2018–19 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

2018–19 Alabama State Hornets basketball
2018–19 Alabama State Hornets basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	12–19 (9–9 SWAC)
Head coach	Lewis Jackson (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Anthony Sewell; Steve Rogers; Byron Rimm;
Home arena	Dunn–Oliver Acadome
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Prairie View A&M †	17	–	1	.944	22	–	13	.629
Texas Southern	14	–	4	.778	24	–	14	.632
Jackson State	10	–	8	.556	13	–	19	.406
Grambling State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	17	.500
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	10	–	8	.556	13	–	19	.406
Alabama State	9	–	9	.500	12	–	19	.387
Southern	6	–	12	.333	7	–	25	.219
Alcorn State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Mississippi Valley State	4	–	14	.222	6	–	26	.188
Alabama A&M*	4	–	14	.222	5	–	27	.156
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2019 SWAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represents Alabama State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 14th-year head coach Lewis Jackson, play their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2017–18 season 8–23, 8–10 in SWAC play to finish in seventh place. Due to Grambling State's ineligibility, they received the No. 6 seed in the SWAC Tournament where they lost to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals.^[1]

Roster

2018–19 Alabama State Hornets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	00	Azariah Seay	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Prattville, Alabama
F	1	Therrell Gosier II	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Pompano Beach, Florida
G	2	Kevin Holston	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Washington, D.C.
G	3	Gene Davis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Birmingham, Alabama
G/F	4	Leon Daniels	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Atlantic City, New Jersey
G	5	Tobi Ewuosho	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	10	Jacoby Ross	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	New Orleans, Louisiana
G/F	11	Austin Rogers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Montgomery, Alabama
G	12	Reginald Gee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
G/F	13	AJ Farrar	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Duluth, Georgia
F	14	Ed Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	15	Fausto Pichardo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	New York, New York
G	20	John Sellars Wright	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
C	24	Branden Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Garfield, Ohio

Head coach

Lewis Jackson (Alabama State)

