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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hampton133 .8132111 .656
South Carolina State124 .7501915 .559
Norfolk State124 .7501717 .500
Bethune–Cookman106 .6251418 .438
Savannah State97 .5631616 .500
North Carolina Central79 .4381319 .406
North Carolina A&T79 .4381022 .313
Md. Eastern Shore79 .4381022 .313
Howard610 .3751220 .375
Morgan State610 .375922 .290
Coppin State610 .375922 .290
Delaware State511 .313725 .219
Florida A&M*412 .250821 .276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016

Roster

2015–16 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F00Novian Cherry6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrSan Diego, California
G1Christopher Martin6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)SrUpper Marlboro, Maryland
G2Khalen Pinkett6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoNorcross, Georgia
G3Lenjo Kilo6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg)SrSilver Springs, Maryland
G/F4Troyce Manassa6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg)JrMobile, Alabama
F5Jarvaris Jenkins6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrDeerfield Beach, Florida
F10Brandon Jordan6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrSavannah, Georgia
G11Treyvon Francis6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)SoCovington, Georgia
G/F12Casey Wells6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrAtlanta, Georgia
G15Isaiah Felder5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrOrangeburg, South Carolina
G22Dexter McClanaha6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)FrStockbridge, Georgia
F/C23Ibrahima Diallo6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrDakar, Senegal
F30Teslim Idris6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrLondon, England
G/F33Ismael Iwelomen6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrGroves Point, Michigan
F/C34Tyler Hagan6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoEffingham, Georgia
C44Jason Baxter6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)FrJacksonville, Florida
G50Kamil Williams6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrPalm Beach, Florida
F55Brian Pearson6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)SrMonroe, 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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015*
8:00 pm
Armstrong StateW 91–84 
Tiger Arena (4,650)
Savannah, GA
11/09/2015*
7:00 pm
LimestoneW 90–82 
Tiger Arena (1,650)
Savannah, GA
Regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm
Florida NationalW 87–69 1–0
Tiger Arena (2,860)
Savannah, GA
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
CampbellW 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 FloridaL 57–67 3–4
USF Sun Dome (2,429)
Tampa, FL
12/02/2015*
8:00 pm
Georgia SouthernW 76–67 4–4
Tiger Arena (4,523)
Savannah, GA
12/05/2015*
4:00 pm
Eastern KentuckyL 71–74 4–5
Tiger Arena (1,020)
Savannah, GA
12/16/2015*
8:00 pm, P12N
at UtahL 53–99 4–6
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,911)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/02/2016*
3:00 pm, SECN+
at MissouriL 50–81 4–7
Mizzou Arena (6,037)
Columbia, MO
01/05/2016
7:00 pm
at Florida A&ML 58–61 4–8
(0–1)
Teaching Gym (Florida A&M) (1,398)
Tallahassee, FL
01/09/2016
6:00 pm
North Carolina A&TW 75–68 5–8
(1–1)
Tiger Arena (1,240)
Savannah, GA
01/11/2016
8:00 pm
North Carolina CentralL 46–69 5–9
(1–2)
Tiger Arena (1,230)
Savannah, GA
01/16/2016
6:00 pm
Maryland Eastern ShoreW 68–61 6–9
(2–2)
Tiger Arena (930)
Savannah, GA
01/18/2016
8:00 pm
Delaware StateW 64–47 7–9
(3–2)
Tiger Arena (1,020)
Savannah, GA
01/23/2016
6:00 pm
at HamptonL 52–75 7–10
(3–3)
Hampton Convocation Center (3,521)
Hampton, VA
01/25/2016
8:00 pm
at Norfolk StateL 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&TL 62–63 7–12
(3–5)
Corbett Sports Center (1,461)
Greensboro, NC
02/02/2016
7:30 pm
at Bethune-CookmanL 59–62 7–13
(3–6)
Moore Gymnasium (805)
Daytona Beach, FL
02/06/2016
8:00 pm
Morgan StateW 57–49 8–13
(4–6)
Tiger Arena (2,671)
Savannah, GA
02/08/2016
8:00 pm
Coppin StateW 72–63 9–13
(5–6)
Tiger Arena (1,211)
Savannah, GA
02/13/2016
6:00 pm
at South Carolina StateW 60–57 10–13
(6–6)
SHM Memorial Center (469)
Orangeburg, SC
02/20/2016
4:00 pm
at HowardW 66–56 11–13
(7–6)
Burr Gymnasium (1,205)
Washington, D.C.
02/23/2016*
8:00 pm
AllenW 83–72 12–13
Tiger Arena (1,008)
Savannah, GA
02/27/2016
6:00 pm
South Carolina StateW 76–64 13–13
(8–6)
Tiger Arena (1,801)
Savannah, GA
02/29/2016
8:00 pm
at North Carolina CentralL 44–61 13–14
(8–7)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,427)
Durham,, NC
03/03/2016
8:00 pm
Florida A&MW 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.

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