# 2011–12 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

The 2011–12 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represented Savannah State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Horace Broadnax in his seventh year. The Tigers played their home games at the Tiger Arena. After previously playing as a Division I Independent, the Tigers were new members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Tigers were the 2011–12 MEAC regular season champions and received an automatic bid into the 2012 NIT, their first ever appearance in any Division I tournament as a Division I member. The team posted a 21–10 overall mark and lead the MEAC in scoring defense, only allowing 58.9 points per game and were second in the conference in scoring margin (+5.4). In his sixth year as the head coach of the Tigers, Horace Broadnax was named the MEAC Coach of the Year as he guided the team to a 14–2 conference record and the school's first MEAC regular season title.

## Roster

Source: Savannah State Men's Basketball Roster

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Nov. 3* 7:00 pm | Armstrong Atlantic State | W 70–64 | – | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Nov. 7* 7:00 pm | Benedict | L 73–80 | – | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Regular Season |||||
| Nov. 12* 12:00 pm | at Georgetown | L 54–83 | 0–1 | Verizon Center Washington, DC |
| Nov. 14* 7:00 pm | at North Florida | L 57–62 | 0–2 | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| Nov. 16* 7:00 pm | at Jacksonville | W 73–70 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Nov. 19* 8:00 pm | at Indiana Hoosier Invitational | L 65–94 | 3–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| Nov. 21* 7:00 pm | at Butler Hoosier Invitational | L 42–57 | 1–4 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov. 25* 7:00 pm | at Chattanooga Hoosier Invitational | L 63–65 | 1–5 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| Nov. 26* 7:00 pm | vs. Gardner-Webb Hoosier Invitational | W 72–66 | 2–5 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| Dec. 1 7:00 pm | at Hampton | W 65–49 | 3–5 (1–0) | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| Dec. 3 6:00 pm | at Norfolk State | L 58–60 | 3–6 (1–1) | Echols Hall Norfolk, VA |
| Dec. 10* 6:00 pm | Georgia Tech | L 45–65 | 3–7 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Dec. 12* 7:00 pm | Coastal Georgia | W 80–42 | 4–7 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Dec. 15* 7:00 pm, BTN | at No. 14 Wisconsin | L 33–66 | 4–8 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Dec. 22* 6:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | W 45–41 | 5–8 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Jan. 3* 8:00 pm | at Arkansas | W 83–66 | 5–9 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| Jan. 7 4:00 pm | Coppin State | W 72–60 | 6–9 (2–1) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Jan. 9 8:00 pm | Morgan State | W 57–55 | 7–9 (3–1) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Jan. 14 7:00 pm | at Florida A&M | W 69–58 | 8–9 (4–1) | Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL |
| Jan. 16 7:30 pm | at Bethune-Cookman | L 62–68 | 8–10 (4–2) | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL |
| Jan. 21 4:00 pm | South Carolina State | W 83–53 | 9–10 (5–2) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Jan. 23* 7:00 pm | Stetson | W 75–45 | 10–10 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Jan. 28 4:00 pm | Howard | W 71–50 | 11–10 (6–2) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Jan. 31* 7:00 pm | Trinity Baptist | W 86–56 | 12–10 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Feb. 4 4:00 pm | at South Carolina State | W 73–60 | 13–10 (7–2) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| Feb. 6* 8:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 55–49 | 14–10 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Feb. 11 4:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | W 67–57 | 15–10 (8–2) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium Durham, NC |
| Feb. 13 8:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | W 66–59 | 16–10 (9–2) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| Feb. 18 4:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 76–57 | 17–10 (10–2) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Feb. 20 8:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 67–44 | 18–10 (11–2) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Feb. 25 4:00 pm | North Carolina Central | W 60–47 | 19–10 (12–2) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Feb. 27 8:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | W 62–50 | 20–10 (13–2) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| Mar. 1 7:30 pm | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 72–54 | 21–10 (14–2) | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD |
| MEAC Tournament |||||
| Mar. 7 6:00 pm | vs. Hampton Quarterfinals | L 46–59 | 21–11 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2012 NIT |||||
| Mar. 13 or Mar. 14* 8:00 pm | at Tennessee First Round | L 51–65 | 21–12 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. |||||
Source: 2011–12 Savannah State Men's Basketball Schedule