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2022–23 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

2022–23 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
SWAC regular season co-champions
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record24–9 (15–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
Seasons
2022–23 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alcorn State 15 3   .833 18 14   .563
Grambling State 15 3   .833 24 9   .727
Jackson State 12 6   .667 14 19   .424
Southern 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Alabama A&M 10 8   .556 15 18   .455
Prairie View A&M 9 9   .500 13 19   .406
Bethune–Cookman 8 10   .444 12 20   .375
Texas Southern 7 11   .389 14 21   .400
Alabama State 6 12   .333 8 23   .258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Florida A&M 5 13   .278 7 22   .241
Mississippi Valley State 4 14   .222 5 27   .156
2023 SWAC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-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 (SWAC).

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2021–22 season 12–20, 9–9 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Southern in the quarterfinals before losing to second-seeded Texas Southern in the semifinals.

Roster

2022–23 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 00 Virshon Cotton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Milwaukee, WI
G 1 Cameron Christon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Allen, TX
G 2 Zahad Munford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Dallas, TX
G 3 Justin Warren 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Chicago, IL
F 4 Carte'are Gordon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr St. Louis, MO
G 5 Tra'Michael Moton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Shreveport, LA
G 10 Shawndarius Cowart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Pensacola, FL
G/F 11 Jourdan Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr New Orleans, LA
F 12 Jonathan Aku 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Kaduna, Nigeria
F 22 Joshua Phillips 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Pasadena, CA
G 23 Quintin Murrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Milwaukee, WI
G 24 Terrence Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Milwaukee, WI
F 25 William Reynolds 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Washington D.C.
G 30 Payton Parrish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Milwaukee, WI
F 32 Malik Lamin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Champlin, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 19, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
UNT Dallas W 82–57  1–0
 18  Gordon   14  Gordon   3  Cowart  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,719)
Grambling, LA
November 11, 2022*
7:05 p.m., ESPN+
Colorado W 83–74  2–0
 19  Cowart   7  Cowart   6  Cowart  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (837)
Grambling, LA
November 19, 2022*
 ESPN+
at Grand Canyon L 48–81  2–1
 15  Gordon   6  Christon   3  2 tied  GCU Arena (7,166)
Phoenix, AZ
November 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., P12N
at Arizona State L 49–80  2–2
 9  Christon   7  3 tied   2  Cowart  Desert Financial Arena (6,263)
Tempe, AZ
November 25, 2022*
7:30 p.m., CUSA.tv
at UTSA
210 San Antonio Shootout
W 75–55  3–2
 18  Gordon   9  Gordon   5  Moton  Convocation Center (848)
San Antonio, TX
November 27, 2022*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Incarnate Word
210 San Antonio Shootout
L 61–63  3–3
 20  Christon   10  Gordon   4  Gordon  Convocation Center (201)
San Antonio, TX
November 28, 2022*
3:00 p.m.
vs. Dartmouth
210 San Antonio Shootout
W 73–49  4–3
 15  Christon   11  Gordon   3  Cowart  Convocation Center (196)
San Antonio, TX
December 3, 2022*
3:00 p.m.
Incarnate Word W 72–39  5–3
 18  Cowart   8  Gordon   5  Munford  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (343)
Grambling, LA
December 9, 2022*
6:00 p.m., SECN
at Vanderbilt W 64–62  6–3
 12  Gordon   5  2 tied   5  Cowart  Memorial Gymnasium (5,236)
Nashville, TN
December 17, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ACCRSN
at No. 24 Virginia Tech L 48–74  6–4
 12  Gordon   7  Cowart   2  4 tied  Cassell Coliseum (7,587)
Blacksburg, VA
December 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Liberty L 56–75  6–5
 13  2 tied   9  Smith   4  Cowart  Liberty Arena (2,379)
