# 2008–09 Savannah State Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2008–09 Savannah State Lady Tigers basketball team competed in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University. The Lady Tigers were members of the NCAA Division I-AA, as an independent. The head coach is Cedric Hardy, who served his fifth year. The team played its home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia.
The Lady Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 14–15 record posted in the 2007–08 season, but finished with an 8–20 regular season record. The Lady Tigers were 1–2 in the Division I Women's Independent Tournament.

## Preseason notes

* April 19, 2008 (2008-04-19) – Ashlee Barley, Kymberli Stamps, Raven Fields, Shikerrie Turpin, and Alicia Nelson sign letters-of-intent with Savannah State University.
* May 22, 2008 (2008-05-22) – Darice Fountaine signed a letter-of-intent with Savannah State University.

## Roster

SSU Women's Basketball Current Roster :
| Head coach: Cedric Hardy ||||||
| C | 4 | Milan Johnson | Junior | 6–2 | Jonesboro, GA |
| G | 5 | Antoinette Williams | Senior | 5–9 | Riverdale, GA |
| G | 10 | Courtney Long | Sophomore | 5–9 | Bowdon, GA |
| G | 12 | Ashlee Barley | Freshhman | 5–7 | Columbus, GA |
| G | 15 | Crissa Jackson | Freshhman | 5–7 | Columbus, GA |
| F | 20 | Alisha Nelson | Freshman | 6–3 | Phenix City, AL |
| G | 21 | Kyhmberli Stamps | Freshman | 5–10 | Columbus, GA |
| F | 22 | Shikerrie Turpin | Freshman | 5–11 | Columbus, GA |
| F | 23 | Raven Fields | Freshman | 6–3 | Columbus, GA |
| F | 24 | Carlita Johnson | Freshman | 6–0 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| G | 34 | LaShara Smith | Senior | 5–8 | Daytona Beach, FL |
| F | 50 | Nikki Robinson | Senior | 5–8 | Swainsboro, GA |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Type | College | Graduating year |
| Cedric Baker | Head coach | Voorhees College | 1990 |
| Julie Johnson | Assistant coach | Clark-Atlanta College | 1981 |
| Malik Jones | Assistant coach | Texas College | 2007 |
| Josh Obiajunwa | Assistant | Savannah State University | |
| LeTeisha Barnett | Graduate Assistant | Savannah State University | |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 15* 4:00 pm | Columbia College | W 81–47 Recap | 1–0 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| November 17* 7:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 43–34 Recap | 1–1 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| November 20* 7:00 pm | EWC | W 68–31 Recap | 2–1 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| November 22* 7:00 pm | at UTEP | W 103–46 | 2–2 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| November 24* 7:00 pm | at Florida | W 75–55 Recap | 2–3 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| November 28* 7:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois University of Cincinnati Invitational Tournament | W 62–40 Recap | 2–4 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| November 29* 7:00 pm | at Cincinnati University of Cincinnati Invitational Tournament | W 64–34 Recap | 2–5 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| November 30* 7:00 pm | at Mississippi Valley State University of Cincinnati Invitational Tournament | W 62–42 Recap | 2–6 | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
| December 18* 7:00 pm | Charleston Southern | W 79–57 | 2–7 | Charleston, SC |
| December 21* 2:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 73–60 | 2–8 | Hammond, LA |
| December 23* 7:00 pm | at Louisiana-Lafayette | W 69–42 | 2–9 | Lafayette, LA |
| December 30* 4:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 58–57 | 3–9 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| January 3* 6:00 pm | at Florida A&M | W 72–44 | 3–10 | Tallahassee, FL |
| January 5* 5:00 pm | at Bethune-Cookman | W 61–46 | 3–11 | Daytona, FL |
| January 11* 3:00 pm | at NJIT | W 65–56 | 3–12 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| January 13* 7:00 pm | Charleston Southern | W 74–43 | 3–13 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| January 15* 7:00 pm | at Georgia | L 28–74 Recap | 3–14 | Athens, GA |
| January 21* 7:00 pm | at College of Charleston | W 61–54 | 3–15 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| January 24* 2:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | W 52–40 | 3–16 | Durham, NC |
| January 29* 4:00 pm | at Mississippi State | L 33–97 Recap | 3–17 | Starkville, MS |
| January 30* 7:00 pm | at Talladega | W 62–59 | 4–17 | Talladega, AL |
| February 2* 7:00 pm | at Texas Tech | L 39–80 Recap | 4–18 | Lubbock, TX |
| February 7* 3:00 pm | Longwood | W 61–49 | 5–18 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| February 11* 7:00 pm | Georgia Tech | W 89–34 | 5–19 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| February 14* 5:30 pm | at North Carolina Central | W 47–44 | 6–19 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| February 22* 6:00 pm | Longwood | W 59–54 Recap | 7–19 | Farmville, VA |
| February 24* 7:00 pm | at NJIT | W 68–41 | 7–20 | Newark, NJ |
| February 28* 4:00 pm | Morris | W 69–65 Recap | 8–20 | Tiger Arena Savannah, GA |
| March 5* 4:50 pm | vs. Chicago State University Independent Colleges and Universities Tournament | W 74–39 | 8–21 | The McKay Center Orem, UT |
| March 6* 7:00 pm | vs. NJIT Independent Colleges and Universities Tournament | W 64–56 | 9–21 | The McKay Center Orem, UT |
| March 7* 4:30 pm | vs. Longwood Independent Colleges and Universities Tournament | W 76–60 | 9–22 | The McKay Center Orem, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards

* Senior guard Lashara Smith and freshman point guard Crissa Jackson received an honorable mention on the 2008–09 Division I All Independent women's basketball team.
* LaShara Smith was selected as the Most Valuable Player for the 2008–09 season.