2018–19 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

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

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

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

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

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