Savannah State Tigers | |
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University | Savannah State University |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Athletic director | Sterling Steward Jr. |
Location | Savannah, Georgia |
Varsity teams | 16 |
Football stadium | Ted A. Wright Stadium |
Basketball arena | Tiger Arena |
Nickname | Tigers and Lady Tigers |
Colors | Burnt Orange and Reflex Blue |
Website | ssuathletics |
Savannah State Tigers | |||
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League | NCAA Division I | ||
Location | Savannah, Georgia | ||
Nickname(s) | Tigers | ||
Mascot | Tiger | ||
Manager | Carlton Hardy | ||
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Savannah State Lady Tigers | ||||
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University | Savannah State University | |||
Conference | MEAC | |||
Location | Savannah, GA | |||
Head coach | Cedric Baker (6th year) | |||
Arena |
Tiger Arena (Capacity: 6,000) |
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Nickname | Lady Tigers | |||
Colors | Burnt Orange and Reflex Blue |
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Conference tournament champions | ||||
2015 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
2015 |
The Savannah State Tigers and Lady Tigers are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams that play for Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia.
Savannah State University holds membership in the NCAA Division I (as members of the MEAC) and participates in the following sports: football, baseball, basketball (men and women), cross-country (men and women), tennis (men and women), track and field (men and women), volleyball (women only), golf (men), and softball (women). On March 20, 2010, the Tigers were accepted as provisional members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) beginning on July 1, 2010. On September 8, 2011, the university was confirmed as a full member of the MEAC Conference, making the Tigers eligible to participate in all conference championships and earn the conference's automatic berth to NCAA postseason competition in all sponsored sports. Before moving to Division I-AA, Savannah State was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the NCAA Division II (1981–2005), NCAA Division II and the Southeastern Athletic Conference in the NAIA (1929–1961).
The official school colors for Savannah State are Burnt Orange and Reflex Blue.White is often used as a secondary color and for alternate jerseys.
Athletics at Savannah State University are administered by the Savannah State University Athletic Department. The department is headed by an athletic director who is responsible for the department's oversight and all matters related to the school's 16 NCAA Division I sports teams for men and women. The department dedicates about $2 million per year for its sports teams and facilities.