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SWAC regular season co-champions | |
NIT, First Round | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 18–14 (15–3 SWAC) |
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Home arena | Davey Whitney Complex |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern † | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 21 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 SWAC tournament winner |
The 2022–23 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represents Alcorn State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by third-year head coach Landon Bussie, play their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Braves finished the 2021–22 season 17–17, 14–4 in SWAC play to finish as SWAC regular season champions.[1] In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Prairie View A&M[2] and Alabama A&M,[3] before falling to Texas Southern in the SWAC championship game.[4] As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 27, 2022* 6:30 pm |
Tougaloo | W 77–63 | – |
20 – Montgomery | 12 – Montgomery | 4 – Wade | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Ole Miss | L 58–73 | 0–1 |
15 – Joshua | 7 – Montgomery | 6 – Joshua | SJB Pavilion (5,990) Oxford, MS | ||||
November 12, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wichita State | W 66–57 | 1–1 |
14 – Wade | 7 – Montgomery | 3 – McQuarter | Charles Koch Arena (8,515) Wichita, KS | ||||
November 15, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stephen F. Austin | W 69–60 | 2–1 |
14 – Brewton | 8 – Kendall | 4 – Wade | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,128) Nacogdoches, TX | ||||
November 22, 2022* 8:00 pm, CUSA.tv |
at UTEP Jim Forbes Classic |
L 61–73 2OT | 2–2 |
17 – Brewton | 9 – Joshua | 4 – Brewton | Don Haskins Center (4,073) El Paso, TX | ||||
November 23, 2022* 5:00 pm |
vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Jim Forbes Classic |
L 67–98 | 2–3 |
16 – Carter | 7 – Walker | 4 – Pajeaud | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | ||||
November 25, 2022* 12:00 pm |
vs. Cal State Bakersfield Jim Forbes Classic |
W 62–54 | 3–3 |
16 – Brewton | 7 – Brewton | 4 – Joshua | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | ||||
November 27, 2022* 4:00 pm, P12N |
at Arizona State | L 54–76 | 3–4 |
19 – Thorn | 10 – Kendall | 4 – Joshua | Desert Financial Arena (5,263) Tempe, AZ | ||||
November 29, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Grand Canyon | L 72–80 | 3–5 |
30 – Joshua | 8 – Kendall | 3 – 2 Tied | GCU Arena (6,713) Phoenix, AZ | ||||
December 4, 2022* 5:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
at No. 13 Tennessee | L 40–94 | 3–6 |
10 – Brewton | 4 – Jordan | 2 – Pajeaud | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,481) Knoxville, TN | ||||
December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Southern Illinois | L 68–74 | 3–7 |
20 – Brewton | 7 – Kendall | 3 – Thorn | Banterra Center (4,121) Carbondale, IL | ||||
December 18, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Seattle | L 58–72 | 3–8 |
19 – Kendall | 12 – Kendall | 2 – Joshua | Redhawk Center (780) Seattle, WA | ||||
December 20, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Dayton | L 46–88 | 3–9 |
11 – Montgomery | 10 – Marshall | 2 – 3 Tied | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH | ||||
December 29, 2022* 7:00 pm, BTN+ |
at Minnesota | Canceled due to travel-related complications[6] | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | ||||||||
SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2023 4:00 pm |
Jackson State | L 66–67 | 3–10 (0–1) |
18 – Montgomery | 10 – McQuarter | 4 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (4,721) Lorman, MS | ||||
January 7, 2023 4:00 pm |
Alabama A&M | W 89–76 | 4–10 (1–1) |
24 – Montgomery | 8 – Kendall | 4 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (1,150) Lorman, MS | ||||
January 9, 2023 4:00 pm |
Alabama State | W 92–76 | 5–10 (2–1) |
23 – Montgomery | 8 – 2 Tied | 6 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (560) Lorman, MS | ||||
