2019–20 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third-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. They finished the season 17–15, 11–7 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to Texas Southern.

2019–20 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	17–15 (11–7 SWAC)
Head coach	Donte Jackson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Winston Hines Demetrius Moore Kyle Jones
Home arena	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center

2019–20 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Prairie View A&M	14	–	4		.778			19	–	13		.594
Southern	13	–	5		.722			17	–	15		.531
Texas Southern	12	–	6		.667			16	–	16		.500
Grambling State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
Jackson State	11	–	7		.611			15	–	17		.469
Alcorn State	11	–	7		.611			15	–	15		.500
Alabama State	7	–	11		.389			8	–	24		.250
Alabama A&M	5	–	13		.278			8	–	22		.267
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	3	–	15		.167			4	–	26		.133
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	15		.167			3	–	27		.100
Note: The 2020 SWAC tournament was canceled prior to the semifinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 17–17 overall, 10–8 in SWAC play, to finish in three-way tie for 3rd place. In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the quarterfinals, before losing to Prairie View A&M in the semifinals. They were invited to the CIT, where they lost to Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the first round.

Roster

2019–20 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Trevell Cunningham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois G 1 Ivy Smith, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Tacoma, Washington G 2 Zahad Munford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas G 3 Josh Mullins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Rocky Mount, North Carolina G 4 Anthony Gaston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Richmond, Virginia G 5 Tra'Michael Moton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Shreveport, Louisiana G 10 Prince Moss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Bessemer, Alabama G 11 Kelton Edwards 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas G 12 Cameron Christon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Allen, Texas F 21 Terreon Randolph 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas F 23 Jay Head 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Monroe, Louisiana C 24 Travon Bunch 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Racine, Wisconsin F 25 DeVante Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 30 Dearius Henyard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Vicksburg, Mississippi G 32 David Loville 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Francisco, California C 33 Chisom Obidike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Uwani, Enugu, Nigeria	Head coach Donte Jackson (Central State) Assistant coach(es) Winston Hines (Stillman) Demetrius Moore (Stillman) Kyle Jones (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 4, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		East Texas Baptist	W 102–70	1–0	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center  Grambling, LA
November 8, 2019* 7:30 pm		Ecclesia College	W 147–52	2–0	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (100) Grambling, LA
November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 81–70	3–0	University Center (814) Hammond, LA
November 20, 2019* 9:00 pm		at San Jose State	L 76–83	3–1	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,437) San Jose, CA
November 23, 2019* 1:30 pm, P12N		at Oregon State Las Vegas Holiday Classic	L 58–80	3–2	Gill Coliseum (3,670) Corvallis, OR
November 26, 2019* 2:00 pm		vs. Portland State Las Vegas Holiday Classic	L 74–84	3–3	The Thunderdome (217) Santa Barbara, CA
November 29, 2019* 9:00 pm		at UC Santa Barbara Las Vegas Holiday Classic	L 58–67	3–4	The Thunderdome (1,039) Santa Barbara, CA
December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm		Paul Quinn	W 79–69	4–4	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center  Grambling, LA
December 7, 2019* 9:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 67-83	4–5	Gersten Pavilion (889) Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 66-61	5–5	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,019) Monroe, LA
December 14, 2019* 7:00 pm		Rust	W 82–54	6–5	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (425) Grambling, LA
December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, FSN		at Marquette	L 72–93	6–6	Fiserv Forum (13,898) Milwaukee, WI
December 23, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 18 Dayton	L 53–81	6–7	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2020 5:30 pm		Alabama A&M	W 70–60	7–7 (1–0)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (738) Grambling, LA
January 6, 2020 7:30 pm		Alabama State	W 68–63	8–7 (2–0)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (750) Grambling, LA
January 11, 2020 5:30 pm		at Southern	W 61–56	9–7 (3–0)	F. G. Clark Center (4,579) Baton Rouge, LA
January 13, 2020 7:30 pm		at Alcorn State	L 69–87	9–8 (3–1)	Davey Whitney Complex (277) Lorman, MS
January 18, 2020 5:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 57–64	9–9 (3–2)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,506) Grambling, LA
January 20, 2020 7:30 pm		Texas Southern	L 61–68	9–10 (3–3)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,836) Grambling, LA
January 25, 2020 5:30 pm		at Jackson State	L 53–71	9–11 (3–4)	Williams Assembly Center (267) Jackson, MS
February 1, 2020 7:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 49–47	10–11 (4–4)	K. L. Johnson Complex (3,146) Pine Bluff, AR
February 3, 2020 7:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 90–65	11–11 (5–4)	Harrison HPER Complex (906) Itta Bena, MS
February 8, 2020 5:30 pm		Southern	W 66–62	12–11 (6–4)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,698) Grambling, LA
February 10, 2020 7:30 pm		Alcorn State	W 80–71	13–11 (7–4)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (910) Grambling, LA
February 15, 2020 5:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 69–75	13–12 (7–5)	William Nicks Building (389) Prairie View, TX
February 17, 2020 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 79–93	13–13 (7–6)	H&PE Arena (1,884) Houston, TX
February 22, 2020 7:30 pm		Jackson State	W 63–61	14–13 (8–6)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,155) Grambling, LA
February 29, 2020 5:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 60–46	15–13 (9–6)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,220) Grambling, LA
March 2, 2020 7:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 81–61	16–13 (10–6)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,401) Grambling, LA
March 5, 2020 7:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 57–58	16–14 (10–7)	Elmore Gymnasium (936) Normal, AL
March 7, 2020 5:30 pm		at Alabama State	W 70–58	17–14 (11–7)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,091) Montgomery, AL
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(6)	at (3) Texas Southern Quarterfinals	L 62–75	17–15	H&PE Arena (1,544) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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