2022–23 Alcorn State Braves basketball team
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SWAC regular season co-champions | |
NIT, First Round | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 18–14 (15–3 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Davey Whitney Complex |
Seasons |
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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
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
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 | ||||
Sources[7][8]
References
- ^ "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.