Grambling State

Official Name: 
Grambling State University
Nickname: 
Tigers
Mailing Address: 

Post Office Box N
Grambling, LA 71245

Website: 
www.gsutigers.com
Telephone: 
(318) 274-2749
Fax: 
(318) 274-2761
Enrollment: 
6,100
Arena: 

Tiger Memorial Gymnasium
Capacity: 4,500
Year Opened: 1954

School Colors: 
Black and Gold
Conference: 

Southwestern Athletic (since 1959)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(7) 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1967

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

None

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1958 and 1976
3-2 record (.600)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(8) 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969, and 1971
19-7 record (.731)
Won championship in 1961 and finished 3rd in 1963 and 1966

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Fred Hobdy (27 years from 1960-86, 572-288 record, .665)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Bob Hopkins (3,756 points from 1953-56 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Bob Hopkins (2,191 from 1953-56 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Brion Rush (53 points as senior vs. Southern in overtime on 2/4/06)

All-American Selections: 

(2) C Charles Hardnett (1961 and 1962)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Brion Rush* (53 vs. southern, La., in OT)
February 3, 2006 (senior/25.8 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Grambling mark set by Bob Hopkins (62 vs. Texas College in 1955).

1

2

OT

Total

Grambling State

32

33

15

80

Southern

34

31

10

75

Grambling State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Thomas

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Lewis

3-7

0-0

3-4

9

Dorsey

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Ratliff

1-11

1-6

2-5

5

Rush

14-40

0-0

20-26

53

Williams

2-10

0-0

2-2

6

Gordon

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Stevens

1-1

0-0

3-3

5

Breaux

0-1

0-0

0-2

0

Totals

22-73

6-28

30-43

80

Percentages

.301

.214

.698

Southern

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Cipriano

2-2

0-0

3-3

7

Riley-Smith

3-6

0-1

0-2

6

Campbell

4-6

0-0

2-7

10

Alexander

7-18

2-7

4-4

20

Wiley

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Wardlow

2-6

0-2

0-2

4

Bradford

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Mott

5-9

3-4

2-8

15

Guillory

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Hishaw

5-8

0-0

2-3

12

Totals

28-58

5-14

14-29

75

Percentages

.483

.357

.483
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Fred Hobdy

30

1957-86

572-288

.665

1959

28-1

Bob Hopkins

3

1987-89

44-45

.494

1987

16-14

Aaron James

6

1990-95

51-114

.309

1993

13-14

Lacey Reynolds

4

1996-99

44-66

.400

1998

16-12

Larry Wright

9

2000-08

88-161

.353

2005

14-12

Ricky Duckett

1

2009

6-23

.207

2009

6-23

Robert "Bobby" Washington

2

2010, 1911

19-42

.311

2011

12-21
  • All-Time W-L Record: 824-738 (.528) from 1957 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Grambling (LA) moved up to major-college status in 1978.