Lynchburg, VA
December 23, 2022*
8:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 17 Wisconsin Canceled due to weather[1] Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
December 29, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
North American W 101–42  7–5
 19  Cowart   9  Christon   5  Cowart  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (190)
Grambling, LA
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at Prairie View A&M L 60–61  7–6
(0–1)
 21  Christian   6  tied   4  cowart  William Nicks Building (946)
Prairie View, TX
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at Texas Southern W 85–72  8–6
(1–1)
 25  Christian   9  Christian   5  Cowart  H&PE Arena (2,219)
Houston, TX
January 7, 2023
5:30 p.m.
Bethune–Cookman W 76–70  9–6
(2–1)
 20  Cowart   9  Gordon   5  Moton  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,300)
Grambling, LA
January 9, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Florida A&M W 62–57  10–6
(3–1)
 18  Cowart   12  Gordon   3  tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,362)
Grambling, LA
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., HBCUgo
at Southern L 73–81  10–7
(3–2)
 25  Christon   14  Cowart   10  Cowart  F. G. Clark Center (6,327)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 21, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at Mississippi Valley State W 65–61  11–7
(4–2)
 13  Aku   6  Aku   3  Cotton  Harrison HPER Complex (2,109)
Itta Bena, MS
January 23, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 77–70  12–7
(5–2)
 24  Smith   6  Aku   8  Cotton  K. L. Johnson Complex (17,246)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 28, 2023
3:00 p.m., HBCUgo
Jackson State W 78–66  13–7
(6–2)
 17  Christon   10  Smith   6  Cowart  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,943)
Grambling, LA
January 30, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Alcorn State L 60–63  13–8
(6–3)
 12  tied   6  Christon   4  Cowart  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,407)
Grambling, LA
February 4, 2023
3:00 p.m., HBCUgo
at Alabama State W 73–60  14–8
(7–3)
 22  Cotton   11  Gordon   3  Christon  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,345)
Montgomery, AL
February 6, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at Alabama A&M W 66–60  15–8
(8–3)
 16  tied   12  Christon   3  Gordon  Elmore Gymnasium (872)
Normal, AL
February 11, 2023
5:30 p.m.
Texas Southern W 65–46  16–8
(9–3)
 20  Cotton   8  tied   2  tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,642)
Grambling, LA
February 13, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Prairie View A&M W 68–64  17–8
(10–3)
 18  Gordon   8  Gordon   3  tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,441)
Grambling, LA
February 18, 2023
3:00 p.m.
vs. Southern
NBA HBCU Classic
W 69–64 OT 18–8
(11–3)
 18  Cowart   9  Smith   6  Moton  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,246)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 25, 2023
5:30 p.m.
at Florida A&M W 69–55  19–8
(12–3)
 17  Gordon   10  Smith   4  Moton  Al Lawson Center (900)
Tallahassee, FL
February 27, 2023
7:00 p.m.
at Bethune–Cookman W 66–54  20–8
(13–3)
 22  Gordon   8  Gordon   3  Moton  Moore Gymnasium 
Daytona Beach, FL
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m.
Alabama A&M W 60–48  21–8
(14–3)
 14  tied   8  Smith   5  Christon  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,232)
Grambling, LA
March 4, 2023
5:30 p.m.
Alabama State W 69–49  22–8
(15–3)
 18  Moton   7  tied   3  tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,496)
Grambling, LA
SWAC tournament
March 8, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Bethune-Cookman
Quarterfinals
W 87–72  23–8
 23  Smith   8  Smith   9  Cowart  Bartow Arena (478)
Birmingham, AL
March 10, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Jackson State
Semifinals
W 78–69  24–8
 18  tied   8  Smith   4  Moton  Bartow Arena (1,792)
Birmingham, AL
March 11, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPNU
(2) vs. (8) Texas Southern
Championship
L 58–61  24–9
 12  Munford   10  Aku   2  tied  Bartow Arena (1,478)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ Howard, Brian (December 22, 2022). "Tigers-Badgers Game Canceled Due To Weather". gsutigers.com. Grambling State Athletics. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022-2023 Men's Basketball Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2022.