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2023–24 Grambling State Tigers Men's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represented Grambling State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by seventh-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 (SWAC). They finished the season 21–15, 14–4 in SWAC play, to win the regular-season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the SWAC tournament, they defeated Alabama State, Bethune–Cookman and Texas Southern to win the SWAC tournament championship; as a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. As a No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated Montana State in the First Four, before losing to Purdue in the first round. Previous season The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 24–9, 15–3 in SWAC play, to finish regular-season co-champions with A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donte Jackson (basketball)
Donte Jackson (born January 19, 1979) is an American college basketball coach, currently head coach for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball, Alabama A&M Bulldogs of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). He was previously head coach of the Grambling State Tigers men's basketball, Grambling State Tigers. In 2024, he led the Tigers to their first SWAC tournament championship in program history and their first ever 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Playing career After a standout high school career in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jackson attended Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball, Milwaukee for one season. Jackson transferred to Central State University, Central State where he was an all-conference and all-region selection during the 2001–2002 season, and part of the Marauders' NAIA Division I National Tournament Sweet 16 squad from the 1999–2000 season. Coaching career After his playing career, Jacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |