2019-20 Schedule GAME Alabama State at Kansas State Statistical Showdown Game 9 Date Opponent Site Time Manhattan, Kansas - Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) 9 Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 7:00 pm 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 56.9 65.3 12 at (RV) Houston Houston, Texas L, 56-84 Per game 20 at (17) Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. L, 41-76 25 at (19) VCU Richmond, Va. L, 62-78 Talent: Travis Jarome (Play by Play) FIELD GOAL Airtime: 6:45 pm .365 .411 29 vs. Chattanooga (1) Niceville, Fla. L, 56-74 Station: www.BamaStateSports.com Percentage 30 vs. Chicago State (1) Niceville, Fla. W, 67-54 TIP-OFF .294 3-PT FG .295 December Percentage 9 at South Dakota Vermillion, S.D. L, 59-73 • Today’s game marks the 10th 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 .693 .629 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 29.6 34.5 • Alabama State head coach Lewis Jackson entered the season Per Game with 199 career wins, and picked up win 200 on the road in the January Emerald Coast Classic against Chicago State (November 30). ASSISTS 4 at Jackson State* Jackson, Miss. 5 pm The win gives he and his wife (Freda Freeman-Jackson) over 500 8.4 14.5 6 at Grambling State* Grambling, La. 7:30 pm wins combined at Alabama State Per Game 11 MVSU* Mongomery, Ala. 5 pm • Tobi Ewuosho was named the SWAC Player of the Week for his BLOCKS 13 UAPB* Montgomery, Ala. 7:30 pm performance against Houston earlier this week. The senior 2.3 2.6 18 vs. Alabama A&M* Birmingham, Ala. 5 pm scored a career-high 23 points against the Cougars, besting Per game 25 at Southern* Baton Rouge, La. 5 pm his previous mark of 18 against Grambling State last year. STEALS 27 at Alcorn State* Lorman, Miss. 7:30 pm • Ewuosho has scored in double figures in all but one game this 6.9 10.4 season, and was named All-Tournment after scoring a combined Per Game February 23 points in two games at the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville. 1 Prairie View A&M* Montgomery, Ala. 5 pm • Ewuosho recorded a career-high 23 points against Houston in 74.1 SCORING 60.3 3 Texas Southern* Montgomery, Ala. 7:30 pm his first start of the year, and leads the team in scoring. Defense 8 at MVSU* Itta Bena, Miss. 5 pm • Brandon Battle came off the bench for his best game in an 10 at UAPB* Pine Bluff, Ark. 7:30 pm Alabama State uniform against Chicago State (November 30). He .477 FG % .411 15 Alabama A&M* Montgomery, Ala. 5 pm finished the day with a career-high 14 points, grabbed three Defense 22 Southern* Montgomery, Ala. 5 pm rebounds, blocked a career-high three shots and added a pair 24 Alcorn State* Montgomery, Ala. 7:30 pm of steals. 3-PT FG % 29 at Prairie View A&M* Prairie View, Texas 5 pm • The Hornets have been shorthanded throughout the first eight .356 .319 games this season, missing a pair of key contributors and Defense March another of pair of players playing while getting to 100 percent. 2 at Texas Southern Houston, Texas 8 pm Two players - Decardo Day and Tyrese Robinson - remain -8.5 REBOUND -2.1 5 Jackson State* Montgomery, Ala. 7:30 pm questionable as the Hornets into the week. Margin 7 Grambling State* Montgomery, Ala. 5 pm • Alabama State will be facing a familiar opponent in this three- game road trip, facing Boise State for the second consecutive 0.5 AST - TO 1.0 * - Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game year in Boise (December 14). 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 0 2 5 21 23 Director, Strategic Communications / MBB Contact DJ Heath Leon Daniels Tobi Ewuosho Mike Stone Kevion Stewart e [email protected] c 334.294.1475 6-0, 185, Jr. 6-5, 195, Sr. 6-5, 200, Sr. 6-9, 260, Jr. 6-3, 190, R-Jr. o 334.229.2601 Anniston, AL Atlantic City, NJ Chicago, IL Brooklyn. NY Memphis, TN v 334.229.2601 PPG: 2.9 PPG: 5.6 PPG: 13.8 PPG: 2.0 PPG: 5.3 RPG: 1.0 RPG: 2.9 RPG: 6.3 RPG: 2.5 RPG: 1.4 Eric Evans II APG: 0.3 Assistant Director, Strategic Communications APG: 2.0 APG: 0.4 APG: 1.4 APG: 0.0 e [email protected] c 919.358.0356 LAST TIME OUT o 334.229.2635 v 334.229.2635 Game #8 (December 10, 2019) South Dakota def. Alabama State, 73-59 (Ewuosho 11 pts / 8 reb) #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 24 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. #24 #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. Jones 1993 points for the Hornets. Nickname G.H.