January 14, 2023 5:00 pm |
at Texas Southern | W 79–74 OT | 6–10 (3–1) |
26 – Brewton | 8 – 2 Tied | 3 – 2 Tied | H&PE Arena (1,840) Houston, TX | ||||
January 16, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Prairie View A&M | W 77–68 OT | 7–10 (4–1) |
20 – Brewton | 14 – Kendall | 4 – Joshua | William Nicks Building (1,206) Prairie View, TX | ||||
January 21, 2023 4:00 pm |
Florida A&M | W 57–47 | 8–10 (5–1) |
13 – Brewton | 6 – Walker | 4 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (3,356) Lorman, MS | ||||
January 23, 2023 7:00 pm |
Bethune–Cookman | W 76–68 | 9–10 (6–1) |
20 – McQuarter | 10 – Kendall | 8 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (3,100) Lorman, MS | ||||
January 28, 2023 5:30 pm |
at Southern | L 68–80 | 9–11 (6–2) |
15 – Joshua | 8 – Kendall | 3 – Joshua | F. G. Clark Center (5,978) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
January 30, 2023 7:00 pm |
at Grambling State | W 63–60 | 10–11 (7–2) |
16 – Brewton | 9 – Kendall | 4 – Joshua | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,407) Grambling, LA | ||||
February 4, 2023 4:00 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 70–67 | 11–11 (8–2) |
18 – Kendall | 7 – 2 Tied | 4 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | ||||
February 6, 2023 8:00 pm, HBCU GO |
Mississippi Valley State | W 81–70 | 12–11 (9–2) |
20 – Montgomery | 10 – Montgomery | 9 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (3,900) Lorman, MS | ||||
February 11, 2023 4:00 pm |
at Bethune–Cookman | W 76–74 | 13–11 (10–2) |
15 – 2 Tied | 8 – Marshall | 8 – Joshua | Moore Gymnasium (956) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
February 13, 2023 6:30 pm |
at Florida A&M | W 67–64 | 14–11 (11–2) |
17 – Joshua | 7 – Kendall | 4 – Joshua | Al Lawson Center (1,443) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
February 18, 2023 3:00 pm, HBCU GO |
at Jackson State | W 75–60 | 15–11 (12–2) |
19 – Thorn | 5 – Thorn | 14 – Joshua | Williams Assembly Center (1,325) Jackson, MS | ||||
February 25, 2023 4:00 pm |
Prairie View A&M | L 71–75 | 15–12 (12–3) |
18 – Kendall | 10 – Kendall | 4 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (3,809) Lorman, MS | ||||
February 27, 2023 8:00 pm, HBCU GO |
Texas Southern | W 89–81 | 16–12 (13–3) |
33 – Kendall | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Davey Whitney Complex (956) Lorman, MS | ||||
March 2, 2023 7:30 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | W 70–60 | 17–12 (14–3) |
17 – Thorn | 6 – Tied | 5 – Joshua | Harrison HPER Complex (1,309) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
March 4, 2023 5:30 pm |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 63–58 | 18–12 (15–3) |
23 – Joshua | 8 – Montgomery | 3 – Joshua | H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,754) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 8, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (8) Texas Southern Quarterfinals |
L 62–66 | 18–13 |
21 – Joshua | 10 – Joshua | 6 – Joshua | Bartow Arena (807) Birmingham, AL | |||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at (2) North Texas First round - Oklahoma State bracket |
L 53–69 | 18–14 |
14 – Brewton | 7 – Thorn | 4 – Joshua | The Super Pit (4,308) Denton, TX | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Alcorn State clinches first SWAC regular-season basketball title since 2002". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Overtime Finish Advances the Braves to the Semifinal Round of the SWAC Championship Tournament". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Alabama A&M Drops 69-64 Decision in SWAC Tournament Semifinals". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Texas Southern Wins SWAC Tournament Title Behind Strong Second Half Effort". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "No. 1-seeded Aggies pull away from Alcorn State in NIT". SEC Sports. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "Gopher Game vs. Alcorn State Canceled Due to Alcorn Travel". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Alcorn State Braves Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2023.