2014–15 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

2014–15 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 2–27 (0–18 SWAC)
Head coach Shawn Walker (1st year)
Assistant coach Ray Martin
Assistant coach Kenyon Alston
Assistant coach Kyle Jones
Assistant coach Jaron Moore
Home arena Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center
2014–15 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas Southern † 16 – 2   .889     22 – 13   .629
Alabama State* 14 – 4   .778     19 – 10   .655
Southern* 13 – 5   .722     18 – 17   .514
Prairie View A&M 12 – 6   .667     15 – 18   .455
Arkansas–Pine Bluff* 9 – 9   .500     12 – 20   .375
Jackson State 9 – 9   .500     11 – 21   .344
Alabama A&M 8 – 10   .444     9 – 20   .310
Mississippi Valley State 5 – 13   .278     6 – 26   .188
Alcorn State 4 – 14   .222     6 – 26   .188
Grambling State 0 – 18   .000     2 – 27   .069
*ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA violations
† 2015 SWAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by first year head coach Shawn Walker, played their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

The Tigers finished the season with a record of 2–27, losing all 18 regular-season conference games and their game in the first round of the conference tournament. The team's only two victories on the season were over non-NCAA teams: Lyon College of the NAIA and Selma University of the NCCAA.[1] It was the second season out of three in which the team finished winless in NCAA games, after it went 0–28 in 2012–13.[2]

The team finished the season last out of NCAA Division I's 351 teams in points scored per game, at 52.0.[3] The team drew a total of only 3,454 fans to the Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center for its 11 home games, an average of 314 per game.[4]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Remond Brown Guard 6–4 200 Sophomore Monroe, Louisiana
1 A'Torri Shine Guard 6–5 202 Senior Minden, Louisiana
2 Richard Freeman Guard/Forward 6–8 205 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana
3 Telvin Marshall Guard/Forward 6–6 Junior Shreveport, Louisiana
4 Lonnie McElwain Forward 6–9 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana
5 Jefkins Agyeman-Budu Guard 6–5 Freshman Staten Island, New York
10 Chase Comier Guard 5–11 175 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland
11 Valerio Altheimer Guard 6–2 190 Junior Jonesboro, Louisiana
12 Kyle Williams Forward 6–9 Freshman Long Island, New York
21 Robert Wiley Guard 6–0 Freshman Grambling, Louisiana
22 Carlton Lowe Guard 6–3 Sophomore Alexandria, Louisiana
23 Isiah Patterson Guard 6–0 160 Sophomore Vivian, Louisiana
24 Mark Gray Forward 6–7 Junior New Iberia, Louisiana

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014* at George Washington L 40–92  0–1 Charles E. Smith Center (3,446)
11/18/2014* Lyon College W 55–49  1–1 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (200)
11/20/2014* at Purdue L 30–82  1–2 Mackey Arena (10,021)
11/24/2014* at Ball State L 46–88  1–3 John E. Worthen Arena (2,827)
11/26/2013* at Notre Dame L 54–81  1–4 Edmund P. Joyce Center (5,485)
12/03/2014* at Air Force L 34–59  1–5 Clune Arena (1,017)
12/06/2014* Selma W 74–64  2–5 Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (350)
12/15/2014* at Oregon State L 43–71  2–6 Gill Coliseum (3,553)
12/17/2014* at #16 Washington L 38–86  2–7 Alaska Airlines Arena (5,289)
12/22/2014* at #25 TCU L 39–80  2–8 Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,765)
01/03/2015 at Alabama State L 50–71  2–9 (0–1) Dunn–Oliver Acadome (546)
01/05/2015 at Alabama A&M L 46–67  2–10 (0–2) Elmore Gymnasium (1,029)
01/10/2015 Southern L 53–59  2–11 (0–3) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (725)
01/12/2015 Alcorn State L 70–72  2–12 (0–4) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (N/A)
01/17/2015 at Texas Southern L 51–60  2–13 (0–5) Health and Physical Education Arena (3,452)
01/19/2015 at Prairie View A&M L 60–74  2–14 (0–6) William J. Nicks Building (1,129)
01/24/2015 Jackson State L 63–74  2–15 (0–7) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (650)
01/31/2015 Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 53–65  2–16 (0–8) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (500)
02/02/2015 Mississippi Valley State L 65–68  2–17 (0–9) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (N/A)
02/07/2015 at Southern L 50–58  2–18 (0–10) F. G. Clark Center (2,859)
02/09/2015 at Alcorn State L 77–91  2–19 (0–11) Davey Whitney Complex (N/A)
02/14/2015 Texas Southern L 58–81  2–20 (0–12) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (150)
02/16/2015 Prairie View A&M L 44–95  2–21 (0–13) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (139)
02/21/2015 at Jackson State L 33–72  2–22 (0–14) Williams Assembly Center (509)
02/28/2015 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff L 57–66  2–23 (0–15) K. L. Johnson Complex (3,406)
03/02/2015 at Mississippi Valley State L 62–66  2–24 (0–16) Leflore County Civic Center (N/A)
03/05/2015 Alabama State L 46–78  2–25 (0–17) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (135)
03/07/2015 Alabama A&M L 66–70  2–26 (0–18) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (255)
SWAC Tournament
03/10/2015 vs. Alcorn State
(First Round)		 L 52–66  2–27 Toyota Center (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ↑ "Alcorn St. beats 2-win Grambling St. 66-52 in SWAC 1st round". Boston Herald. March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ Sean Isabella (March 6, 2015). "Grambling on the verge of another winless D-I season". The News-Star. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Team Scoring Per Game Statistics - 2014-15". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  4. ↑ "2014-15 SWAC Men's Basketball Overall Statistics". SWAC.org. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.gsutigers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball&