2023–24 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

The 2023–24 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by fourth-year head coach Landon Bussie, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 14–18, 13–5 in SWAC play, to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals.

2023–24 Alcorn State Braves basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record14–18 (13–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDavey Whitney Complex
Seasons
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

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The Braves finished the 2022–23 season 18–14, 15–3 in SWAC play, to finish as SWAC regular-season co-champions.[1] In the SWAC tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by Texas Southern.[2] As a regular-season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they lost in the first round to North Texas.[3]

Roster

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2023–24 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Stephen Byard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Atlantic City, NJ
F 1 Mike Pajeaud 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr New Orleans, LA
G 2 Byron Joshua 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr New Orleans, LA
G 3 Jalen Hawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS The Bronx, NY
G 4 Roderick Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Albany, GA
F 5 Willie Anderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So New Orleans, LA
C 7 Alex Tsynkevich 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Minsk, Belarus
G 8 Jaylon Hicks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr New Orleans, LA
G 9 Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Wyandanch, NY
G 10 Jeremiah Gambrell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Houston, TX
F 11 Rodrique Massenat 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) GS Trenton, NJ
G 12 Dekedran Thorn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Houston, TX
F 13 Jeremiah Kendall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr The Bronx, NY
G 14 Cameron Butler 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Vicksburg, MS
F/C 15 Djahi Binet 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Nice, France
F/C 20 Trevon Stoutermire 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Birmingham, AL
G 22 Kevin Firle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Collins, MS
G 23 Lataevyon Taylor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G 24 Del Jayvien Harried 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Vicksburg, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Miles W 70–60 
 14  Joshua   6  Anderson   4  Joshua  Davey Whitney Complex (3,040)
Lorman, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at No. 14 Arkansas L 59–93  0–1
 17  Gambrell   7  Pajeaud   2  tied  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Xavier (LA) W 70–62  1–1
 22  Joshua   9  tied   2  tied  Davey Whitney Complex (1,234)
Lorman, MS
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 86–100  1–2
 28  Kendall   14  Kendall   3  Hawkins  First National Bank Arena (2,388)
Jonesboro, AR
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UAB L 77–80  1–3
 25  Vasquez   9  Davis   2  tied  Bartow Arena (3,184)
Birmingham, AL
November 19, 2023*
5:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 18 Michigan State L 49–81  1–4
 12  Gambrell   8  Kendall   5  Joshua  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at TCU L 74–93  1–5
 20  Joshua   6  Thorn   4  tied  Schollmaier Arena (5,328)
Fort Worth, TX
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Arlington L 69–82  1–6
 21  Joshua   5  Kendall   5  Joshua  College Park Center (1,119)
Arlington, TX
November 24, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson L 69–90  1–7
 17  Gambrell   8  Tsynkevich   3  Gaines-Wyatt  Littlejohn Coliseum (5,791)
Clemson, SC
December 10, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU L 58–86  1–8
 17  Kendall   7  Kendall   4  Joshua  Siegel Center (6,389)
Richmond, VA
December 12, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Maryland L 65–105  1–9
 14  Joshua   5  tied   2  tied  Xfinity Center (10,008)
College Park, MD
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Iowa L 82–100  1–10
 23  Kendall   6  Kendall   7  Jones  McLeod Center (3,201)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Drake L 55–92  1–11
 19  Kendall   5  Byard   1  tied  Knapp Center (2,715)
Des Moines, IA
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Washington L 75–79  1–12
 24  Hawkins   9  Byard   7  Jones  Charles E. Smith Center (1,149)
Washington, D.C.
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024
5:30 p.m.
at Jackson State L 80–88  1–13
(0–1)
 17  Kendall   10  Kendall   3  Joshua  Williams Assembly Center (4,794)
Jackson, MS
January 11, 2024
7:30 p.m.
at Alabama A&M W 74–71  2–13
(1–1)
 15  Kendall   13  Kendall   6  Joshua  Alabama A&M Events Center (3,239)
Huntsville, AL
January 13, 2024
4:00 p.m.
at Alabama State L 53–55  2–14
(1–2)
 19  Kendall   8  Thorn   5  Joshua  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,524)
Montgomery, AL
January 20, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Texas Southern L 61–72  2–15
(1–3)
 17  Gambrell   6  Binet   5  Joshua  Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS
January 22, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Prairie View A&M W 90–78  3–15
(2–3)
 18  tied   6  tied   3  tied  Davey Whitney Complex (1,808)
Lorman, MS
January 27, 2024
3:00 p.m.
at Florida A&M W 76–67  4–15
(3–3)
 16  Joshua   9  Byard   6  Joshua  Al Lawson Center (921)
Tallahassee, FL
January 29, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Bethune–Cookman W 70–67  5–15
(4–3)
 19  Kendall   6  tied   7  Joshua  Moore Gymnasium (998)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 3, 2024
5:30 p.m.
Southern L 70–71  5–16
(4–4)
 19  Kendall   6  tied   6  Joshua  Davey Whitney Complex (1,702)
Lorman, MS
February 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Grambling State L 67–78  5–17
(4–5)
 21  Kendall   6  Byard   3  Gaines-Wyatt  Davey Whitney Complex (1,252)
Lorman, MS
February 10, 2024
5:30 p.m.
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 68–56  6–17
(5–5)
 16  Kendall   8  tied   6  Joshua  H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,738)
Pine Bluff, AR
February 12, 2024
7:30 p.m.
at Mississippi Valley State W 72–55  7–17
(6–5)
 20  Kendall   6  Binet   7  Joshua  Harrison HPER Complex (2,300)
Itta Bena, MS
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Bethune–Cookman W 69–54  8–27
(7–5)
 14  Thorn   10  Byard   7  Joshua  Davey Whitney Complex (1,030)
Lorman, MS
February 19, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Florida A&M W 79–68  9–17
(8–5)
 18  Kendall   10  Kendall   3  tied  Davey Whitney Complex (1,054)
Lorman, MS
February 24, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Jackson State W 87–73 OT 10–17
(9–5)
 21  Joshua   9  Pajeaud   6  Pajeaud  Davey Whitney Complex (1,759)
Lorman, MS
March 2, 2024
5:30 p.m.
at Prairie View A&M W 73–65  11–17
(10–5)
 21  Gambrell   5  tied   4  Joshua  William J. Nicks Building (1,032)
Prairie View, TX
March 4, 2024
7:30 p.m.
at Texas Southern W 82–79  12–17
(11–5)
 27  Kendall   8  Kendall   3  tied  H&PE Arena (2,836)
Houston, TX
March 7, 2024
7:30 p.m.
Mississippi Valley State W 74–67  13–17
(12–5)
 17  Gambrell   5  Binet   9  Joshua  Davey Whitney Complex (753)
Lorman, MS
March 9, 2024
5:30 p.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 104–95  14–17
(13–5)
 28  Gambrell   11  Thorn   8  Joshua  Davey Whitney Complex (635)
Lorman, MS
SWAC tournament
March 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (7) Alcorn State
Quarterfinals
L 63–75  14–18
 16  Gambrell   8  Kendall   4  Gaines-Wyatt  Bartow Arena (784)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Alcorn State earns share of SWAC title, No. 1 seed in conference tournament". The Vicksburg Post. March 4, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Braves SWAC Tournament Journey Ends in Quarterfinals". Alcorn State University Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  3. ^ "Braves End Season in the First Round of the NIT". Alcorn State University Athletics. March 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Alcorn State Braves 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 20, 2024.