2018-19 Schedule GAME Alabama State at Tennessee Statistical Showdown Game 4 Date Opponent Site Time Knoxville (Tenn.) - Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678) 4 Wednesday, November 20, 2019 - 7 pm (est) November 5 at (8) Gonzaga Spokane, Wash. L, 64-95 HORNET SPORTS NETWORK POWERED BY POINTS 10 at Missouri State Springfield, Mo. L, 50-59 56.7 78.3 12 at (RV) Houston Houston, Texas L, 56-84 Per game 20 at (RV) Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. 7 pm 25 at (25) VCU Richmond, Va. 7 pm Talent: Travis Jarome (Play by Play) FIELD GOAL Airtime: 6:45 pm (est) .384 .494 29 vs. Chattanooga (1) Niceville, Fla. 1:30 pm Station: www.BamaStateSports.com Percentage 30 TBA (1) Niceville, Fla. TBA TIP-OFF .368 3-PT FG .462 December Percentage 9 at South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. 7 pm • Today’s game marks the fourth of 15 consecutive games away 11 at Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 7 pm from home (with four on neutral sites in tournament play) to FREE THROW start the season for Alabama State, including a pair of .660 .685 14 at Boise State Boise, Idaho 4 pm Percentage 21 vs, UAB (2) St. Pete, Fla. 4 pm conference games in January. The first time Alabama State will hit the floor at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome will be January 11 22 vs. Austin Peay St. Pete, Fla. TBA against Mississippi Valley State. BOARDS 29 at (15) Oregon Eugene, Ore. 1 pm 25.3 38.7 • Alabama State must replace All-SWAC pick Reginald Gee, who Per Game transferred to Austin Peay as a graduate student this season. January He hit his 1,000th career point last year as a Hornet. They ASSISTS 4 at Jackson State* Jackson, Miss. 5 pm must also replace another graduate transfer in Branden Johnson 8.7 19.7 6 at Grambling State* Grambling, La. 7:30 pm in the post who left for Virginia Tech. Per Game 11 MVSU* Mongomery, Ala. 5 pm • The Hornets boasts a pair of transfers themselves this season BLOCKS 13 UAPB* Montgomery, Ala. 7:30 pm in graduate transfer Decardo Day from Florida Gulf Coast, and 1.3 6.3 18 vs. Alabama A&M* Birmingham, Ala. 5 pm Kevion Stewart from SIUE. Per game 25 at Southern* Baton Rouge, La. 5 pm • Alabama State head coach Lewis Jackson enters the season STEALS 27 at Alcorn State* Lorman, Miss. 7:30 pm needing just one more win to reach 200 for his career as the 5.7 6.0 head coach of the Hornets. He and his wife, women’s coach Per Game February Freda Freeman-Jackson have combined for 500-plus wins and 1 Prairie View A&M* Montgomery, Ala. 5 pm will both be members of the SWAC Hall of Fame on December 20. 79.3 SCORING 62.7 3 Texas Southern* Montgomery, Ala. 7:30 pm • Alabama State had three players finish in double figures in the Defense 8 at MVSU* Itta Bena, Miss. 5 pm season opener on the road at (7/8) Gonzaga incuding Jacoby 10 at UAPB* Pine Bluff, Ark. 7:30 pm Ross who finished with 16 in the loss. He was joined in double FG % figures by Brandon Battle and Tobi Ewuosho each with 10. .509 .395 15 Alabama A&M* Montgomery, Ala. 5 pm Defense 22 Southern* Montgomery, Ala. 5 pm • Tobi Ewuosho came off the bench in the opener against 24 Alcorn State* Montgomery, Ala. 7:30 pm Gonzaga, a place he has grown accustomed to as the sixth 3-PT FG % 29 at Prairie View A&M* Prairie View, Texas 5 pm man for the Hornets. He responded with 10 points and a team- .426 .311 high five rebounds. Defense March • Ewuosho recorded a career-high 23 points against Houston in 2 at Texas Southern Houston, Texas 8 pm his first start of the year, and leads the team in scoring. -14.4 REBOUND +3.7 5 Jackson State* Montgomery, Ala. 7:30 pm • Alabama State has been off for eight days heading into tonight’s Margin 7 Grambling State* Montgomery, Ala. 5 pm game on the road against nationally-ranked Tennessee - a team that was ranked most of last season, and boasts the nation’s 0.5 AST - TO 1.5 * - Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game longest home winning streak. Ratio All home games are in bold. Times are subject to change (1) - Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Fla.) PROBABLE STARTERS (2) - St. Pete Shootout (St. Pete, Fla.) Strategic Communications Travis Jarome 1 2 10 14 35 Director, Strategic Communications / MBB Contact Leon Daniels Kevin Holston Jacoby Ross Brandon