Wednesday, November 11, 2015

BASKETBALL: Savannah State men, women hoping to get back to the past

SAVANNAH, Georgia -- Recent tastes of national postseason tournament play have the men’s and women’s basketball teams of Savannah State craving more.

The SSU men are three years removed from appearances in the National Invitational Tournament and the CollegeInsider.com tournament in back-to-back years.

The SSU women danced in the NCAA Tournament last March.

“We talk about our philosophy and our vision — what are we going to do to be on that national level?” said Tigers women’s coach Cedric Baker, whose squad lost to top-ranked South Carolina in the first round last season.

The men were competitive in postseason matchups with Tennessee in 2012 and East Carolina in 2013.

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