2023–24 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

2023–24 Alabama State Hornets basketball
2023–24 Alabama State Hornets basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	13–19 (8–10 SWAC)
Head coach	Tony Madlock (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tyrone Levett; Mardracus Wade; Ed Stephens;
Home arena	Dunn–Oliver Acadome
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

Previous season

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

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, Georgia
G	1	Amarr Knox	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Bartlett High School	Memphis, Tennessee
G	3	CJ Hines	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Faulkner	Atlanta, Georgia
G	5	Kendal Parker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Carver High School	Montgomery, Alabama
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, Florida
G	12	Londan Coleman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Silverado High School	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	13	Tadarius Jacobs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Memphis	Memphis, Tennessee
G	20	TJ Madlock	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	South Carolina State	Memphis, Tennessee
F	22	Darrell Reed	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Hammond High School	Hammond, Indiana
F	23	Eric Coleman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	South Plains College	Buford, Georgia
G	24	Isaiah Range	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Tarleton State	Cedar Hill, Texas
F	25	Jasteven Walker	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Fayette Ware High School	Oakland, Tennessee
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, Kentucky

Head coach

Tony Madlock (Memphis)

Assistant coach(es)

Tyrone Levett (Alabama State)
Mardracus Wade (Arkansas)
Ed Stephens (South Carolina State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 6:00 pm		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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm		Oglethorpe	W 115–51	1–2	18 – Bass	10 – Bass	5 – Madlock	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (567) Montgomery, AL
November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Memphis	L 75-92	1-3	19 – Hines	6 – Bass	4 – Hines	FedExForum (11,289) Memphis, TN
November 22, 2023* 6:30 pm, 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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		Mississippi University	W 80–60	4–4	18 – Parker	5 – Coleman	5 – Hines	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (766) Montgomery, AL
December 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm		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 pm, 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

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

[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.

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