The 2008β09 Savannah State Tigers basketball team competed in American basketball on behalf of
Savannah State University. The Tigers competed in the NCAA Division I as an independent.[1] The head coach is
Horace Broadnax who is in his fourth year.[1] The team played its home games at
Tiger Arena in
Savannah, Georgia. The Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 13β18 record posted in the 2007β08 season.[1]
Season notes
Pre-season notes
July 3, 2008 (2008-07-03) - Mark St. Fort, Arnold Louis, Rashad Hassan, Josh Smith and Glen Izevbigie sign letters-of-intent with Savannah State University.[2]
Regular season notes
December 19, 2008 (2008-12-19) - The game against South Carolina State University was moved from Saturday, December 20, 2008, to Wednesday, January 14, 2009. The schedule change was made because inclement weather delayed the return of the South Carolina State men's basketball team from another competition.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in
Eastern Time[5][6].
Awards
Junior guard/forward Jovonni Shuler and freshman forward Rashad Hassan received Honorable Mention honors on the 2008-09 Division I All-Independent men's basketball team.[7]
Chris Linton and Raye Bailey were selected as co-Most Valuable Player for the 2008β09 season.[8]
References
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abcBarnidge, Noell (November 14, 2008).
"SSU's Broadnax continues rebuilding". SavannahNow.com. The Savannah Morning News and Evening Press. Archived from
the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2008.
^Barnidge, Noell (April 21, 2009).
"SSU holds athletics banquet". SavannahNow.com. Savannah Morning News and Evening Press. Archived from
the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2009.