2022–23 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2022–23 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Otis Hughley Jr., played their home games at the newly opened Alabama A&M Events Center in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2022–23 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record15–18 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCal Cochran
Assistant coaches
  • Rodney Broughton Jr.
  • Brandon Houston
Home arenaAlabama A&M Events Center
2022–23 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alcorn State15–3 .83318–14  .563
Grambling State15–3 .83324–9  .727
Jackson State12–6 .66714–19  .424
Southern11–7 .61115–17  .469
Alabama A&M10–8 .55615–18  .455
Prairie View A&M9–9 .50013–19  .406
Bethune–Cookman8–10 .44412–20  .375
Texas Southern †7–11 .38914–21  .400
Alabama State6–12 .3338–23  .258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff6–12 .33310–21  .323
Florida A&M5–13 .2787–22  .241
Mississippi Valley State4–14 .2225–27  .156
† 2023 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 12–18, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place.[1] In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Florida A&M,[2] before falling to Alcorn State in the semifinals.[3] On March 22, Alabama A&M announced that they were parting ways with head coach Dylan Howard after five season as the head coach.[4] On April 18, the school announced that Otis Hughley Jr. would be named the next head coach of the Bulldogs.[5]

Roster
2022–23 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F 0 Jayland Randall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
G 1 Messiah Thompson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G/F 2 Omari Peek 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 3 Cameron Tucker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
G 4 Caleb Blackwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Buford, Georgia
G 10 Garrett Hicks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Madison, Alabama
F 11 Austin Harvell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Athens, Alabama
G/F 12 Brandon Powell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) GS Huntsville, Alabama
F 13 Xavier Brewer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) GS Atlanta, Georgia
G/F 15 Dailin Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Colorado Springs, Colorado
G/F 22 Lorenzo Downey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
F 23 Darius Osborne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
G 24 Eric Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS So Tampa, Florida
C 30 William Tavares de Brito 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) So Praia, Cabo Verde
C 33 Olisa Blaise Akonobi 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) GS Abuja, Nigeria
C 34/20 EJ Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)275 lb (125 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 14, 2023

