2008–09 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Alabama State Hornets none Alabama State ASU Wordmark.png Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 22–10 16–2 Lewis Jackson 4th Steve Rogers Anthony Sewell Courtney Stephens Dunn–Oliver Acadome SWAC Regular Season and Tournament champion NCAA tournament Opening Round 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.Morehead St. earns matchup with Louisville in tourney https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=290762011 https://web.archive.org/web/20171103190456/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=290762011 dead November 3, 2017 ESPN March 17, 2009 October 14, 2022 Roster 2008 Alabama State Hornets y Rashad Provit 1 G/F 6 7 sr Montgomery, Alabama Andrew Hayles y 2 G 6 5 sr Mobile, Alabama Wesley Jones 3 F 6 7 jr Beatrice, Alabama Jeff Middlebrooks 4 G 6 0 fr Atlanta, Georgia Jerry Stangline 5 G 6 2 fr y Montgomery, Alabama Brandon Brooks y basketball 11 G 6 2 sr Dallas, Texas Ivory White 12 G 6 4 fr y Greensboro, Alabama Tramaine Butler 21 G 6 3 so Detroit, Michigan Menji Mundadi 23 G 6 3 jr Chicago, Illinois Jevon Freeman 24 G 5 11 so Covington, Georgia Alexander Tolbert 25 SF 6 7 fr y Mobile, Alabama Roland Fitch 34 PF 6 7 so Livingston, Alabama Chief Kickingstallionsims y 42 C 7 1 sr Boynton Beach, Florida Byron Walker 45 F 6 8 jr Douglasville, Georgia Lewis Jackson (Alabama State) Steve Rogers (Alabama State) Anthony Sewell (Troy) Courtney Stephens (Alabama State) https://bamastatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2008-09 October 16, 2022 Sourcehttps://bamastatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2008-09 Alabama State Athletics 2008-09 Men's Basketball Roster October 16, 2022 Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama State Hornets|Regular season November 18, 2008 yes y 2008 none Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 61–74 0–1 November 21, 2008 yes y Illinois State Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX SMU Tip-Off Classic 71–77 0–2 November 22, 2008 yes y 2008 SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX SMU Tip-Off Classic 51–56 0–3 November 23, 2008 yes y 2008 Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX SMU Tip-Off Classic 77–68 1–3 December 3, 2008 yes y 2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 51–80 1–4 December 6, 2008 yes y Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 67–76 1–5 December 15, 2008 yes y Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 81–85 1–6 December 19, 2008 yes 2008 Auburn Montgomery Warhawks Auburn Montgomery Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 73–64 2–6 December 22, 2008 yes Auburn Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 72–77 2–7 December 29, 2008 yes 2008 West Alabama Tigers West Alabama Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 71–59 3–7 January 3, 2009 2008 none Jackson State Tigers Jackson State Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 66–60 4–7 1–0 January 5, 2009 2008 Grambling State Tigers Grambling State Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 60–46 5–7 2–0 January 10, 2009 y 2008 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff H.O. Clemmons Arena Pine Bluff, AR 71–66 6–7 3–0 January 12, 2009 7:30 p.m. y Mississippi Valley State Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS 65–64 7–7 4–0 January 17, 2009 y 2008 none Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL 69–57 8–7 5–0 January 24, 2009 2008 none Southern Jaguars Southern Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 64–60 9–7 6–0 January 26, 2009 2008 none Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 74–79 9–8 6–1 January 31, 2009 y 2008 none Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX 63–53 10–8 7–1 February 2, 2009 y 2008 none Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX 72–56 11–8 8–1 February 7, 2009 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 65–59 12–8 9–1 February 9, 2009 8:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 80–67 13–8 10–1 February 14, 2009 Alabama A&M Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 87–43 14–8 11–1 February 21, 2009 y Southern F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA 89–52 15–8 12–1 February 23, 2009 y Alcorn State Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS 76–71 16–8 13–1 February 28, 2009 Prairie View A&M Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 64–49 17–8 14–1 March 2, 2009 Texas Southern Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL 90–73 18–8 15–1 March 5, 2009 y Jackson State Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS 64–67 18–9 15–2 March 7, 2009 y Grambling State Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA 65–58 19–9 16–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama State Hornets| SWAC tournament March 11, 2009 y 1 Alabama A&M 8 Fair Park Arena Birmingham, AL SWAC Quarterfinals 70–58 20–9 March 13, 2009 y 1 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 4 Fair Park Arena Birmingham, AL SWAC Semifinals 63–55 21–9 March 14, 2009 y 1 Jackson State 2 Fair Park Arena Birmingham, AL SWAC Championship 65–58 22–9 |- !colspan=12 style=Alabama State Hornets| NCAA tournament March 17, 2009 y 16 MW Morehead State 16 MW University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH NCAA Opening Round 43–58 22–10 Sourcehttps://bamastatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2008-09 Alabama State Athletics 2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule October 16, 2022https://bamastatesports.com/documents/2021/12/14/Record_Book.pdf Alabama State Athletics Alabama State University Men's Basketball Record Book October 16, 2022 References Category:Alabama State Hornets basketball seasons Alabama State Alabama State Alabama State Hornets men's basketball Alabama State Hornets men's basketball