2021–22 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2021–22 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Dylan Howard, played their home games at the Elmore Gymnasium in Normal, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record12–18 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Emmanuel Tommy
  • Johnnie Williams
Home arenaElmore Gymnasium
Seasons
2021–22 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alcorn State 14 4   .778 17 17   .500
Texas Southern 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
Southern 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Florida A&M 11 7   .611 13 17   .433
Alabama A&M 10 8   .556 12 18   .400
Grambling State 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Jackson State 9 9   .500 11 19   .367
Prairie View A&M 8 10   .444 8 19   .296
Alabama State 8 10   .444 9 21   .300
Bethune–Cookman 7 11   .389 9 21   .300
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
Mississippi Valley State 2 16   .111 2 26   .071
2022 SWAC tournament winner

This was the Bulldogs' final season at the Elmore Gymnasium, with the new Alabama A&M Events Center set to open for the 2022–23 season.

This was also Howard's final season as head coach at Alabama A&M, as the school parted ways with him on March 22, 2022.[1] Otis Hughley Jr. was named as his replacement on April 18.[2]

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2020–21 season 6–9, 4–9 in SWAC play to finish in seventh place. However, they were ineligible for postseason play due to APR violations.[3]

Roster

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2021–22 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 DJ Fairley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hoover, AL
F 1 Myles Parker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Huntsville, AL
G 2 Jevon Tatum 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Snellville, GA
G 3 Cameron Tucker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Birmingham, AL
G 4 Jabiri Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Duluth, GA
F 5 Jalen Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Garrett Hicks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Madison, AL
C 11 Abba Lawal 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Kaduna, Nigeria
G/F 12 Brandon Powell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Huntsville, AL
G 13 Alec Hickman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Fresno, CA
G/F 15 Dailin Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Colorado Springs, CO
G 22 London Riley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Atlanta, GA
F 23 Anjay Cortez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Charlotte, NC
G 24 Eric Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Tampa, FL
C 34/20 EJ Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm
vs. Tennessee State W 82–73  1–0
 17  Johnson   12  Johnson   8  Tucker  Von Braun Center (2,561)
Huntsville, AL
November 13, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 47–70  1–1
 11  3 Tied   6  Hicks   3  Williams  Pete Mathews Coliseum (749)
Jacksonville, AL
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cincinnati L 66–89  1–2
 30  Johnson   7  Johnson   4  Tucker  Fifth Third Arena (9,816)
Cincinnati, OH
November 21, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UAB L 41–86  1–3
 9  Johnson   8  Johnson   2  2 Tied  Bartow Arena (2,918)
Birmingham, AL
November 24, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 62–88  1–4
 21  Hicks   5  Smith   3  Hicks  E. A. Diddle Arena (3,152)
Bowling Green, KY
December 8, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Alabama L 46–56  1–5
 16  Hicks   7  Johnson   3  Tucker  Flowers Hall (633)
Florence, AL
December 11, 2021*
6:00 pm
at Samford L 50–52  1–6
 18  Johnson   8  Johnson   5  Tucker  Pete Hanna Center (1,841)
Homewood, AL
December 14, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy L 57–66  1–7
 15  Johnson   8  Cortez   7  Tucker  Trojan Arena (1,567)
Troy, AL
December 18, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 43–67  1–8
 10  Hicks   7  Tucker   4  Tucker  Hulman Center (3,011)
Terre Haute, IN
