# 2024–25 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team represents Grambling State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Donte Jackson, play their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center in Grambling, Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2023-24 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm | | Southern–New Orleans | W 92–42 | 1–0 | 19 – Burnett | 8 – Burnett | 3 – Tied | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,701) Grambling, LA |
| November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 24 Ole Miss | L 64–66 | 1–1 | 16 – Stevenson | 9 – Burnett | 4 – Stevenson | SJB Pavilion (7,314) Oxford, MS |
| November 11, 2024* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 20 Florida | L 62–86 | 1–2 | 19 – Dozier | 5 – Dozier | 2 – Stevenson | O'Connell Center (7,857) Gainesville, FL |
| November 21, 2024* 8:00 pm, MW Network | | at New Mexico | L 58–80 | 1–3 | 11 – Eason | 10 – Eason | 8 – Stevenson | The Pit (10,996) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| November 24, 2024* 6:00 pm, B1G+ | | at USC | L 69–80 | 1–4 | 17 – Dozier | 6 – Eason | 10 – Stevenson | Galen Center (3,068) Los Angeles, California |
| November 26, 2024* 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | L 79–82 | 1–5 | 21 – Burnett | 8 – Tied | 6 – Dozier | Mott Athletics Center (1,128) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| December 3, 2024* 6:00 pm | | Arkansas Baptist | W 82–56 | 2–5 | 19 – Burnett | 9 – Dozier | 9 – Dozier | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA |
| December 7, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | L 57–85 | 2–6 | 15 – Burnett | 6 – Dozier | 3 – Tied | Firestone Fieldhouse (366) Malibu, CA |
| December 16, 2024* 12:00 pm, YouTube | | Southeastern Louisiana | L 65–75 | 2–7 | 16 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (400) Grambling, LA |
| December 19, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Delaware State Chris Paul's HBCU Challenge | L 60–73 | 2–8 | 14 – Flippin | 6 – Tied | 3 – Newton | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| December 20, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Norfolk State Chris Paul's HBCU Challenge | L 70–76 | 2–9 | 15 – Tied | 8 – Ross | 5 – Stevenson | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| December 22, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 19 Cincinnati | L 49–84 | 2–10 | 16 – Ross | 6 – Tied | 7 – Stevenson | Fifth Third Arena (11,175) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 30, 2024* 12:00 pm | | Biblical Studies | W 100–55 | 3–10 | 21 – Edwards | 13 – Eason | 5 – Stevenson | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (176) Grambling, LA |
| SWAC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 4:30 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 55–73 | 3–11 (0–1) | 15 – Edwards | 6 – Edwards | 6 – Stevenson | William Nicks Building (426) Prairie View, TX |
| January 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ | | at Texas Southern | L 66–71 $^{OT}$ | 3–12 (0–2) | 13 – Tied | 9 – Stevenson | 4 – Stevenson | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| January 11, 2025 4:30 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | L 59–65 | 3–13 (0–3) | 17 – Dozier | 10 – Eason | 2 – Burnett | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,200) Grambling, LA |
| January 13, 2025 6:30 pm | | Florida A&M | W 79–72 | 4–13 (1–3) | 18 – Burnett | 7 – Eason | 4 – Dozier | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,352) Grambling, LA |
| January 18, 2025 4:30 pm | | at Southern | L 60–67 | 4–14 (1–4) | 15 – Burnett | 14 – Burnett | 4 – Stevenson | F. G. Clark Center (6,489) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 25, 2025 4:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 65–54 | 5–14 (2–4) | 12 – Tied | 5 – Burnett | 4 – Tied | Harrison HPER Complex (2,750) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 27, 2025 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 81–77 | 6–14 (3–4) | 18 – Stevenson | 9 – Eason | 6 – Stevenson | H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,428) Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 1, 2025 4:30 pm | | Jackson State | L 50–65 | 6–15 (3–5) | 14 – Dozier | 10 – Stevenson | 3 – Stevenson | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,800) Grambling, LA |
| February 3, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ | | Alcorn State | L 53–60 | 6–16 (3–6) | 12 – Dozier | 7 – Ross | 3 – Tied | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,313) Grambling, LA |
| February 8, 2025 5:30 pm | | at Alabama State | W 77–67 | 7–16 (4–6) | 30 – Dozier | 10 – Tied | 4 – Stevenson | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (500) Montgomery, AL |
| February 10, 2025 7:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 72–61 | 8–16 (5–6) | 17 – Dozier | 9 – Burnett | 7 – Stevenson | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,329) Huntsville, AL |
| February 15, 2025 4:30 pm | | Texas Southern | L 60–67 | 8–17 (5–7) | 15 – Burnett | 9 – Dozier | 2 – Tied | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,754) Grambling, LA |
| February 17, 2025 4:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 70–48 | 9–17 (6–7) | 17 – Eason | 10 – Eason | 2 – Tied | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,003) Grambling, LA |
| February 22, 2025 4:30 pm | | Southern | L 64–71 | 9–18 (6–8) | 14 – Dozier | 6 – Tied | 4 – Stevenson | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (3,205) Grambling, LA |
| March 1, 2025 5:30 pm | | at Florida A&M | L 68–73 | 9–19 (6–9) | 13 – Dozier | 5 – Edwards | 4 – Edwards | Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL |
| March 3, 2025 7:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 71–78 | 9–20 (6–10) | 24 – Flippin | 11 – Flippin | 3 – Tied | Moore Gymnasium (679) Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 6, 2025 4:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 67–51 | 10–20 (7–10) | 18 – Flippin | 7 – Eason | 3 – Tied | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (532) Grambling, LA |
| March 8, 2025 4:30 pm | | Alabama State | L 47–59 | 10–21 (7–11) | 19 – Flippin | 11 – Eason | 4 – Stevenson | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,102) Grambling, LA |
| SWAC tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Alabama A&M First round | W 73–56 | 11–21 | 17 – Stevenson | 7 – Tied | 6 – Dozier | Gateway Center Arena (450) College Park, GA |
| March 12, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (1) Southern Quarterfinals | W 65–62 $^{OT}$ | 12–21 | 17 – Stevenson | 7 – Eason | 5 – Dozier | Gateway Center Arena (801) College Park, GA |
| March 14, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (5) Alabama State Semifinals | L 62–64 | 12–22 | 20 – Dozier | 9 – Stevenson | 6 – Stevenson | Gateway Center Arena (849) College Park, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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