2021–22 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth-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.

2021–22 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record12–20 (9–9 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
Seasons
2021–22 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alcorn State 14 4   .778 17 17   .500
Texas Southern 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
Southern 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Florida A&M 11 7   .611 13 17   .433
Alabama A&M 10 8   .556 12 18   .400
Grambling State 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Jackson State 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Prairie View A&M 8 10   .444 8 19   .296
Alabama State 8 10   .444 9 21   .300
Bethune–Cookman 7 11   .389 9 21   .300
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
Mississippi Valley State 2 16   .111 2 26   .071
2022 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2020–21 season 11–11, 9–6 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place. In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Southern in the quarterfinals,[1] before falling to top-seeded Prairie View A&M in the semifinals.[2]

Roster

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2021–22 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Chanse Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Grambling, LA
G 1 Cameron Christon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Allen, TX
G 2 Zahad Munford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Dallas, TX
G 3 Danya Kingsby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Milwaukee, WI
G 5 Tra'Michael Moton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Shreveport, LA
G 10 Shawndarius Cowart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Pensacola, FL
F 11 A'Mari McCray 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) GS Ruston, LA
G 12 Eric Parrish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Cypress, TX
F 14 AJ Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Davenport, IA
F 21 Terreon Randolph 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Dallas, TX
G 22 Prince Moss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Bessemer, AL
G 23 Quintin Murrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
G 24 Terrence Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Milwaukee, WI
G 30 Payton Parrish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
F 32 Malik Lamin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Champlin, MN
G 33 Tyson Duncan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Atlanta, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 53–74  0–1
 10  2 Tied   6  Lamin   3  Moton  GCU Arena (7,145)
Phoenix, AZ
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, Big 12 Now
at Texas Tech L 62–88  0–2
 22  Kingsby   5  Cowart   3  Moton  United Supermarkets Arena (14,171)
Lubbock, TX
November 15, 2021*
8:00 pm
at New Mexico L 61–86  0–3
 20  Kingsby   9  Lamin   4  Moton  The Pit (8,010)
Albuquerque, NM
November 21, 2021*
5:00 pm, Big 12 Now
at Iowa State L 47–82  0–4
 12  Taylor   8  Christon   3  Moton  Hilton Coliseum (10,533)
Ames, IA
November 24, 2021*
12:00 pm
Louisiana Christian W 71–61  1–4
 21  Christon   11  Christon   5  2 Tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (231)
Grambling, LA
November 28, 2021*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Morgan State
HBCU Challenge Hosted by Chris Paul
W 74–59  2–4
 24  Christon   9  Taylor   4  Moton  Footprint Center (2,103)
Phoenix, AZ
November 29, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Norfolk State
HBCU Challenge Hosted by Chris Paul
L 63–70  2–5
 16  Taylor   14  Taylor   4  Moton  Footprint Center (720)
Phoenix, AZ
December 2, 2021*
6:00 pm
Jarvis Christian W 71–44  3–5
 17  Moton   5  4 Tied   6  Moton  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (781)
Grambling, LA
December 4, 2021*
3:00 pm, FS2
at No. 17 UConn L 59–88  3–6
 18  Christon   10  Taylor   3  3 Tied  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,159)
Storrs, CT
December 11, 2021*
2:30 pm
at Incarnate Word L 62–72  3–7
 20  Kingsby   13  Taylor   3  Moton  McDermott Center (227)
San Antonio, TX
December 14, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at UAB L 61–79  3–8
 17  Cowart   9  Parrish   2  Moss  Bartow Arena (2,543)
Birmingham, AL
December 18, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulane Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2021*
7:00 pm, Big 12 Now
at TCU L 55–90  3–9
 16  Moton   4  Moton   3  Moton  Schollmaier Arena (4,920)
Fort Worth, TX
December 28, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 64–75  3–10
                  Banterra Center (4,026)
Carbondale, Illinois
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2022
7:30 pm
Prairie View A&M W 2–0 (Forfeit)  3–10
(1–0)
                  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
January 5, 2022
7:30 pm
Texas Southern L 61–67  3–11
(1–1)
 13  McCray   10  Taylor   5  2 Tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (486)
Grambling, LA
January 8, 2022
5:30 pm
at Bethune–Cookman W 68–66  4–11
(2–1)
 24  Moton   8  2 Tied   4  Moton  Moore Gymnasium (234)
Daytona Beach, FL
January 10, 2022
7:30 pm
at Florida A&M L 66–75  4–12
(2–2)
 18  Moton   6  Taylor   4  Moton  Al Lawson Center (1,687)
Tallahassee, FL
January 15, 2022
7:00 pm
Southern W 83–77  5–12
(3–2)
 23  Christon   7  Moss   4  Moss  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (5,079)
Grambling, LA
January 22, 2022
2:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 68–64  6–12
(4–2)
 17  Parrish   12  Parrish   4  Moton  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,713)
Grambling, LA
January 24, 2022
7:30 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 76–65  7–12
(5–2)
 23  Cowart   8  Parrish   6  Cowart  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,137)
Grambling, LA
January 29, 2022
5:00 pm
vs. Jackson State
Bridge Builder Classic
W 73–64  8–12
(6–2)
 22  Christon   9  Lamin   5  Moton  Mitchell Center (1,917)
Mobile, AL
January 31, 2022
7:30 pm
at Alcorn State W 80–73  9–12
(7–2)
 25  Christon   10  Parrish   5  Moton  Davey Whitney Complex (1,191)
Lorman, MS
February 5, 2022
2:30 pm
Alabama State L 72–80  9–13
(7–3)
 19  Cowart   9  Randolph   7  Cowart  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,191)
Grambling, LA
February 7, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Alabama A&M W 58–50  10–13
(8–3)
 12  Christon   10  Parrish   3  2 Tied  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (3,271)
Grambling, LA
February 12, 2022
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern L 65–68  10–14
(8–4)
 14  Christon   8  Cowart   3  Cowart  H&PE Arena (6,034)
Houston, TX
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm
at Prairie View A&M L 70–71  10–15
(8–5)
 20  Cowart   8  Taylor   5  Moton  William Nicks Building (794)
Prairie View, TX
February 19, 2022
4:30 pm
at Southern W 61–57  11–15
(9–5)
 14  Moton   10  Cowart   4  Moton  F. G. Clark Center (7,359)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 26, 2022
2:30 pm
Florida A&M L 73–79  11–16
(9–6)
 16  Moss   9  Moton   7  Moton  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,971)
Grambling, LA
February 28, 2022
7:30 pm
Bethune–Cookman L 63–69  11–17
(9–7)
 18  Christon   14  McCray   4  Moton  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,219)
Grambling, LA
March 3, 2022
7:30 pm
at Alabama A&M L 63–71  11–18
(9–8)
 18  Munford   8  Lamin   5  Cowart  Elmore Gymnasium (856)
Normal, AL
March 5, 2022
4:30 pm
at Alabama State L 75–78  11–19
(9–9)
 21  Christon   9  Lamin   3  Christon  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,201)
Montgomery, AL
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Southern
Quarterfinals
W 60–58  12–19
 12  Moton   11  Moton   9  Moton  Bartow Arena (333)
Birmingham, AL
March 11, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (2) Texas Southern
Semifinals
L 54–73  12–20
 20  Cowart   7  Cowart   2  Moton  Bartow Arena (444)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Christon drops 26 points as Grambling eliminates Southern in OT thriller". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Williams, Henry lift Prairie View A&M to SWAC tournament championship Game". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-2022 Men's Basketball Schedule". Grambling State University Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Grambling Tigers Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 6, 2021.