2022–23 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represents Grambling State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by sixth-year head coach Donte Jackson, play their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alcorn State153 .8331814 .563
Grambling State153 .833249 .727
Jackson State126 .6671419 .424
Southern117 .6111517 .469
Alabama A&M108 .5561518 .455
Prairie View A&M99 .5001319 .406
Bethune–Cookman810 .4441220 .375
Texas Southern711 .3891421 .400
Alabama State612 .333823 .258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff612 .3331021 .323
Florida A&M513 .278722 .241
Mississippi Valley State414 .222527 .156
2023 SWAC tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G00Virshon Cotton6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)GSMilwaukee, Wisconsin
G1Cameron Christon6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)GSAllen, Texas
G2Zahad Munford6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg)SrDallas, Texas
G3Justin Warren6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg)SoChicago, Illinois
F4Carte'are Gordon6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)RS JrSt. Louis, Missouri
G5Tra'Michael Moton6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)SrShreveport, Louisiana
G10Shawndarius Cowart6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)SrPensacola, Florida
G/F11Jourdan Smith6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrNew Orleans, Louisiana
F12Jonathan Aku6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg)JrKaduna, Nigeria
F22Joshua Phillips6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)JrPasadena, California
G23Quintin Murrell6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg)SoMilwaukee, Wisconsin
G24Terrence Lewis6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)GSMilwaukee, Wisconsin
F25William Reynolds6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)RS FrWashington D.C.
G30Payton Parrish6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoMilwaukee, Wisconsin
F32Malik Lamin6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg)RS SoChamplin, Minnesota
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#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm
UNT DallasW 82–57 1–0
 18  Gordon  14  Gordon  3  Cowart Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,719)
Grambling, LA
November 11, 2022*
7:05 pm, ESPN+
ColoradoW 83–74 2–0
 19  Cowart  7  Cowart  6  Cowart Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (837)
Grambling, LA
November 19, 2022*
 ESPN+
at Grand CanyonL 48–81 2–1
 15  Gordon  6  Christon  3  2 Tied GCU Arena (7,166)
Phoenix, AZ
November 22, 2022*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona StateL 49–80 2–2
 9  Christon  7  3 Tied  2  Cowart Desert Financial Arena (6,263)
Tempe, AZ
November 25, 2022*
7:30 pm, 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 pm
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 pm
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 pm
Incarnate WordW 72–39 5–3
 18  Cowart  8  Gordon  5  Munford Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (343)
Grambling, LA
December 9, 2022*
6:00 pm, SECN
at VanderbiltW 64–62 6–3
 12  Gordon  5  2 Tied  5  Cowart Memorial Gymnasium (5,236)
Nashville, TN
December 17, 2022*
4:00 pm, ACCRSN
at No. 24 Virginia TechL 48–74 6–4
 12  Gordon  7  Cowart  2  4 Tied Cassell Coliseum (7,587)
Blacksburg, VA
December 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at LibertyL 56–75 6–5
 13  2 Tied  9  Smith  4  Cowart Liberty Arena (2,379)
Lynchburg, VA
December 23, 2022*
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 17 WisconsinCanceled due to weather[1]Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
December 29, 2022*
7:00 pm
North AmericanW 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 pm
at Prairie View A&ML 60–61 7–6
(0–1)
 21  Christian  6  Tied  4  cowart William Nicks Building (946)
Prairie View, TX
January 4, 2023
7:00 pm
at Texas SouthernW 85–72 8–6
(1–1)
 25  Christian  9  Christian  5  Cowart H&PE Arena (2,219)
Houston, TX
January 7, 2023
5:30 pm
Bethune–CookmanW 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 pm
Florida A&MW 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 pm, HBCUgo
at SouthernL 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 pm
at Mississippi Valley StateW 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 pm
at Arkansas–Pine BluffW 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 pm, HBCUgo
Jackson StateW 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 pm
Alcorn StateL 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 pm, HBCUgo
at Alabama StateW 73–60 14–8
(7–3)
 22  Cotton  11  Gordon  3  Christon Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,345)
Montgomery, AL
February 6, 2023
7:00 pm
at Alabama A&MW 66–60 15–8
(8–3)
 16  Tied  12  Christon  3  Gordon Elmore Gymnasium (872)
Normal, AL
February 11, 2023
5:30 pm
Texas SouthernW 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 pm
Prairie View A&MW 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 pm
vs. Southern
NBA HBCU Classic
W 69–64 OT18–8
(11–3)
 18  Cowart  9  Smith  6  Moton Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,246)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 25, 2023
5:30 pm
at Florida A&MW 69–55 19–8
(12–3)
 17  Gordon  10  Smith  4  Moton Al Lawson Center (900)
Tallahassee, FL
February 27, 2023
7:00 pm
at Bethune–CookmanW 66–54 20–8
(13–3)
 22  Gordon  8  Gordon  3  Moton Moore Gymnasium 
Daytona Beach, FL
March 2, 2023
7:00 pm
Alabama A&MW 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 pm
Alabama StateW 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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.

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