Alabama State Hornets basketball

Alabama State Hornets
Alabama State Hornets
	2023–24 Alabama State Hornets basketball team
University	Alabama State University
First season	1934
Athletic director	Jason Cable
Head coach	Tony Madlock
Conference	SWAC
Location	Montgomery, Alabama
Arena	Dunn–Oliver Acadome ; (capacity: 7,400)
Nickname	Hornets
Colors	Black and old gold;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1972, 1975, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2011; *at Division II level;
Conference tournament champions
	SIAC: 1935, 1936, 1971, 1972; SWAC: 2001, 2004, 2009, 2011
Conference regular season champions
	2001, 2008, 2009

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The Alabama State Hornets basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

AAMU basketball rivalry

The Alabama State-AAMU basketball rivalry is annually the highest attended and most anticipated series for both schools.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

The Hornets have appeared in the NCAA tournament four times. Their record is 0–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2001	#16	First Round	Michigan State	L 35–69
2004	#16	First Round	Duke	L 61–96
2009	#16	Opening Round	Morehead State	L 41–58
2011	#16	First Four	UTSA	L 60–71

NCAA Division II

The Hornets appeared in the NCAA tournament twice. Their record was 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1972	Round of 36	LSU–New Orleans	L 72–80	align="center"	1975	Round of 32 Regional Third Place	Chattanooga Armstrong Atlantic	L 83–107 L 78–110

NIT results

The Hornets have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	First Round	Mississippi	L 75–87
2008	First Round	Arizona State	L 53–64

CIT results

The Hornets have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	First Round	Sam Houston State	L 49–71

Notable players

Lewis Jackson, forward 1980–1984, #33 Jersey Retired, SWAC Hall Of Fame
Steve Rogers, forward 1989–1992, NBA draft 1992 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40th overall
Tauheed Epps, forward 1996–1997, more commonly by the stage name 2 Chainz^[1]

References

^ Friedell, Dan (September 12, 2012). "How good was 2 Chainz at basketball?". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

External links

Official website

v t e Alabama State Hornets basketball
Venues	Lockhart Gym (1939-1992) Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1992–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Alabama State University
Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Football Women's basketball
Buildings	Cramton Bowl Dunn-Oliver Acadome New ASU Stadium Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex
Related	Bama State Collegians Dixon v. Alabama Historic District Tompkins v. Alabama State University WVAS Campus Radio

v t e Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama State Hornets Alcorn State Braves Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Florida A&M Rattlers Grambling State Tigers Jackson State Tigers Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Prairie View A&M Panthers Southern Jaguars Texas Southern Tigers
Championships & awards	SWAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

Alabama State Hornets basketball

AAMU basketball rivalry

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

NCAA Division II

NIT results

CIT results

Notable players

References

External links

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