The 2009–10 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 and finished the season 11–15. The team played its home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 15–14 record posted in the 2008–09 season, the team's first winning season in 23 years. The fifteen victories were the most since the university moved to Division I in 2002.
Coaching staff Name Type College Graduating year Horace Broadnax Head coach Georgetown University 1986 Jay Gibbons Assistant coach Clayton State University 2003 Clyde Wormley Assistant coach The Citadel 2003
Roster SSU Men's BasketballCurrent Roster Head coach: Horace BroadnaxPos. No. Name Class Hgt./Wt. HometownG00Patrick HardySenior6–3, 185Atlanta, GA (Westlake)G1Preston BlackmonFreshman6–0, 170Hopkins, S.C. (Lower Richland)G2Tracy RankinsSenior5–10, 180Queens, NY (Douglas County)F3Mark St. FortSophomore6–6, 210Wauchula, FL (Hardee Senior)F4Rod MitchellJunior6–7, 205Columbus, GA (G.W. Carver)G5Andrew AndersonFreshman5–10, 170Buford, GA (Collins Hill)F10Devin StowersSenior6–4, 205Hephzibah, GA (Hephzibah)G13Anthony JonesJunior6–3, 190Stone Mountain, GA (Miller Groves)C14Glen IzevbigieJunior6–10, 230London, England (Richmond Academy/Garett)G/F20Jovonni ShulerSenior6–4, 180Lake Placid, FL (Lake Placid)F22Rashad HassanSophomore6–7, 215Riverdale, GA (Riverdale)G23Cedric SmithFreshman6–3, 180North Lauderdale, FL (Boyd Anderson)G24Marius ChawaFreshman6–3, 196Atlanta, GA (Central Gwinnett)F34Arnold LouisSophomore6–7, 205Wauchula, FL (Hardee Senior)G54Darnel JonesFreshman6–1, 175Atlanta, GA (Peachtree Ridge)G55Darius BaughFreshman6–2, 180Mableton, GA (Hillgrove)
Player stats Stats current as of Player Games MPG PPG RPG FG % 3P% FT % APG SPGRankins, Tracy 26 32.7 13.0 2.7 37.8 1.5 .8Blackmon, Preston 26 30.5 6.8 2.2 35.1 5.1 1.3Louis, Arnold 26 26.7 8.9 8.0 57.0 .6 1.2Hassan, Rashad 26 26.2 11.0 5.5 54.2 .6 .9Hardy, Patrick 24 28.2 7.2 3.0 41.4 2.4 .2Mitchell, Rod 24 13.0 2.5 2.2 47.4 .5 .6Chawa, Marius 23 12.9 2.7 1.9 41.1 .2 .5Izevbigi, Glen 26 9.3 1.6 1.3 45.5 .1 .1Anderson, Andrew 24 9.8 1.5 .7 24.0 .4 .4Baugh, Darius 11 19.5 6.1 2.5 30.3 .7 0.6Smith, Cedric 11 13.5 3.6 1.4 35.7 .1 .9Stowers, Devin 15 3.3 .5 .7 25.0 .1 .1Jones, Darnel 10 2.1 .3 .1 0.0 .1 0.0Shuler, Jovonni 1 12.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
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Awards and records
Awards Sophomore forward Rashad Hassan was named to the 2010 All-Independent Men's Basketball Team.
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