2018–19 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

2018–19 SWAC men's basketball standings
	*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
	† 2019 SWAC Tournament winner ;

2018–19 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
2018–19 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2018–19 record	17–17 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach	Donte Jackson (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Winston Hines; Demetrius Moore; Kyle Jones;
Home arena	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represents Grambling State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by second-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.

Previous season[]

The Tigers finished the 2017–18 season 17–14, 13–5 in SWAC play. However, the Tigers were ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.^[1]^[2]

Roster[]

2018–19 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Shaq Athie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	1	Ivy Smith Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Tacoma, Washington
G	2	Nigel Ribeiro	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Chesapeake, Virginia
G	3	Kareem Wright	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Nashville, Tennessee
G	4	Anthony Gaston	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Richmond, Virginia
G	5	Shirmane Thomas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Homer, Louisiana
G	10	Drake Wilks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Baltimore, Maryland
F	11	Axel Mpoyo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Meridian, Idaho
G/F	12	Bobby Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	20	Charles Simmons	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Ahoskie, North Carolina
F	21	Zavier Peart	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Miami, Florida
G	22	Prince Moss	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Bessemer, Alabama
G	23	Marcel Thompson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
G/F	23	Diing Diing Wol	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Baytown, Texas
G/F	24	Diontae Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Las Vegas, Nevada
F	32	Devante Jackson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	33	Jason Perry-Murray	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Harlem, New York
G	34	Lasani Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Dallas, Texas
C	40	Travon Bunch	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Racine, Wisconsin

Head coach

Donte Jackson (Central State)

Assistant coach(es)

Winston Hines (Stillman)
Demetrius Moore (Stillman)
Kyle Jones (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 25, 2018

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 7:30 pm		Jarvis Christian	W 105–68	1–0	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (994) Grambling, Louisiana
Nov 14, 2018* 7:30 pm		at Wyoming Fort Myers Tip-Off Classic opening games	L 78–86	1–1	Arena-Auditorium (3,374) Laramie, Wyoming
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus		at Loyola-Chicago Fort Myers Tip-Off Classic opening games	L 64–80	1–2	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,102) Chicago, Illinois
Nov 20, 2018* 7:30 pm		Champion Christian	W 99–58	2–2	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,619) Grambling, Louisiana
Nov 23, 2018* 4:05 pm		vs. Niagara Fort Myers Tip-Off Regional semifinals	W 74–68	3–2	Gallagher Center (910) Lewiston, New York
Nov 24, 2018* 3:00 pm		vs. IUPUI Fort Myers Tip-Off Regional finals	L 69–80	3–3	Gallagher Center (635) Lewiston, New York
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm, SEC Network Plus		at LSU	L 57–78	3–4	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,474) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 4, 2018* 7:30 pm		Centenary (LA.)	W 81–57	4–4	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (621) Grambling, Louisiana
Dec 8, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at UCF	L 45–70	4–5	CFE Arena (3,798) Orlando, Florida
Dec 11, 2018* 7:30 pm		at Louisiana-Monroe	L 67–72	4–6	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,601) Monroe, Louisiana
Dec 15, 2018* 9:00 pm		at Portland	W 70–58	5–6	Chiles Center (1,410) Portland, Oregon
Dec 19, 2018* 7:30 pm		SE Louisiana	W 69–68	6–6	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (119) Grambling, Louisiana
Dec 22, 2018* 7:30 pm, BTN		at No. 16 Wisconsin	L 53–84	6–7	Kohl Center (17,183) Madison, Wisconsin
SWAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 7:30 pm		at Alabama State	L 53–74	6–8 (0–1)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
Jan 7, 2019 7:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 60–65	6–9 (0–2)	Elmore Gymnasium (1,124) Normal, AL
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 pm		Southern	W 69–63	7–9 (1–2)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,641) Grambling, Louisiana
Jan 14, 2019 7:30 pm		Alcorn State	W 77–42	8–9 (2–2)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,239) Grambling, Louisiana
Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm		at Texas Southern	W 88–87 ^OT	9–9 (3–2)	Health and Physical Education Arena (2,791) Houston, TX
Jan 21, 2019 7:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 63–88	9–10 (3–3)	William Nicks Building (1,135) Prairie View, TX
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm		Jackson State	L 63–65	9–11 (3–4)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,298) Grambling, Louisiana
Feb 2, 2019 5:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 79–55	10–11 (4–4)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,091) Grambling, Louisiana
Feb 4, 2019 7:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 79��57	11–11 (5–4)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,191) Grambling, Louisiana
Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm		at Southern	W 59–40	12–11 (6–4)	F. G. Clark Center (10,406) Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 11, 2019 7:30 pm		at Alcorn State	W 65–53	13–11 (7–4)	Davey Whitney Complex (523) Lorman, MS
Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm		Texas Southern	L 85–86	13–12 (7–5)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,619) Grambling, Louisiana
Feb 18, 2019 7:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 87–92	13–13 (7–6)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (919) Grambling, Louisiana
Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm		at Jackson State	L 60–71	13–14 (7–7)	Williams Assembly Center (1,023) Jackson, Mississippi
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm		at Arkansas-Pine Bluff	L 66–70	13–15 (7–8)	K. L. Johnson Complex (2,412) Pine Bluff, AR
Mar 4, 2019 7:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 77–75	14–15 (8–8)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,187) Itta Bena, MS
Mar 7, 2019 7:30 pm		Alabama State	W 93–66	15–15 (9–8)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,109) Grambling, Louisiana
Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 66–58	16–15 (10–8)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,291) Grambling, Louisiana
SWAC Tournament
Mar 12, 2019 7:30 pm	(4)	(5) Arkansas–Pine Bluff SWAC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 59–52	17–15	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, Louisiana
Mar 15, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (1) Prairie View A&M SWAC Tournament Semifinal	L 71–81	17–16	Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, AL
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Mar 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, CBS Sports Live		at UTRGV First round	L 73–74	17–17	UTRGV Fieldhouse (2,071) Edinburg, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References[]

^ "4 mid-major schools ineligible for postseason due to APR scores". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
^ "17 D-I teams don't make NCAA grade, banned from postseason". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-11-09.

[1] "4 mid-major schools ineligible for postseason due to APR scores". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved 2017-11-09.

[2] "17 D-I teams don't make NCAA grade, banned from postseason". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-11-09.

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2018–19 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Prairie View A&M †	17	–	1	.944	22	–	13	.629
Texas Southern	14	–	4	.778	24	–	14	.632
Jackson State	10	–	8	.556	13	–	19	.406
Grambling State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	10	–	8	.556	13	–	19	.406
Alabama State	9	–	9	.500	12	–	19	.387
Southern	6	–	12	.333	7	–	25	.219
Alcorn State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Mississippi Valley State	4	–	14	.222	6	–	26	.188
Alabama A&M*	4	–	14	.222	5	–	27	.156
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2019 SWAC Tournament winner