2023–24 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

2023–24 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
2023–24 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
SWAC regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	21–15 (14–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Donte Jackson (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Kyle Jones; Devarus Walker; Cameron Prather;
Home arena	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Donte Jackson (Central State)

Assistant coach(es)

Kyle Jones (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)
Devarus Walker (William Carey)
Cameron Prather (Cumberland)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". swac.org. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ Ford, Curtis (March 13, 2024). "Grambling State Beats Alabama State 56-50, Advances to SWAC Semifinals". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ Ford, Curtis (March 22, 2024). "Grambling State Falls to Purdue, Concludes Historic Season in Indianapolis". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ Ford, Curtis (March 8, 2023). "Grambling State Breezes into SWAC Semifinals, Defeats BCU 87-72". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ Keith, J.T. (March 11, 2023). "Jackson State men's basketball falls in SWAC tournament semifinals to Grambling State". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ Sharrock, Rory (March 11, 2023). "Texas Southern Wins 2023 SWAC Tournament Title Game Over GSU". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ "Grambling Tigers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". swac.org. Retrieved October 21, 2024.

[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.

[:0-4] 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.

[7] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[8] Ford, Curtis (March 8, 2023). "Grambling State Breezes into SWAC Semifinals, Defeats BCU 87-72". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[9] Keith, J.T. (March 11, 2023). "Jackson State men's basketball falls in SWAC tournament semifinals to Grambling State". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[10] Sharrock, Rory (March 11, 2023). "Texas Southern Wins 2023 SWAC Tournament Title Game Over GSU". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[11] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[12] "Grambling Tigers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

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