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Grambling basketball accepts first D1 postseason bid

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Grambling basketball is about to make history.

GSU has accepted a bid to play in the College Insider Tournament and will play the University of Texas Rio Grand Valley on Wednesday at 8 PM. It will mark the SWAC squad’s first postseason appearance as a Division I school.

The news was first reported by Cory Diaz of the News Star on Saturday night. Grambling will join Texas Southern (21-13) and Hampton (16-17) as HBCUs in the field.

https://twitter.com/CoryDiaz_TNS/status/1107460200192270336


The tournament, first held in 2013, doesn’t give out any big payouts like the one the NCAA does. In fact, schools have to pay to play host to a game in the CIT. Nearby Louisiana Tech elected not to play in the tournament in 2017, citing the cost of $38,500 to host a game.

Grambling finished 17-16 overall with a 10-8 conference record.

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