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Tulane spanks Grambling, 72-46

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 46 GSU 72  Tulane Team 1 2 3 4 F GSU 13  6  11  16  46 Tulane 19  18  20  15  72 NEW ORLEANS, La. | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team battled hard, but dropped its season opener on the road to Tulane, 72-46, on Monday. Miracle Saxon paced GSU in her debut in the black and gold, scoring a team-high 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field. She added four rebounds to her tally.  HOW IT HAPPENED INSIDE THE NUMBERS UP…

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Grambling defeats UNT-Dallas 82-57

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics 57 UNTD 82  GRAM Team 1 2 F UNTD 32  25  57 GRAM 40  42  82 GRAMBLING, La. | Carte’Are Gordon registered a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds as the Grambling State University men’s basketball team opened the season with an 82-57 victory over UNT-Dallas on Monday night at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. UNT-Dallas (1-1) raced out to a 11-4 advantage and stretched the margin to 13-5 after a bucket by Jules Moore with just over 16 minutes left in the…

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Grambling announces 2022-23 women’s basketball schedule

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications: GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University head women’s basketball coach Freddie Murrayannounced the 2022-23 women’s basketball schedule, which features four Power 5 opponents and a trip to Hawaii. “We’re looking forward to a challenging non-conference schedule we have put together for the 2022-2023 season,” Murray said. “As always, we like for our non-conference schedule to be challenging in order to prepare us for league play.” Last season, the Lady Tigers finished 14-17 overall and 10-8 in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play. GSU made it the SWAC…

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Grambling’s Justice Coleman signs with Dublin’s Liffey Celtics

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications: Former Grambling State University women’s basketball student-athlete Justice Coleman continued to add to head coach Freddie Murray‘s extensive resume as she recently signed to play professional basketball.  Coleman, who is the fifth all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,436 points, signed to play for the Liffey Celtics Basketball Club in Dublin, Ireland. She will depart and leave the United States between September 5-9 as she reports to camp.  “I worked out for a couple of teams over the past few months, but I ran into a couple of…

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Grambling women’s hoops adds five

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications Grambling State University head women’s basketball coach Freddie Murray announced the addition of five new players for the upcoming season.  Murray welcomed the addition of Amanda Blake, Tiana Gardner, Jazmyne Jackson, Miracle Saxon andDe’Maya Young.  Blake comes to Grambling State after spending the past two seasons at UNC Asheville. The 6-foot-2 forward also was a multi-sport athlete at Ashley Ridge High School in Summerville, S.C., playing basketball and volleyball.  Notable Statistics  During her sophomore season, Blake saw action in 30 of 32 games for the…

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Grambling’s Alexis Holt named BOXTOROW All-American

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications Grambling State University graduate guard Alexis Holt was named to the BOXTOROW All-American Team on Wednesday.  Holt, a First Team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) performer and SWAC All-Tournament team selection, played in all 30 games for Grambling State. She averaged 36.6 minutes, while contributing 17.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game. In addition, the Epps, La. native shot nearly 41 percent from the floor and 74.2 percent from the foul line.  In the conference tournament, Holt played all 40 minutes…

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Grambling State Lady Tigers’ season ends in SWAC semis

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Courtesy of Grambling State University Athletic Communications BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team went nearly five minutes without a bucket from the floor in between the first and second quarter as the Lady Tigers fell, 74-59, to Alabama State in the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals on Friday at Bartow Arena.  Alabama State (15-14), which avoided losing three straight to Grambling State this season, advances to the 2022 SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship game and will meet the winner of Jackson State (top seed) or Southern…

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Coleman leads Grambling to victory over Alabama A&M

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications Justice Coleman scored 12 of her team-high 19 points in the first half as the Grambling State University women’s basketball team advanced to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals with a 62-54 victory over Alabama A&M on Wednesday at Bartow Arena.  Grambling State (14-16), which used a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to move past Alabama A&M, advances on the 2022 Cricket SWAC Women’s Basketball Tournament Semifinals as the seventh seed and will face the winner of Alabama State (third…

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Willis Reed to be honoured during Grambling’s Legends Night

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University Department of Athletics will honor former GSU alum and NBA legend Willis Reed during pregame and halftime festivities during Legend’s Night as the Tigers face off against rival Southern at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.  Reed, a two-time NBA champion with the New York Knicks, will receive numerous honors, including the retirement of his jersey and the naming of the court. The Bernice, La. native played at Grambling State from 1960-1964 and was selected second round…

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Moton’s late game bucket lifts Grambling 68-66 over Bethune-Cookman

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From Grambling State Athletic Communications Tra’Michael Moton drained a jumper with one second remaining as the Grambling State University men’s basketball team edged Bethune-Cookman, 68-66, on Saturday afternoon in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game at the Moore Gymnasium.   Grambling State (4-11 overall, 2-1 SWAC) led by as many as 11 points with 2:20 remaining, but Bethune-Cookman rallied and tied the game at 66 after a pair of free throws by Joe French with 23 seconds left.  That set the stage for Moton, who hit the game-winner jumper with 1 second left…

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