Men's Basketball | 11/17/2017 8:48:00 AM
GAME CENTRAL
Men's Basketball
Savannah State Tigers (1-2)
at
Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin Cajuns (1-1)
GAME/TIME: Friday, November 17, 2017 – 4 p.m. (CST)
LOCATION: Lafayette, La. | CajunDome
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Savannah, Ga. -- Savannah State men's basketball hits the road for a five game road swing beginning with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette today at 4 p.m. (CST) in the CajunDome in Lafayette, La.
Tiger Bites
- The Rajin Cajuns are a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Tigers will be facing off against two Sun Belt teams this season; ULL and Georgia Southern.
- This is the second of four Cayman Islands Classic games the Tigers will play this season. SSU loss to Cincinnati and will play the remaining two games in Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Guards Austin Dasent and
Dexter McClanahan are the only two players to start in all the three games for the Tigers so far this season.
- The Tigers are currently averaging 84 points per game which is third in the MEAC. The Tigers trail conference leader Bethune-Cookman (91.0 ppg) and North Carolina A&T Aggies (86.3 ppg).
- The Tigers lead the conference in three pointers made with 35 and three pointers attempted with 128. The Tigers also lead the conference in steals with 30 and steals per game with 10.
Notes:
NATIONAL RANKING
The Tigers finished the 2016-17 season as the #1 three-point shooting team in the country after averaging 13.5 threes per game.
DEAN OF COACHES
Horace Broadnax is the Dean of MEAC basketball coaches. He is in his 13th year at the helm of the SSU program.
200 CLUB
Horace Broadnax is two wins away from reaching 200 wins for his career.
PRESEASON HONORS
Dexter McClanahan was named the preseason MEAC All-Conference Second Team
MOVING BACK DOWN
In April 2017, the Savannah State administration made the decision to move SSU athletics from Division I to Division II.
TAIL OF THE TAPE
Ty'Lik Evans is the shortest player on the roster at 5-foot-7 while Marcus Glenn is the tallest at 6-foot-10.
WELCOME BACK
Javaris Jenkins, Alante Fenner and Khalen Pinkett return to the team after not being a part of the program last season.
HOME COURT SUCCESS
For the past 11 seasons, SSU has had a winning record when playing in Tiger Arena.
TOUGH SCHEDULE
SSU's non-conference schedule features five teams that are ranked in the AP Top 25 poll (Michigan State, Wichita State, Cincinnati, Baylor and Texas A&M)
CONFERENCE CLASH
SSU will play teams from 11 different Division I conferences (MEAC, American, Southern, Sun Belt, Ohio Valley, SWAC, Big 12, Colonial, Southeastern, Atlantic Coast and Big 10).
SIGHT SEEING
SSU will play games in 12 different states this season (Ohio, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas, Kansas, Georgia, Virginia, Michigan, Maryland, Delaware, Florida and South Carolina).
PERCENTAGE POINTS
SSU lost seven players from the 2016-17 squad. Those players made up 44 percent of the scoring and 35 percent of the rebounds.
GOOD MIXTURE
SSU's roster has a good mixture of veterans and newcomers. The Tigers roster has ten veterans to go with six newcomers.
ROAD TRIP
SSU's shortest road trip this year is at Georgia Southern (54.9 miles) while the longest is at Texas Tech (1,374.3 miles)
MEMORY LANE
50 years ago the 1967-68 SSU team posted a 19-9 record, averaged 97.1 points and game and had five players finish the year averaging in double figures in scoring. The team scored at least 102 points in 13 games.
Savannah State 2016-17 Game Notes: Click Here
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Standings/Stats: Click Here
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Awards: Click Here
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Game Notes: Click Here
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics Website: Click Here
