2017–18 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball team

2017–18 Grambling State Tigers women's basketball
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)
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 SWAC women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.

Schedule source:^[3]

References

^ "Freddie Murray". gsutigers.com. Grambling State University. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^ "Grambling State's Shakyla Hill records fourth Division I women's quadruple-double". ESPN.com. January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^ "Women's Basketball Schedule". gsutigers.com. Grambling State University. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

[1] "Freddie Murray". gsutigers.com. Grambling State University. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

[2] "Grambling State's Shakyla Hill records fourth Division I women's quadruple-double". ESPN.com. January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

[3] "Women's Basketball Schedule". gsutigers.com. Grambling State University. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

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