# 2018–19 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

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.

## Previous season

With a win over South Carolina State on March 1, 2018, the Tigers earned a share of the MEAC regular season championship. 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. However, the NCAA granted the Tigers a waiver allowing them to participate in postseason play.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2018* 7:30 p.m. | | Thomas | W 111–107 | | Tiger Arena (1,450) Savannah, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 9:30 p.m., SECN+ | | at Texas A&M | L 83–98 | 0–1 | Reed Arena (6,757) College Station, TX |
| November 9, 2018* 8:30 p.m., SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 76–110 | 0–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (9,018) Athens, GA |
| November 11, 2018* 4:00 p.m. | | Middle Georgia State | W 105–95 | 1–2 | Tiger Arena (960) Savannah, GA |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Tennessee Tech | W 97–83 | 2–2 | Tiger Arena (1,029) Savannah, GA |
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 p.m. | | Gardner–Webb | L 77–97 | 2–3 | Tiger Arena (755) Savannah, GA |
| November 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kent State Commodore Classic | L 84–104 | 2–4 | MAC Center (1,925) Kent, OH |
| November 24, 2018* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Alcorn State Commodore Classic | W 80–75 | 3–4 | Vines Center (50) Lynchburg, VA |
| November 25, 2018* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Liberty Commodore Classic | L 56–82 | 3–5 | Vines Center (1,943) Lynchburg, VA |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | vs. Vanderbilt Commodore Classic | L 85–120 | 3–6 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,271) Nashville, TN |
| December 1, 2018* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Gardner–Webb | L 60–97 | 3–7 | Paul Porter Arena (1,559) Boiling Springs, NC |
| December 11, 2018* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Dakota State | L 72–139 | 3–8 | Frost Arena (1,776) Brookings, SD |
| December 13, 2018* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 16 Wisconsin | L 60–101 | 3–9 | Kohl Center (17,004) Madison, WI |
| December 20, 2018* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | L 80–91 | 3–10 | Eblen Center (807) Cookeville, TN |
| December 22, 2018* 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 23 Iowa | L 64–110 | 3–11 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,444) Iowa City, IA |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | at Coppin State | L 67–73 | 3–12 (0–1) | Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD |
| January 8, 2019 7:30 p.m. | | at Morgan State | W 88–87 | 4–12 (1–1) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | at Florida A&M | L 64–69 | 4–13 (1–2) | Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL |
| January 19, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | Norfolk State | L 76–82 | 4–14 (1–3) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| January 26, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | South Carolina State | W 92–88 | 5–14 (2–3) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| January 28, 2019 7:30 p.m. | | North Carolina Central | L 78–82 | 5–15 (2–4) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| February 2, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | at Delaware State | W 76–73 | 6–15 (3–4) | Memorial Hall Dover, DE |
| February 4, 2019 7:30 p.m. | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 68–63 | 7–15 (4–4) | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD |
| February 9, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | Coppin State | W 71–62 | 8–15 (5–4) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| February 11, 2019 7:30 p.m. | | Morgan State | W 88–85 | 9–15 (6–4) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| February 16, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | Florida A&M | L 74–78 | 9–16 (6–5) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| February 18, 2019 7:30 p.m. | | Bethune–Cookman | W 79–70 | 10–16 (7–5) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| February 23, 2019 4:00 p.m. | | at North Carolina Central | L 69–78 | 10–17 (7–6) | McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium Durham, NC |
| February 25, 2019 7:30 p.m. | | at North Carolina A&T | L 58–63 | 10–18 (7–7) | Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC |
| March 2, 2019 6:00 p.m. | | Howard | L 76–81 | 10–19 (7–8) | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| March 7, 2019 7:30 p.m. | | at South Carolina State | W 90–87 | 11–19 (8–8) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2019 6:00 p.m., FloHoops | (6) | vs. (11) Delaware State First round | L 67–71 | 11–20 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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