2016 – 17 Grambling State Tigers men 's basketball team represented Grambling State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Tigers , led by third-year head coach Shawn Walker , played their home games at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center in Grambling , Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 16 – 17 , 10 – 8 in SWAC play to finish in a four way tie for third place . As the 5-seed in the SWAC Tournament they defeated Prairie View A&M before losing in the semifinals to Texas Southern
SWAC Tournament
2017 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Grambling State Tigers men's basketball team