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2023–24 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

2023–24 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
SWAC regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record21–15 (14–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Jones
  • Devarus Walker
  • Cameron Prather
Home arenaFredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
Seasons
2023–24 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grambling State † 14 – 4   .778 21 – 15   .583
Alcorn State 13 – 5   .722 14 – 18   .438
Texas Southern 12 – 6   .667 16 – 17   .485
Southern 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Bethune–Cookman 11 – 7   .611 17 – 17   .500
Jackson State 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469
Alabama A&M 9 – 9   .500 12 – 23   .343
Alabama State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 8 – 10   .444 13 – 18   .419
Prairie View A&M 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Florida A&M 4 – 14   .222 6 – 23   .207
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 17   .056 1 – 30   .032
† 2024 SWAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by seventh-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). They finished the season 21–15, 14–4 in SWAC play, to win the regular-season championship.[1] As the No. 1 seed in the SWAC tournament, they defeated Alabama State,[2] Bethune–Cookman[3] and Texas Southern to win the SWAC tournament championship;[4] as a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history.[4] As a No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated Montana State in the First Four,[5] before losing to Purdue in the first round.[6]

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 24–9, 15–3 in SWAC play, to finish regular-season co-champions with Alcorn State.[7] In the SWAC tournament, they defeated No. 7 Bethune–Cookman in the quarterfinals,[8] and No. 3 Jackson State in the semifinals,[9] before losing to No. 8 Texas Southern in the SWAC championship.[10]

Roster

2023–24 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 00 Kintavious Dozier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lanett, AL
G 1 Jimel Cofer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So San Marcos, TX
G 2 Zahad Munford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Dallas, TX
G 3 Mikale Stevenson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Fort Wayne, IN
G/F 4 Antwan Burnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Montgomery, AL
G 5 Tra'Michael Moton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Shreveport, LA
F 10 Jalen Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Indianapolis, IN
G/F 11 Jourdan Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr New Orleans, LA
F 12 Jonathan Aku 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Kaduna, Nigeria
G 20 Chilaydrien Newton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Simsboro, LA
F 22 Emeka Nnaji 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Minneapolis, MN
G 24 Quintin Murrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr 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 So Washington, D.C.
G 30 Payton Parrish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Milwaukee, WI
F 32 Malik Lamin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Champlin, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 21, 2024

