2008–09 Savannah State Tigers women's basketball team

The 2008–09 Savannah State Lady Tigers basketball team competed in American basketball on behalf of Savannah State University

Savannah State University

Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...

. The Lady Tigers were members of the NCAA Division I-AA, as an independent. The head coach is Cedric Hardy, who served his fifth year. The team played its home games at Tiger Arena

Tiger Arena

Tiger Arena is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is home to the Savannah State University Tigers basketball and volleyball teams...

in Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...

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The Lady Tigers entered the season seeking to improve on the 14-15 record posted in the 2007-08 season, but finished with a 8-20 regular season record. The Lady Tigers were 1-2 in the Division I Women's Independent Tournament.

Preseason notes

- Ashlee Barley, Kymberli Stamps, Raven Fields, Shikerrie Turpin, and Alicia Nelson sign letters-of-intent with Savannah State University. - Darice Fountaine signed a letter-of-intent with Savannah State University.

2008-2009 Roster

SSU Women's Basketball Current Roster
Head Coach: Cedric Hardy
C	4	Milan Johnson	Junior	6-2	Jonesboro, GA Jonesboro, Georgia Jonesboro is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,724 as of the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Clayton County....
G	5	Antoinette Williams	Senior	5-9	Riverdale, GA Riverdale, Georgia Riverdale is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 12,478 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Riverdale is located at .-Demographics:...
G	10	Courtney Long	Sophomore	5-9	Bowdon, GA Bowdon, Georgia Bowdon is a city in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,959. Bowdon is known as "The Friendly City."It is also the city of license for radio station WBZY.- Geography :...
G	12	Ashlee Barley	Freshhman	5-7	Columbus, GA Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
G	15	Crissa Jackson	Freshhman	5-7	Columbus, GA Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
F	20	Alisha Nelson	Freshman	6-3	Phenix City, AL Phenix City, Alabama Phenix City is a city and the county seat in Russell County in the U.S. state of Alabama. Portions of Lee County are addressed as Phenix City, 36870 ZIP code, for the sole purpose that Smiths Station does not have full incorporation to annex the area...
G	21	Kyhmberli Stamps	Freshman	5-10	Columbus, GA Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
F	22	Shikerrie Turpin	Freshman	5-11	Columbus, GA Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
F	23	Raven Fields	Freshman	6-3	Columbus, GA Columbus, Georgia Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Muscogee County, Georgia, United States, with which it is consolidated. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 189,885. It is the principal city of the Columbus, Georgia metropolitan area, which, in 2009, had an estimated population of 292,795...
F	24	Carlita Johnson	Freshman	6-0	Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
G	34	LaShara Smith	Senior	5-8	Daytona Beach, FL Daytona Beach, Florida Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,211. Daytona Beach is a principal city of the Deltona – Daytona Beach – Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the census bureau estimated had...
F	50	Nikki Robinson	Senior	5-8	Swainsboro, GA Swainsboro, Georgia Swainsboro is a city located in Emanuel County, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,943. The city is the county seat of Emanuel County.-Geography:...

Coaching Staff

Name	Type	College	Graduating year
Cedric Baker	Head Coach	Voorhees College Voorhees College Voorhees College is a private, historically black college in Denmark, South Carolina. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Voorhees College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...	1990
Julie Johnson	Assistant Coach	Clark-Atlanta College Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University is a private, historically black university in Atlanta, Georgia. It was formed in 1988 with the consolidation of Clark College and Atlanta University...	1981
Malik Jones	Assistant Coach	Texas College Texas College Texas College is a historically black four-year college located in Tyler, Texas that is affiliated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and the United Negro College Fund...	2007
Josh Obiajunwa	Assistant	Savannah State University Savannah State University Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...
LeTeisha Barnett	Graduate Assistant	Savannah State University Savannah State University Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...

2008-2009 Game Log

Awards

Senior guard Lashara Smith and freshman point guard Crissa Jackson received an honorable mention on the 2008-09 Division I All Independent women's basketball team.
LaShara Smith was selected as the Most Valuable Player for the 2008-09 season.

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