# 2016–17 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

The 2016–17 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represented Savannah State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 12th-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 13–16, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in fifth place. The team was ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.

## Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 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.

## Preseason

The Eagles were picked to finish in 11th place in the preseason MEAC poll. Troyce Manassa was named to the preseason All-MEAC third team.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2016* 8:00 pm | LaGrange | W 100–86 | | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| 11/07/2016* 8:00 pm | Armstrong State | W 123–108 | | Tiger Arena (3,147) Savannah, GA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm | at No. 24 Iowa State | L 71–113 | 0–1 | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| 11/13/2016* 3:30 pm, BTN+ | at Iowa Emerald Coast Classic | L 84–116 | 0–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,371) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | Middle Georgia State | W 101–93 | 1–2 | Tiger Arena (1,134) Savannah, GA |
| 11/19/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Memphis Emerald Coast Classic | L 86–99 | 1–3 | FedExForum (8,689) Memphis, TN |
| 11/21/2016* 7:00 pm | Fort Valley State | W 118–101 | 2–3 | Tiger Arena (1,344) Savannah, GA |
| 11/25/2016* 12:00 pm | vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Emerald Coast Classic | L 91–97 | 2–4 | The Arena at NWFSC (320) Niceville, FL |
| 11/26/2016* 11:00 am | vs. Grambling State Emerald Coast Classic | L 104–110 | 2–5 | The Arena at NWFSC (200) Niceville, FL |
| 11/28/2016* 10:00 pm | at San Diego State | L 67–100 | 2–6 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/01/2016* 8:00 pm | Georgia Southern | L 75–94 | 2–7 | Tiger Arena (3,708) Savannah, GA |
| 12/03/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N | at No. 23 Oregon | L 59–128 | 2–8 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,447) Eugene, OR |
| 12/11/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon State | W 93–90 $^{OT}$ | 3–8 | Gill Coliseum (4,268) Corvallis, OR |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 85–112 | 3–9 | Kaplan Arena (1,377) Williamsburg, VA |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm | at East Tennessee State | L 71–92 | 3–10 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,768) Johnson City, TN |
| MEAC regular season |||||
| 01/04/2017 8:00 pm | Bethune–Cookman | W 104–91 | 4–10 (1–0) | Tiger Arena (901) Savannah, GA |
| 01/09/2017 7:00 pm | at Hampton | L 80–84 | 4–11 (1–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (1,234) Hampton, VA |
| 01/11/2017 7:30 pm | at Norfolk State | L 76–80 | 4–12 (1–2) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,512) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/14/2017 6:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 93–88 | 5–12 (2–2) | Tiger Arena (2,350) Savannah, GA |
| 01/16/2017 7:30 pm | at South Carolina State | W 86–82 | 6–12 (3–2) | SHM Memorial Center (488) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/21/2017 6:00 pm | Morgan State | W 74–61 | 7–12 (4–2) | Tiger Arena (1,230) Savannah, GA |
| 01/23/2017 8:00 pm | Delaware State | W 94–79 | 8–12 (5–2) | Tiger Arena (1,520) Savannah, GA |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm | at Howard | W 73–70 | 9–12 (6–2) | Burr Gymnasium (1,975) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/30/2017 7:30 pm | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 87–82 | 10–12 (7–2) | Hytche Athletic Center (1,783) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/04/2017 6:00 pm | Hampton | L 89–92 | 10–13 (7–3) | Tiger Arena (2,328) Savannah, GA |
| 02/06/2017 8:00 pm | Norfolk State | L 87–92 | 10–14 (7–4) | Tiger Arena (1,305) Savannah, GA |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm | at Morgan State | L 75–83 | 10–15 (7–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,056) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/20/2017 8:00 pm | Coppin State | L 83–84 | 10–16 (7–6) | Tiger Arena (1,630) Savannah, GA |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | W 110–91 | 11–16 (8–6) | Corbett Sports Center (1,002) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/27/2017 7:30 pm | at North Carolina Central | W 74–73 | 12–16 (9–6) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,276) Durham, NC |
| 03/02/2017 8:00 pm | South Carolina State | W 95–88 | 13–16 (10–6) | Tiger Arena (2,300) Savannah, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||