2020–21 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2020–21 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Dylan Howard, played their home games at the Elmore Gymnasium in Normal, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2020–21 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–9 (4–9 SWAC)
Head coach	Dylan Howard (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Derrick Tilmon
Assistant coaches	Antwain Banks Carl Richburg
Home arena	Elmore Gymnasium

2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Prairie View A&M	13	–	0		1.000			16	–	5		.762
Jackson State	11	–	0		1.000			12	–	6		.667
Texas Southern †	10	–	3		.769			17	–	9		.654
Grambling State	9	–	6		.600			12	–	12		.500
Southern	8	–	6		.571			8	–	11		.421
Alcorn State	6	–	7		.462			6	–	13		.316
Alabama A&M*	4	–	9		.308			6	–	9		.400
Alabama State*	4	–	14		.222			4	–	14		.222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	3	–	12		.200			4	–	21		.160
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	13		.133			2	–	22		.083
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2021 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 8–22, 5–13 in SWAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to Prairie View A&M.

Roster

2020–21 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jevon Tatum 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bull City Prep (NC) Snellville, Georgia F 1 Myles Parker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Auburn Huntsville, Alabama G 3 Cameron Tucker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Wenonah High School Birmingham, Alabama F 5 Jalen Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Emmerich Manual High School Indianapolis, Indiana G 10 Garrett Hicks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So James Clemens High School Madison, Alabama C 11 Abba Lawal 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Kaduna, Nigeria G/F 12 Brandon Powell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lee High School Huntsville, Alabama G/F 15 Dailin Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Rocktop Academy (PA) Colorado Springs, Colorado G 22 London Riley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Discovery High School Atlanta, Georgia F 23 Anjay Cortez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr United Faith Christian Academy Charlotte, North Carolina G 24 Eric Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Surge Christian Academy Tampa, Florida F 30 Brandon Houston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Ramsay High School Birmingham, Alabama C 34/20 EJ Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So The Skills Factory (GA) Cincinnati, Ohio F 35 Tremere Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Central High School (AL) Phenix City, Alabama	Head coach Dylan Howard (UAB) Assistant coach(es) Derrick Tilmon (Hiwassee) Antwain Banks (IU Southeast) Carl Richburg (Miami (OH)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 20, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Samford	W 78–76	1–0	Pete Hanna Center (680) Homewood, AL
December 5, 2020* 6:00 pm, BTN		at No. 23 Ohio State	Canceled due to COVID-19		Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama	Canceled due to COVID-19		Flowers Hall  Florence, AL
December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm		South Alabama	W 93–90 2OT	2–0	Elmore Gymnasium (57) Normal, AL
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021 5:30 pm		Jackson State	Canceled due to COVID-19		Elmore Gymnasium  Normal, AL
January 4, 2021		Grambling State	Canceled due to COVID-19		Elmore Gymnasium  Normal, AL
January 9, 2021 4:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	Canceled due to COVID-19		Harrison HPER Complex  Itta Bena, MS
January 11, 2021 7:00 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Canceled due to COVID-19		K. L. Johnson Complex  Pine Bluff, AR
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm		Alabama State	W 70–63	3–0 (1–0)	Elmore Gymnasium (275) Normal, AL
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm		Southern	W 68–58	4–0 (2–0)	Elmore Gymnasium (275) Normal, AL
January 25, 2021 6:00 pm		Alcorn State	Canceled due to COVID-19		Elmore Gymnasium  Normal, AL
January 30, 2021 6:00 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 57–79	4–1 (2–1)	William J. Nicks Building (558) Prairie View, TX
February 1, 2021 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 49–66	4–2 (2–2)	H&PE Arena (450) Houston, TX
February 6, 2021 4:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 93–58	5–2 (3–2)	Elmore Gymnasium (187) Normal, AL
February 8, 2021 7:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 56–55	6–2 (4–2)	Elmore Gymnasium (201) Normal, AL
February 13, 2021 4:30 pm		at Alabama State	L 58–72	6–3 (4–3)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,500) Montgomery, AL
February 20, 2021 1:30 pm		at Southern	Postponed due to COVID-19		F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 22, 2021 7:30 pm		at Alcorn State	L 52–65	6–4 (4–4)	Davey Whitney Complex (237) Lorman, MS
February 24, 2021 1:30 pm		at Southern rescheduled from February 20	L 57–73	6–5 (4–5)	F. G. Clark Center  Baton Rouge, LA
February 27, 2021 4:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 54–55	6–6 (4–6)	Elmore Gymnasium  Normal, AL
March 1, 2021 7:30 pm		Texas Southern	L 58–66	6–7 (4–7)	Elmore Gymnasium  Normal, AL
March 4, 2021 7:30 pm		at Jackson State	L 35–50	6–8 (4–8)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
March 6, 2021 5:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 72–80	6–9 (4–9)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center  Grambling, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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