2014–15 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach Shawn Walker, played their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
2014–15 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
2014–15 record | 2–27 (0–18 SWAC) |
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Home arena | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center |
2014–15 SWAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State* | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern* | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 2 | – | 27 | .069 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 SWAC Tournament winner |
The Tigers finished the season with a record of 2–27, losing all 18 regular-season conference games and their game in the first round of the conference tournament. The team's only two victories on the season were over non-NCAA teams: Lyon College of the NAIA and Selma University of the NCCAA.[1] It was the second season out of three in which the team finished winless in NCAA games, after it went 0–28 in 2012–13.[2]
The team finished the season last out of NCAA Division I's 351 teams in points scored per game, at 52.0.[3] The team drew a total of only 3,454 fans to the Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center for its 11 home games, an average of 314 per game.[4]
Roster
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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0 | Remond Brown | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Monroe, Louisiana |
1 | A'Torri Shine | Guard | 6–5 | 202 | Senior | Minden, Louisiana |
2 | Richard Freeman | Guard/Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, Indiana |
3 | Telvin Marshall | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | Junior | Shreveport, Louisiana | |
4 | Lonnie McElwain | Forward | 6–9 | Junior | Indianapolis, Indiana | |
5 | Jefkins Agyeman-Budu | Guard | 6–5 | Freshman | Staten Island, New York | |
10 | Chase Comier | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Sophomore | Baltimore, Maryland |
11 | Valerio Altheimer | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | Jonesboro, Louisiana |
12 | Kyle Williams | Forward | 6–9 | Freshman | Long Island, New York | |
21 | Robert Wiley | Guard | 6–0 | Freshman | Grambling, Louisiana | |
22 | Carlton Lowe | Guard | 6–3 | Sophomore | Alexandria, Louisiana | |
23 | Isiah Patterson | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Sophomore | Vivian, Louisiana |
24 | Mark Gray | Forward | 6–7 | Junior | New Iberia, Louisiana |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 6:00 pm |
at George Washington | L 40–92 | 0–1 |
Charles E. Smith Center (3,446) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
11/18/2014* 7:00 pm |
Lyon College | W 55–49 | 1–1 |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (200) Grambling, LA | |||||||
11/20/2014* 6:00 pm |
at Purdue | L 30–82 | 1–2 |
Mackey Arena (10,021) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
11/24/2014* 6:00 pm |
at Ball State | L 46–88 | 1–3 |
John E. Worthen Arena (2,827) Muncie, IN | |||||||
11/26/2013* 6:00 pm |
at Notre Dame | L 54–81 | 1–4 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,485) South Bend, IN | |||||||
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm |
at Air Force | L 34–59 | 1–5 |
Clune Arena (1,017) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
12/06/2014* 8:00 pm |
Selma | W 74–64 | 2–5 |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (350) Grambling, LA | |||||||
12/15/2014* 9:00 pm, P12N |
at Oregon State | L 43–71 | 2–6 |
Gill Coliseum (3,553) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
12/17/2014* 10:00 pm, P12N |
at No. 16 Washington | L 38–86 | 2–7 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,289) Seattle, WA | |||||||
12/22/2014* 7:30 pm |
at No. 25 TCU | L 39–80 | 2–8 |
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,765) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
01/03/2015 5:00 pm |
at Alabama State | L 50–71 | 2–9 (0–1) |
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (546) Montgomery, AL | |||||||
01/05/2015 7:30 pm |
at Alabama A&M | L 46–67 | 2–10 (0–2) |
Elmore Gymnasium (1,029) Huntsville, AL | |||||||
01/10/2015 5:00 pm |
Southern | L 53–59 | 2–11 (0–3) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (725) Grambling, LA | |||||||
01/12/2015 7:30 pm |
Alcorn State | L 70–72 | 2–12 (0–4) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (N/A) Grambling, LA | |||||||
01/17/2015 7:30 pm |
at Texas Southern | L 51–60 | 2–13 (0–5) |
Health and Physical Education Arena (3,452) Houston, TX | |||||||
01/19/2015 7:30 pm |
at Prairie View A&M | L 60–74 | 2–14 (0–6) |
William J. Nicks Building (1,129) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
01/24/2015 5:00 pm |
Jackson State | L 63–74 | 2–15 (0–7) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (650) Grambling, LA | |||||||
01/31/2015 5:00 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 53–65 | 2–16 (0–8) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (500) Grambling, LA | |||||||
02/02/2015 7:30 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | L 65–68 | 2–17 (0–9) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (N/A) Grambling, LA | |||||||
02/07/2015 5:30 pm |
at Southern | L 50–58 | 2–18 (0–10) |
F. G. Clark Center (2,859) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
02/09/2015 7:30 pm |
at Alcorn State | L 77–91 | 2–19 (0–11) |
Davey Whitney Complex (N/A) Lorman, MS | |||||||
02/14/2015 5:00 pm |
Texas Southern | L 58–81 | 2–20 (0–12) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (150) Grambling, LA | |||||||
02/16/2015 7:30 pm |
Prairie View A&M | L 44–95 | 2–21 (0–13) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (139) Grambling, LA | |||||||
02/21/2015 5:00 pm |
at Jackson State | L 33–72 | 2–22 (0–14) |
Williams Assembly Center (509) Jackson, MS | |||||||
02/28/2015 7:30 pm |
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | L 57–66 | 2–23 (0–15) |
K. L. Johnson Complex (3,406) Pine Bluff, AR | |||||||
03/02/2015 7:30 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | L 62–66 | 2–24 (0–16) |
Leflore County Civic Center (N/A) Greenwood, MS | |||||||
03/05/2015 5:00 pm |
Alabama State | L 46–78 | 2–25 (0–17) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (135) Grambling, LA | |||||||
03/07/2015 5:00 pm |
Alabama A&M | L 66–70 | 2–26 (0–18) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (255) Grambling, LA | |||||||
SWAC Tournament | |||||||||||
03/10/2015 9:30 pm |
vs. Alcorn State First Round |
L 52–66 | 2–27 |
Toyota Center (N/A) Houston, TX | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- "Alcorn St. beats 2-win Grambling St. 66-52 in SWAC 1st round". Boston Herald. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- Sean Isabella (March 6, 2015). "Grambling on the verge of another winless D-I season". The News-Star. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Team Scoring Per Game Statistics - 2014-15". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- "2014-15 SWAC Men's Basketball Overall Statistics". SWAC.org. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
- http://www.gsutigers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball&