2017–18 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Grambling State Lady Tigers basketball team represented Grambling State University in the 2017-18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by new coach Freddie Murray, who was promoted to interim and then hired full-time after former coach Nadine Domond departed to become an assistant coach at Rutgers.

2017–18 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball
SWAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	19–13 (13–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Freddie Murray (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Isayra Diaz David Pierre
Home arena	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (Capacity: 6,500)

2017–18 SWAC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern	14	–	4		.778			17	–	13		.567
Texas Southern	13	–	5		.722			19	–	12		.613
Grambling State †	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
Prairie View A&M	12	–	6		.667			15	–	16		.484
Jackson State	10	–	8		.556			15	–	13		.536
Alcorn State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Alabama A&M	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	6	–	12		.333			8	–	21		.276
Alabama State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	22		.267
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	16		.111			2	–	28		.067
† 2018 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

On January 3, 2018, Shakyla Hill became the fourth player in NCAA Division I history (men's and women's) to record a quadruple-double; it had not been done since Lester Hudson did it in 2007. In the Lady Tigers' 93–71 win over the Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs, Hill recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals.

Roster

2017–18 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Takerra Parsons 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Bayside HS Virginia Beach, VA G 4 Monisha Neal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lewisville HS Lewisville, TX G 5 Shakyla Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Hall HS Little Rock, AR G 11 Ariel Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN G 12 Justice Coleman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Scotlandville HS Baton Rouge, LA G 13 Jazmin Boyd 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Hattiesburg HS Hattiesburg, MS F 20 Jazmine Torian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Coffeyville CC Clarksville, TN G 22 Deja McKinney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Ville Platte HS Ville Platte, LA G 23 Darae Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr East St. John HS Reserve, LA F 30 Alexus Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Whitehaven HS Memphis, TN F 32 Hannah Henderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Ooltewah HS Chattanooga, TN F 33 Kailyn Gideon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Pasadena City College Los Angeles, CA	Head coach Freddie Murray (Jackson State '90) Assistant coach(es) Isayra Diaz (Shaw '14) David Pierre (Grambling State '05) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 17, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10* 11:00 a.m.		at Louisiana Tech	L 53–64	0–1	12 – Hill	7 – Hill	6 – Hill	Thomas Assembly Center (4,811) Ruston, LA
November 13* 6:00 p.m.		Louisiana–Monroe	W 61–52	1–1	18 – Hill	8 – Neal	5 – Neal	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,229) Grambling, LA
November 16* 7:00 p.m.		at Xavier	L 67–72	1–2	21 – McKinney	6 – Hill	10 – Hill	Cintas Center (705) Cincinnati, OH
November 19* 4:00 p.m.		No. 17 Florida State	L 53–96	1–3	17 – McKinney	2 – 6 tied	4 – Boyd	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (661) Grambling, LA
November 22* 1:00 p.m.		at McNeese State	W 75–60	2–3	18 – Boyd	8 – Parsons	6 – Hill	Burton Coliseum (796) Lake Charles, LA
November 30* 6:00 p.m.		Southeastern Louisiana	W 61–52	3–3	18 – Boyd	5 – Boyd	3 – Hill	Fredick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (451) Grambling, LA
December 10* 2:00 p.m.		at Alabama	L 49–73	3–4	26 – Hill	13 – Hill	4 – Hill	Coleman Coliseum (2,009) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 16* 3:00 p.m.		at Arkansas State	L 56–76	3–5	15 – Hill	10 – Gideon	6 – Neal	First National Bank Arena (587) Jonesboro, AR
