2018–19 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

2018–19 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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]

With a win over Alabama State on March 3, 2018, Grambling State clinched the outright SWAC regular season championship, the school's first since 1989.^[3]

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

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.
^ "Grambling vs. Alabama State - Game Recap - March 3, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

[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.

[3] "Grambling vs. Alabama State - Game Recap - March 3, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-05.

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