Grambling limps into SWAC play at Alabama State

GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- Even with a new coach, not much has changed surrounding Grambling's basketball program.

First-year coach Shawn Walker faced an uphill battle when he was hired last summer to replace Joseph Price, who managed just five wins during his short two-year stint.

Leading scorer Antwan Scott transferred to Colorado State, two more players left the program and Walker, coming from Division II Elizabeth City State University, was left with to fend with the typical grueling non-conference schedule to start the season.

"In the schedule I inherited, it was a David and Goliath story all along," Walker said Friday.

Grambling (2-8) now limps into Southwestern Athletic play Saturday at Alabama State, a game that follows Grambling and Alabama State's women's squad at 3 p.m.

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