2021–22 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth-year head coach Donte Jackson, played their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	12–20 (9–9 SWAC)
Head coach	Donte Jackson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Winston Hines Kyle Jones Eshaunte Jones
Home arena	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center

2021–22 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State	14	–	4		.778			17	–	17		.500
Texas Southern †	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
Southern	12	–	6		.667			17	–	14		.548
Florida A&M	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
Alabama A&M	10	–	8		.556			12	–	18		.400
Grambling State	9	–	9		.500			12	–	20		.375
Jackson State	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Prairie View A&M	8	–	10		.444			8	–	19		.296
Alabama State	8	–	10		.444			9	–	21		.300
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	5	–	13		.278			7	–	24		.226
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	16		.111			2	–	26		.071
† 2022 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2020–21 season 11–11, 9–6 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place. In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Southern in the quarterfinals, before falling to top-seeded Prairie View A&M in the semifinals.

Roster

2021–22 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Chanse Robinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Grambling, LA G 1 Cameron Christon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Allen, TX G 2 Zahad Munford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Dallas, TX G 3 Danya Kingsby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Milwaukee, WI G 5 Tra'Michael Moton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Shreveport, LA G 10 Shawndarius Cowart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Pensacola, FL F 11 A'Mari McCray 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) GS Ruston, LA G 12 Eric Parrish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Cypress, TX F 14 AJ Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Davenport, IA F 21 Terreon Randolph 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Dallas, TX G 22 Prince Moss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Bessemer, AL G 23 Quintin Murrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI G 24 Terrence Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Milwaukee, WI G 30 Payton Parrish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI F 32 Malik Lamin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Champlin, MN G 33 Tyson Duncan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Atlanta, GA	Head coach Donte Jackson (Central State) Assistant coach(es) Winston Hines (Stillman) Kyle Jones (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Eshaunte Jones (Northern Kentucky) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 6, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 8:00 pm		at Grand Canyon	L 53–74	0–1	10 – 2 Tied	6 – Lamin	3 – Moton	GCU Arena (7,145) Phoenix, AZ
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now		at Texas Tech	L 62–88	0–2	22 – Kingsby	5 – Cowart	3 – Moton	United Supermarkets Arena (14,171) Lubbock, TX
November 15, 2021* 8:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 61–86	0–3	20 – Kingsby	9 – Lamin	4 – Moton	The Pit (8,010) Albuquerque, NM
November 21, 2021* 5:00 pm, Big 12 Now		at Iowa State	L 47–82	0–4	12 – Taylor	8 – Christon	3 – Moton	Hilton Coliseum (10,533) Ames, IA
November 24, 2021* 12:00 pm		Louisiana Christian	W 71–61	1–4	21 – Christon	11 – Christon	5 – 2 Tied	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (231) Grambling, LA
November 28, 2021* 9:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Morgan State HBCU Challenge Hosted by Chris Paul	W 74–59	2–4	24 – Christon	9 – Taylor	4 – Moton	Footprint Center (2,103) Phoenix, AZ
November 29, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Norfolk State HBCU Challenge Hosted by Chris Paul	L 63–70	2–5	16 – Taylor	14 – Taylor	4 – Moton	Footprint Center (720) Phoenix, AZ
December 2, 2021* 6:00 pm		Jarvis Christian	W 71–44	3–5	17 – Moton	5 – 4 Tied	6 – Moton	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (781) Grambling, LA
