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The glory years of the Tigers were led by Fred Hobdy, who led the Tigers to eight SWAC regular season titles (five outright) during his coaching tenure. Hobdy went 572-288 as head coach from 1957 to 1986, which saw them play in NCAA Division II and the NAIA. They reached the Elite Eight of the Division II tournament in 1958 and won the NAIA title in 1961. Notable players during this time were Willis Reed, who was an NAIA All-American before becoming drafted by the New York Knicks; Reed was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. [2][3]
The Tigers advanced to the 1980 SWAC men's basketball tournament against Alcorn State (the regular season champion) for a chance to reach the NCAA Division I Tournament but lost 83–61. In 1986, Hobdy retired, later serving as athletic director for the program from 1989 to 1996 prior to his death in 1998 (years later, Grambling's new Assembly Center would be named after him).[4] The 1986-87 team won the regular season championship but were walloped 105-55 by Southern in the SWAC Final. They returned to the Final the following year and lost again to Southern 78–62. Grambling won a share of the regular season title for the 1988-89 season with Southern and Texas Southern after each had 10-4 records, but Grambling lost in the Semifinals to Texas Southern, who then lost to Southern. The Tigers, with a record of 8–10 in SWAC play and seeded 6th, pulled off two shocking upsets (of three-seeded Mississippi Valley State and two-seeded Jackson State) to advance to the final round of the SWAC men's basketball tournament for the fourth time in program history in 2011 but lost to fourth-seeded Alabama State.
The 2012–13 team became the eighth NCAA Division I team to finish a season winless. The 2022–23 Tigers team returned to the SWAC Tournament title game for the fifth time in school history only to lose against Texas Southern, 58–61, for the right to advance to the NCAA Tournament.
On March 16, 2024, Grambling won the 2024 SWAC tournament after winning the regular season title, defeating the three-time defending champion Texas Southern, earning its first NCAA tournament bid in program history. The Tigers beat Montana State in the First Four, 88–81 in overtime, giving them their first win in the tournament.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Grambling State Tigers men s basketball news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Grambling State Tigers men s basketball news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Grambling State Tigers men s basketball team represents Grambling State University in Grambling Louisiana The school s team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference They currently play their home games at the Fredrick C Hobdy Assembly Center They made their first ever appearance to the NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament in 2024 Grambling State Tigers2023 24 Grambling State Tigers men s basketball teamUniversityGrambling State UniversityHead coachDonte Jackson 7th season ConferenceSWACLocationGrambling LouisianaArenaFredrick C Hobdy Assembly Center Capacity 7 500 NicknameTigersColorsBlack gold and red 1 UniformsHome AwayNCAA tournament Elite Eight1958 NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen1958 1976 NCAA tournament round of 321958 1976 NCAA tournament appearances1958 1976 2024 at Division II levelConference tournament champions2024Conference regular season champions1959 1960 1963 1964 1966 1967 1971 1972 1987 1989 2018 2023 2024 Contents 1 History 2 Postseason results 2 1 NCAA Division I Tournament results 2 2 NIT results 2 3 CollegeInsider com Postseason Tournament CIT results 2 4 NCAA Division II Tournament results 2 5 NAIA Tournament results 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe glory years of the Tigers were led by Fred Hobdy who led the Tigers to eight SWAC regular season titles five outright during his coaching tenure Hobdy went 572 288 as head coach from 1957 to 1986 which saw them play in NCAA Division II and the NAIA They reached the Elite Eight of the Division II tournament in 1958 and won the NAIA title in 1961 Notable players during this time were Willis Reed who was an NAIA All American before becoming drafted by the New York Knicks Reed was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982 2 3 The Tigers advanced to the 1980 SWAC men s basketball tournament against Alcorn State the regular season champion for a chance to reach the NCAA Division I Tournament but lost 83 61 In 1986 Hobdy retired later serving as athletic director for the program from 1989 to 1996 prior to his death in 1998 years later Grambling s new Assembly Center would be named after him 4 The 1986 87 team won the regular season championship but were walloped 105 55 by Southern in the SWAC Final They returned to the Final the following year and lost again to Southern 78 62 Grambling won a share of the regular season title for the 1988 89 season with Southern and Texas Southern after each had 10 4 records but Grambling lost in the Semifinals to Texas Southern who then lost to Southern The Tigers with a record of 8 10 in SWAC play and seeded 6th pulled off two shocking upsets of three seeded Mississippi Valley State and two seeded Jackson State to advance to the final round of the SWAC men s basketball tournament for the fourth time in program history in 2011 but lost to fourth seeded Alabama State The 2012 13 team became the eighth NCAA Division I team to finish a season winless The 2022 23 Tigers team returned to the SWAC Tournament title game for the fifth time in school history only to lose against Texas Southern 58 61 for the right to advance to the NCAA Tournament On March 16 2024 Grambling won the 2024 SWAC tournament after winning the regular season title defeating the three time defending champion Texas Southern earning its first NCAA tournament bid in program history The Tigers beat Montana State in the First Four 88 81 in overtime giving them their first win in the tournament Postseason results editNCAA Division I Tournament results edit The Tigers appeared in one NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament Their combined record is 1 1 Year Seed Round Opponent Result2024 16 First FourFirst Round 16 Montana State 1 Purdue W 88 81OTL 50 78NIT results edit The Tigers have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament NIT Their record is 0 1 Year Round Opponent Result1980 First Round Ole Miss L 74 76CollegeInsider com Postseason Tournament CIT results edit The Tigers have appeared in one CollegeInsider com Postseason Tournament CIT Their record is 0 1 Year Round Opponent Result2019 First round UTRGV L 73 74NCAA Division II Tournament results edit The Tigers have appeared in two NCAA Division II Tournaments Their combined record is 3 2 Year Round Opponent Result1958 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite Eight South Carolina StateNorth Carolina A amp TSaint Michael s W 104 79W 88 73L 76 841976 Regional semifinalsRegional Finals Missouri S amp TNicholls State W 67 61L 89 90NAIA Tournament results edit The Tigers have appeared in seven NAIA Tournaments Their combined record is 15 6 and were NAIA national champions in 1961 Year Round Opponent Result1959 First roundSecond Round Christian BrothersLenoir Rhyne W 81 70L 78 881960 First roundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Central ConnecticutThomas MoreTexas State W 92 68W 113 97L 68 761961 First roundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational Championship Game LinfieldPeru StateAnderson IN Westminster PA Georgetown KY W 107 85W 80 60W 62 54W 45 44W 95 751963 First roundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational 3rd place game Arkansas TechAthens StateCarson NewmanTexas Pan AmericanFort Hays State W 76 59W 56 45W 79 70L 83 90W 107 861964 First roundSecond Round QuincySaint Mary s TX W 75 72L 66 721969 First round UNC Asheville L 74 861971 First roundSecond RoundQuarterfinals MansfieldRowanKentucky State W 88 78W 77 75L 81 93See also editList of NCAA Division I men s basketball programsReferences edit Grambling State University Logos and Marks PDF July 14 2021 Retrieved December 30 2023 Fredrick C Hobdy Ex Grambling Athletic Director Dies Associated Press https hbcusports com 2009 06 29 the lobby for hobdy continues google vignetteExternal links editWebsite Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grambling State Tigers men 27s basketball amp oldid 1215362982, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
