2016–17 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2016–17 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 12th-year head coach Lewis Jackson, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 6–12 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals.

2016–17 Alabama State Hornets basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	8–23 (6–12 SWAC)
Head coach	Lewis Jackson (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Sewell Steve Rogers Michael Curry
Home arena	Dunn–Oliver Acadome
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas Southern †	16	–	2		.889			23	–	12		.657
Alcorn State*	13	–	5		.722			18	–	14		.563
Grambling State	10	–	8		.556			16	–	17		.485
Jackson State	10	–	8		.556			14	–	18		.438
Southern	10	–	8		.556			15	–	18		.455
Prairie View A&M	10	–	8		.556			13	–	20		.394
Mississippi Valley State	7	–	11		.389			7	–	25		.219
Alabama State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	23		.258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12		.333			7	–	25		.219
Alabama A&M	2	–	16		.111			2	–	27		.069
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2017 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 9–9 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Southern in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.^[1]

Roster

2016–17 Alabama State Hornets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F/C 00 Amir Warnock 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia G/F 1 Rodney Simeon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Miami, Florida F 2 Corvon Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Indianapolis, Indiana G 3 Torloft Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Montgomery, Alabama F 4 Demetruis Houston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Montgomery, Alabama G 5 Mehdy Ngouama 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Paris, France G/F 11 Austin Rogers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Montgomery, Alabama G 12 Reginald Gee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Montgomery, Alabama G 13 Joseff Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Savannah, Georgia F 14 Tony Armstrong 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Montgomery, Alabama F 20 Glenn Hollaway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Douglasville, Georgia G 21 Devante Pope 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Pensacola, Florida C 24 Branden Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Garfield, Ohio F 25 Mikel Tyson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Detroit, Michigan G 30 Terrance LeFlore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Wetumpka, Alabama C 31 Artis Cleveland 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan G 52 Steve Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Montgomery, Alabama	Head coach Lewis Jackson (Alabama State) Assistant coach(es) Anthony Sewell (Troy) Steve Rogers (Alabama State) Michael Curry (Georgia Southwestern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016* 7:00 pm		Auburn–Montgomery	W 56–50		Dunn–Oliver Acadome  Montgomery, AL
11/07/2016* 7:00 pm		Huntingdon	W 89–61		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,000) Montgomery, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 7:00 pm		at WKU	L 66–79	0–1	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,149) Bowling Green, KY
11/14/2016* 8:00 pm, FSS		at TCU	L 62–96	0–2	Schollmaier Arena (5,671) Fort Worth, TX
11/16/2016* 6:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 56–87	0–3	Thomas Assembly Center (3,016) Ruston, LA
11/22/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kennesaw State	L 72–79	0–4	KSU Convocation Center (937) Kennesaw, GA
11/25/2016* 02:30 pm		vs. Northern Arizona Global Sports Classic	L 57–71	0–5	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
11/26/2016* 12:00 pm		vs. Cal State Fullerton Global Sports Classic	W 76–67 OT	1–5	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm		Jacksonville State	L 69–72	1–6	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,259) Montgomery, AL
12/04/2016* 5:15 pm		at Troy	L 65–83	1–7	Trojan Arena (972) Troy, AL
12/12/2016* 7:00 pm		at San Diego State	L 41–73	1–8	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
12/14/2016* 7:30 pm, OVC		at Tennessee State	L 46–68	1–9	Gentry Complex (760) Nashville, TN
12/22/2016* 7:30 pm		at Ball State	L 48–73	1–10	Worthen Arena (2,543) Muncie, IN
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm		Fort Valley State	W 75–68	2–10	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (589) Montgomery, AL
SWAC regular season
01/02/2017 7:30 pm		Grambling State	W 73–69	3–10 (1–0)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (293) Montgomery, AL
01/04/2017 7:30 pm		Jackson State	L 60–63	3–11 (1–1)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,059) Montgomery, AL
01/07/2017 5:00 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 63–71	3–12 (1–2)	K. L. Johnson Complex (650) Pine Bluff, AR
01/09/2017 7:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	L 70–73	3–13 (1–3)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,201) Itta Bena, MS
01/14/2017 5:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 57–55	4–13 (2–3)	Elmore Gymnasium (3,320) Huntsville, AL
01/21/2017 5:00 pm		Alcorn State	L 71–78	4–14 (2–4)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,256) Montgomery, AL
01/23/2017 7:30 pm		Southern	W 79–65	5–14 (3–4)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,872) Montgomery, AL
01/28/2017 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 68–70	5–15 (3–5)	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,022) Houston, TX
01/30/2017 7:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 52–72	5–16 (3–6)	William J. Nicks Building (1,005) Prairie View, TX
02/04/2017 5:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 77–65	6–16 (4–6)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,343) Montgomery, AL
02/06/2017 7:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 71–66	7–16 (5–6)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,263) Montgomery, AL
02/11/2017 5:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 97–89 3OT	8–16 (6–6)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (6,285) Montgomery, AL
02/18/2017 5:00 pm		at Alcorn State	L 67–75	8–17 (6–7)	Davey Whitney Complex (656) Lorman, MS
02/20/2017 7:30 pm		at Southern	L 73–79	8–18 (6–8)	F. G. Clark Center (899) Baton Rouge, LA
02/25/2017 5:00 pm		Texas Southern	L 73–86	8–19 (6–9)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,997) Montgomery, AL
02/27/2017 7:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 58–77	8–20 (6–10)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,632) Montgomery, AL
03/02/2017 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 69–82	8–21 (6–11)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (373) Grambling, LA
03/04/2017 7:30 pm		at Jackson State	L 59–65	8–22 (6–12)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
SWAC tournament
03/07/2017 7:30 pm	(8)	at (1) Texas Southern Quarterfinals	L 72–87	8–23	Health and Physical Education Arena (3,487) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

1. "Southern cruised past Alabama St., into SWAC tourney semis". ESPN. March 10, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2024.