2023–24 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

2023–24 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
2023–24 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	3–15 (2–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Otis Hughley Jr. (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Cal Cochran
Assistant coaches	Rodney Broughton Jr.; Brandon Houston;
Home arena	Alabama A&M Events Center
	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 A&M Bulldogs basketball team represents Alabama A&M University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Otis Hughley Jr., play their home games at the Alabama A&M Events Center in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 15–18, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place.^[1] In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Southern in the first round,^[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Texas Southern in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Jayland Randall	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Detroit, Michigan
G	1	Joshua Hughley	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Mobile, Alabama
G/F	2	Omari Peek	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	3	Cameron Tucker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Birmingham, Alabama
G	4	Caleb Blackwell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Buford, Georgia
G	5	London Riley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	10	Anthony Bryant	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Shreveport, Louisiana
F	11	Austin Harvell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Athens, Georgia
G	12	Dylan Mclean	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
F	13	Darius Osborne	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	14	Ademola Oladipo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
G/F	15	Dailin Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Colorado Springs, Colorado
G	20	Bilal Abdur-Rahman	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	21	Clance Crosby	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G/F	22	Lorenzo Downey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
F	23	Chad Moodie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	24	Eric Lee	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Tampa, Florida
G	25	Josh Bell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Mobile, Alabama
C	30	William Tavares	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Praia, Cape Verde
G	31	Nari Jordan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Jacksonville, Florida
C	34	EJ Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	GS	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	55	Aaron Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, Georgia

Head coach

Otis Hughley Jr. (West Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Cal Cochran (Chattanooga)
Rodney Broughton Jr. (South Alabama)
Brandon Houston (Alabama A&M)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 24, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm	Oakwood	W 111–59		Alabama A&M Events Center (3,573) Huntsville, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama	L 67–83	0–1	CB&S Bank Arena (1,366) Florence, AL
November 18, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb	L 81–106	0–2	Allen Arena (823) Nashville, TN
November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+	at Auburn	L 54–84	0–3	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 24, 2023* 7:00 pm	vs. East Tennessee State Viking Invitational	L 71–82	0–4	Wolstein Center (597) Cleveland, OH
November 25, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cleveland State Viking Invitational	L 59–86	0–5	Wolstein Center (1,466) Cleveland, OH
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm	Tennessee State	W 85–83 ^OT	1–5	Alabama A&M Events Center (3,647) Huntsville, AL
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm	at Vanderbilt	L 59–78	1–6	Memorial Gymnasium (5,468) Nashville, TN
December 9, 2023* 3:00 pm, ACCN	at Georgia Tech	L 49–70	1–7	McCamish Pavilion (3,919) Atlanta, GA
December 11, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Samford	L 91–118	1–8	Pete Hanna Center (1,763) Homewood, AL
December 13, 2023* 7:00 pm	UAB	L 82–93	1–9	Alabama A&M Events Center (2,893) Huntsville, AL
December 16, 2023* 7:00 pm	Chattanooga	L 72–88	1–10	Alabama A&M Events Center (1,227) Huntsville, AL
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at South Alabama	L 67–73	1–11	Mitchell Center (1,069) Mobile, AL
December 30, 2023* 6:00 pm, SECN+	at Georgia	L 73–93	1–12	Stegeman Coliseum (7,793) Athens, GA
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024 5:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 63–62	2–12 (1–0)	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,302) Pine Bluff, AR
January 8, 2024 7:30 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	W 78–70	3–12 (2–0)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,992) Itta Bena, MS
January 11, 2024 7:30 pm	Alcorn State	L 71–74	3–13 (2–1)	Alabama A&M Events Center (3,239) Huntsville, AL
January 13, 2024 5:00 pm	Jackson State	L 67–75	3–14 (2–2)	Alabama A&M Events Center (2,507) Huntsville, AL
January 15, 2024 6:30 pm	vs. Alabama State Bridge Builder Classic	L 55–72	3–15 (2–3)	Mitchell Center (2,900) Mobile, AL
January 27, 2024 5:00 pm	at Texas Southern			H&PE Arena Houston, TX
January 29, 2024 8:00 pm	at Prairie View A&M			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm	Florida A&M			Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL
February 5, 2024 7:00 pm	Bethune–Cookman			Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL
February 10, 2024 5:30 pm	at Southern			F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 12, 2024 7:30 pm	at Grambling State			Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State			Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL
February 19, 2024 7:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff			Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL
February 24, 2024 3:00 pm	at Bethune–Cookman			Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
February 26, 2024 7:00 pm	at Florida A&M			Al Lawson Center Tallahassee, FL
March 2, 2024 5:00 pm	Alabama State			Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm	Grambling State			Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL
March 9, 2024 5:00 pm	Southern			Alabama A&M Events Center Huntsville, AL
SWAC tournament
March 13–16, 2023	vs.			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
^ "Alabama A&M Defeats Southern for the Third Time this Season to Advance to SWAC Semifinal Round". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
^ "Texas Southern beats Alabama A&M 74-61 in SWAC tourney". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
^ "Alabama A&M Bulldogs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[2] "Alabama A&M Defeats Southern for the Third Time this Season to Advance to SWAC Semifinal Round". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[3] "Texas Southern beats Alabama A&M 74-61 in SWAC tourney". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[5] "Alabama A&M Bulldogs 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

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