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SWAC Hoops: Grambling gets road win over Texas Southern, 85-72

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 85  GSU 72 TSU Team 1 2 F GSU 41  44  85 TSU 34  38  72 HOUSTON, Texas | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team got back on the winning track on Wednesday evening, earning an 85-72 victory over Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponent Texas Southern at HP&E Arena. Cameron Christon paced the Tigers, leading all scorers with a season-25 points on 10-of-16 shooting, to go along with nine rebounds and one assist.  Virshon Cotton scored his most points as a Tiger, finishing with 18…

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Grambling women’s hoops defeats Prairie View 66-60

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 66  Grambling 2-10,1-0 SWAC 60 Prairie View 3-9,0-1 SWAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Grambling 14  22  14  16  66 Prairie View 21  5  14  20  60 PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team used a big second quarter, along with 25 points from Colbi Maples, to pick up a 66-60 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) opening victory over Prairie View A&M on Monday night at the William Nick’s Building. Maples had a career-night, scoring 25 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the floor.…

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Grambling/Wisconsin hoops matchup cancelled

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics The Grambling State University men’s basketball game at No. 17/18 Wisconsin scheduled for Friday at the Kohl Center has been canceled due to weather and will not be rescheduled. The Tigers (6-5) will return to action on December 29 against North American University. Tip-off against the Stallions is set for 7 p.m. from the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Grambling State opens Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on January 2, 2023 at Prairie View A&M.

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Grambling falls to Liberty, 75-56

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics 56 Grambling 6-5,0-0 SWAC 75  Liberty 8-4,0-0 ASUN Team 1 2 F Grambling 32  24  56 Liberty 33  42  75 LYNCHBURG, Va. | Three Grambling State University men’s basketball players reached double figures in scoring on Monday as the Tigers could not overcome a poor shooting second half in a 75-56 loss to Liberty at Liberty Arena. The Tigers, who led by as many as 12 points late in the first half, trailed 33-32 at the break, but could not overcome 34.6 percent shooting from the…

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Grambling women’s basketball falls at TCU, 56-45

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling State Athletics 45 Grambling 1-10,0-0 SWAC 56  TCU 5-5,0-0 Big 12 Team 1 2 3 4 F Grambling 8  13  12  12  45 TCU 17  16  16  7  56 FORT WORTH, Texas | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule on Sunday afternoon, falling 56-45 to Texas Christian University at Schollmaier Arena.  Colbi Maples paced GSU (1-10) with 18 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field to go along with six rebounds and one steal. Miracle Saxon also posted a double-figure scoring effort,…

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Grambling knocks off another Power 5 team , defeats Vanderbilt 64-62

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics 64  GSU 62 Vandy Team 1 2 F GSU 27  37  64 Vandy 24  38  62 NASHVILLE, Tenn. | For the first time in school history, the Grambling State University men’s basketball program has picked up a pair of victories over Power 5 opponents in the same season. In November, the Tigers led from start to finish in a home win over Colorado. On Friday, Grambling State held off a last-second shot in a 64-62 victory over Vanderbilt at Historic Memorial Gymnasium. The victory…

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SWAC Basketball News: Grambling gives UTSA the business, 75-55

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics 75  GSU 55 UTSA Team 1 2 F GSU 35  40  75 UTSA 19  36  55 SAN ANTONIO, Texas | Carte’are Gordon shot nearly 64 percent from the floor and finished with a team-high 18 points, while Cameron Christon tossed in 13 points as the Grambling State University men’s basketball team snapped a two-game losing streak by opening the 210 San Antonio Shootout with a 75-55 rout of UT-San Antonio on Friday night at the Convocation Center. Gordon went 7-of-11 from the floor to finish with…

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Grambling taken to the woodshed by Grand Canyon , 81-48

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics 48 GSU 81  GCU Team 1 2 F GSU 15  33  48 GCU 42  39  81 PHOENIX, Ariz. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team returned to the court on Friday night and suffered its first setback of the season as the Tigers fell, 81-48, to Grand Canyon on Friday night at GCU Arena. Grambling State, which went the first 5:08 without a bucket from the floor, trailed, 42-15, at the half and could not recover. Carte’Are Gordon was the lone Tiger in double…

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Grambling pulls off upset, defeats Colorado, 83-74

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Atheltics 74 COLORADO 1-1 83  Grambling 2-0 Team 1 2 F COLORADO 32  42  74 Grambling 46  37  83 GRAMBLING, La. | For the second time in school history, the Grambling State University men’s basketball team has defeated a member of a Power 5 conference. Grambling State (2-0) led from start to finish on Friday night as the Tigers held off Colorado, 83-74, in the SWAC/Pac-12 Legacy Series at the Fredrick C.. Hobdy Assembly. GSU’s last victory over a member of a Power 5 conference came on…

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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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