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Sewell (Troy)
Steve Rogers (Alabama State)
Byron Rimm (Cal State–Los Angeles)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Iowa State	L 53–79	0–1	15 – Gee	11 – Johnson	4 – Davis	Hilton Coliseum (13,696) Ames, IA
Nov 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		at South Dakota State	L 61–78	0–2	25 – Ross	5 – Gosier	2 – Ross	Frost Arena (2,277) Brookings, SD
Nov 11, 2018* 5:30 pm		LaGrange	W 97–63	1–2	24 – Gee	7 – Johnson	3 – Farrar	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,180) Montgomery, AL
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm		Birmingham–Southern	W 86–44	2–2	18 – Gee	13 – Johnson	6 – Holston	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,807) Montgomery, AL
Nov 21, 2018* 7:30 pm, BTN		at No. 20 Iowa	L 78-105	2-3	16 – Gee	13 – Pichardo	5 – Tied	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,939) Iowa, IA
Nov 28, 2018* 6:00 pm		at Akron	L 54-86	2-4	9 – Tied	3 – 4 Tied	3 – Tied	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,294) Akron, OH
Dec 12, 2018* 8:00 pm		at Boise State	L 57-67	2-5	17 – Ross	8 – Ewuosho	4 – Davis	Taco Bell Arena (3,476) Boise, ID
Dec 15, 2018* 8:00 pm		at Utah State	L 48-86	2-6	11 – Ewuosho	8 – Daniels	3 – Holston	Smith Spectrum (6,078) Logan, Utah
Dec 18, 2018* 6:30 pm		at Sam Houston State	L 57-78	2-7	21 – Ross	6 – Johnson	3 – Ross	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (625) Huntsville, TX
Dec 21, 2018* 11:00 pm		vs. Liberty St. Pete Shootout semifinals	L 55-73	2-8	12 – Gee	4 – Holston	5 – Ross	MacArthur Center (158) St. Petersburg, FL
Dec 22, 2018* 11:00 am		vs. Campbell St. Pete Shootout	L 69-70	2-9	25 – Ross	10 – Pichardo	4 – Davis	McArthur Center (110) St. Petersburg, FL
SWAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019 5:30 pm		Grambling State	W 74-53	3-9 (1-0)	18 – Farrar	12 – Farrar	4 – Davis	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (91) Montgomery, AL
Jan 7, 2019 7:30 pm		Jackson State	W 59-57	4-9 (2-0)	13 – Ross	8 – Gee	2 – Ross	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,321) Montgomery, AL
Jan 12, 2019 7:00 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 71-82	4-10 (2-1)	19 – Gee	8 – McKnight	4 – Jackson	K. L. Johnson Complex (1,655) Pine Bluff, AR
Jan 14, 2019 7:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 81-79(OT)	5-10 (3-1)	16 – Gee	8 – Ewuosho	4 – Holson	Harrison HPER Complex (2,298) Itta Bena, MS
Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 72-54	6-10 (4-1)	19 – Gee	7 – Gee	3 – Daniels	Elmore Gymnasium (3,789) Huntsville, AL
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 74-59	7-10 (5-1)	20 – Gee	8 – Ewuosho	5 – Ross	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,156) Montgomery, AL
Jan 28, 2019 7:30 pm		Southern	W 69-65	8-10 (6-1)	18 – Farrar	14 – Farrar	4 – Holston	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,327) Montgomery, AL
Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm		at Texas Southern	L 59-83	8-11 (6-2)	16 – Daniels	10 – Farrar	9 – Holston	H&PE Arena (874) Houston, TX
Feb 4, 2019 7:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 67-69	8-12 (6-3)	19 – Ross	9 – Gee	3 – Holston	William J. Nicks Building (515) Prairie View, TX
Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 69-75	8-13 (6-4)	12 – Ewuosho	10 – Ewuosho	4 – Holston	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,980) Montgomery, AL
Feb 11, 2019 7:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 82-59	9-13 (7-4)	17 – Ross	9 – Farrar	2 – Holston	Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
Feb 16, 2019 5:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 68-62	10-13 (8-4)	17 – Gee	7 – Gee	4 – Holston	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (5,378) Montgomery, AL
Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm		at Alcorn State	L 69-74 ^OT	10-14 (8-5)	21 – Ross	10 – Ewuosho	4 – Holston	Davey Whitney Complex (353) Lorman, MS
Feb 25, 2019 7:30 pm		Southern	W 60-57	11-14 (9-5)	20 – Farrar	11 – Farrar	4 – Ross	F. G. Clark Center (2,681) Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 2, 2019 5:00 pm		Texas Southern	L 68-78	11-15 (9-6)	15 – Ross	5 – Daniels	3 – Gee	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,908) Montgomery, AL
Mar 4, 2019 7:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 69-96	11-16 (9-7)	20 – Daniels	8 – Pichardo	5 – Gee	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,200) Montgomery, AL
Mar 7, 2019 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 66-93	11-17 (9-8)	18 – Ewuosho	5 – Ewuosho	3 – Holston	Hobdy Assembly Center (1,109) Grambling, LA
Mar 9, 2019 5:00 pm		at Jackson State	L 70-82	11-18 (9-9)	21 – Daniels	9 – Ewuosho	2 – Ross	Williams Assembly Center (1,023) Jackson, MS
SWAC Tournament
Mar 12, 2019 8:00 pm	(3)	(6) Alabama State Quarterfinals	W 58-49	12-18	14 – Ross	8 – Pichardo	3 – Daniels	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Mar 15, 2019 8:00 pm	(3)	(2) Texas Southern Semifinals	L 66-80	12-19	24 – Daniels	13 – Daniels	4 – Holston	Bill Harris Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

^ "Alabama State falls to Texas Southern in opening round of SWAC tournament, 90-76". WSFA. Retrieved November 20, 2018.

[1] "Alabama State falls to Texas Southern in opening round of SWAC tournament, 90-76". WSFA. Retrieved November 20, 2018.

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