Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball

Alabama A&M Bulldogs

2023–24 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

University

Alabama A&M University

Head coach

Otis Hughley Jr. (2nd season)

Conference

SWAC

Location

Huntsville, Alabama

Arena

Alabama A&M Events Center
(Capacity: 6,000)

Nickname

Bulldogs

Colors

Maroon and white^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA tournament Elite Eight

D-II: 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996

NCAA tournament second round

D-II: 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

NCAA tournament appearances

D-II: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
D-I: 2005

Conference tournament champions

SIAC: 1975, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996
SWAC: 2005

Conference regular season champions

SIAC: 1975, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
SWAC: 2005

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (Alabama A&M) in Normal, Alabama. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and are led by head coach Otis Hughley Jr. Prior to the Bulldogs' move to NCAA Division I in 1998, the team was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and a consistent presence in the NCAA Division II Tournament. Notable players include Desmond Cambridge, Mickell Gladness, Obie Trotter, Frank Sillmon, Willie Hayes, and Nigel Moore. The Bulldogs were coached by L. Vann Pettaway from 1986 to 2010. During his tenure, Pettaway amassed a 440–264 record with the a school-best 28–3 in 1992–93 and 1995–96. From 1992 to 1997, the Bulldogs went 136–20.

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NCAA record holders

Desmond Cambridge holds the NCAA Division I record for all-time steals in a single season, and highest steals per game average for a season. Obie Trotter is fourth all-time single season steals. Mickell Gladness is second all-time in blocks in a season. Gladness set a Division I single game record with 16 blocks against Texas Southern on February 24, 2007.^[2] No other player in Division I history has even recorded 15 blocks in a single game.^[3]

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament

Alabama A&M has appeared in the NCAA tournament one time, with the Bulldogs garnering a record of 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2005	#16	Opening Round	Oakland	L 69–79

NCAA Division II tournament

Alabama A&M made ten appearances in the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, with the Bulldogs garnering a record of 9–10.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	Regional semifinals	Southeast Missouri State	L 74–85
1986	Regional semifinals	Tampa	L 69–76
1987	Regional semifinals	Florida A&M	L 83–92
1988	Regional semifinals Regional Final National Quarterfinals	Ashland Kentucky Wesleyan Lowell	W 75–73^OT W 92–88 L 68–76
1989	Regional semifinals	Virginia Union	L 80–116
1993	Regional semifinals	North Carolina Central	L 84–93
1994	Regional semifinals Regional Final Elite Eight	Paine Tampa New Hampshire College	W 110–106^2OT W 95–90 L 90–100
1995	Regional semifinals Regional Final Elite Eight	Eckerd Tampa Norfolk State	W 75–50 W 79–78 L 67–85
1996	Region Semifinals Region Finals Elite Eight	South Carolina-Spartanburg Columbus California (PA)	W 106–91 W 98–82 L 85–95
1997	Region Semifinals Region Finals	Delta State Lynn	W 81–80 L 82–87

Notable players

Maurice Kemp (born 1991), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

References

^ Alabama A&M University Style Manual (PDF). Retrieved September 11, 2016.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). NBA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2017-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "The Draft Review".

External links

Team website

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Presidents	William Hooper Councill (1875–1909) Solomon T. Clanton^(acting)(1903) William Solomon Buchanan (1909–1920) Theophilus Robert Parker (1921–1927) Joseph Finning Drake (1927–1962) Richard David Morrison (1962–1984) Douglas Covington (1984–1987) Carl Harris Marbury (1987–1991) David B. Henson (1992–1995) John Thomas Gibson (1996–2005) Robert R. Jennings (2006–2008) Andrew Hugine, Jr. (present)
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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

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