GAME CENTRAL

Men's Basketball

Savannah State Tigers (8-12, 5-2 MEAC)
vs.
Howard University Bison (5-15, 2-3 MEAC) 

GAME/TIME: Saturday, January 28, 2017 – 4 p.m.  
LOCATION:  Washington, D.C. | Burr Gymnasium
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Game Notes:
· The Tigers look to extend their four-game win streak when they travel to Washington, D.C. to take on Howard University on Saturday.

· The Tigers four-game win streak is the longest for SSU so far this season.

· This is the longest win streak for SSU since the Tigers won six straight last season.

· SSU head coach Horace Broadnax is now the all-time winningest coach in recorded SSU history (since 1964). Broadnax currently has 151 wins in 12 seasons. He surpassed Russell Ellington  who finished his career with 148 wins in nine seasons.

· SSU is currently leading the country in 3-point field goals per game (14.1) and 3-point field goals made (281), and is second in 3-point field goals attempted (763). The Tigers also lead the MEAC and are 3rd nationally in assists per game (18.5), and lead the MEAC in scoring (85.6).
 
BROKEN RECORDS
Casey Wells set a new 3-point Division I record for SSU when he hit nine three pointers against Fort Valley on Nov. 21. The previous record was eight.  As a team, SSU shattered the school's D-I record this season  hitting 24 threes against Middle Georgia on Nov. 17. The previous record was 17, set last season.
 
LONGEVITY
Head coach Horace Broadnax is entering his 12th season as the Tigers head coach. No other SSU men's basketball coach has had a longer tenure.
 
SOUTHERN TIES
All but two members of the team are from the South. Six players hail from Georgia while three are from Florida, two are from South Carolina and one is from North Carolina. Those not from the South include one from New York and one from Panama.
 
BREAKING DOWN THE CLASS
SSU has 14 players on the roster which includes four freshmen, three juniors, four sophomores and three seniors.
 
THE SIZE OF IT
The tallest player on the roster is 6-10 Maricus Glenn. The shortest player on the team is Isaiah Felder who is listed at 6-0.
 
STARTING TWO
Only two players have stared every game this season for the Tigers: Troyce Manassa and Joshua Floyd. Senior Manassa is a returner that started in all 32 games last season for SSU. Floyd is a newcomer to this year's team.
 
TOUGH SCHEDULE
Of the teams on the schedule, six advanced to postseason play last year. San Diego State made it to the NIT semifinals, Oregon made it to the NCAA Elite Eight and Iowa State made it to the NCAA Sweet 16.
 
SIGHT SEEING
SSU will play in 10 different states (Iowa, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, California, Oregon, Virginia, south Carolina, Maryland and North Carolina) this season in addition to the District of Columbia.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW
Johnny Mathis, who played with SSU from 1960-64 is in his 30th year of coaching. Mathis, who played with the New Jersey Americans of the American Basketball Association, is currently the boys head basketball coach at John F.Kennedy High School in Bronx, New York.
 
REBUILDING EFFORT
Troyce Manassa is the only returning starter back this season.
 
GETTING DEFENSIVE
SSU led the MEAC in scoring defense last season, giving up 67.7 points a game.
 
PICK POCKET
SSU was second in steals the MEAC last season, averaging 6.3 steals per game.
 
SITTING THIS ONE OUT
Javaris Jenkins will be red-shirted this season.
 
BACK ON TRACK
After two straight losing seasons, SSU posted a 16-16 record last year and hosted a game in the Collegeinsiders.com Tournament.
 

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Howard University
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