2017–18 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball | |
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SWAC regular season champions | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 17–14 (13–5 SWAC) |
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Home arena | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State* | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 20 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 14 | – | 21 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M* | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 3 | – | 28 | .097 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2018 SWAC tournament winner |
The 2017–18 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first-year head coach Donte Jackson, played their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
With a win over Alabama State on March 3, 2018, Grambling State clinched the outright SWAC regular season championship, the school's first since 1989.[1] They finished the season 17–14, 13–5 in SWAC play. However, the Tigers were ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.[2][3]
Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 16–17, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the 5-seed in the SWAC tournament they defeated Prairie View A&M before losing in the semifinals to Texas Southern.
On March 22, 2017, it was announced that head coach Shawn Walker's contract would not be renewed.[4][5] He finished at Grambling State with a three-year record of 25–68. On May 12, Grambling State hired Donte Jackson from Stillman of the NAIA as new head coach.[6][7]
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 6:00 pm, MASN |
at VCU | L 65–94 | 0–1 |
Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | |||||||
Nov 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ |
at Iowa | L 74–85 | 0–2 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,540) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
Nov 18, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at South Dakota | L 55–84 | 0–3 |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,054) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
Nov 21, 2017* 6:00 pm |
at Bethune–Cookman Ramblin' Wreck Showcase |
L 78–87 | 0–4 |
Moore Gymnasium (616) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley Ramblin' Wreck Showcase |
W 82–76 | 1–4 |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (478) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at North Texas Ramblin' Wreck Showcase |
L 77–82 | 1–5 |
The Super Pit (1,513) Denton, TX | |||||||
Dec 1, 2017* 6:30 pm |
at Georgia Tech Ramblin' Wreck Showcase |
W 64–63 | 2–5 |
McCamish Pavilion (4,925) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
Dec 4, 2017* 7:00 pm |
Tougaloo | W 111–95 | 3–5 |
Hobdy Center (510) Grambling, LA | |||||||
Dec 9, 2017* 8:00 pm |
at Grand Canyon | L 53–87 | 3–6 |
GCU Arena (6,289) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at Louisiana–Monroe | L 57–59 | 3–7 |
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,391) Monroe, LA | |||||||
Dec 16, 2017* 2:00 pm |
at Southeastern Louisiana | W 68–67 | 4–7 |
University Center (425) Hammond, LA | |||||||
Dec 21, 2017* 6:00 pm |
at East Carolina | L 68–76 | 4–8 |
Williams Arena (3,302) Greenville, NC | |||||||
Dec 28, 2017* 9:00 pm |
at Seattle | L 63–93 | 4–9 |
KeyArena (999) Seattle, WA | |||||||
SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 1, 2018 2:00 pm |
Alabama A&M | L 64–71 | 4–10 (0–1) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (231) Grambiling, LA | |||||||
Jan 3, 2018 7:30 pm |
Alabama State | L 66–74 | 4–11 (0–2) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (325) Grambiling, LA | |||||||
Jan 6, 2018 5:30 pm |
at Southern | L 69–80 | 4–12 (0–3) |
F. G. Clark Center (2,108) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
Jan 8, 2018 7:00 pm |
at Alcorn State | W 72–61 | 5–12 (1–3) |
Davey Whitney Complex (744) Lorman, MS | |||||||
Jan 13, 2018 5:30 pm |
Prairie View A&M | W 80–71 | 6–12 (2–3) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (715) Grambiling, LA | |||||||
Jan 15, 2018 7:30 pm |
Texas Southern | W 79–78 | 7–12 (3–3) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,243) Grambiling, LA | |||||||
Jan 20, 2018 5:30 pm |
at Jackson State | W 72–45 | 8–12 (4–3) |
Williams Assembly Center (4,309) Jackson, MS | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018 5:30 pm |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 69–68 | 9–12 (5–3) |
K. L. Johnson Complex (5,060) Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||
Jan 29, 2018 7:30 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | W 92–89 OT | 10–12 (6–3) |
Harrison HPER Complex (2,810) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 5:30 pm |
Southern | W 69–68 | 11–12 (7–3) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (3,875) Grambling, LA | |||||||
Feb 5, 2018 7:30 pm |
Alcorn State | W 81–72 | 12–12 (8–3) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,160) Grambling, LA | |||||||
Feb 10, 2018 5:00 pm |
at Prairie View A&M | W 90–85 | 13–12 (9–3) |
William J. Nicks Building (472) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
Feb 12, 2018 7:30 pm |
at Texas Southern | W 78–55 | 14–12 (10–3) |
H&PE Arena (3,127) Houston, TX | |||||||
Feb 17, 2018 7:30 pm |
Jackson State | W 71–64 | 15–12 (11–3) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,207) Grambling, LA | |||||||
Feb 24, 2018 5:30 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 66–75 | 15–13 (11–4) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,700) Grambiling, LA | |||||||
Feb 26, 2018 7:30 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | L 74–79 | 15–14 (11–5) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,431) Grambiling, LA | |||||||
Mar 1, 2018 7:30 pm |
at Alabama A&M | W 84–74 OT | 16–14 (12–5) |
Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL | |||||||
Mar 3, 2018 3:00 pm |
at Alabama State | W 66–64 | 17–14 (13–5) |
Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ "Grambling vs. Alabama State - Game Recap - March 3, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "4 mid-major schools ineligible for postseason due to APR scores". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ "17 D-I teams don't make NCAA grade, banned from postseason". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ Marshall, Kendrick (March 23, 2017). "Grambling State dismisses basketball coach Shawn Walker". HBCU Sports. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ "Isabella: GSU taking huge risk with hoops coaching change". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ "Donte' Jackson named Grambling men's hoops coach". swac.org. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
- ^ "Grambling to hire Stillman's Jackson as hoops coach". thenewsstar.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017.