2019–20 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-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. They finished the season 17–15, 11–7 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to Texas Southern.

2019–20 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
2019–20 record17–15 (11–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Winston Hines
  • Demetrius Moore
  • Kyle Jones
Home arenaFredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
2019–20 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Prairie View A&M144 .778  1913  .594
Southern135 .722  1715  .531
Texas Southern126 .667  1616  .500
Grambling State117 .611  1715  .531
Jackson State117 .611  1517  .469
Alcorn State117 .611  1515  .500
Alabama State711 .389  824  .250
Alabama A&M513 .278  822  .267
Arkansas–Pine Bluff315 .167  426  .133
Mississippi Valley State315 .167  327  .100
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 SWAC Tournament was canceled prior to the semifinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 17–17 overall, 10–8 in SWAC play, to finish in three-way tie for 3rd place. In the SWAC Tournament, they defeated Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the quarterfinals,[1] before losing to Prairie View A&M in the semifinals.[2] They were invited to the CIT, where they lost to Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the first round.[3]

Roster

2019–20 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Trevell Cunningham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Ivy Smith, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Tacoma, Washington
G 2 Zahad Munford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas
G 3 Josh Mullins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Rocky Mount, North Carolina
G 4 Anthony Gaston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia
G 5 Tra'Michael Moton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Shreveport, Louisiana
G 10 Prince Moss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Bessemer, Alabama
G 11 Kelton Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
G 12 Cameron Christon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS So Allen, Texas
F 21 Terreon Randolph 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
F 23 Jay Head 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS So Monroe, Louisiana
C 24 Travon Bunch 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Racine, Wisconsin
F 25 DeVante Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 30 Dearius Henyard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Vicksburg, Mississippi
G 32 David Loville 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Francisco, California
C 33 Chisom Obidike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Uwani, Enugu, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
East Texas Baptist W 102–70  1–0
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
November 8, 2019*
7:30 pm
Ecclesia College W 147–52  2–0
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (100)
Grambling, LA
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 81–70  3–0
University Center (814)
Hammond, LA
November 20, 2019*
9:00 pm
at San Jose State L 76–83  3–1
Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,437)
San Jose, CA
November 23, 2019*
1:30 pm, P12N
at Oregon State
Las Vegas Holiday Classic
L 58–80  3–2
Gill Coliseum (3,670)
Corvallis, OR
November 26, 2019*
2:00 pm
vs. Portland State
Las Vegas Holiday Classic
L 74–84  3–3
The Thunderdome (217)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 29, 2019*
9:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara
Las Vegas Holiday Classic
L 58–67  3–4
The Thunderdome (1,039)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm
Paul Quinn W 79–69  4–4
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
December 7, 2019*
9:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 67-83  4–5
Gersten Pavilion (889)
Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana–Monroe W 66-61  5–5
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,019)
Monroe, LA
December 14, 2019*
7:00 pm
Rust W 82–54  6–5
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (425)
Grambling, LA
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, FSN
at Marquette L 72–93  6–6
Fiserv Forum (13,898)
Milwaukee, WI
December 23, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 18 Dayton L 53–81  6–7
UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2020
5:30 pm
Alabama A&M W 70–60  7–7
(1–0)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (738)
Grambling, LA
January 6, 2020
7:30 pm
Alabama State W 68–63  8–7
(2–0)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (750)
Grambling, LA
January 11, 2020
5:30 pm
at Southern W 61–56  9–7
(3–0)
F. G. Clark Center (4,579)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 13, 2020
7:30 pm
at Alcorn State L 69–87  9–8
(3–1)
Davey Whitney Complex (277)
Lorman, MS
January 18, 2020
5:30 pm
Prairie View A&M L 57–64  9–9
(3–2)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,506)
Grambling, LA
January 20, 2020
7:30 pm
Texas Southern L 61–68  9–10
(3–3)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,836)
Grambling, LA
January 25, 2020
5:30 pm
at Jackson State L 53–71  9–11
(3–4)
Williams Assembly Center (267)
Jackson, MS
February 1, 2020
7:30 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 49–47  10–11
(4–4)
K. L. Johnson Complex (3,146)
Pine Bluff, AR
February 3, 2020
7:30 pm
at Mississippi Valley State W 90–65  11–11
(5–4)
Harrison HPER Complex (906)
Itta Bena, MS
February 8, 2020
5:30 pm
Southern W 66–62  12–11
(6–4)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,698)
Grambling, LA
February 10, 2020
7:30 pm
Alcorn State W 80–71  13–11
(7–4)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (910)
Grambling, LA
February 15, 2020
5:30 pm
at Prairie View A&M L 69–75  13–12
(7–5)
William Nicks Building (389)
Prairie View, TX
February 17, 2020
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern L 79–93  13–13
(7–6)
H&PE Arena (1,884)
Houston, TX
February 22, 2020
7:30 pm
Jackson State W 63–61  14–13
(8–6)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,155)
Grambling, LA
February 29, 2020
5:30 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 60–46  15–13
(9–6)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,220)
Grambling, LA
March 2, 2020
7:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 81–61  16–13
(10–6)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,401)
Grambling, LA
March 5, 2020
7:30 pm
at Alabama A&M L 57–58  16–14
(10–7)
Elmore Gymnasium (936)
Normal, AL
March 7, 2020
5:30 pm
at Alabama State W 70–58  17–14
(11–7)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,091)
Montgomery, AL
SWAC Tournament
March 10, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(6) at (3) Texas Southern
Quarterfinals
L 62–75  17–15
H&PE Arena (1,544)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[4]

References

  1. "Tigers top Golden Lions to advance to SWAC semis". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. "#SWACMBB Semifinal Recaps". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. "Grambling State falls to UTRGV in CIT opening round". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. "2019-2020 Men's Basketball Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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