2021–22 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2021–22 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by second-year head coach Mo Williams, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2021–22 Alabama State Hornets basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	9–21 (8–10 SWAC)
Head coach	Mo Williams (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Trey Johnson
Assistant coaches	Tyrone Levett Keith Williams
Home arena	Dunn–Oliver Acadome
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State	14	–	4		.778			17	–	17		.500
Texas Southern †	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
Southern	12	–	6		.667			17	–	14		.548
Florida A&M	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
Alabama A&M	10	–	8		.556			12	–	18		.400
Grambling State	9	–	9		.500			12	–	20		.375
Jackson State	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Prairie View A&M	8	–	10		.444			8	–	19		.296
Alabama State	8	–	10		.444			9	–	21		.300
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	5	–	13		.278			7	–	24		.226
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	16		.111			2	–	26		.071
† 2022 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2020–21 season 4–14 in SWAC play, to finish in eighth place. They were ineligible for postseason due to APR violations.

Roster

2021–22 Alabama State Hornets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Trace Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr John A. Logan College Owensboro, KY G 1 DJ Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Etiwanda High School Los Angeles, CA F 2 Jordan O'Neal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Coahoma Community College Mobile, AL F 3 Gerald Liddell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Texas Cibolo, TX G 4 E.J. Clark 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Bossier Parish Community College Dallas, TX G 5 Juan Reyna 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Duncanville High School San Antonio, TX F 10 Michael Barber 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS So Southwest Mississippi Community College Jackson, MS G 11 Jayme Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Forest Hill High School Jackson, MS G 12 Malik Smiley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr IMG Academy Birmingham, AL G 13 Kareem Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr South Mountain Community College Sacramento, CA G 14 Christian McCray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Cal State Fullerton Las Vegas, NV G 15 Kevion Stewart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Sr SIU Edwardsville Memphis, TN G 20 Kenny Strawbridge 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS So Western Nebraska Rockford, IL F 22 Darrell Reed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Hammond High School Hammond, IN G 23 Ashton McClelland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 153 lb (69 kg) RS So Texas Southern Houston, TX F 24 Isaiah Range 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Tarleton State Cedar Hill, TX	Head coach Mo Williams (Alabama) Assistant coach(es) Trey Johnson (Jackson State) Tyrone Levett (Alabama State) Keith Williams (Arkansas–Pine Bluff) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 3, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Western Kentucky	L 74–79	0–1	23 – Young	9 – Young	5 – Strawbridge	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,023) Bowling Green, KY
November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Vanderbilt	L 72–91	0–2	11 – Young	5 – 3 tied	3 – Mitchell	Memorial Gymnasium (5,459) Nashville, TN
November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Missouri State	L 60–78	0–3	14 – Liddell	6 – Range	2 – Young	JQH Arena (3,922) Springfield, MO
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Iowa State	L 60–68	0–4	15 – Range	10 – Range	3 – 2 tied	Hilton Coliseum (12,100) Ames, IA
November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Iowa	L 82–108	0–5	20 – McCray	10 – Barber	4 – Liddell	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,957) Iowa City, IA
November 20, 2021* 7:00 p.m.		North Carolina Central	W 80–74	1–5	22 – Liddell	14 – O'Neal	4 – 2 tied	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (932) Montgomery, AL
November 28, 2021* 3:30 p.m.		North Alabama	L 69–81	1–6	16 – Strawbridge	8 – O'Neal	3 – Liddell	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (450) Montgomery, AL
