Category: Basketball

Grambling State University let go of the head women’s basketball coach Freddie Murray recently and have replaced him with Troy University assistant Courtney Simmons.   Murray took over the Lady Tigers’ hoops program during the 2016-17 season as the interim head coach and led the Lady Tigers to the Southwestern Athletic Conference title game that […]

“A tree is known by its fruit: a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost. He who sows courtesy reaps friendship and he who plants kindness gathers love,” – Saint Basil.  Willis Reed’s deeds speak for themselves. His contributions and influence transcended the basketball court. The legendary Reed was born on June […]

Both Grambling State University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams played Wednesday in the first round of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.  The men’s team is co-champs with Alcorn St. and are the No. 2 seed while the women’s team was the eighth seed. Grambling’s men won their matchup against […]

GSU Athletics Communications   HOUSTON — The Grambling State University men’s basketball team got back on the winning track on Wednesday evening, earning an 85-72 victory over Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponent Texas Southern at HP&E Arena.   Cameron Christon paced the Tigers, leading all scorers with a season-25 points on 10-of-16 shooting, to go […]

GSU Athletics Communications   HOUSTON — Two nights after scoring a career-high 25 points sophomore guard Colbi Maples topped herself with a 32-point performance, leading the Grambling State University women’s basketball team to a come-from-behind 76-69 victory over Texas Southern at the HP&E Arena on Wednesday night.   The native of Earle, Arkansas, connected on […]

Hazel Greenwood Douglas was honored at halftime of the Grambling vs. Southern women’s basketball game Saturday for being the oldest known living female basketball player. Hazel Greenwood came to Louisiana Negro Normal and Industrial Institute (now Grambling State University) in 1936. Having played basketball in high school at Webster High School in Minden, she naturally […]

In a two-game home stand, the Lady Tigers basketball team was able to secure two close wins. The first was Saturday afternoon against in-state rivals Southern University, with GSU winning 57-56. On Monday night, the Lady Tigers defeated Alcorn State University 64-57. With the wins, the Lady Tigers balance to 2-2 in Southwestern Athletic Conference […]