GAME CENTRAL

Men's Basketball
Savannah State Tigers (3-10, 0-0 MEAC)
vs.
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (3-10, 0-0 MEAC) 

GAME/TIME: Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017 – 8 p.m.  
LOCATION:  Savannah, Ga.   |  Tiger Arena (6,000)
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Savannah, Ga. -- The Tigers open 2017 and MEAC play against Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. in Tiger Arena. SSU looks to improve on its 2-1 home record and claim it's first conference victory of the season.
 
Game Notes:
· SSU is 3-2 in conference openers since entering the MEAC in 2011-12. This is the first time SSU has faced B-CU in its MEAC opener.

· SSU is currently leading the country in 3-point field goals per game (15.3) and are second in 3-point field goals made (199). The Tigers also lead the MEAC in total assists (241) and scoring (85.0). SSU's Casey Wells is 58th nationally and 3rd in MEAC in three-pointers per game (2.91) and Jahir Cabeza is fourth in the MEAC in blocks with 19.

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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Bethune-Cookman University
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