December 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	L 54–93	1–7	10 – 2 tied	7 – Barber	2 – 4 tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 8, 2021* 6:00 p.m.		Samford	L 64–74	1–8	14 – Strawbridge	9 – Range	3 – Clark	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (175) Montgomery, AL
December 11, 2021* 5:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Pepperdine	L 62–79	1–9	16 – Strawbridge	11 – Strawbridge	4 – Jackson	Firestone Fieldhouse (500) Malibu, CA
December 15, 2021* 10:00 p.m., P12N		at UCLA	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[1]					Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Memphis	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols[2]					FedExForum  Memphis, TN
December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m., LHN		at No. 16 Texas	L 48–68	1–10	16 – Liddell	6 – Young	2 – 2 tied	Frank Erwin Center (11,732) Austin, TX
December 28, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 53–75	1–11	15 – Liddell	6 – 2 tied	2 – Strawbridge	United Supermarkets Arena (12,059) Lubbock, TX
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2022 4:00 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 84–75	2–11 (1–0)	27 – Strawbridge	11 – Barber	7 – Clark	Harrison HPER Complex (156) Itta Bena, MS
January 5, 2022 7:30 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 68–70	2–12 (1–1)	12 – 2 tied	10 – O'Neal	4 – Clark	K. L. Johnson Complex (564) Pine Bluff, AR
January 8, 2022 4:30 p.m.		Jackson State	W 72–57	3–12 (2–1)	17 – Strawbridge	5 – 2 tied	4 – Clark	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (525) Montgomery, AL
January 10, 2022 8:00 p.m.		Alcorn State	L 60–70	3–13 (2–2)	13 – Liddell	8 – Liddell	5 – Jackson	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (400) Montgomery, AL
January 15, 2022 4:30 p.m.		Alabama A&M	W 59–55	4–13 (3–2)	15 – Young	7 – 2 tied	4 – Clark	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,150) Montgomery, AL
January 22, 2022 5:30 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	L 67–70	4–14 (3–3)	15 – Range	6 – 3 tied	4 – Clark	William Nicks Building (1,206) Prairie View, TX
January 24, 2022 7:30 p.m.		at Texas Southern	L 66–73	4–15 (3–4)	17 – Young	10 – Strawbridge	3 – Jackson	H&PE Arena (2,163) Houston, TX
January 29, 2022 7:00 p.m.		vs. Bethune–Cookman Bridge Builder Classic	W 79–73	5–15 (4–4)	21 – Young	8 – Young	4 – Clark	Mitchell Center (1,310) Mobile, AL
January 31, 2022 8:00 p.m.		Florida A&M	L 65–66	5–16 (4–5)	29 – Young	8 – Young	5 – Jackson	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,150) Montgomery, AL
February 5, 2022 2:30 p.m.		at Grambling State	W 80–72	6–16 (5–5)	25 – Reyna	7 – 2 tied	4 – Range	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,191) Grambling, LA
February 7, 2022 7:30 p.m.		at Southern	L 58–72	6–17 (5–6)	19 – Range	8 – Young	3 – Jackson	F. G. Clark Center (4,989) Baton Rouge, LA
February 12, 2022 4:30 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 70–75	6–18 (5–7)	19 – Strawbridge	6 – Liddell	5 – Liddell	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (980) Montgomery, AL
February 14, 2022 8:00 p.m.		Mississippi Valley State	L 71–85	6–19 (5–8)	18 – Strawbridge	5 – O'Neal	5 – Strawbridge	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (0) Montgomery, AL
February 19, 2022 3:00 p.m.		at Florida A&M	L 83–86 OT	6–20 (5–9)	24 – Reyna	12 – Liddell	4 – Strawbridge	Al Lawson Center (0) Tallahassee, FL
February 21, 2022 7:00 p.m.		at Bethune–Cookman	W 79–68	7–20 (6–9)	28 – Strawbridge	12 – Liddell	6 – Strawbridge	Moore Gymnasium (1,000) Daytona Beach, FL
February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	L 65–80	7–21 (6–10)	13 – Liddell	14 – Liddell	3 – Strawbridge	Elmore Gymnasium (2,400) Normal, AL
March 3, 2022 8:00 p.m.		Southern	W 77–67	8–21 (7–10)	16 – Clark	10 – Liddell	3 – Clark	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,098) Montgomery, AL
March 5, 2022 4:30 p.m.		Grambling State	W 78–75	9–21 (8–10)	21 – Young	10 – Young	4 – Clark	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,201) Montgomery, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[3]

References

1. "Men's Basketball Game vs. Alabama State Will Not Be Played as Scheduled". uclabruins.com. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
2. "Memphis-Tennessee Game Canceled". gotigersgo.com. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
3. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama State Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2022.