2009–10 Savannah State Lady Tigers basketball team

2009-10 Savannah State Lady Tigers basketball
Conference	NCAA Division I independent schools (basketball)
	I
2009-10 record	9-21 ( Independent)
Head coach	Cedric Hardy
Assistant coach	Billy Hamilton
Assistant coach	Sonya Wilson
Home arena	Tiger Arena

The 2009–10 Savannah State Lady Tigers basketball team competed in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University and had a record of 9-21. The Lady Tigers were members of the NCAA Division I-AA, as an independent. The head coach was Cedric Hardy, who served his sixth year. The team played its home games at Tiger Arena in Savannah, Georgia. The Lady Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 9-22 record posted in the 2008-09 season.

Coaching staff

Name	Type	College	Graduating year
Cedric Baker	Head Coach	Voorhees College	1990
Billy Hamilton	Assistant Coach	Albany State University	2008
Sonya Wilson	Assistant Coach	South Carolina State University	1994

Roster

SSU Women's Basketball Current Roster [1]
Head Coach: Cedric Hardy
G	4	Kymberli Stamps	Sophomore	5-10	Columbus, GA
F	5	Deanna Newton	Freshman	5-5	Mt. Pleasant, TX
G	10	Courtney Long	Junior	5-9	Bowdon, GA
G	12	Ashlee Barley	Sophomore	5-7	Columbus, GA
G	15	Crissa Jackson	Sophomore	5-7	Columbus, GA
F	20	Alisha Nelson	Sophomore	6-3	Phenix City, AL
G	21	Brittany Gilbert	Freshman	5-9	Albany, GA
F	22	Darice Fountain	Freshman	5-11	Wichita, KS
F	23	Latoya Ashley	Sophomore	5-10	Augusta, GA
F	24	Carlita Johnson	Sophomore	6-0	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	25	Mattisha Mangum	Freshman	5-6	Durham, N.C.
F	32	Raven James	Sophomore	6-0	Phenix City, AL
G	33	Treasure Monroe	Junior	5-4	Kingsland, GA
C	34	Whitney Elliot	Freshman	6-2	Savannah, GA
F	50	Gabrielle Bennett	Freshman	5-5	Rock Hill, S.C.
C	55	Renetta Phillips	Freshman	5-5	Marshall, TX

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
November 13* 6:00 p.m.		Edward Waters	W 48-42	1-0	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
November 15* 4:00 p.m.		at South Carolina State	L 60-50	1-1	SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, S.C.
November 17* 7:00 p.m.		Allen	W 78-39	2-1	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
November 19* 6:00 p.m.		Florida A&M	L 38-41	2-2	Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
November 22* 2:00 p.m.		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 60-50	3-2	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
November 25* 7:00 p.m.		Stetson	W 54-49	4-2	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
November 28* 4:00 p.m.		Columbia College	W 77-21	5-2	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
November 30* 5:30 p.m.		at Alabama State	W 50-49	6-2	ASU Acadome  Montgomery, AL
December 5* 7:00 p.m.		Coastal Carolina	L 35-49	6-3	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
December 13* 3:00 p.m.		Alabama State	W 45-36	7-3	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
December 15* 7:00 p.m.		Norfolk State	L 57-45	7-4	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
December 17* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Jacksonville State University of North Florida Classic	W 51-37	8-4	UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
December 18* 5:00 p.m.		vs. North Florida University of North Florida Classic	L 56-42	8-5	UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
December 20* 5:00 p.m.		at Coastal Carolina	L 57-41	8-6	Kimbel Arena  Conway, SC
December 22* 5:00 p.m.		at Charleston Southern	L 66-51	8-7	CSU Field House  Charleston, SC
December 30* 7:00 p.m.		Georgia	L 80-45	8-8	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
January 2* 12:00 noon		at Texas Tech	L 69-40	8-9	United Spirit Arena  Lubbock, TX
January 4* 7:00 p.m.		South Carolina State	L 60-49	8-10	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
January 6* 7:00 p.m.		Florida A&M	L 60-53	8-11	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
January 9* 2:00 p.m.		Louisiana–Lafayette	L 53-35	8-12	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
January 12* 7:00 p.m.		Charleston Southern	L 69-36	8-13	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
January 18* 4:00 p.m.		at North Carolina Central	L 50-46	8-14	McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium  Durham, NC
January 21* 7:00 p.m.		at No. 22 Georgia Tech	L 80-51	8-15	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
January 27* 7:00 p.m.		at College of Charleston	L 68-48	8-16	Carolina First Arena  Charleston, SC
January 30* 2:00 p.m.		at North Carolina Central	L 54-43	8-17	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
February 6* 1:00 p.m.		NJIT	W 54-51	9-17	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
February 11* 7:00 p.m.		at Virginia Tech	L 68-41	9-18	Cassell Coliseum  Blackburg, VA
February 13* 2:00 p.m.		at Longwood	L 79-48	9-19	Willett Hall  Farmville, VA
February 20* 2:00 p.m.		Longwood	L 60-36	9-20	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
February 28* 4:00 p.m.		Morris	L 55-50	9-21	Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time [2].

Awards

• Sophomore guard Crissa Jackson was named to the 2010 All Independent Second Team on March 31, 2010.^[3]

See also

• 2009–10 Savannah State Tigers basketball team

References

1. "2009-10 Women's Basketball Roster". Savannah State University Athletics. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
2. "2009-10 Women's Basketball Schedule". Savannah State University. Retrieved 2009-09-30.
3. "Jackson Earns All Independent Honors". SSUAthletics.com. Savannah State University. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2010-04-05.