–15
Williams Arena (2,053)
Greenville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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