December 19* 1:00 p.m.		vs. North Carolina Carolinas Challenge	L 63–79	3–6	20 – Hill	7 – Hill	6 – Hill	Myrtle Beach Convention Center (500) Myrtle Beach, SC
December 21* 12:00 p.m.		at Memphis	L 48–57	3–7	11 – Torian	8 – Hill	6 – Hill	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (438) Memphis, TN
December 28* 7:00 p.m.		at Arkansas	L 62–79	3–8	16 – Ar. Williams	7 – Neal	3 – Ar. Williams	Bud Walton Arena (1,388) Fayetteville, AR
SWAC regular season
January 1 12:00 p.m.		Alabama A&M	W 78–49	4–8 (1–0)	14 – Hill	9 – Neal	7 – Hill	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (189) Grambling, LA
January 3 5:30 p.m.		Alabama State	W 93–71	5–8 (2–0)	20 – McKinney	10 – Hill	10 – Hill	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (250) Grambling, LA
January 6 3:00 p.m.		at Southern	L 44–63	5–9 (2–1)	18 – Hill	12 – Hill	3 – Coleman	F. G. Clark Center (908) Baton Rouge, LA
January 8 5:30 p.m.		at Alcorn State	W 75–68	6–9 (3–1)	16 – Hill	9 – Gideon	6 – Hill	Davey Whitney Complex (591) Lorman, MS
January 13 3:00 p.m.		Prairie View A&M	W 81–79 OT	7–9 (4–1)	24 – Hill	9 – Neal	8 – Hill	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (515) Grambling, LA
January 15 5:30 p.m.		Texas Southern	L 63–73	7–10 (4–2)	13 – Boyd	4 – 2 tied	4 – Neal	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (615) Grambling, LA
January 20 5:30 p.m.		at Jackson State	L 70–82	7–11 (4–3)	16 – Neal	12 – Neal	6 – Hill	Williams Assembly Center (1,979) Jackson, MS
January 27 5:00 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 66–57	8–11 (5–3)	11 – 2 tied	9 – Hill	6 – Hill	K. L. Johnson Complex (916) Pine Bluff, AR
January 29 5:30 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 64–62	9–11 (6–3)	20 – Hill	9 – Hill	7 – Hill	Harrison HPER Complex (2,401) Itta Bena, MS
February 3 3:00 p.m.		Southern	W 79–71	10–11 (7–3)	18 – Neal	9 – Hill	7 – Hill	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (3,875) Grambling, MS
February 5 5:30 p.m.		Alcorn State	W 68–51	11–11 (8–3)	22 – Hill	7 – Gideon	6 – Hill	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,109) Grambling, LA
February 10 3:00 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	W 75–68	12–11 (9–3)	26 – Hill	10 – Neal	4 – Neal	William J. Nicks Building (324) Prairie View, TX
February 12 5:30 p.m.		at Texas Southern	L 56–66	12–12 (9–4)	17 – Hill	9 – Gideon	4 – 2 Tied	H&PE Arena (1,018) Houston, TX
February 17 3:00 p.m.		Jackson State	W 93–89 OT	13–12 (10–4)	31 – Boyd	7 – 2 tied	11 – Hill	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,127) Grambling, LA
February 24 3:00 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 73–63	14–12 (11–4)	22 – Hill	9 – Hill	11 – Hill	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (934) Grambling, LA
February 26 5:30 p.m.		Mississippi Valley State	W 64–55	15–12 (12–4)	21 – Hill	10 – Hill	6 – Hill	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (836) Grambling, LA
March 1 5:30 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	L 64–71	15–13 (12–5)	35 – Hill	12 – Hill	4 – Hill	Elmore Gymnasium  Huntsville, AL
March 3 3:00 p.m.		at Alabama State	W 73–52	16–13 (13–5)	29 – Hill	13 – Neal	3 – Hill	Dunn–Oliver Acadome  Montgomery, AL
SWAC Women's Tournament
March 6 6:30 p.m.	(3)	(6) Alcorn State Quarterfinals	W 80–71	17–13	30 – Hill	6 – Neal	6 – Hill	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,300) Grambling, LA
March 9 6:00 p.m.	(3)	vs. (2) Texas Southern Semifinals	W 66–59	18–13	19 – Boyd	14 – Neal	9 – Hill	Delmar Fieldhouse (1,800) Houston, TX
March 10 3:00 p.m., ESPN3	(3)	vs. (1) Southern Championship Game	W 72–68	19–13	27 – Hill	10 – Hill	5 – Hill	Delmar Fieldhouse (1,993) Houston, TX
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 16* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2	(15 L)	at (2 L) No. 2 Baylor First Round	L 46–96	19–14	20 – Boyd	6 – Hill	4 – Hill	Ferrell Center (4,933) Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central.

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See also

• 2017–18 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team