2023–24 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2023–24 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by second-year head coach Tony Madlock, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Grambling State in the quarterfinals.

2023–24 Alabama State Hornets basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record13–19 (8–10 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDunn–Oliver Acadome
Seasons
2023–24 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Grambling State 14 4   .778 21 15   .583
Alcorn State 13 5   .722 14 18   .438
Texas Southern 12 6   .667 16 17   .485
Southern 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Bethune–Cookman 11 7   .611 17 17   .500
Jackson State 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Alabama A&M 9 9   .500 12 23   .343
Alabama State 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Prairie View A&M 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Florida A&M 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Mississippi Valley State 1 17   .056 1 30   .032
2024 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Hornets finished the 2022–23 season 8–23, 6–12 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament, since only the top eight teams are qualified to compete.[1]

Roster

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2023–24 Alabama State Hornets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 D'Ante Bass 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Georgetown Savannah, GA
G 1 Amarr Knox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Bartlett High School Memphis, TN
G 3 CJ Hines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Faulkner Atlanta, GA
G 5 Kendal Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Carver High School Montgomery, AL
F 10 Jabari Williams 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Indian River State St. John's, Antigua
G 11 Micah Octave 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Indian River State Boca Raton, FL
G 12 Londan Coleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Silverado High School Las Vegas, NV
G 13 Tadarius Jacobs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Memphis Memphis, TN
G 20 TJ Madlock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr South Carolina State Memphis, TN
F 22 Darrell Reed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Hammond High School Hammond, IN
F 23 Eric Coleman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr South Plains College Buford, GA
G 24 Isaiah Range 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Tarleton State Cedar Hill, TX
F 25 Jasteven Walker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Fayette Ware High School Oakland, TN
C 35 Ubong Okon 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Georgia Highlands Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
G 55 Sean Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr John A. Logan Louisville, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
LaGrange W 90–69 
 17  Smith   7  2 tied   4  Hines  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (455)
Montgomery, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at Ole Miss L 59–69  0–1
 12  2 tied   8  Madlock   4  Smith  SJB Pavilion (6,141)
Oxford, MS
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Peacock
at Iowa L 67–98  0–2
 23  Madlock   9  Walker   5  Hines  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,814)
Iowa City, IA
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Oglethorpe W 115–51  1–2
 18  Bass   10  Bass   5  Madlock  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (567)
Montgomery, AL
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Memphis L 75-92  1-3
 19  Hines   6  Bass   4  Hines  FedExForum (11,289)
Memphis, TN
November 22, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Samford
Samford MTE
L 67–99  1–4
 15  Range   8  Okon   5  Hines  Pete Hanna Center (866)
Homewood, AL
November 24, 2023*
1:00 p.m.
vs. North Carolina A&T
Samford MTE
W 88–73  2–4
 25  Madlock   8  Octave   6  Hines  Pete Hanna Center (373)
Homewood, AL
November 25, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
vs. Merrimack
Samford MTE
W 66–60 OT 3–4
 16  Madlock   10  Okon   3  Hines  Pete Hanna Center (136)
Homewood, AL
December 3, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Mississippi University W 80–60  4–4
 18  Parker   5  Coleman   5  Hines  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (766)
Montgomery, AL
December 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
at LSU L 56–74  4–5
 18  Madlock   14  Okon   3  2 tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,104)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
USC
Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series
L 59–79  4–6
 17  Madlock   9  Okon   3  Madlock  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (7,500)
Montgomery, AL
December 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
at Auburn L 62–82  4–7
 16  2 tied   7  Okon   1  7 tied  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
December 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Florida L 70–73  4–8
 14  Hines   11  Octave   5  Range  Yuengling Center (3,284)
Tampa, FL
January 2, 2024*
6:00 p.m.
Johnson W 84–53  5–8
 17  Knox   8  Parker   3  2 tied  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (455)
Montgomery, AL
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024
7:30 p.m.
at Mississippi Valley State W 54–51  6–8
(1–0)
 13  Madlock   7  2 tied   2  2 tied  Harrison HPER Complex (2,315)
Itta Bena, MS
January 8, 2024
6:00 p.m.
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 83–72  7–8
(2–0)
 21  Hines   10  Okon   5  Hines  H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,385)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Jackson State L 63–73  7–9
(2–1)
 20  Madlock   8  2 tied   3  Hines  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,100)
Montgomery, AL
January 13, 2024
4:00 p.m.
Alcorn State W 55–53  8–9
(3–1)
 14  Madlock   8  Okon   3  Smith  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,524)
Montgomery, AL
January 15, 2024
6:30 p.m.
vs. Alabama A&M
Bridge Builder Classic
W 72–55  9–9
(4–1)
 20  Range   7  Octave   4  Hines  Mitchell Center (2,900)
Mobile, AL
January 27, 2024
5:30 p.m.
at Prairie View A&M W 74–67  10–9
(5–1)
 30  Madlock   14  Octave   3  Madlock  William J. Nicks Building (1,175)
Prairie View, TX
January 29, 2024
7:30 p.m.
at Texas Southern L 55–56  10–10
(5–2)
 17  Madlock   9  Madlock   2  2 tied  H&PE Arena (1,300)
Houston, TX
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m.
Bethune–Cookman L 68–79  10–11
(5–3)
 17  Madlock   7  Okon   3  Hines  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,200)
Montgomery, AL
February 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Florida A&M W 62–53  11–11
(6–3)
 19  Hines   9  Okon   3  Madlock  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,727)
Montgomery, AL
February 10, 2024
5:30 p.m.
at Grambling State L 68–74  11–12
(6–4)
 22  Madlock   10  Okon   3  Hines  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (781)
Grambling, LA
February 12, 2024
8:00 p.m.
at Southern L 62–73  11–13
(6–5)
 19  Knox   8  Octave   7  Madlock  F. G. Clark Center (3,967)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 74–80  11–14
(6–6)
 11  3 tied   12  Okon   2  Hines  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,512)
Montgomery, AL
February 19, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Mississippi Valley State W 61–46  12–14
(7–6)
 21  Madlock   7  Okon   3  2 tied  Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
February 24, 2024
3:00 p.m.
at Florida A&M L 65–73  12–15
(7–7)
 20  Madlock   8  Madlock   3  2 tied  Al Lawson Center (724)
Tallahassee, FL
February 26, 2024
6:30 p.m.
at Bethune–Cookman L 84–90 OT 12–16
(7–8)
 23  Madlock   8  2 tied   4  2 tied  Moore Gymnasium (917)
Daytona Beach, FL
March 2, 2024
5:00 p.m.
at Alabama A&M L 53–58  12–17
(7–9)
 17  Range   5  3 tied   4  2 tied  Alabama A&M Events Center (6,389)
Huntsville, AL
March 7, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Southern L 57–65  12–18
(7–10)
 14  Range   5  Octave   3  Madlock  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,437)
Montgomery, AL
March 9, 2024
4:00 p.m.
Grambling State W 87–84 2OT 13–18
(8–10)
 23  Madlock   9  Okon   6  Knox  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,578)
Montgomery, AL
SWAC tournament
March 13, 2024
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
(8) vs. (1) Grambling State
Quarterfinals
L 50–56  13–19
 15  Madlock   8  Octave   4  Hines  Bartow Arena (2,176)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama State University Athletics. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Alabama State Hornets 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2023.