December 23, 2021*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at Georgia Tech Canceled due to COVID-19 issues[4] McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
December 30, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb L 63–66  1–9
 19  Hicks   7  Williams   5  Tucker  Allen Arena (1,175)
Nashville, TN
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2022
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 70–50  2–9
(1–0)
 18  Johnson   8  Johnson   6  Tucker  Elmore Gymnasium (842)
Normal, AL
January 5, 2022
7:30 pm, YouTube
at Mississippi Valley State W 72–67  3–9
(2–0)
 25  Johnson   14  Johnson   4  Tucker  Harrison HPER Complex (395)
Itta Bena, MS
January 8, 2022
Alcorn State L 71–78  3–10
(2–1)
 22  Hicks   12  Johnson   3  Powell  Elmore Gymnasium (956)
Normal, AL
January 10, 2022
6:30 pm
Jackson State W 60–58  4–10
(3–1)
 22  Hicks   9  2 Tied   4  Williams  Elmore Gymnasium (767)
Normal, AL
January 15, 2022
4:30 pm
at Alabama State L 55–59  4–11
(3–2)
 16  Johnson   5  2 Tied   4  Tucker  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,150)
Montgomery, AL
January 22, 2022
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern L 44–78  4–12
(3–3)
 11  2 Tied   8  Lee   2  2 Tied  H&PE Arena (1,042)
Houston, TX
January 24, 2022
7:30 pm
at Prairie View A&M L 48–72  4–13
(3–4)
 15  Johnson   11  Lawal   3  Tucker  William Nicks Building (1,282)
Prairie View, TX
January 29, 2022
2:00 pm
Florida A&M L 60–65  4–14
(3–5)
 26  Johnson   5  Smith   7  Tucker  Elmore Gymnasium (1,706)
Normal, AL
January 31, 2022
5:00 pm
Bethune–Cookman W 67–52  5–14
(4–5)
 18  2 Tied   9  Johnson   5  Tucker  Elmore Gymnasium (1,130)
Normal, AL
February 5, 2022
5:00 pm
at Southern L 64–73  5–15
(4–6)
 25  Hicks   10  Johnson   5  Tucker  F. G. Clark Center (4,155)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 7, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPNU
at Grambling State L 50–58  5–16
(4–7)
 20  Johnson   7  2 Tied   3  Smith  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (3,271)
Grambling, LA
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 94–92 4OT 6–16
(5–7)
 28  Tucker   13  Johnson   7  Tucker  Elmore Gymnasium (1,700)
Normal, AL
February 14, 2022
5:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 74–69  7–16
(6–7)
 21  Cortez   9  Cortez   5  Williams  Elmore Gymnasium (788)
Normal, AL
February 19, 2022
3:00 pm
at Bethune–Cookman W 62–60  8–16
(7–7)
 15  Smith   7  Cortez   4  Tucker  Moore Gymnasium (671)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 21, 2022
6:30 pm
at Florida A&M W 71–63  9–16
(8–7)
 18  Tucker   10  Johnson   1  5 Tied  Al Lawson Center (2,287)
Tallahassee, FL
February 26, 2022
4:00 pm
Alabama State W 80–65  10–16
(9–7)
 18  Smith   9  Smith   7  Tucker  Elmore Gymnasium (2,400)
Normal, AL
March 3, 2022
7:30 pm
Grambling State W 71–63  11–16
(10–7)
 21  Johnson   10  Johnson   4  Tucker  Elmore Gymnasium (856)
Normal, AL
March 5, 2022
4:00 pm
Southern L 49–50  11–17
(10–7)
 16  Johnson   8  Johnson   2  Tucker  Elmore Gymnasium (998)
Normal, AL
SWAC tournament
March 10, 2022
8:30 pm, ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Florida A&M
Quarterfinals
W 61–56  12–17
 15  Johnson   9  Johnson   5  Tucker  Bartow Arena (777)
Birmingham, AL
March 11, 2022
8:30 pm, ESPN+
(5) vs. (1) Alcorn State
Semifinals
L 64–69  12–18
 20  Johnson   11  Johnson   3  Tucker  Bartow Arena (579)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Darling, Joshua J. (March 22, 2022). "Alabama A&M Athletics Announces Change in Leadership of Men's Basketball Program" (Press release). Alabama A&M Bulldogs. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Alabama A&M hires ex-NBA, Nigerian national team coach Otis Hughley Jr". hbcusports.com. April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Alabama A&M releases NCAA APR report, three teams ineligible for postseason". HBCU Sports. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech-Alabama A&M Postponed". ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletics. December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021-22 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2021.