2008–09 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

2008–09 Alabama State Hornets basketball
SWAC Regular Season and Tournament champion
NCAA tournament, Opening Round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record22–10 (16–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDunn–Oliver Acadome
Seasons
← 2007–08
2009–10 →
2008–09 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alabama State 16 2   .889 22 10   .688
Jackson State 15 3   .833 18 15   .545
Prairie View A&M 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 11 7   .611 13 18   .419
Southern 8 10   .444 8 23   .258
Mississippi Valley State 7 11   .389 7 25   .219
Texas Southern 7 11   .389 7 25   .219
Alabama A&M 6 12   .333 8 19   .296
Grambling State 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Alcorn State 4 14   .222 6 25   .194
2009 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 12, 2009
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by head coach Lewis Jackson, played their home games at Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama, as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Hornets won the SWAC regular season title, then won the 2009 SWAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a 16th seed in the Midwest region. Alabama State played in the Opening Round game, losing to Morehead State, 58–43.[1]

Roster

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2008–09 Alabama State Hornets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 1 Rashad Provit 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Montgomery, Alabama
G 2 Andrew Hayles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Mobile, Alabama
F 3 Wesley Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Beatrice, Alabama
G 4 Jeff Middlebrooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 5 Jerry Stangline 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS Fr Montgomery, Alabama
G 11 Brandon Brooks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Dallas, Texas
G 12 Ivory White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
RS Fr Greensboro, Alabama
G 21 Tramaine Butler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Detroit, Michigan
G 23 Menji Mundadi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 24 Jevon Freeman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Covington, Georgia
SF 25 Alexander Tolbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
RS Fr Mobile, Alabama
PF 34 Roland Fitch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Livingston, Alabama
C 42 Chief Kickingstallionsims 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Sr Boynton Beach, Florida
F 45 Byron Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Douglasville, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 16, 2022

Source[2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 18, 2008*
at Southern Miss L 61–74  0–1
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
November 21, 2008*
vs. Illinois State
SMU Tip-Off Classic
L 71–77  0–2
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
November 22, 2008*
at SMU
SMU Tip-Off Classic
L 51–56  0–3
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
November 23, 2008*
vs. Houston Baptist
SMU Tip-Off Classic
W 77–68  1–3
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
December 3, 2008*
at Nebraska L 51–80  1–4
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
December 6, 2008*
at Mississippi State L 67–76  1–5
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
December 15, 2008*
at Ole Miss L 81–85  1–6
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 19, 2008*
Auburn Montgomery W 73–64  2–6
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
December 22, 2008*
Auburn L 72–77  2–7
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
December 29, 2008*
West Alabama W 71–59  3–7
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
January 3, 2009
Jackson State W 66–60  4–7
(1–0)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
January 5, 2009
Grambling State W 60–46  5–7
(2–0)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
January 10, 2009
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 71–66  6–7
(3–0)
H.O. Clemmons Arena 
Pine Bluff, AR
January 12, 2009
7:30 p.m.
at Mississippi Valley State W 65–64  7–7
(4–0)
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 17, 2009
at Alabama A&M W 69–57  8–7
(5–0)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL
January 24, 2009
Southern W 64–60  9–7
(6–0)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
January 26, 2009
Alcorn State L 74–79  9–8
(6–1)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
January 31, 2009
at Prairie View A&M W 63–53  10–8
(7–1)
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
February 2, 2009
at Texas Southern W 72–56  11–8
(8–1)
Health and Physical Education Arena 
Houston, TX
February 7, 2009
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 65–59  12–8
(9–1)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
February 9, 2009
8:00 p.m.
Mississippi Valley State W 80–67  13–8
(10–1)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
February 14, 2009
Alabama A&M W 87–43  14–8
(11–1)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
February 21, 2009
at Southern W 89–52  15–8
(12–1)
F. G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 23, 2009
at Alcorn State W 76–71  16–8
(13–1)
Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS
February 28, 2009
Prairie View A&M W 64–49  17–8
(14–1)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
March 2, 2009
Texas Southern W 90–73  18–8
(15–1)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
March 5, 2009
at Jackson State L 64–67  18–9
(15–2)
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
March 7, 2009
at Grambling State W 65–58  19–9
(16–2)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
SWAC tournament
March 11, 2009
(1) vs. (8) Alabama A&M
SWAC Quarterfinals
W 70–58  20–9
Fair Park Arena 
Birmingham, AL
March 13, 2009
(1) vs. (4) Arkansas–Pine Bluff
SWAC Semifinals
W 63–55  21–9
Fair Park Arena 
Birmingham, AL
March 14, 2009
(1) vs. (2) Jackson State
SWAC Championship
W 65–58  22–9
Fair Park Arena 
Birmingham, AL
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2009
(16 MW) vs. (16 MW) Morehead State
NCAA Opening Round
L 43–58  22–10
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Morehead St. earns matchup with Louisville in tourney". ESPN. March 17, 2009. Retrieved October 14, 2022.[dead link]
  2. ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster". Alabama State Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama State Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Alabama State University Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Alabama State Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2022.