---
"title": "Grambling State coach apologizes after SWAC Tournament ejection: ‘I was wrong’"
"description": "Grambling State women’s basketball coach Courtney Simmons lost her cool in the Tigers’ 57-47 loss to Jackson State in the SWAC Tournament on Thursday night. Simmons received a technical foul and was ejected after throwing a marker in frustration. After the game, Simmons acknowledged and apologized for her actions in a postgame press conference. “It […]"
"date": "2025-03-14"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2025/03/14/grambling-state-coach-apologizes-after-swac-tournament-ejection-i-was-wrong/"
"categories":
  - "Basketball"
"tags":
  - "Grambling State"
---

# Grambling State coach apologizes after SWAC Tournament ejection: ‘I was wrong’

Grambling State women’s basketball coach [Courtney Simmons](https://hbcusports.com/2024/12/09/grambling-womens-basketball-coach-says-power-4-blowouts-kill-players-confidence/) lost her cool in the Tigers’ 57-47 loss to Jackson State in the SWAC Tournament on Thursday night. Simmons received a technical foul and was ejected after throwing a marker in frustration. After the game, [Simmons acknowledged](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qENsMODNx5Y&t=12s) and apologized for her actions in a postgame press conference. “It doesn’t matter how big the moment is,” Simmons said. “It doesn’t matter what the situation is. I was wrong, and I take full responsibility. I embarrassed myself, I embarrassed my team, I embarrassed my AD (Trayvean Scott), and for that, I am extremely sorry. I am a competitor, and that dog in me, you know, wanted that victory real bad. But I tell my team all the time — your feelings can’t matter inside those four lines, and I allowed my feelings to dictate my actions. I take full responsibility.”

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