2017–18 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Grambling State Lady Tigers basketball team represents Grambling State University in the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They are led by new coach Freddie Murray, who was promoted to interim and then hired full-time after former coach Nadine Domond departed to become an assistant coach at Rutgers.[1]

2017–18 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball
SWAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
2017–18 record19–13 (13–5 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Freddie Murray (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Isayra Diaz
  • David Pierre
Home arenaFredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
(Capacity: 6,500)
2017–18 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Southern144 .778  1713  .567
Texas Southern135 .722  1912  .613
Grambling State135 .722  1913  .594
Prairie View A&M126 .667  1516  .484
Jackson State108 .556  1513  .536
Alcorn State810 .444  1218  .400
Alabama A&M612 .333  1118  .379
Arkansas-Pine Bluff612 .333  821  .276
Alabama State612 .333  822  .267
Mississippi Valley State216 .111  228  .067
2018 SWAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On January 3, 2018, Shakyla Hill became the fourth player in NCAA Division I history (men's and women's) to record a quadruple-double; it had not been done since Lester Hudson did it in 2007. In the Lady Tigers' 93–71 win over the Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs, Hill recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals.[2]

Roster

2017–18 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Takerra Parsons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBayside HS Virginia Beach, VA
G 4 Monisha Neal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLewisville HS Lewisville, TX
G 5 Shakyla Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrHall HS Little Rock, AR
G 11 Ariel Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrWhitehaven HS Memphis, TN
G 12 Justice Coleman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrScotlandville HS Baton Rouge, LA
G 13 Jazmin Boyd 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrHattiesburg HS Hattiesburg, MS
F 20 Jazmine Torian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrCoffeyville CC Clarksville, TN
G 22 Deja McKinney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoVille Platte HS Ville Platte, LA
G 23 Darae Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrEast St. John HS Reserve, LA
F 30 Alexus Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWhitehaven HS Memphis, TN
F 32 Hannah Henderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoOoltewah HS Chattanooga, TN
F 33 Kailyn Gideon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrPasadena City College Los Angeles, CA
Head coach

Freddie Murray (Jackson State '90)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 17, 2018

