2023–24 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2023–24 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by second-year head coach Tony Madlock, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the SWAC Tournament, they lost to Grambling State in the quarterfinals.

2023–24 Alabama State Hornets basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	13–19 (8–10 SWAC)
Head coach	Tony Madlock (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Tyrone Levett Mardracus Wade Ed Stephens
Home arena	Dunn–Oliver Acadome

2023–24 SWAC men's basketball standings

	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

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2022–23 season 8–23, 6–12 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament, since only the top eight teams are qualified to compete.

Roster

2023–24 Alabama State Hornets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 D'Ante Bass 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Georgetown Savannah, GA G 1 Amarr Knox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Bartlett High School Memphis, TN G 3 CJ Hines 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Faulkner Atlanta, GA G 5 Kendal Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Carver High School Montgomery, AL F 10 Jabari Williams 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Indian River State St. John's, Antigua G 11 Micah Octave 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Indian River State Boca Raton, FL G 12 Londan Coleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Silverado High School Las Vegas, NV G 13 Tadarius Jacobs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Memphis Memphis, TN G 20 TJ Madlock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr South Carolina State Memphis, TN F 22 Darrell Reed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Hammond High School Hammond, IN F 23 Eric Coleman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr South Plains College Buford, GA G 24 Isaiah Range 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Tarleton State Cedar Hill, TX F 25 Jasteven Walker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Fayette Ware High School Oakland, TN C 35 Ubong Okon 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Georgia Highlands Akwa Ibom, Nigeria G 55 Sean Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr John A. Logan Louisville, KY	Head coach Tony Madlock (Memphis) Assistant coach(es) Tyrone Levett (Alabama State) Mardracus Wade (Arkansas) Ed Stephens (South Carolina State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 8, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 6:00 pm		LaGrange	W 90–69	–	17 – Smith	7 – 2 tied	4 – Hines	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (455) Montgomery, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at Ole Miss	L 59–69	0–1	12 – 2 tied	8 – Madlock	4 – Smith	SJB Pavilion (6,141) Oxford, MS
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, Peacock		at Iowa	L 67–98	0–2	23 – Madlock	9 – Walker	5 – Hines	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,814) Iowa City, IA
November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm		Oglethorpe	W 115–51	1–2	18 – Bass	10 – Bass	5 – Madlock	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (567) Montgomery, AL
November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Memphis	L 75-92	1-3	19 – Hines	6 – Bass	4 – Hines	FedExForum (11,289) Memphis, TN
November 22, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Samford Samford MTE	L 67–99	1–4	15 – Range	8 – Okon	5 – Hines	Pete Hanna Center (866) Homewood, AL
November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm		vs. North Carolina A&T Samford MTE	W 88–73	2–4	25 – Madlock	8 – Octave	6 – Hines	Pete Hanna Center (373) Homewood, AL
November 25, 2023* 12:00 pm		vs. Merrimack Samford MTE	W 66–60 OT	3–4	16 – Madlock	10 – Okon	3 – Hines	Pete Hanna Center (136) Homewood, AL
December 3, 2023* 6:00 pm		Mississippi University	W 80–60	4–4	18 – Parker	5 – Coleman	5 – Hines	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (766) Montgomery, AL
December 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+		at LSU	L 56–74	4–5	18 – Madlock	14 – Okon	3 – 2 tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,104) Baton Rouge, LA
December 19, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series	L 59–79	4–6	17 – Madlock	9 – Okon	3 – Madlock	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (7,500) Montgomery, AL
December 22, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+		at Auburn	L 62–82	4–7	16 – 2 tied	7 – Okon	1 – 7 tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
December 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida	L 70–73	4–8	14 – Hines	11 – Octave	5 – Range	Yuengling Center (3,284) Tampa, FL
January 2, 2024* 6:00 pm		Johnson	W 84–53	5–8	17 – Knox	8 – Parker	3 – 2 tied	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (455) Montgomery, AL
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024 7:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 54–51	6–8 (1–0)	13 – Madlock	7 – 2 tied	2 – 2 tied	Harrison HPER Complex (2,315) Itta Bena, MS
January 8, 2024 6:00 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 83–72	7–8 (2–0)	21 – Hines	10 – Okon	5 – Hines	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,385) Pine Bluff, AR
January 11, 2024 7:30 pm		Jackson State	L 63–73	7–9 (2–1)	20 – Madlock	8 – 2 tied	3 – Hines	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,100) Montgomery, AL
January 13, 2024 4:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 55–53	8–9 (3–1)	14 – Madlock	8 – Okon	3 – Smith	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,524) Montgomery, AL
January 15, 2024 6:30 pm		vs. Alabama A&M Bridge Builder Classic	W 72–55	9–9 (4–1)	20 – Range	7 – Octave	4 – Hines	Mitchell Center (2,900) Mobile, AL
January 27, 2024 5:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	W 74–67	10–9 (5–1)	30 – Madlock	14 – Octave	3 – Madlock	William J. Nicks Building (1,175) Prairie View, TX
January 29, 2024 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 55–56	10–10 (5–2)	17 – Madlock	9 – Madlock	2 – 2 tied	H&PE Arena (1,300) Houston, TX
February 3, 2024 4:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 68–79	10–11 (5–3)	17 – Madlock	7 – Okon	3 – Hines	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,200) Montgomery, AL
February 5, 2024 7:30 pm		Florida A&M	W 62–53	11–11 (6–3)	19 – Hines	9 – Okon	3 – Madlock	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,727) Montgomery, AL
February 10, 2024 5:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 68–74	11–12 (6–4)	22 – Madlock	10 – Okon	3 – Hines	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (781) Grambling, LA
February 12, 2024 8:00 pm		at Southern	L 62–73	11–13 (6–5)	19 – Knox	8 – Octave	7 – Madlock	F. G. Clark Center (3,967) Baton Rouge, LA
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 74–80	11–14 (6–6)	11 – 3 tied	12 – Okon	2 – Hines	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,512) Montgomery, AL
February 19, 2024 7:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 61–46	12–14 (7–6)	21 – Madlock	7 – Okon	3 – 2 tied	Dunn–Oliver Acadome  Montgomery, AL
February 24, 2024 3:00 pm		at Florida A&M	L 65–73	12–15 (7–7)	20 – Madlock	8 – Madlock	3 – 2 tied	Al Lawson Center (724) Tallahassee, FL
February 26, 2024 6:30 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	L 84–90 OT	12–16 (7–8)	23 – Madlock	8 – 2 tied	4 – 2 tied	Moore Gymnasium (917) Daytona Beach, FL
March 2, 2024 5:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 53–58	12–17 (7–9)	17 – Range	5 – 3 tied	4 – 2 tied	Alabama A&M Events Center (6,389) Huntsville, AL
March 7, 2024 7:30 pm		Southern	L 57–65	12–18 (7–10)	14 – Range	5 – Octave	3 – Madlock	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,437) Montgomery, AL
March 9, 2024 4:00 pm		Grambling State	W 87–84 2OT	13–18 (8–10)	23 – Madlock	9 – Okon	6 – Knox	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,578) Montgomery, AL
SWAC tournament
March 13, 2024 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Grambling State Quarterfinals	L 50–56	13–19	15 – Madlock	8 – Octave	4 – Hines	Bartow Arena (2,176) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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