Alabama State Hornets basketball

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

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.

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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

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Venues	Lockhart Gym (1939-1992) Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1992–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
<span style="color:white">Seasons</span>	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

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

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