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2018–19 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

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2018–19 Alabama State Hornets basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record12–19 (9–9 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDunn–Oliver Acadome
Seasons
2018–19 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Prairie View A&M 17 1   .944 22 13   .629
Texas Southern 14 4   .778 24 14   .632
Jackson State 10 8   .556 13 19   .406
Grambling State 10 8   .556 17 17   .500
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10 8   .556 13 19   .406
Alabama State 9 9   .500 12 19   .387
Southern 6 12   .333 7 25   .219
Alcorn State 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Mississippi Valley State 4 14   .222 6 26   .188
Alabama A&M* 4 14   .222 5 27   .156
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2019 SWAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 14th-year head coach Lewis Jackson, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

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The Hornets finished the 2017–18 season 8–23, 8–10 in SWAC play to finish in seventh place. Due to Grambling State's ineligibility, they received the No. 6 seed in the SWAC tournament where they lost to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

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2018–19 Alabama State Hornets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 00 Azariah Seay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Prattville, Alabama
F 1 Therrell Gosier II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Pompano Beach, Florida
G 2 Kevin Holston 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Washington, D.C.
G 3 Gene Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
G/F 4 Leon Daniels 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Atlantic City, New Jersey
G 5 Tobi Ewuosho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 10 Jacoby Ross 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So New Orleans, Louisiana
G/F 11 Austin Rogers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Montgomery, Alabama
G 12 Reginald Gee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G/F 13 AJ Farrar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Duluth, Georgia
F 14 Ed Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
F 15 Fausto Pichardo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr New York, New York
G 20 John Sellars Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Fort Lauderdale, Florida
C 24 Branden Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Garfield, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Iowa State L 53–79  0–1
 15  Gee   11  Johnson   4  Davis  Hilton Coliseum (13,696)
Ames, IA
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 61–78  0–2
 25  Ross   5  Gosier   2  Ross  Frost Arena (2,277)
Brookings, SD
Nov 11, 2018*
5:30 pm
LaGrange W 97–63  1–2
 24  Gee   7  Johnson   3  Farrar  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,180)
Montgomery, AL
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
Birmingham–Southern W 86–44  2–2
 18  Gee   13  Johnson   6  Holston  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,807)
Montgomery, AL
Nov 21, 2018*
7:30 pm, BTN
at No. 20 Iowa L 78-105  2-3
 16  Gee   13  Pichardo   5   Tied   Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,939)
Iowa, IA
Nov 28, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Akron L 54-86  2-4
 9   Tied    3   4 Tied    3   Tied   James A. Rhodes Arena (2,294)
Akron, OH
Dec 12, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Boise State L 57-67  2-5
 17  Ross   8  Ewuosho   4  Davis  Taco Bell Arena (3,476)
Boise, ID
Dec 15, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Utah State L 48-86  2-6
 11  Ewuosho   8  Daniels   3  Holston  Smith Spectrum (6,078)
Logan, Utah
Dec 18, 2018*
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 57-78  2-7
 21  Ross   6  Johnson   3  Ross  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (625)
Huntsville, TX
Dec 21, 2018*
11:00 pm
vs. Liberty
St. Pete Shootout semifinals
L 55-73  2-8
 12  Gee   4  Holston   5  Ross  MacArthur Center (158)
St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 22, 2018*
11:00 am
vs. Campbell
St. Pete Shootout
L 69-70  2-9
 25  Ross   10  Pichardo   4  Davis  McArthur Center (110)
St. Petersburg, FL
SWAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
5:30 pm
Grambling State W 74-53  3-9
(1-0)
 18  Farrar   12  Farrar   4  Davis  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (91)
Montgomery, AL
Jan 7, 2019
7:30 pm
Jackson State W 59-57  4-9
(2-0)
 13  Ross   8  Gee   2  Ross  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,321)
Montgomery, AL
Jan 12, 2019
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 71-82  4-10
(2-1)
 19  Gee   8  McKnight   4  Jackson  K. L. Johnson Complex (1,655)
Pine Bluff, AR
Jan 14, 2019
7:00 pm
at Mississippi Valley State W 81-79(OT)  5-10
(3-1)
 16  Gee   8  Ewuosho   4  Holson  Harrison HPER Complex (2,298)
Itta Bena, MS
Jan 19, 2019
5:00 pm
at Alabama A&M W 72-54  6-10
(4-1)
 19  Gee   7  Gee   3  Daniels  Elmore Gymnasium (3,789)
Huntsville, AL
Jan 26, 2019
5:00 pm
Alcorn State W 74-59  7-10
(5-1)
 20  Gee   8  Ewuosho   5  Ross  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,156)
Montgomery, AL
Jan 28, 2019
7:30 pm
Southern W 69-65  8-10
(6-1)
 18  Farrar   14  Farrar   4  Holston  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,327)
Montgomery, AL
Feb 2, 2019
4:00 pm
at Texas Southern L 59-83  8-11
(6-2)
 16  Daniels   10  Farrar   9  Holston  H&PE Arena (874)
Houston, TX
Feb 4, 2019
7:30 pm
at Prairie View A&M L 67-69  8-12
(6-3)
 19  Ross   9  Gee   3  Holston  William J. Nicks Building (515)
Prairie View, TX
Feb 9, 2019
5:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 69-75  8-13
(6-4)
 12  Ewuosho   10  Ewuosho   4  Holston  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,980)
Montgomery, AL
Feb 11, 2019
7:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 82-59  9-13
(7-4)
 17  Ross   9  Farrar   2  Holston  Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
Feb 16, 2019
5:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 68-62  10-13
(8-4)
 17  Gee   7  Gee   4  Holston  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (5,378)
Montgomery, AL
Feb 23, 2019
5:00 pm
at Alcorn State L 69-74 OT 10-14
(8-5)
 21  Ross   10  Ewuosho   4  Holston  Davey Whitney Complex (353)
Lorman, MS
Feb 25, 2019
7:30 pm
Southern W 60-57  11-14
(9-5)
 20  Farrar   11  Farrar   4  Ross  F. G. Clark Center (2,681)
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 2, 2019
5:00 pm
Texas Southern L 68-78  11-15
(9-6)
 15  Ross   5  Daniels   3  Gee  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,908)
Montgomery, AL
Mar 4, 2019
7:30 pm
Prairie View A&M L 69-96  11-16
(9-7)
 20  Daniels   8  Pichardo   5  Gee  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,200)
Montgomery, AL
Mar 7, 2019
7:30 pm
at Grambling State L 66-93  11-17
(9-8)
 18  Ewuosho   5  Ewuosho   3  Holston  Hobdy Assembly Center (1,109)
Grambling, LA
Mar 9, 2019
5:00 pm
at Jackson State L 70-82  11-18
(9-9)
 21  Daniels   9  Ewuosho   2  Ross  Williams Assembly Center (1,023)
Jackson, MS
SWAC tournament
Mar 12, 2019
8:00 pm
(3) (6) Alabama State
Quarterfinals
W 58-49  12-18
 14  Ross   8  Pichardo   3  Daniels  Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
Mar 15, 2019
8:00 pm
(3) (2) Texas Southern
Semifinals
L 66-80  12-19
 24  Daniels   13  Daniels   4  Holston  Bill Harris Arena 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

References

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  1. ^ "Alabama State falls to Texas Southern in opening round of SWAC tournament, 90-76". WSFA. Retrieved November 20, 2018.