2016–17 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
NC Central †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	9	.735
Norfolk State	12	–	4	.750	17	–	17	.500
Morgan State	11	–	5	.688	14	–	16	.467
Hampton	11	–	5	.688	14	–	17	.452
Savannah State*	10	–	6	.625	13	–	16	.448
MD Eastern Shore	9	–	7	.563	14	–	20	.412
South Carolina State	7	–	9	.438	11	–	20	.355
Delaware State	7	–	9	.438	10	–	22	.313
Coppin State	7	–	9	.438	8	–	24	.250
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	10	.375	10	–	22	.313
Howard	5	–	11	.313	10	–	24	.294
Florida A&M	5	–	11	.313	7	–	23	.233
North Carolina A&T	1	–	15	.063	3	–	29	.094
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2017 MEAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represents Savannah State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 12th-year head coach Horace Broadnax, play their home games at Tiger Arena and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

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.

Roster

2016–17 Savannah State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	00	Robert Kelly, Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Powder Springs, Georgia
G	1	Austin Dasent	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	2	Marlon Daniel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Orlando, Florida
G	3	Zach Sellers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Cheraw, South Carolina
G/F	4	Troyce Manassa	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York
F	10	Brandon Jordan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Savannah, Georgia
G	11	Joshua Floyd	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Miramar, Florida
G/F	12	Casey Wells	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	14	Jordan Gaines	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	East Point, Georgia
G	15	Isaiah Felder	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Orangeburg, South Carolina
G	22	Dexter McClanaha	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Stockbridge, Georgia
G/F	30	Jahir Cabeza	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Colón, Panama
	34	Maricus Glenn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Greensboro, Georgia
G	50	Kamil Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Palm Beach, Florida

Head coach

Horace Broadnax (Georgetown)

Assistant coach(es)

Clyde Wormley (The Citadel)
Timothy "Pat" Hardy
Joseph Flegler

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-11-24

Schedule

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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 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
12/03/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N	at Oregon			Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
12/11/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N	at Oregon State			Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm	at William & Mary			Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm	at East Tennessee State			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
MEAC regular season
01/04/2017 8:00 pm	at Bethune–Cookman			Tiger Arena Savannah, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ http://www.ssuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=150&path=mbball

[1] ttp://www.ssuathletics.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=150&path=mbball

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