2022–23 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 15–18 (10–8 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Cal Cochran |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Alabama A&M Events Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern † | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 21 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 SWAC tournament winner |
The 2022–23 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Otis Hughley Jr., played their home games at the newly opened Alabama A&M Events Center in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 12–18, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place.[1] In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Florida A&M,[2] before falling to Alcorn State in the semifinals.[3] On March 22, Alabama A&M announced that they were parting ways with head coach Dylan Howard after five season as the head coach.[4] On April 18, the school announced that Otis Hughley Jr. would be named the next head coach of the Bulldogs.[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 3, 2022* 7:00 pm | Oakwood | W 95–79 | – | 22 – Hicks | 9 – Harvell | 5 – Hicks | Elmore Gymnasium (3,124) Normal, AL | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm | North Alabama | L 76–84 | 0–1 | 18 – Hicks | 8 – Powell | 5 – Williams | Elmore Gymnasium (1,405) Normal, AL | ||||
November 14, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | L 76–87 | 0–2 | 23 – Smith | 5 – Tucker | 4 – Tucker | Gentry Complex (5,619) Nashville, TN | ||||
November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm | Samford | L 64–84 | 0–3 | 14 – Hicks | 7 – Blaise Akonobi | 3 – 3 Tied | Elmore Gymnasium (1,800) Normal, AL | ||||
November 19, 2022* 6:00 pm | vs. Norfolk State ATL Has Something to Say HBCU Challenge | L 83–89 | 0–4 | 18 – Thompson | 6 – Blaise Akonobi | 4 – Tucker | Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA | ||||
November 23, 2022* 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | L 75–80 | 0–5 | 22 – Hicks | 4 – 2 Tied | 6 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,123) Huntsville, AL | ||||
November 25, 2022* 6:00 pm | UT Southern | W 90–79 | 1–5 | 26 – Thompson | 11 – Powell | 5 – Hicks | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,470) Huntsville, AL | ||||
November 28, 2022* 7:00 pm | Fisk | W 71–55 | 2–5 | 14 – Harvell | 4 – Blaise Akonobi | 3 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,560) Huntsville, AL | ||||
December 9, 2022* 7:00 pm | Lipscomb | W 63–59 | 3–5 | 20 – Hicks | 7 – 2 Tied | 3 – Tucker | Elmore Gymnasium (952) Normal, AL | ||||
December 12, 2022* 6:00 pm | South Alabama | L 71–78 | 3–6 | 23 – Peek | 8 – Blaise Akonobi | 4 – Tucker | Alabama A&M Events Center (451) Huntsville, AL | ||||
December 15, 2022* 7:00 pm | Rust | W 97–75 | 4–6 | 16 – 2 Tied | 6 – 2 Tied | 7 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (231) Huntsville, AL | ||||
December 17, 2022* 3:00 pm, BTN | at No. 18 Illinois | L 47–68 | 4–7 | 13 – Hicks | 12 – Blaise Akonobi | 2 – Smith | State Farm Center (13,813) Champaign, IL | ||||
December 22, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Vanderbilt | L 62–70 | 4–8 | 15 – Thompson | 11 – Blaise Akonobi | 6 – Thompson | Memorial Gymnasium (5,010) Nashville, TN | ||||
December 29, 2022* 2:00 pm, BTN | at Ohio State | L 59–90 | 4–9 | 11 – Hicks | 6 – Hicks | 4 – 2 Tied | Value City Arena (14,521) Columbus, OH | ||||
SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2023 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 66–59 | 5–9 (1–0) | 19 – Hicks | 7 – 2 Tied | 6 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (817) Huntsville, AL | ||||
January 4, 2023 7:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 75–68 | 6–9 (2–0) | 23 – Hicks | 7 – Blaise Akonobi | 9 – Tucker | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,275) Huntsville, AL | ||||
