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2008–09 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	2008–09
team	Savannah State Tigers
sport	Basketball
conference	Independent
division	NCAA Division I
record	15–14
head_coach	Horace Broadnax
asst_coach1	Jay Gibbons
asst_coach2	Clyde Wormley
stadium	Tiger Arena

The 2008–09 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. The head coach is Horace Broadnax who is in his fourth year. The team played its home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 13–18 record posted in the 2007–08 season.

Season notes

Pre-season notes

- Mark St. Fort, Arnold Louis, Rashad Hassan, Josh Smith and Glen Izevbigie sign letters-of-intent with Savannah State University.

Regular season notes

- 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.

Roster

G	55	LaQuinton Fort	Freshman	6-2, 172	Thomson, GA (Thomson)

Current depth chart

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

Player Stats

Stats current as of

Player	Games	MPG	PPG	RPG	FG %	3P %	FT %	APG	SPG
	0	--	--	--	.---	.---	.---	--	--

Schedule

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Recap

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.
Chris Linton and Raye Bailey were selected as co-Most Valuable Player for the 2008–09 season.

References

Barnidge, Noell. (2008-11-14). "SSU's Broadnax continues rebuilding". The Savannah Morning News and Evening Press.
(2008-07-03). "Savannah State Men's Basketball Inks Five". Savannah State University.
"Men's Basketball 2008 - 2009 Roster". Savannah State University Athletics.
"Savannah State Tigers Roster - 2008-09". ESPN Internet Ventures.
"2008 Basketball Schedule". Savannah State University.
"Savannah State Tigers Schedule - 2008-09". ESPN Internet Ventures.
(2009-04-18). "Shuler, Hassan Get Post-Season Honor". Savannah State University.
Barnidge, Noell. (2009-04-21). "SSU holds athletics banquet". Savannah Morning News and Evening Press.

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