Tag: SWAC basketball

Moss and Jackson lead Grambling over Alabama A&M

Brandon King

GRAMBLING, La. | Prince Moss and Devante Jackson each posted 14 points as the Grambling State University men’s basketball team secured the fourth seed for next week’s Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Basketball Tournament with a 66-58 victory over Alabama A&M on Saturday at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Grambling State (16-15 overall, 10-8 SWAC) finished tied for third in the conference standings with Jackson State. JSU swept the season series to claim the third spot as GSU earned the fourth position. The Tigers will play host to Arkansas-Pine Bluff in…

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Grambling smacks up Alabama State 93-66

Brandon King

From Grambling Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | On a night when the Grambling State University men’s basketball team entered the evening needing to defeat by Alabama State by 22 points to hold the tiebreaker over the Hornets, the Tigers got that margin and more, shooting a blistering 67.3 percent from the floor, in a 93-66 victory in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Thursday night at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Grambling State (15-15 overall, 9-8 SWAC) now controls its own destiny to hosting a SWAC Tournament game. The Tigers currently…

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Hill records milestone as Grambling beats Alabama State 63-45

Brandon King

From Grambling Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | Shakyla Hill came into Thursday night’s game against Alabama State needing 14 points to become the fourth player in Grambling State University women’s basketball history with 2,000 career points and she got exactly 14 points in the Lady Tigers’ 63-45 victory over the Lady Hornets in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Thursday night at Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Hill, the fourth all-time leading scorer in school history is now just 32 points shy of moving into the third spot, which is currently being held by…

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March 9 SWAC Men’s Basketball Notebook

Brandon King

From swac.org : FULL RELEASE MARCH 7*Alcorn State at Texas Southern7:30 p.m./Houston, Texas *Southern at Prairie View A&M7:30 p.m./Prairie View, Texas *Alabama A&M at Jackson State7:30 p.m./Jackson, Miss. *Alabama State at Grambling State7:30 p.m./Grambling, La. MARCH 9*UAPB at Mississippi Valley State4:30 p.m./Itta Bena, Miss. *Alcorn State at Prairie View A&M5:00 p.m./Prairie View, Texas *Alabama State at Jackson State5:00 p.m./Jackson, Miss. *Alabama A&M at Grambling State5:00 p.m./Grambling, La. *Southern at Texas Southern7:30 p.m./Houston, Texas * = Conference Game

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SWAC Men’s Basketball Recap- March 7

Brandon King

From swac.org : Scores From Around the SWACJackson State 66, Alabama A&M 47Grambling State 93, Alabama State 66Texas Southern 99, Alcorn State 72Prairie View A&M 73, Southern 55 Prairie View A&M locks up regular-season title with win over Southern PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The Prairie View A&M men’s basketball team (18-12, 16-1 SWAC) defeated Southern University (6-24, 5-12 SWAC) 73-55 Thursday evening during Southwestern Athletic Conference action at the William J. Nicks Babydome. The victory clinches the regular season championship outright for the Panthers. Box Score | Recap Texas Southern overwhelms Alcorn…

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SWAC Women’s Basketball Scoreboard- March 7

Brandon King

From swac.org : Scores From Around the SWACJackson State 69, Alabama A&M 51Grambling State 63, Alabama State 45Texas Southern 66, Alcorn State 51Prairie View A&M 63, Southern 52 Prairie View A&M downs Southern, still alive for #1 seed and share of regular-season crown PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – The Prairie View A&M women’s basketball team (15-12, 12-5 SWAC) defeated Southern University (16-12, 13-4 SWAC) 63-52 Thursday evening during Southwestern Athletic Conference action at the William J. Nicks Babydome. Box Score | Recap Mitchell dominant for Texas Southern in win over Alcorn State, top-4 seed…

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Grambling Men’s Basketball finishes season against Alabama State and Alabama A&M

Brandon King

From Grambling State Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team closes out its regular season home campaign with a pair of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) games against Alabama State on Thursday and Alabama A&M on Saturday. Tip-off for Thursday’s game is set for 7:30 p.m.at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center as Grambling State will hold Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night. On Saturday, Grambling State will hold Senior Day, as tip-off against the Lady Bulldogs is scheduled for 5 p.m. Grambling State (14-15 overall, 8-8 SWAC), which snapped…

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Grambling Women’s hoops finishes off season at home against ASU and AAMU

Brandon King

From Grambling State Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University women’s basketball team closes out its regular season home campaign with a pair of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) games against Alabama State on Thursday and Alabama A&M on Saturday. Tip-off for Thursday’s game is set for 5:30 p.m.at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center as Grambling State will hold Faculty and Staff Appreciation Night. On Saturday, Grambling State will hold Senior Day, as tip-off against the Lady Bulldogs is scheduled for 3 p.m. Grambling State (13-15 overall, 10-6 SWAC) currently sits…

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2019 SWAC Basketball Tournament semi-finals set to air on ESPN3

Brandon King

From SWAC.org:: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced that all of the upcoming 2019 Toyota SWAC Tournament semi-finals games will be available live on ESPN3 and the ESPN App. “We’re extremely excited to showcase our upcoming men’s and women’s basketball tournament games live on ESPN3,” said SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland. “The overall reach and exposure this partnership brings our league can’t adequately be put into words. The industry leading digital platform that ESPN provides is second to none and we’re very pleased to be able to bring our…

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Grambling Women’s hoops drops key game at MVSU 79-61

Brandon King

From Grambling State Sports Information: ITTA BENA, Miss. | Jazmin Boyd scored 12 of her team-high 18 points in the first half and Shakyla Hill added 10 of her 12 points in the opening half, but it wasn’t enough as the Grambling State University women’s basketball team dropped a critical road Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game to Mississippi Valley State, 79-61, on Monday nightat the Harrison HPER Complex. Grambling State (13-15 overall, 10-6 SWAC) used a 9-2 run over the final four minutes to take a 21-13 advantage into the second period. Back…

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