The 2017–18 Savannah State Tigers basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Tigers, led by 13th-year head coach

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, played their home games at Tiger Arena in

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as members of the

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(MEAC). With a win over

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on March 1, 2018, the Tigers earned a share of the MEAC regular-season championship. They finished the season 15–17, 12–4 in MEAC play, finishing in a three-way tie for first place. Due to tie-breaking procedures, the Tigers received the No. 3 seed in the MEAC tournament, where they lost to North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals. The Tigers were initially ruled to be ineligible for postseason play for a second consecutive season due to APR violations. However, the

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granted the Tigers a waiver allowed them to participate in postseason play. The season marked the second-last season for the Tigers in Division I as they rejoined Division II following the 2018–19 season. In 2019, ten wins were vacated due to academic certification errors.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2016–17 season 13–16, 10–6 in MEAC play, to finish in fifth place. The Tigers were ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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