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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Norfolk State160 1.0002112 .636
North Carolina Central151 .938229 .710
Savannah State115 .6881915 .559
Hampton115 .6881417 .452
Morgan State106 .6251715 .531
North Carolina A&T88 .5002017 .541
Delaware State88 .5001518 .455
Bethune–Cookman79 .4381420 .412
Florida A&M511 .313823 .258
Coppin State511 .313824 .250
Howard412 .250724 .226
South Carolina State214 .125624 .200
Maryland Eastern Shore214 .125226 .071
2013 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 21, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
0Robert BurgerGuard6–0180JuniorFort Lauderdale, Florida
1Preston BlackmanGuard6–0170SeniorHopkins, South Carolina
2Khiry WhiteGuard6–3180JuniorColumbus, Georgia
3Deric RudolphGuard5–1175SeniorGadsden, Alabama
4Marcus HutchinsGuard6–4180SeniorSavannah, Georgia
5Cedric SmithGuard6–3190SeniorBronx, New York
10Patrick HendleyGuard6–4190JuniorOrange Park, Florida
11Stephen WilsonGuard6–1160JuniorJonesboro, Georgia
12Joshua MontgomeryForward6–4195SeniorSmyrna, Georgia
15Keierre RichardsGuard6–1180JuniorPowder Springs, Georgia
20Deven WilliamsGuard6–0205JuniorIndianapolis, Indiana
22Rashad HassanForward6–7215SeniorRiverdale, Georgia
23Christopher SpearsForward6–7220JuniorAshburn, Georgia
24Richard ConnerGuard6–4205SeniorAustell, Georgia
33Angelo DavisGuard6–1165JuniorSavannah, Georgia
34Arnold LewisForward6–7205SeniorWauchula, Florida
44Jyles SmithForward6–8200JuniorFairburn, Georgia

Schedule

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012*
8:00 pm
Armstrong Atlantic StateW 74–57 
Tiger Arena (4,350)
Savannah, GA
11/05/2012*
7:00 pm
Fort Valley StateW 79–54 
Tiger Arena (2,050)
Savannah, GA
Regular season
11/09/2012*
8:00 pm
Trinity BaptistW 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 FloridaW 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 IllinoisW 39–38 4–3
Tiger Arena (340)
Savannah, GA
11/26/2012*
7:00 pm
Robert MorrisW 61–52 5–3
Tiger Arena (988)
Savannah, GA
12/01/2012
6:00 pm
Norfolk StateL 45–55 5–4 (0–1)
Tiger Arena (1,410)
Savannah, GA
12/12/2012*
7:00 pm
at No. 7 Ohio StateL 45–85 5–5
Value City Arena (13,848)
Columbus, OH
12/15/2012*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at MarquetteL 51–71 5–6
BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,366)
Milwaukee, WI
12/19/2012*
7:00 pm
at MarshallL 48–64 5–7
Cam Henderson Center (5,316)
Huntington, WV
01/02/2013*
8:00 pm
at Western IllinoisL 35–39 5–8
Western Hall (1,236)
Macomb, IL
01/04/2013*
8:00 pm
at Saint LouisL 59–67 5–9
Chaifetz Arena (6,543)
Saint Louis, MO
01/08/2013*
7:00 pm
AllenW 84–40 6–9
Tiger Arena (1,020)
Savannah, GA
01/12/2013
4:30 pm
at Coppin StateW 56–48 7–9 (1–1)
Physical Education Complex (205)
Baltimore, MD
01/14/2013
7:50 pm
at Morgan StateW 78–70 2OT8–9 (2–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,079)
Baltimore, MD
01/19/2013
6:00 pm
Florida A&MW 57–55 9–9 (3–1)
Tiger Arena (1,923)
Savannah, GA
01/21/2013
7:30 pm, ESPNU
Bethune-CookmanW 43–40 10–9 (4–1)
Tiger Arena (3,852)
Savannah, GA
01/26/2013
6:00 pm
at South Carolina StateW 64–49 11–9 (5–1)
SHM Memorial Center (713)
Orangeburg, SC
02/02/2013
4:00 pm
at HowardW 52–42 12–9 (6–1)
Burr Gymnasium (556)
Washington, D.C.
02/07/2013
7:00 pm
HamptonL 68–71 OT12–10 (6–2)
Tiger Arena (1,077)
Savannah, GA
02/09/2013
6:00 pm
South Carolina StateW 50–46 13–10 (7–2)
Tiger Arena (989)
Savannah, GA
02/14/2013
6:00 pm
at Florida A&MW 67–65 14–10 (8–2)
Teaching Gym (567)
Tallahassee, FL
02/16/2013
6:20 pm
North Carolina CentralW 44–36 15–10 (9–2)
Tiger Arena (2,444)
Savannah, GA
02/18/2013
8:00 pm
North Carolina A&TW 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-CookmanL 58–72 17–11 (10–3)
Moore Gymnasium (1,561)
Daytona Beach, FL
03/02/2013
4:00 pm
at North Carolina CentralL 47–51 17–12 (10–4)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (834)
Durham, NC
03/04/2013
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at North Carolina A&TL 57–59 17–13 (10–5)
Corbett Sports Center (783)
Greensboro, NC
03/07/2013
8:30 pm
Maryland–Eastern ShoreW 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 OT19–14
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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