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10*
11:00 a.m.
at Louisiana Tech L 53–64  0–1
 12  Hill  7  Hill  6  Hill  Thomas Assembly Center (4,811)
Ruston, LA
November 13*
6:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe W 61–52  1–1
 18  Hill  8  Neal  5  Neal  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,229)
Grambling, LA
November 16*
7:00 p.m.
at Xavier L 67–72  1–2
 21  McKinney  6  Hill  10  Hill  Cintas Center (705)
Cincinnati, OH
November 19*
4:00 p.m.
No. 17 Florida State L 53–96  1–3
 17  McKinney  2  6 tied  4  Boyd  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (661)
Grambling, LA
November 22*
1:00 p.m.
at McNeese State W 75–60  2–3
 18  Boyd  8  Parsons  6  Hill  Burton Coliseum (796)
Lake Charles, LA
November 30*
6:00 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana W 61–52  3–3
 18  Boyd  5  Boyd  3  Hill  Fredick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (451)
Grambling, LA
December 10*
2:00 p.m.
at Alabama L 49–73  3–4
 26  Hill  13  Hill  4  Hill  Coleman Coliseum (2,009)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 16*
3:00 p.m.
at Arkansas State L 56–76  3–5
 15  Hill  10  Gideon  6  Neal  First National Bank Arena (587)
Jonesboro, AR
December 19*
1:00 p.m.
vs. North Carolina
Carolinas Challenge
L 63–79  3–6
 20  Hill  7  Hill  6  Hill  Myrtle Beach Convention Center (500)
Myrtle Beach, SC
December 21*
12:00 p.m.
at Memphis L 48–57  3–7
 11  Torian  8  Hill  6  Hill  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (438)
Memphis, TN
December 28*
7:00 p.m.
at Arkansas L 62–79  3–8
 16  Ar. Williams  7  Neal  3  Ar. Williams  Bud Walton Arena (1,388)
Fayetteville, AR
SWAC regular season
January 1
12:00 p.m.
Alabama A&M W 78–49  4–8
(1–0)
 14  Hill  9  Neal  7  Hill  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (189)
Grambling, LA
January 3
5:30 p.m.
Alabama State W 93–71  5–8
(2–0)
 20  McKinney  10  Hill  10  Hill  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (250)
Grambling, LA
January 6
3:00 p.m.
at Southern L 44–63  5–9
(2–1)
 18  Hill  12  Hill  3  Coleman  F. G. Clark Center (908)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 8
5:30 p.m.
at Alcorn State W 75–68  6–9
(3–1)
 16  Hill  9  Gideon  6  Hill  Davey Whitney Complex (591)
Lorman, MS
January 13
3:00 p.m.
Prairie View A&M W 81–79 OT 7–9
(4–1)
 24  Hill  9  Neal  8  Hill  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (515)
Grambling, LA
January 15
5:30 p.m.
Texas Southern L 63–73  7–10
(4–2)
 13  Boyd  4  2 tied  4  Neal  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (615)
Grambling, LA
January 20
5:30 p.m.
at Jackson State L 70–82  7–11
(4–3)
 16  Neal  12  Neal  6  Hill  Williams Assembly Center (1,979)
Jackson, MS
January 27
5:00 p.m.
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 66–57  8–11
(5–3)
 11  2 tied  9  Hill  6  Hill  K. L. Johnson Complex (916)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 29
5:30 p.m.
at Mississippi Valley State W 64–62  9–11
(6–3)
 20  Hill  9  Hill  7  Hill  Harrison HPER Complex (2,401)
Itta Bena, MS
February 3
3:00 p.m.
Southern W 79–71  10–11
(7–3)
 18  Neal  9  Hill  7  Hill  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (3,875)
Grambling, MS
February 5
5:30 p.m.
Alcorn State W 68–51  11–11
(8–3)
 22  Hill  7  Gideon  6  Hill  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,109)
Grambling, LA
February 10
3:00 p.m.
at Prairie View A&M W 75–68  12–11
(9–3)
 26  Hill  10  Neal  4  Neal  William J. Nicks Building (324)
Prairie View, TX
February 12
5:30 p.m.
at Texas Southern L 56–66  12–12
(9–4)
 17  Hill  9  Gideon  4  2 Tied  H&PE Arena (1,018)
Houston, TX
February 17
3:00 p.m.
Jackson State W 93–89 OT 13–12
(10–4)
 31  Boyd  7  2 tied  11  Hill  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,127)
Grambling, LA
February 24
3:00 p.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 73–63  14–12
(11–4)
 22  Hill  9  Hill  11  Hill  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (934)
Grambling, LA
February 26
5:30 p.m.
Mississippi Valley State W 64–55  15–12
(12–4)
 21  Hill  10  Hill  6  Hill  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (836)
Grambling, LA
March 1
5:30 p.m.
at Alabama A&M L 64–71  15–13
(12–5)
 35  Hill  12  Hill  4  Hill  Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL
March 3
3:00 p.m.
at Alabama State W 73–52  16–13
(13–5)
 29  Hill  13  Neal  3  Hill  Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
SWAC Women's Tournament
March 6
6:30 p.m.
(3) (6) Alcorn State
Quarterfinals
W 80–71  17–13
 30  Hill  6  Neal  6  Hill  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,300)
Grambling, LA
March 9
6:00 p.m.
(3) vs. (2) Texas Southern
Semifinals
W 66–59  18–13
 19  Boyd  14  Neal  9  Hill  Delmar Fieldhouse (1,800)
Houston, TX
March 10
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
(3) vs. (1) Southern
Championship Game
W 72–68  19–13
 27  Hill  10  Hill  5  Hill  Delmar Fieldhouse (1,993)
Houston, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
(15 L) at (2 L) No. 2 Baylor
First Round
L 46–96  19–14
 20  Boyd  6  Hill  4  Hill  Ferrell Center (4,933)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Central.
  • Schedule source:[3]

See also

References

  1. "Freddie Murray". gsutigers.com. Grambling State University. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. "Grambling State's Shakyla Hill records fourth Division I women's quadruple-double". ESPN.com. January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. "Women's Basketball Schedule". gsutigers.com. Grambling State University. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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