2016–17 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

2016–17 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	16–17 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach	Shawn Walker (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Julius Allen
Assistant coach	Kenyon Alston
Assistant coach	Kyle Jones
Assistant coach	Westley Gillum Jr.
Home arena	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center

2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas Southern †	16	–	2	.889	23	–	12	.657
Alcorn State*	13	–	5	.722	18	–	14	.563
Grambling State	10	–	8	.556	16	–	17	.485
Jackson State	10	–	8	.556	14	–	18	.438
Southern	10	–	8	.556	15	–	18	.455
Prairie View A&M	10	–	8	.556	13	–	20	.394
Mississippi Valley St.	7	–	11	.389	7	–	25	.219
Alabama State	6	–	12	.333	8	–	23	.258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12	.333	7	–	25	.219
Alabama A&M	2	–	16	.111	2	–	27	.069
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2017 SWAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-year head coach Shawn Walker, 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 16–17, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four way tie for third place. As the 5-seed in the SWAC Tournament they defeated Prairie View A&M before losing in the semifinals to Texas Southern.

On March 22, it was announced that head coach Shawn Walker's contract would not be renewed.^[1] He finished at Grambling State with a three-year record of 25–68. On May 12, Grambling State hired Donte Jackson from Stillman of the NAIA as new head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 7–24, 4–14 record in SWAC play to finish last in the conference. They lost to Mississippi Valley State in the first round of the SWAC Tournament.

Roster

2016–17 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Mitchell, ErvinErvin Mitchell	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	New York, New York
1.5 !G	1	Smith Jr., IvyIvy Smith Jr.	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Seattle, Washington
1.5 !G	2	Ribeiro, NigelNigel Ribeiro	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Chesapeake, Virginia
3.5 !F	3	Hearns, DeonteDeonte Hearns	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cocoa, Florida
1.5 !G	4	Brown, RemondRemond Brown	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Monroe, Louisiana
1.5 !G	5	Larry, XairiusXairius Larry	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Farmerville, Louisiana
1.5 !G	10	Cormier, ChaseChase Cormier	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Baltimore, Maryland
3.5 !F	11	Ugba, AverylAveryl Ugba	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Silver Spring, Maryland
1.5 !G	12	Fielding, TraviusTravius Fielding	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Arcadia, Louisiana
1.5 !G	20	Simmons, CharlesCharles Simmons	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ahoskie, North Carolina
1.5 !G	21	Gaston, AnthonyAnthony Gaston	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Richmond, Virginia
1.5 !G	22	Lowe, CarltonCarlton Lowe	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Alexandria, Louisiana
1.5 !G	23	Thompson, MarcelMarcel Thompson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
2.5 !G/F	24	Jones, DiontaeDiontae Jones	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Las Vegas, Nevada
2.5 !G/F	32	Wilks, DrakeDrake Wilks	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Little Rock, Arkansas
5.0 !C	40	Cummings, NoahNoah Cummings	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pembroke, North Carolina

Head coach

Shawn Walker (Elizabeth City State)

Assistant coach(es)

Julius Allen
Kenyon Alston
Kyle Jones (Arkansas–Pine Bluff)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 6:00 pm		at East Carolina	L 57–72	0–1	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,805) Greenville, NC
11/17/2016* 6:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	W 59–55	1–1	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,023) Grambling, LA
11/19/2016* 11:00 am, FS2		at Providence Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game	L 54–71	1–2	Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,093) Providence, RI
11/22/2016* 6:00 pm		at No. 7 Virginia Emerald Coast Classic - Campus Game	L 34–90	1–3	John Paul Jones Arena (13,235) Charlottesville, VA
11/25/2016* 1:30 pm		vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley Emerald Coast Classic	L 93–101 ^OT	1–4	The Arena at NWFSC (380) Niceville, FL
11/26/2016* 10:00 am or 12:30 pm		vs. Savannah State Emerald Coast Classic	W 110–104	2–4	The Arena at NWFSC (200) Niceville, FL
11/28/2016* 7:00 pm		Jarvis Christian	W 102–56	3–4	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (373) Grambling, LA
11/30/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (Ohio)	L 76–78 ^OT	3–5	Millett Hall (1,205) Oxford, OH
12/02/2016* 6:00 pm		at Kent State	L 57–86	3–6	MAC Center (2,010) Kent, OH
12/05/2016* 7:00 pm		Tougaloo	W 105–90	4–6	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
12/09/2016* 7:00 pm		Selma	W 103–53	5–6	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (573) Grambling, LA
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm		vs. Louisiana Tech Shreveport-Bossier Holiday Classic	L 55–89	5–7	CenturyLink Center (877) Bossier City, LA
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 45–81	5–8	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,912) Monroe, LA
SWAC regular season
01/02/2017 7:30 pm		at Alabama State	L 69–73	5–9 (0–1)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (293) Montgomery, AL
01/04/2017 7:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 69–67	6–9 (1–1)	Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
01/07/2017 5:30 pm		Southern	L 79–87	6–10 (1–2)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (753) Grambling, LA
01/09/2017 7:30 pm		Alcorn State	W 67–62	7–10 (2–2)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (743) Grambling, LA
01/16/2017 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 55–76	7–11 (2–3)	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,017) Houston, TX
01/16/2017 7:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 82–94	7–12 (2–4)	William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
01/21/2017 5:30 pm		Jackson State	W 72–57	8–12 (3–4)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (783) Grambling, LA
01/28/2017 5:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 61–53	9–12 (4–4)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
01/30/2017 7:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 77–74 ^OT	10–12 (5–4)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (673) Grambling, LA
02/04/2017 4:00 pm		at Southern	L 66–67	10–13 (5–5)	F. G. Clark Center (3,079) Baton Rouge, LA
02/06/2017 7:30 pm		at Alcorn State	L 65–75	10–14 (5–6)	Davey Whitney Complex (962) Lorman, MS
02/11/2017 5:30 pm		Texas Southern	L 70–77	10–15 (5–7)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (679) Grambling, LA
02/13/2017 7:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 61–58	11–15 (6–7)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (287) Grambling, LA
02/18/2017 5:30 pm		at Jackson State	W 62–59 ^OT	12–15 (7–7)	Williams Assembly Center (3,001) Jackson, MS
02/25/2017 7:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 78–58	13–15 (8–7)	K. L. Johnson Complex (2,345) Pine Bluff, AR
02/27/2017 7:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	L 80–84	13–16 (8–8)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,024) Itta Bena, MS
03/02/2017 7:30 pm		Alabama State	W 82–69	14–16 (9–8)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (373) Grambling, LA
03/04/2017 5:30 pm		Alabama A&M	W 78–57	15–16 (10–8)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (579) Grambling, LA
SWAC Tournament
03/07/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU	(5)	at (4) Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals	W 81–77	16–16	William Nicks Building (1,336) Prairie View, TX
03/10/2017 2:30 pm	(5)	vs. (1) Texas Southern Semifinals	L 57–62	16–17	Toyota Center Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. Source^[3]^[4]

References

Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1954–present) Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2007–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1920s?–1934? 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
NAIA national championship in bold

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