Savannah State

Official Name: 
Savannah State University
Nickname: 
Tigers
Mailing Address: 

3219 College Street
Post Office Box 20271
Savannah, GA 31404

Telephone: 
(912) 353-5181
Fax: 
(912) 353-5287
Enrollment: 
3,000
Arena: 

Wiley Gym
Capacity: 2,100
Year Opened: 1964

School Colors: 
Reflex Blue and Orange
Conference: 

Independent (slated to join MEAC in 2012)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

None

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1960, 1961, and 1962
2-3 record (.400)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Russell Ellington (nine years from 1977-85, 148-91 record when school was a small college, .619)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Harold Hubbard (, points from 19-)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

( from 19-)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Javon Randolph (34 points as junior vs. Longwood on 1/21/06)

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Javon Randolph* (34 vs. Longwood)
January 21, 2006 (junior/17 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Savannah State mark set by ??????? (?? in 19??-?? season).

1

2

Total

Savannah State

27

43

70

Longwood

31

38

69

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Bronner

2-5

0-0

0-2

4

Linton

0-5

0-3

2-4

2

Flegler

3-9

0-0

2-2

8

Hill

4-7

0-0

2-2

10

Randolph

14-21

0-0

5-6

34

Edwards

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Smith

0-1

0-0

2-2

2

Shaw

0-1

0-0

4-4

4

Bennett

2-6

0-0

0-0

6

McKinney

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

25-57

3-15

17-22

70

Percentages

.439

.200

.773

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Morgan

3-8

0-0

12-17

18

Sumter

9-15

2-3

2-2

22

Barrett

2-5

0-0

3-4

7

Giles

1-5

1-3

1-2

4

Smith

2-5

0-2

1-6

5

Williams

2-3

0-0

7-15

11

Rowe

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Pistoljevic

1-4

0-3

0-0

2

Kosmo

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

20-46

3-11

26-46

69

Percentages

.435

.273

.565

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Leo Richardson

7

1965-71

112-84

.571

1968

20-9

Mike Backus

5

1972-76

52-67

.437

1973

14-10

Russell Ellington

9

1977-85

148-91

.619

1981

25-4

Jimmie Westley

6

1986-88, 96-98

76-85

.472

1996

13-14

Bob Eskew

2

1989-90

16-37

.302

1989

11-16

John L. Williams

5

1991-95

43-90

.323

1994

13-14

Jacques Curtis

1

1999

9-18

.333

1999

9-18

Samuel D. Jackson

1

2000

8-18

.308

2000

8-18

Jack Grant

2

2001-02

6-47

.113

2001

4-21

Ed Daniels

3

2003-05

8-75

.096

2004

5-23

Horace Broadnax

6

2006-11

65-111

.369

2009

15-14

  • All-Time W-L Record: 542-724 (.428) from 1965 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Savannah (GA) State moved up to major-college status in 2001.