2024–25 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

2024–25 Alcorn State Braves basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	3–15 (3–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Landon Bussie (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Schwartz Benjamin Mandelbaum Travonta Marsaw Kyron Gibson
Home arena	Davey Whitney Complex

2024–25 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern	6	–	0		1.000			11	–	8		.579
Texas Southern	5	–	1		.833			8	–	11		.421
Jackson State	5	–	1		.833			5	–	14		.263
Alabama State	4	–	2		.667			8	–	11		.421
Bethune–Cookman	4	–	2		.667			7	–	12		.368
Florida A&M	3	–	3		.500			6	–	11		.353
Alcorn State	3	–	3		.500			3	–	16		.158
Prairie View A&M	3	–	4		.429			4	–	16		.200
Alabama A&M	2	–	4		.333			6	–	13		.316
Grambling State	2	–	4		.333			5	–	14		.263
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	0	–	6		.000			3	–	16		.158
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	7		.000			2	–	18		.100
† 2025 SWAC tournament winner As of January 25, 2025

The 2024–25 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represents Alcorn State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by fifth-year head coach Landon Bussie, play their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2023–24 season 14–17, 13–5 in SWAC play, to finish in second place.[1] In the SWAC tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinal round by Alabama A&M.[2]

Roster

2024–25 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Josh Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Tupelo, MS G 1 Mike Pajeaud 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr New Orleans, LA G 2 Keionte Cornelius 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Flint, MI G 3 Davian Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Vicksburg, MS G 4 Willie Lightfoot 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Niagara Falls, NY G 5 Tyrese Elliott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Grayson, GA G/F 7 Julian Lual 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Calgary, AB G/F 8 Tycen McDaniels 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Columbus, GA G 9 Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Wyandanch, NY F 10 Antonio Lisenbee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN G 11 Marcus Tankersley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chattanooga, TN G/F 12 Omari Hamilton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY G 13 Dakari Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Amityville, NY G 14 Cameron Butler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Vicksburg, MS F/C 15 Djahi Binet 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Nice, France G 21 Kameron Foman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Hartsville, SC G 22 Kevin Firle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Collins, MS G/F 23 Daniel Braster 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Old Westbury, NY G 24 Del'Jayvien Harried 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Natchez, MS	Head coach Landon Bussie (Xavier (LA)) Assistant coach(es) Adam Schwartz (UNLV) Benjamin Mandelbaum (Minnesota) Travonta Marsaw (Southern Miss) Kyron Gibson (Drake) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah	L 59–100	0–1	8 – Cornelius	6 – Mitchell	4 – Pajeaud	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,785) Salt Lake City, UT
November 6, 2024* 8:00 p.m., MSN		at Utah State	L 46–101	0–2	11 – Cornelius	5 – Mitchell	3 – Tied	Smith Spectrum (8,131) Logan, UT
November 9, 2024* 3:00 p.m.		at Xavier (LA)	L 56–62	0–3	14 – Gaines-Wyatt	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Convocation Center (2,264) New Orleans, LA
November 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane	L 51–84	0–4	15 – Braster	6 – Braster	7 – Pajeaud	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,202) New Orleans, LA
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU	L 48–71	0–5	13 – Cornelius	5 – Tied	4 – Gaines-Wyatt	Schollmaier Arena (4,707) Fort Worth, TX
November 22, 2024* 9:00 p.m., BTN		at Washington	L 60–77	0–6	13 – Cornelius	6 – Pajeaud	6 – Gaines-Wyatt	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,299) Seattle, WA
November 24, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 52–69	0–7	16 – Hamilton	16 – Binet	4 – Gaines-Wyatt	SRC Arena (337) Riverside, CA
November 29, 2024* 10:00 a.m.		at South Alabama	L 65–74	0–8	24 – Cornelius	11 – Binet	5 – Pajeaud	Mitchell Center (250) Mobile, AL
December 1, 2024* 11:00 a.m., BTN		at Maryland	L 58–96	0–9	12 – Cornelius	6 – Binet	4 – Gaines-Wyatt	Xfinity Center (9,504) College Park, MD
December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Wichita State	L 54–78	0–10	14 – Hamilton	11 – Binet	4 – Tankersley	Charles Koch Arena (5,642) Wichita, KS
December 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 21 Oklahoma	L 78–94	0–11	16 – Hamilton	6 – Binet	7 – Williams	McCasland Field House (1,611) Norman, OK
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rice	L 75–77	0–12	21 – Gaines-Wyatt	9 – Pajeaud	3 – Tied	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,297) Houston, TX
December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UAB	L 74–91	0–13	22 – Cornelius	5 – Tied	3 – Tied	Bartow Arena (3,110) Birmingham, AL
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025 2:30 p.m.		Jackson State	L 69–72	0–14 (0–1)	25 – Tankersley	8 – Tankersley	2 – Tankersley	Davey Whitney Complex (1,244) Lorman, MS
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m.		Alabama A&M	W 62–52	1–14 (1–1)	16 – Binet	9 – Binet	6 – Gaines-Wyatt	Davey Whitney Complex (115) Lorman, MS
January 13, 2025 6:00 p.m.		Alabama State	W 67–65	2–14 (2–1)	13 – Tied	6 – Tied	4 – Pajeaud	Davey Whitney Complex (305) Lorman, MS
January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m.		at Texas Southern	L 57–66	2–15 (2–2)	13 – Williams	16 – Binet	2 – Tied	H&PE Arena (1,489) Houston, TX
January 20, 2025 7:30 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	W 78–70	3–15 (3–2)	17 – Gaines-Wyatt	17 – Binet	4 – Gaines-Wyatt	William Nicks Building (411) Prairie View, TX
January 25, 2025 TBA		Florida A&M						Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
January 27, 2025 TBA		Bethune–Cookman						Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
February 1, 2025 TBA		at Southern						F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Grambling State						Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center  Grambling, LA
February 8, 2025 TBA		Arkansas–Pine Bluff						Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
February 10, 2025 TBA		Mississippi Valley State						Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
February 15, 2025 4:30 p.m.		at Bethune–Cookman						Moore Gymnasium  Daytona Beach, FL
February 17, 2025 6:00 p.m.		at Florida A&M						Al Lawson Center  Tallahassee, FL
February 22, 2025 3:30 p.m.		at Jackson State						Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
March 1, 2025 TBA		Prairie View A&M						Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
March 3, 2025 TBA		Texas Southern						Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
March 6, 2025 TBA		at Mississippi Valley State						Harrison HPER Complex  Itta Bena, MS
March 8, 2025 5:30 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff						H.O. Clemmons Arena  Pine Bluff, AR
SWAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA		vs.						Gateway Center Arena  College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:[3][4]

References

1. "SWAC Announces Men's Basketball Tournament Seedings and Quarterfinals Matchups". Alcorn State University Athletics. March 9, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
2. "Braves Season Ends Against Alabama A&M in SWAC Tournament, 63-75". Alcorn State University Athletics. March 13, 2024. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
3. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
4. "Alcorn State Braves Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 2, 2024.