2016–17 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Shawn Walker, played their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four way tie for third place. As the 5-seed in the SWAC Tournament they defeated Prairie View A&M before losing in the semifinals to Texas Southern.

2016–17 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record16–17 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Julius Allen
  • Kenyon Alston
  • Kyle Jones
  • Westley Gillum Jr.
Home arenaFredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas Southern †16–2 .889  23–12  .657
Alcorn State*13–5 .722  18–14  .563
Grambling State10–8 .556  16–17  .485
Jackson State10–8 .556  14–18  .438
Southern10–8 .556  15–18  .455
Prairie View A&M10–8 .556  13–20  .394
Mississippi Valley State7–11 .389  7–25  .219
Alabama State6–12 .333  8–23  .258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff6–12 .333  7–25  .219
Alabama A&M2–16 .111  2–27  .069
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2017 SWAC Tournament winner

On March 22, it was announced that head coach Shawn Walker's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Grambling State with a three-year record of 25–68. On May 12, Grambling State hired Donte Jackson from Stillman of the NAIA as new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 7–24, 4–14 record in SWAC play to finish last in the conference. They lost to Mississippi Valley State in the first round of the SWAC Tournament.

Roster
2016–17 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Ervin Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr New York, New York
G 1 Ivy Smith Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Seattle, Washington
G 2 Nigel Ribeiro 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Chesapeake, Virginia
F 3 Deonte Hearns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Cocoa, Florida
G 4 Remond Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Monroe, Louisiana
G 5 Xairius Larry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Farmerville, Louisiana
G 10 Chase Cormier 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
F 11 Averyl Ugba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Silver Spring, Maryland
G 12 Travius Fielding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Arcadia, Louisiana
G 20 Charles Simmons 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Ahoskie, North Carolina
G 21 Anthony Gaston 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Richmond, Virginia
G 22 Carlton Lowe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Alexandria, Louisiana
G 23 Marcel Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
G/F 24 Diontae Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Las Vegas, Nevada
G/F 32 Drake Wilks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Little Rock, Arkansas
C 40 Noah Cummings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) Fr Pembroke, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm		 at East Carolina L 57–72  0–1
 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,805)
Greenville, NC
11/17/2016*
6:00 pm		 North Carolina A&T W 59–55  1–1
 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,023)
Grambling, LA
11/19/2016*
11:00 am, FS2		 at Providence
Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game		 L 54–71  1–2
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,093)
Providence, RI
11/22/2016*
6:00 pm		 at No. 7 Virginia
Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game		 L 34–90  1–3
 John Paul Jones Arena (13,235)
Charlottesville, VA
11/25/2016*
1:30 pm		 vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Emerald Coast Classic		 L 93–101 OT 1–4
 The Arena at NWFSC (380)
Niceville, FL
11/26/2016*
10:00 am		 vs. Savannah State
Emerald Coast Classic		 W 110–104  2–4
 The Arena at NWFSC (200)
Niceville, FL
11/28/2016*
7:00 pm		 Jarvis Christian W 102–56  3–4
 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (373)
Grambling, LA
11/30/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Miami (Ohio) L 76–78 OT 3–5
 Millett Hall (1,205)
Oxford, OH
12/02/2016*
6:00 pm		 at Kent State L 57–86  3–6
 MAC Center (2,010)
Kent, OH
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm		 Tougaloo W 105–90  4–6
 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
12/09/2016*
7:00 pm		 Selma W 103–53  5–6
 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (573)
Grambling, LA
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm		 vs. Louisiana Tech
Shreveport-Bossier Holiday Classic		 L 55–89  5–7
 CenturyLink Center (877)
Bossier City, LA
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Louisiana–Monroe L 45–81  5–8
 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,912)
Monroe, LA
SWAC regular season
01/02/2017
7:30 pm		 at Alabama State L 69–73  5–9
(0–1)		 Dunn–Oliver Acadome (293)
Montgomery, AL
01/04/2017
7:30 pm		 at Alabama A&M W 69–67  6–9
(1–1)		 Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL
01/07/2017
5:30 pm		 Southern L 79–87  6–10
(1–2)		 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (753)
Grambling, LA
01/09/2017
7:30 pm		 Alcorn State W 67–62  7–10
(2–2)		 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (743)
Grambling, LA
01/16/2017
7:30 pm		 at Texas Southern L 55–76  7–11
(2–3)		 Health and Physical Education Arena (1,017)
Houston, TX
01/16/2017
7:30 pm		 at Prairie View A&M L 82–94  7–12
(2–4)		 William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
01/21/2017
5:30 pm		 Jackson State W 72–57  8–12
(3–4)		 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (783)
Grambling, LA
01/28/2017
5:30 pm		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 61–53  9–12
(4–4)		 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
01/30/2017
7:30 pm		 Mississippi Valley State W 77–74 OT 10–12
(5–4)		 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (673)
Grambling, LA
02/04/2017
4:00 pm		 at Southern L 66–67  10–13
(5–5)		 F. G. Clark Center (3,079)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/06/2017
7:30 pm		 at Alcorn State L 65–75  10–14
(5–6)		 Davey Whitney Complex (962)
Lorman, MS
02/11/2017
5:30 pm		 Texas Southern L 70–77  10–15
(5–7)		 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (679)
Grambling, LA
02/13/2017
7:30 pm		 Prairie View A&M W 61–58  11–15
(6–7)		 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (287)
Grambling, LA
02/18/2017
5:30 pm		 at Jackson State W 62–59 OT 12–15
(7–7)		 Williams Assembly Center (3,001)
Jackson, MS
02/25/2017
7:30 pm		 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 78–58  13–15
(8–7)		 K. L. Johnson Complex (2,345)
Pine Bluff, AR
02/27/2017
7:30 pm		 at Mississippi Valley State L 80–84  13–16
(8–8)		 Harrison HPER Complex (1,024)
Itta Bena, MS
03/02/2017
7:30 pm		 Alabama State W 82–69  14–16
(9–8)		 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (373)
Grambling, LA
03/04/2017
5:30 pm		 Alabama A&M W 78–57  15–16
(10–8)		 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (579)
Grambling, LA
SWAC Tournament
03/07/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 (5) at (4) Prairie View A&M
Quarterfinals		 W 81–77  16–16
 William Nicks Building (1,336)
Prairie View, TX
03/10/2017
2:30 pm		 (5) vs. (1) Texas Southern
Semifinals		 L 57–62  16–17
 Toyota Center 
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
Source[3][4]

References
  1. Marshall, Kendrick. "Grambling State dismisses basketball coach Shawn Walker".
  2. "Donte' Jackson named Grambling men's hoops coach". swac.org.
  3. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics.
  4. "Grambling Tigers College Basketball - Grambling News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN". ESPN.com.
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