By Curtis Ford, Grambling State Associate AD for Athletic Communications; featured photo by Marcus Plummer
Grambling State enters the 2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament as the top seed and will open play versus No. 8 Alabama State at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
GSU, who enters the tournament with a 17-14 overall record and a 14-4 mark in conference play, claimed the SWAC Regular Season crown for the second season in row. However, unlike last year, the Tigers isn’t sharing the crown and earned the No. 1 seed.
Grambling State and Alabama State (13-18, 8-10) split the season series with GSU beating the Hornets 74-68 on Feb. 10 and ASU needing double-overtime to claim an 87-84 win over the Tigers on March 9.
Wednesday’s game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
| Date | Men’s Tournament Schedule | Time | Watch |
| March 13 | Game 1: No. 2 Alcorn State vs No. 7 Alabama A&M | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ |
| March 13 | Game 2: No. 1 Grambling State vs No. 8 Alabama State | 8:30 pm | ESPN+ |
| March 14 | Game 3: No. 3 Texas Southern vs No. 6 Jackson State | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ |
| March 14 | Game 4: No. 4 Southern vs. No. 5 Bethune-Cookman | 8:30 pm | ESPN+ |
| March 15 | Game 5: Winner of Game 2 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ |
| March 15 | Game 6: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 3 | 8:30 pm | ESPN+ |
| March 16 | Game 7: Men’s Basketball Championship Game | 8:30 pm | ESPNU |