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Oakwood W 95–79  –
  22 – Hicks  9 – Harvell  5 – Hicks  Elmore Gymnasium (3,124)
Normal, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2022*
7:00 pm		 North Alabama L 76–84  0–1
  18 – Hicks  8 – Powell  5 – Williams  Elmore Gymnasium (1,405)
Normal, AL
November 14, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tennessee State L 76–87  0–2
  23 – Smith  5 – Tucker  4 – Tucker  Gentry Complex (5,619)
Nashville, TN
November 17, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Samford L 64–84  0–3
  14 – Hicks  7 – Blaise Akonobi  3 – 3 Tied  Elmore Gymnasium (1,800)
Normal, AL
November 19, 2022*
6:00 pm		 vs. Norfolk State
ATL Has Something to Say HBCU Challenge		 L 83–89  0–4
  18 – Thompson  6 – Blaise Akonobi  4 – Tucker  Forbes Arena 
Atlanta, GA
November 23, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Louisiana Tech L 75–80  0–5
  22 – Hicks  4 – 2 Tied  6 – Thompson  Alabama A&M Events Center (1,123)
Huntsville, AL
November 25, 2022*
6:00 pm		 UT Southern W 90–79  1–5
  26 – Thompson  11 – Powell  5 – Hicks  Alabama A&M Events Center (1,470)
Huntsville, AL
November 28, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Fisk W 71–55  2–5
  14 – Harvell  4 – Blaise Akonobi  3 – Thompson  Alabama A&M Events Center (1,560)
Huntsville, AL
December 9, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Lipscomb W 63–59  3–5
  20 – Hicks  7 – 2 Tied  3 – Tucker  Elmore Gymnasium (952)
Normal, AL
December 12, 2022*
6:00 pm		 South Alabama L 71–78  3–6
  23 – Peek  8 – Blaise Akonobi  4 – Tucker  Alabama A&M Events Center (451)
Huntsville, AL
December 15, 2022*
7:00 pm		 Rust W 97–75  4–6
  16 – 2 Tied  6 – 2 Tied  7 – Thompson  Alabama A&M Events Center (231)
Huntsville, AL
December 17, 2022*
3:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 18 Illinois L 47–68  4–7
  13 – Hicks  12 – Blaise Akonobi  2 – Smith  State Farm Center (13,813)
Champaign, IL
December 22, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Vanderbilt L 62–70  4–8
  15 – Thompson  11 – Blaise Akonobi  6 – Thompson  Memorial Gymnasium (5,010)
Nashville, TN
December 29, 2022*
2:00 pm, BTN		 at Ohio State L 59–90  4–9
  11 – Hicks  6 – Hicks  4 – 2 Tied  Value City Arena (14,521)
Columbus, OH
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2023
7:00 pm		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 66–59  5–9
(1–0)		  19 – Hicks  7 – 2 Tied  6 – Thompson  Alabama A&M Events Center (817)
Huntsville, AL
January 4, 2023
7:00 pm		 Mississippi Valley State W 75–68  6–9
(2–0)		  23 – Hicks  7 – Blaise Akonobi  9 – Tucker  Alabama A&M Events Center (2,275)
Huntsville, AL
January 7, 2023
4:00 pm		 at Alcorn State L 76–89  6–10
(2–1)		  15 – Smith  4 – 2 Tied  5 – Tucker  Davey Whitney Complex (1,150)
Lorman, MS
January 9, 2023
7:30 pm		 at Jackson State L 64–72  6–11
(2–2)		  17 – Thompson  7 – Williams  3 – Thompson  Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
January 16, 2023
3:30 pm		 vs. Alabama State
Bridge Builder Classic		 L 61–69  6–12
(2–3)		  15 – Hicks  6 – Hicks  2 – Hicks  Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
January 21, 2023
5:00 pm		 Texas Southern L 59–70  6–13
(2–4)		  11 – Peek  5 – Hicks  2 – Tucker  Alabama A&M Events Center (1,954)
Huntsville, AL
January 23, 2023
7:00 pm, HBCU Go		 Prairie View A&M W 67–59  7–13
(3–4)		  13 – Blaise Akonobi  11 – Blaise Akonobi  4 – Thompson  Alabama A&M Events Center (2,787)
Huntsville, AL
January 28, 2023
3:00 pm		 at Florida A&M W 61–56  8–13
(4–4)		  17 – Blaise Akonobi  6 – Blaise Akonobi  4 – Thompson  Al Lawson Center (1,724)
Tallahassee, FL
January 30, 2023
6:30 pm		 at Bethune–Cookman L 77–88  8–14
(4–5)		  22 – Hicks  10 – Blaise Akonobi  3 – Tucker  Moore Gymnasium (631)
Daytona Beach, FL
February 4, 2023
5:00 pm		 Southern W 82–61  9–14
(5–5)		  20 – Thompson  5 – Lee  5 – Hicks  Alabama A&M Events Center (3,313)
Huntsville, AL
February 6, 2023
7:00 pm		 Grambling State L 60–66  9–15
(5–6)		  17 – Tucker  4 – Tied  5 – Tucker  Alabama A&M Events Center (872)
Huntsville, AL
February 11, 2023
7:00 pm		 at Mississippi Valley State W 70–68 2OT 10–15
(6–6)		  20 – Smith  5 – Tied  3 – Thompson  Harrison HPER Complex (976)
Itta Bena, MS
February 13, 2023
7:00 pm		 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 75–72  11–15
(7–6)		  24 – Thompson  6 – Tied  5 – Tied  H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,621)
Pine Bluff, AR
February 18, 2023
5:00 pm		 Bethune–Cookman W 90–56  12–15
(8–6)		  14 – Tucker  7 – Williams  6 – Thompson  Alabama A&M Events Center (2,500)
Huntsville, AL
February 20, 2023
7:00 pm		 Florida A&M L 71–77  12–16
(8–7)		  13 – Blaise Akonobi  10 – Blaise Akonobi  4 – Thompson  Alabama A&M Events Center (3,277)
Huntsville, AL
February 25, 2023
4:00 pm		 at Alabama State W 55–50  13–16
(9–7)		  17 – Thompson  7 – Hicks  3 – Williams  Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,207)
Montgomery, AL
March 2, 2023
7:00 pm		 at Grambling State L 48–60  13–17
(9–8)		  16 – Blaise Akonobi  6 – Blaise Akonobi  2 – Downey  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,232)
Grambling, LA
March 4, 2023
5:30 pm		 at Southern W 68–65  14–17
(10–8)		  16 – Tied  8 – Blaise Akonobi  4 – Tied  F. G. Clark Center (5,522)
Baton Rouge, LA
SWAC tournament
March 9, 2023
8:30 pm, ESPN+		 (5) vs. (4) Southern
Quarterfinals		 W 77–63  15–17
  27 – Thompson  9 – Blaise Akonobi  3 – Thompson  Bartow Arena (1,067)
Birmingham, AL
March 10, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 (5) vs. (8) Texas Southern
Semifinals		 L 61–74  15–18
  15 – Downey  8 – Harvell  3 – Tied  Bartow Arena (645)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources[6][7]

References
  1. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  2. "2022 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament Central". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  3. "Alabama A&M Drops 69-64 Decision in SWAC Tournament Semifinals". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  4. "Alabama A&M parts ways with men's hoops coach". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  5. "Former LeFlore basketball coach Otis Hughley Jr. named new men's coach at Alabama A&M". al.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  6. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  7. "2022-23 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
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