December 4, 2021* 3:00 pm, FS2		at No. 17 UConn	L 59–88	3–6	18 – Christon	10 – Taylor	3 – 3 Tied	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,159) Storrs, CT
December 11, 2021* 2:30 pm		at Incarnate Word	L 62–72	3–7	20 – Kingsby	13 – Taylor	3 – Moton	McDermott Center (227) San Antonio, TX
December 14, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UAB	L 61–79	3–8	17 – Cowart	9 – Parrish	2 – Moss	Bartow Arena (2,543) Birmingham, AL
December 18, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tulane	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					Devlin Fieldhouse  New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, Big 12 Now		at TCU	L 55–90	3–9	16 – Moton	4 – Moton	3 – Moton	Schollmaier Arena (4,920) Fort Worth, TX
December 28, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	L 64–75	3–10	–	–	–	Banterra Center (4,026) Carbondale, Illinois
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2022 7:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 2–0 (Forfeit)	3–10 (1–0)	–	–	–	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center  Grambling, LA
January 5, 2022 7:30 pm		Texas Southern	L 61–67	3–11 (1–1)	13 – McCray	10 – Taylor	5 – 2 Tied	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (486) Grambling, LA
January 8, 2022 5:30 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	W 68–66	4–11 (2–1)	24 – Moton	8 – 2 Tied	4 – Moton	Moore Gymnasium (234) Daytona Beach, FL
January 10, 2022 7:30 pm		at Florida A&M	L 66–75	4–12 (2–2)	18 – Moton	6 – Taylor	4 – Moton	Al Lawson Center (1,687) Tallahassee, FL
January 15, 2022 7:00 pm		Southern	W 83–77	5–12 (3–2)	23 – Christon	7 – Moss	4 – Moss	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (5,079) Grambling, LA
January 22, 2022 2:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 68–64	6–12 (4–2)	17 – Parrish	12 – Parrish	4 – Moton	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,713) Grambling, LA
January 24, 2022 7:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 76–65	7–12 (5–2)	23 – Cowart	8 – Parrish	6 – Cowart	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,137) Grambling, LA
January 29, 2022 5:00 pm		vs. Jackson State Bridge Builder Classic	W 73–64	8–12 (6–2)	22 – Christon	9 – Lamin	5 – Moton	Mitchell Center (1,917) Mobile, AL
January 31, 2022 7:30 pm		at Alcorn State	W 80–73	9–12 (7–2)	25 – Christon	10 – Parrish	5 – Moton	Davey Whitney Complex (1,191) Lorman, MS
February 5, 2022 2:30 pm		Alabama State	L 72–80	9–13 (7–3)	19 – Cowart	9 – Randolph	7 – Cowart	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,191) Grambling, LA
February 7, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Alabama A&M	W 58–50	10–13 (8–3)	12 – Christon	10 – Parrish	3 – 2 Tied	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (3,271) Grambling, LA
February 12, 2022 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 65–68	10–14 (8–4)	14 – Christon	8 – Cowart	3 – Cowart	H&PE Arena (6,034) Houston, TX
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 70–71	10–15 (8–5)	20 – Cowart	8 – Taylor	5 – Moton	William Nicks Building (794) Prairie View, TX
February 19, 2022 4:30 pm		at Southern	W 61–57	11–15 (9–5)	14 – Moton	10 – Cowart	4 – Moton	F. G. Clark Center (7,359) Baton Rouge, LA
February 26, 2022 2:30 pm		Florida A&M	L 73–79	11–16 (9–6)	16 – Moss	9 – Moton	7 – Moton	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,971) Grambling, LA
February 28, 2022 7:30 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 63–69	11–17 (9–7)	18 – Christon	14 – McCray	4 – Moton	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,219) Grambling, LA
March 3, 2022 7:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 63–71	11–18 (9–8)	18 – Munford	8 – Lamin	5 – Cowart	Elmore Gymnasium (856) Normal, AL
March 5, 2022 4:30 pm		at Alabama State	L 75–78	11–19 (9–9)	21 – Christon	9 – Lamin	3 – Christon	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,201) Montgomery, AL
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Southern Quarterfinals	W 60–58	12–19	12 – Moton	11 – Moton	9 – Moton	Bartow Arena (333) Birmingham, AL
March 11, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (2) Texas Southern Semifinals	L 54–73	12–20	20 – Cowart	7 – Cowart	2 – Moton	Bartow Arena (444) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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