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 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		UNT Dallas W 82–67  1–0
  18 – Johnson   10 – Johnson   4 – Moton  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,461)
Grambling, LA
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		at Colorado
Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series 		L 63–95  1–1
  26 – Moton   4 – 3 tied   5 – Moton  CU Events Center (6,541)
Boulder, CO
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m. 		Champion Christian W 113–73  2–1
  23 – Johnson   10 – Smith   7 – Stevenson  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (552)
Grambling, LA
November 17, 2023*
5:00 p.m. 		vs. Delaware State
HBCU All-Star Classic 		L 63–71  2–2
  24 – Dozier   13 – Aku   3 – 2 tied  Forbes Arena 
Atlanta, GA
November 19, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Iowa State L 37–92  2–3
  14 – Dozier   3 – 3 tied   2 – Stevenson  Hilton Coliseum (12,975)
Ames, IA
November 22, 2023*
1:30 p.m. 		vs. Sam Houston
Trojan Classic 		L 68–86  2–4
  19 – Stevenson   7 – Aku   4 – 2 tied  Trojan Arena (132)
Troy, AL
November 24, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Troy
Trojan Classic 		L 67–80  2–5
  11 – Lewis   6 – Lewis   2 – 4 tied  Trojan Arena (1,843)
Troy, AL
December 2, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Dayton L 46–76  2–6
  10 – Stevenson   8 – Aku   3 – 2 tied  UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
December 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington State L 65–83  2–7
  34 – Dozier   4 – 2 tied   1 – 4 tied  Beasley Coliseum (2,158)
Pullman, WA
December 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Drake L 56–68  2–8
  16 – Dozier   10 – Johnson   4 – Stevenson  Knapp Center (2,864)
Des Moines, IA
December 20, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 47–48  2–9
  19 – Dozier   6 – Burnett   2 – 2 tied  Pride Roofing University Center (443)
Hammond, LA
December 22, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+ 		at Florida L 57–96  2–10
  14 – Burnett   7 – Aku   2 – Johnson  O'Connell Center (8,023)
Gainesville, FL
January 2, 2024*
4:00 p.m. 		Biblical Studies W 84–72  3–10
  16 – Lewis   9 – Burnett   3 – 4 tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (178)
Grambling, LA
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024
4:00 p.m. 		Prairie View A&M W 69–63  4–10
(1–0) 		 20 – Johnson   8 – 2 tied   6 – Stevenson  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,273)
Grambling, LA
January 8, 2024
7:30 p.m. 		Texas Southern L 52–54  4–11
(1–1) 		 11 – Moton   7 – Smith   4 – Burnett  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,318)
Grambling, LA
January 13, 2024
3:00 p.m. 		at Bethune–Cookman W 79–69  5–11
(2–1) 		 25 – Dozier   6 – Aku   4 – 2 tied  Moore Gymnasium (882)
Daytona Beach, FL
January 15, 2024
7:30 p.m. 		at Florida A&M W 65–52  6–11
(3–1) 		 23 – Dozier   10 – Aku   4 – Stevenson  Al Lawson Center (897)
Tallahassee, FL
January 20, 2024
2:30 p.m. 		Southern W 79–62  7–11
(4–1) 		 27 – Dozier   7 – Cofer   3 – Cofer  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,807)
Grambling, LA
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m. 		Mississippi Valley State W 54–46  8–11
(5–1) 		 14 – Burnett   12 – Burnett   2 – Stevenson  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,296)
Grambling, LA
January 29, 2024
7:30 p.m. 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 70–86  8–12
(5–2) 		 26 – Moton   5 – 2 tied   4 – Moton  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,482)
Grambling, LA
February 3, 2024
5:30 p.m. 		at Jackson State W 70–62  9–12
(6–2) 		 19 – Moton   8 – Aku   3 – Stevenson  Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
February 5, 2024
7:30 p.m. 		at Alcorn State W 78–67  10–12
(7–2) 		 19 – Smith   12 – Smith   4 – Moton  Davey Whitney Complex (1,252)
Lorman, MS
February 10, 2024
4:00 p.m. 		Alabama State W 74–68  11–12
(8–2) 		 21 – Dozier   7 – 2 tied   3 – Stevenson  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (781)
Grambling, LA
February 12, 2024
7:30 p.m. 		Alabama A&M L 50–60  11–13
(8–3) 		 11 – Dozier   8 – Smith   2 – Smith  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (723)
Grambling, LA
February 17, 2024
5:30 p.m. 		at Texas Southern W 66–63  12–13
(9–3) 		 20 – Dozier   6 – 2 tied   4 – Moton  H&PE Arena (1,800)
Houston, TX
February 19, 2024
7:30 p.m. 		at Prairie View A&M W 83–74  13–13
(10–3) 		 20 – Moton   8 – 2 tied   5 – Stevenson  William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 24, 2024
4:30 p.m. 		at Southern W 63–57  14–13
(11–3) 		 16 – Lewis   7 – Aku   5 – 2 tied  F. G. Clark Center (7,189)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m. 		Florida A&M W 75–68  15–13
(12–3) 		 18 – 2 tied   10 – Burnett   5 – Burnett  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,533)
Grambling, LA
March 4, 2024
7:30 p.m. 		Bethune–Cookman W 69–60  16–13
(13–3) 		 17 – Smith   13 – Burnett   2 – 2 tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,401)
Grambling, LA
March 7, 2024
7:30 p.m. 		at Alabama A&M W 74–73  17–13
(14–3) 		 17 – Moton   6 – Burnett   2 – 2 tied  Alabama A&M Events Center (3,213)
Huntsville, AL
March 9, 2024
5:30 p.m. 		at Alabama State L 84–87 2OT 17–14
(14–4) 		 18 – Smith   11 – Smith   4 – Smith  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,578)
Montgomery, AL
SWAC tournament
March 13, 2024
8:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (8) Alabama State
Quarterfinals 		W 56–50  18–14
  18 – Dozier   8 – 2 tied   2 – 3 tied  Bartow Arena (2,176)
Birmingham, AL
March 15, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (5) Bethune-Cookman
Semifinals 		W 65–53  19–14
  26 – Moton   6 – Moton   4 – Dozier  Bartow Arena (528)
Birmingham, AL
March 16, 2024
8:30 p.m., ESPNU 		(1) vs. (3) Texas Southern
Championship 		W 75–66  20–14
  20 – Smith   6 – Aku   7 – Moton  Bartow Arena (2,108)
Birmingham, AL
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2024
5:40 p.m., TruTV 		(16 MW) vs. (16 MW) Montana State
First Four 		W 88–81 OT 21–14
  19 – Cofer   9 – Smith   6 – Moton  UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
March 22, 2024
6:25 p.m., TBS 		(16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Purdue
First round 		L 50–78  21–15
  21 – Moton   4 – 4 tied   2 – 3 tied  Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest region.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[11][12]

References

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  2. ^ Ford, Curtis (March 13, 2024). "Grambling State Beats Alabama State 56-50, Advances to SWAC Semifinals". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Ford, Curtis (March 15, 2024). "CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND: Moton Scores Career-High 26 Points in GSU's Semifinal Win over BCU". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Ford, Curtis (March 16, 2024). "Ticket Punched: Grambling State Wins SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament for First Time in School History". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  5. ^ Ford, Curtis (March 20, 2024). "Cofer Scores Career High 19 as GSU Roars Back for OT Win over Montana State in First Four". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Ford, Curtis (March 22, 2024). "Grambling State Falls to Purdue, Concludes Historic Season in Indianapolis". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
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