2020–21 Alcorn State Braves basketball team
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–13 (6–7 SWAC) |
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Home arena | Davey Whitney Complex |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 13 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | – | 5 | .762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 11 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern † | 10 | – | 3 | .769 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | 6 | – | 13 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M* | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State* | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 4 | – | 21 | .160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | 2 | – | 22 | .083 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2021 SWAC tournament winner |
The 2020–21 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by first-year head coach Landon Bussie, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Braves finished the 2019–20 season 15–15, 11–7 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the first round of the SWAC tournament to Jackson State.[1]
On March 23, it was announced that head coach Montez Robinson's contract would not be renewed, ending his 5-year tenure with the team.[2] A month later, on April 23, it was announced that Prairie View A&M assistant coach Landon Bussie would be the Braves' next head coach.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 2:30 pm |
at UAB | L 50–99 | 0–1 |
Bartow Arena (906) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
November 28, 2020* 1:00 pm |
at Kent State | Canceled | MAC Center Kent, OH | ||||||||
December 1, 2020* 6:00 pm |
at Dayton | Canceled | UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||||
December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Purdue Fort Wayne | Canceled | Hilliard Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN | ||||||||
December 5, 2020* |
at Stephen F. Austin | Canceled | William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX | ||||||||
December 10, 2020* 4:00 pm |
at California Baptist | Canceled | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA | ||||||||
December 13, 2021* |
at Hawaii | Canceled | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | ||||||||
December 20, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 6 Houston | L 55–88 | 0–2 |
Fertitta Center (1,859) Houston, TX | |||||||
December 22, 2020* 12:00 pm |
at Liberty | L 65–108 | 0–3 |
Liberty Arena (250) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
December 27, 2020* 3:00 pm, SECN |
at Vanderbilt | L 59–87 | 0–4 |
Memorial Gymnasium (56) Nashville, TN | |||||||
December 30, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 2 Baylor | L 76–105 | 0–5 |
Ferrell Center (2,350) Waco, TX | |||||||
SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2020 5:30 pm |
Texas Southern | Canceled | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | ||||||||
January 4, 2021 7:30 pm |
Prairie View A&M | Canceled | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | ||||||||
January 9, 2021 5:30 pm |
at Jackson State | Canceled | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS | ||||||||
January 12, 2021 7:30 pm |
at Grambling State | L 74–79 | 0–6 (0–1) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (600) Grambling, LA | |||||||
January 16, 2021 5:30 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | W 71–59 | 1–6 (1–1) |
Davey Whitney Complex (237) Lorman, MS | |||||||
January 18, 2021 3:30 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 82–48 | 2–6 (2–1) |
Davey Whitney Complex (349) Lorman, MS | |||||||
January 23, 2021 4:30 pm |
at Alabama State | W 57–52 | 3–6 (3–1) |
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (673) Montgomery, AL | |||||||
January 25, 2021 6:00 pm |
at Alabama A&M | Canceled | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL | ||||||||
January 30, 2021 3:30 pm |
Southern | L 59–76 | 3–7 (3–2) |
Davey Whitney Complex (369) Lorman, MS | |||||||
February 6, 2021 3:30 pm |
Jackson State | L 66–74 | 3–8 (3–3) |
Davey Whitney Complex (425) Lorman, MS | |||||||
February 8, 2021 7:30 pm |
Grambling State | L 62–67 | 3–9 (3–4) |
Davey Whitney Complex (250) Lorman, MS | |||||||
February 13, 2021 4:30 pm |
at Mississippi Valley State | W 70–56 | 4–9 (4–4) |
Harrison HPER Complex (100) Itta Bena, MS | |||||||
February 15, 2021 2:45 pm |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Canceled | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR | ||||||||
February 20, 2021 5:30 pm |
Alabama State | Postponed | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | ||||||||
February 22, 2021 7:30 pm |
Alabama A&M | W 65–52 | 5–9 (5–4) |
Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | |||||||
February 24, 2021 4:30 pm |
Alabama State rescheduled from February 20 |
W 68–59 | 6–9 (6–4) |
Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | |||||||
February 27, 2021 5:30 pm |
at Southern | L 75–89 | 6–10 (6–5) |
F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
March 4, 2021 7:30 pm |
at Texas Southern | L 78–80 | 6–11 (6–6) |
H&PE Arena Houston, TX | |||||||
March 6, 2021 2:30 pm |
at Prairie View A&M | L 69–81 | 6–12 (6–7) |
William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX | |||||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(6) | vs. (3) Texas Southern Quarterfinals |
L 55–78 | 6–13 |
Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Slow Start Hinders Alcorn's Night at JSU". Alcorn State University Athletics. March 10, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Alcorn State parts ways with basketball coaches Robinson, Pruitt". The Vicksburg Post. March 23, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Alcorn State Names Bussie Head Men's Basketball Coach". Southwestern Athletic Conference. April 23, 2020. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Alcorn State Braves Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 4, 2021.