Savannah State Tiger Basketball Signs Five New Players

SAVANNAH, Georgia  --  Head men's basketball coach Horace Broadnax has added five new players to join the Savannah State men's basketball program for the 2013-14 season. Joining the Tigers will be three recent high school graduates and two junior college transfers.

Alante Fenner, Javaris Jenkins, and Saadiq Muhammad are all 2013 high school graduates while Hikeem Champaigne and Terel Hall come to SSU from junior colleges.

Fenner (6-4, 180) played at Lake Wales High School in Lake Wales, Florida where he averaged 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists per game. Jenkins (6-5, 200) played at Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Florida averaged 10 points and 8 rebounds per game. Muhammad (6-7, 200) averaged 11 points and 7 rebounds while helping Sol C. Johnson High School in Savannah, Georgia to a state championship.

Champaigne (6-9, 216) played at Denmark Tech. The Charleston, South Carolina native averaged 10.4 points and 8.5 rebounds a game while Hall (6-1, 185) who is from Dawson, Georgia, averaged 6.1 points, 5.5 assist and 3.2 rebounds a game this past season at Chipola Junior College.

Broadnax will be entering his ninth season as the Tigers head coach. SSU finished the 2012-13 season with a 19-15 record and earned a trip to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
                   


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