# 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.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Robert Burger | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Junior | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 1 | Preston Blackman | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Senior | Hopkins, South Carolina |
| 2 | Khiry White | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Columbus, Georgia |
| 3 | Deric Rudolph | Guard | 5–1 | 175 | Senior | Gadsden, Alabama |
| 4 | Marcus Hutchins | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Senior | Savannah, Georgia |
| 5 | Cedric Smith | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | Bronx, New York |
| 10 | Patrick Hendley | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Orange Park, Florida |
| 11 | Stephen Wilson | Guard | 6–1 | 160 | Junior | Jonesboro, Georgia |
| 12 | Joshua Montgomery | Forward | 6–4 | 195 | Senior | Smyrna, Georgia |
| 15 | Keierre Richards | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Powder Springs, Georgia |
| 20 | Deven Williams | Guard | 6–0 | 205 | Junior | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 22 | Rashad Hassan | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Riverdale, Georgia |
| 23 | Christopher Spears | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Ashburn, Georgia |
| 24 | Richard Conner | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Senior | Austell, Georgia |
| 33 | Angelo Davis | Guard | 6–1 | 165 | Junior | Savannah, Georgia |
| 34 | Arnold Lewis | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Senior | Wauchula, Florida |
| 44 | Jyles Smith | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Junior | Fairburn, Georgia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2012* 8:00 pm | Armstrong Atlantic State | W 74–57 | | Tiger Arena (4,350) Savannah, GA |
| 11/05/2012* 7:00 pm | Fort Valley State | W 79–54 | | Tiger Arena (2,050) Savannah, GA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm | Trinity Baptist | W 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 Florida | W 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 Illinois | W 39–38 | 4–3 | Tiger Arena (340) Savannah, GA |
| 11/26/2012* 7:00 pm | Robert Morris | W 61–52 | 5–3 | Tiger Arena (988) Savannah, GA |
| 12/01/2012 6:00 pm | Norfolk State | L 45–55 | 5–4 (0–1) | Tiger Arena (1,410) Savannah, GA |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm | at No. 7 Ohio State | L 45–85 | 5–5 | Value City Arena (13,848) Columbus, OH |
| 12/15/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Marquette | L 51–71 | 5–6 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (13,366) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | at Marshall | L 48–64 | 5–7 | Cam Henderson Center (5,316) Huntington, WV |
| 01/02/2013* 8:00 pm | at Western Illinois | L 35–39 | 5–8 | Western Hall (1,236) Macomb, IL |
| 01/04/2013* 8:00 pm | at Saint Louis | L 59–67 | 5–9 | Chaifetz Arena (6,543) Saint Louis, MO |
| 01/08/2013* 7:00 pm | Allen | W 84–40 | 6–9 | Tiger Arena (1,020) Savannah, GA |
| 01/12/2013 4:30 pm | at Coppin State | W 56–48 | 7–9 (1–1) | Physical Education Complex (205) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/14/2013 7:50 pm | at Morgan State | W 78–70 $^{2OT}$ | 8–9 (2–1) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,079) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/19/2013 6:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 57–55 | 9–9 (3–1) | Tiger Arena (1,923) Savannah, GA |
| 01/21/2013 7:30 pm, ESPNU | Bethune-Cookman | W 43–40 | 10–9 (4–1) | Tiger Arena (3,852) Savannah, GA |
| 01/26/2013 6:00 pm | at South Carolina State | W 64–49 | 11–9 (5–1) | SHM Memorial Center (713) Orangeburg, SC |
| 02/02/2013 4:00 pm | at Howard | W 52–42 | 12–9 (6–1) | Burr Gymnasium (556) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | Hampton | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (6–2) | Tiger Arena (1,077) Savannah, GA |
| 02/09/2013 6:00 pm | South Carolina State | W 50–46 | 13–10 (7–2) | Tiger Arena (989) Savannah, GA |
| 02/14/2013 6:00 pm | at Florida A&M | W 67–65 | 14–10 (8–2) | Teaching Gym (567) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/16/2013 6:20 pm | North Carolina Central | W 44–36 | 15–10 (9–2) | Tiger Arena (2,444) Savannah, GA |
| 02/18/2013 8:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | W 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-Cookman | L 58–72 | 17–11 (10–3) | Moore Gymnasium (1,561) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 03/02/2013 4:00 pm | at North Carolina Central | L 47–51 | 17–12 (10–4) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (834) Durham, NC |
| 03/04/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at North Carolina A&T | L 57–59 | 17–13 (10–5) | Corbett Sports Center (783) Greensboro, NC |
| 03/07/2013 8:30 pm | Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 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 $^{OT}$ | 19–14 | 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. |||||