January 7, 2023 4:00 pm | at Alcorn State | L 76–89 | 6–10 (2–1) | 15 – Smith | 4 – 2 Tied | 5 – Tucker | Davey Whitney Complex (1,150) Lorman, MS | ||||
January 9, 2023 7:30 pm | at Jackson State | L 64–72 | 6–11 (2–2) | 17 – Thompson | 7 – Williams | 3 – Thompson | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS | ||||
January 16, 2023 3:30 pm | vs. Alabama State Bridge Builder Classic | L 61–69 | 6–12 (2–3) | 15 – Hicks | 6 – Hicks | 2 – Hicks | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | ||||
January 21, 2023 5:00 pm | Texas Southern | L 59–70 | 6–13 (2–4) | 11 – Peek | 5 – Hicks | 2 – Tucker | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,954) Huntsville, AL | ||||
January 23, 2023 7:00 pm, HBCU Go | Prairie View A&M | W 67–59 | 7–13 (3–4) | 13 – Blaise Akonobi | 11 – Blaise Akonobi | 4 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,787) Huntsville, AL | ||||
January 28, 2023 3:00 pm | at Florida A&M | W 61–56 | 8–13 (4–4) | 17 – Blaise Akonobi | 6 – Blaise Akonobi | 4 – Thompson | Al Lawson Center (1,724) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
January 30, 2023 6:30 pm | at Bethune–Cookman | L 77–88 | 8–14 (4–5) | 22 – Hicks | 10 – Blaise Akonobi | 3 – Tucker | Moore Gymnasium (631) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
February 4, 2023 5:00 pm | Southern | W 82–61 | 9–14 (5–5) | 20 – Thompson | 5 – Lee | 5 – Hicks | Alabama A&M Events Center (3,313) Huntsville, AL | ||||
February 6, 2023 7:00 pm | Grambling State | L 60–66 | 9–15 (5–6) | 17 – Tucker | 4 – Tied | 5 – Tucker | Alabama A&M Events Center (872) Huntsville, AL | ||||
February 11, 2023 7:00 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | W 70–68 2OT | 10–15 (6–6) | 20 – Smith | 5 – Tied | 3 – Thompson | Harrison HPER Complex (976) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
February 13, 2023 7:00 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 75–72 | 11–15 (7–6) | 24 – Thompson | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,621) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
February 18, 2023 5:00 pm | Bethune–Cookman | W 90–56 | 12–15 (8–6) | 14 – Tucker | 7 – Williams | 6 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,500) Huntsville, AL | ||||
February 20, 2023 7:00 pm | Florida A&M | L 71–77 | 12–16 (8–7) | 13 – Blaise Akonobi | 10 – Blaise Akonobi | 4 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (3,277) Huntsville, AL | ||||
February 25, 2023 4:00 pm | at Alabama State | W 55–50 | 13–16 (9–7) | 17 – Thompson | 7 – Hicks | 3 – Williams | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,207) Montgomery, AL | ||||
March 2, 2023 7:00 pm | at Grambling State | L 48–60 | 13–17 (9–8) | 16 – Blaise Akonobi | 6 – Blaise Akonobi | 2 – Downey | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,232) Grambling, LA | ||||
March 4, 2023 5:30 pm | at Southern | W 68–65 | 14–17 (10–8) | 16 – Tied | 8 – Blaise Akonobi | 4 – Tied | F. G. Clark Center (5,522) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Southern Quarterfinals | W 77–63 | 15–17 | 27 – Thompson | 9 – Blaise Akonobi | 3 – Thompson | Bartow Arena (1,067) Birmingham, AL | |||
March 10, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (8) Texas Southern Semifinals | L 61–74 | 15–18 | 15 – Downey | 8 – Harvell | 3 – Tied | Bartow Arena (645) Birmingham, AL | |||
Sources[6][7]
References
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "2022 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Central". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Alabama A&M Drops 69-64 Decision in SWAC Tournament Semifinals". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Alabama A&M parts ways with men's hoops coach". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "Former LeFlore basketball coach Otis Hughley Jr. named new men's coach at Alabama A&M". al.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2023.