Battle Tyrese Robinson e [email protected] c 334.294.1475 6-5, 195, Sr. 6-1, 195, Jr. 5-9, 180, Jr. 6-8, 215, Jr. 6-8, 220, Jr. o 334.229.2601 Atlantic City, NJ Washington, DC New Orleans, LA Warren, OH Wilkinsburg, PA v 334.229.2601 PPG: 4.3 PPG: 6.7 PPG: 7.0 PPG: 7.3 PPG: 4.3 RPG: 2.7 RPG: 1.0 RPG: 1.7 RPG: 3.0 RPG: 3.7 Eric Evans II APG: 0.7 Assistant Director, Strategic Communications APG: 0.3 APG: 4.0 APG: 0.3 APG: 0.7 e [email protected] c 919.358.0356 LAST TIME OUT o 334.229.2635 v 334.229.2635 Game #3 (November 12, 2019) Houston def. Alabama State, 84-56 (Tobi Ewuosho 23 pts / 6 reb / 2 stl) #STATE OF MIND @BAMASTATEMBB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL / HIGH SCHOOL COACHING STAFF 0 DJ Heath G 6-0 185 Jr. Anniston, AL / Shelton State CC Head Coach: Lewis Jackson 1 Leon Daniels G/F 6-5 195 Sr. Atlantic City, NJ / Tallahassee / Atlantic City HS Asst Coach: Steve Rogers 2 Kevin Holston G 6-1 195 R-Jr. Washington, DC / Baltimore City / Chevy Chase Asst Coach: Anthony Sewell 3 Tyrece Cheek G/F 6-4 170 So. Greensboro, NC / Brunswick CC Asst Coach: Kevin Missouri 4 Jeremy Hamilton G/F 6-3 200 Jr. Los Angeles, CA / West Los Angeles CC Development: Tyrone Levett 5 Tobi Ewuosho G 6-5 200 Sr. Chicago, IL / Lewis & Clark CC / Lincoln Park HS 10 Jacoby Ross G 5-9 180 Jr. New Orleans, LA / Peabody Magnet HS 11 Austin Rogers G/F 6-4 185 R-Jr. Montgomery, AL / Brewbaker Tech Magnet HS 12 Decardo Day G 6-5 180 Sr. Jackson, MS / Florida Gulf Coast 13 AJ Farrar G/F 6-5 205 Sr. Duluth, GA / Georgia Highlands / Norcross HS 14 Brandon Battle F 6-8 215 Jr. Warren, OH / Jacksonville CC 15 Lemone Lampley II G/F 6-5 175 Fr. Frankfort, IL / St. Rita HS 20 John Sellars G 6-2 185 R-Fr. Fort Lauderdale, FL / Ga Prep Sports Academy 21 Mike Stone F 6-9 260 Jr. Brooklyn, NY / State Fair CC 22 Malik Smiley G/F 6-4 180 Fr. Birmimgham, AL / IMG Academy 23 Kevion Stewart G 6-3 190 R-Jr. Memphis, TN / Cordova HS / SIUE 30 Christopher Dumas G 6-0 175 Fr. Atlanta, GA / Kipp Atlanta Collegiate 35 Tyrese Robinson F 6-8 220 Jr. Wilkinsburg, PA / Beaver County CC TV / RADIO ROSTER #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #10 DJ HEATH LEON DANIELS KEVIN HOLSTON TYRECE CHEEK JEREMY HAMILTON TOBI EWUOSHO JACOBY ROSS 6-0, 185, Jr. 6-5, 195, Sr. 6-1, 195, R-Jr., G 6-4, 170, So. 6-3, 200, Jr. 6-5, 200, Sr., G/F 5-9, 180, Jr., G Anniston, Ala. Atlantic City, N.J. Washington, D.C. Greensboro, N.C. Los Angeles, Calif. Chicago, Ill. New Orleans, La. #12 #13 #14 #15 #20 #21 #22 DECARDO DAY AJ FARRAR BRANDON BATTLE LEMONE LAMPLEY II JOHN SELLARS MIKE STONE MALIK SMILEY 6-5, 180, Gr. 6-5, 205, Sr.., F 6-8, 215, Jr. 6-5, 175, Fr. 6-2, 185, R-Fr. 6-9, 260, Jr. 6-4, 180, G/F Jackson, Miss. Atlanta, Ga. Warren, Ohio Frnakfort, Ill. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Brooklyn, N.Y. Birmiingham, Ala. #23 #30 #35 KEVION STEWART CHRISTOPHER DUMAS TYRESE ROBINSON LEWIS JACKSON 6-3, 190, R-Jr. 6-0, 175, Fr. 6-8, 220, Jr. Head Coach Memphis, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga. Wilkinsburg, Penn. Alabama State, ‘84 #STATE OF MIND @BAMASTATEMBB MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Alabama State, since being passed by being passed PAIR OF HALL OF FAMERS ON THE BENCH 2019-20 QUICK FACTS • With the selection of Freda Freeman-Jackson into the by 16 players. When Roger finished his playing career, Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Hall of Fame in he was ninth on the list. Location October, Alabama State now has 18 members of its • Director of Player of Development, Tyrone Levett, is Montgomery, Alabama athletic department in the Hall. also on the list of former players who scored over 1,000 • A pair of Hornets currently on staff at Alabama State are career points for the Hornets. He scored a total of 1,558 Founded part of the total number in the Hall - head coach Lewis points for the Hornets, while playing for current head 1867 Jackson and assistant coach Steve Rogers. coach Lewis Jackson. Enrollment • Speaking of Jackson, he scored 1,478 points in just 5,627 Alabama State Hall of Fame Members 56 games for Alabama State - two years of action for C.J. Dunn 1992 the Hornets. Conference Severne Frazier 1992 • Between the three, they scored a total of 5,570 total Southwestern Athletic (SWAC) John H.