1 Alcorn State University Men’s Basketball 23 Conference Championships | Six NCAA Tournament Appearances | #FearTheBrave - Alcorn head coach Montez Robinson was named SWAC Coach of the Year. His squad was projected to finish in fifth-place in the SWAC Preseason Poll but rose three spots to earn the No. 2 seed. It came after Alcorn went from ninth-place to second-place after his first year. - In two seasons, Robinson hoists a 26-10 conference record. He coached the Braves to back-to-back winning seasons in conference for the first time since 2001-02, 02-03. - Alcorn’s 18 wins overall were the most since 2001-02 when it won 20 games. That was also the last time the Braves had a winning season overall. - Senior Marquis Vance earned All-Conference First-Team honors. He finished his four-year career at Alcorn with 1,303 points, 803 rebounds, 209 assists, 80 blocks, 70 double-figure scoring games and 11 double-doubles. He played in 124 matches and made 107 starts. This season, he ranked top-10 in the league in rebounding, blocks and assists. Vance’s career-high was 30 points set at Grambling on Feb. 9, 2015. - Junior Reginal Johnson was selected to both the All-Conference Second- Team and SWAC All-Tournament Team. A two-time SWAC Player of the Week winner, Johnson scored at least 10 points in 30 of the last 31 games. He netted at least 20 points five times this season including outings of 28 and 27 in two games against MVSU. - The Braves made a run to the finals of the SWAC Championships. They got off a last-second three-point attempt to try and send the game to overtime against Texas Southern but it fell just short and hit the front of the rim. Johnson ended with 16 points and six rebounds, while senior Denzel Dulin recorded 12 points and five rebounds. - Both Vance and Johnson registered double-doubles against Southern in the semifinals. It was the third time Alcorn saw two student-athletes record double-doubles in the same game as both junior A.J. Mosby and Johnson did it against Rust College, and Johnson and Vance did it at Grambling. - In the SWAC first round, the Braves were clinging to a one point lead when Dulin came up with a huge steal on MVSU’s final possession and then hit a pair of clutch free throws. Mosby led the team with 17 points and six rebounds, while Johnson neared a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. Dulin was also a heavy contributor with 13 points and eight rebounds. - The Braves went on an 11-game winning-streak in conference which was the fifth longest active streak in the nation. It was also the fourth longest in program history, and the longest since 1998-99. Alcorn also held a six-game Final Notes Alcorn State BRAVES (18-14, 13-5 SWAC) ALCORN MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Fri, Nov. 11 Loyola-Chicago L, 69-44 Mon, Nov. 14 Evansville L, 82-59 Fri, Nov. 18 Selma University W, 93-48 Tues, Nov. 22 Blue Mountain W, 83-57 Sun, Nov. 27 Colorado State L, 80-58 Weds, Nov. 30 San Francisco L, 78-65 Sat, Dec. 3 California L, 83-59 Mon, Dec. 5 Louisiana Tech L, 98-65 Sun, Dec. 18 Georgia Tech L, 74-50 Tues, Dec. 20 Grand Canyon L, 63-53 Thurs, Dec. 22 Rust College W, 83-68 Mon, Jan. 2 Texas Southern* L, 67-65 Weds, Jan. 4 Prairie View A&M* W, 66-55 Mon, Jan 9 Grambling State* L, 67-62 Weds, Jan. 11 Jackson State* W, 63-50 Sat, Jan 14 MVSU* L, 84-77 Mon, Jan. 16 UAPB* W, 82-64 Sat, Jan. 21 Alabama State* W, 78-71 Mon, Jan. 23 Alabama A&M* W, 81-70 Sat, Jan. 28 Southern* W, 74-64 Sat, Feb. 4 Jackson State* W, 69-58 Mon, Feb. 6 Grambling State* W, 75-65 Sat, Feb. 11 MVSU* W, 88-77 Mon, Feb. 13 UAPB* W, 70-58 Sat, Feb. 18 Alabama State* W, 75-67 Mon, Feb. 20 Alabama A&M* W, 74-59 Sat, Feb. 25 Southern* W, 68-67 Thurs, March 2 Texas Southern* L, 94-88 (OT) Sat, March 4 Prairie View A&M* L, 66-60 Tues, March 7 MVSU% W, 63-60 Fri, March 10 vs. Southern% W, 81-59 Sat, March 11 vs. Texas Southern% L, 53-50 All times Central and subject to change. Bold indicates home game; *-SWAC game; %-SWAC Tournament NAME PRONUNCIATION “ALCORN” Please note the correct pronunciation of “Alcorn” is “All-Corn” as in “Always Alcorn.” Furthermore, the Alcorn men’s programs are the “Braves”, while the women are known as the “Lady Braves”.
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Alcorn State UniversityMen’s Basketball
23 Conference Championships | Six NCAA Tournament Appearances | #FearTheBrave
- Alcorn head coach Montez Robinson was named SWAC Coach of the Year. His squad was projected to finish in fifth-place in the SWAC Preseason Poll but rose three spots to earn the No. 2 seed. It came after Alcorn went from ninth-place to second-place after his first year.
- In two seasons, Robinson hoists a 26-10 conference record. He coached the Braves to back-to-back winning seasons in conference for the first time since 2001-02, 02-03.
- Alcorn’s 18 wins overall were the most since 2001-02 when it won 20 games. That was also the last time the Braves had a winning season overall.
- Senior Marquis Vance earned All-Conference First-Team honors. He finished his four-year career at Alcorn with 1,303 points, 803 rebounds, 209 assists, 80 blocks, 70 double-figure scoring games and 11 double-doubles. He played in 124 matches and made 107 starts. This season, he ranked top-10 in the league in rebounding, blocks and assists. Vance’s career-high was 30 points set at Grambling on Feb. 9, 2015.
- Junior Reginal Johnson was selected to both the All-Conference Second-Team and SWAC All-Tournament Team. A two-time SWAC Player of the Week winner, Johnson scored at least 10 points in 30 of the last 31 games. He netted at least 20 points five times this season including outings of 28 and 27 in two games against MVSU.
- The Braves made a run to the finals of the SWAC Championships. They got off a last-second three-point attempt to try and send the game to overtime against Texas Southern but it fell just short and hit the front of the rim. Johnson ended with 16 points and six rebounds, while senior Denzel Dulin recorded 12 points and five rebounds.
- Both Vance and Johnson registered double-doubles against Southern in the semifinals. It was the third time Alcorn saw two student-athletes record double-doubles in the same game as both junior A.J. Mosby and Johnson did it against Rust College, and Johnson and Vance did it at Grambling.
- In the SWAC first round, the Braves were clinging to a one point lead when Dulin came up with a huge steal on MVSU’s final possession and then hit a pair of clutch free throws. Mosby led the team with 17 points and six rebounds, while Johnson neared a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. Dulin was also a heavy contributor with 13 points and eight rebounds.
- The Braves went on an 11-game winning-streak in conference which was the fifth longest active streak in the nation. It was also the fourth longest in program history, and the longest since 1998-99. Alcorn also held a six-game
Final Notes
Alcorn StateBRAVES (18-14, 13-5 SWAC)
Alcorn Men’s BAsketBAll schedule
Fri, Nov. 11 Loyola-Chicago L, 69-44Mon, Nov. 14 Evansville L, 82-59Fri, Nov. 18 Selma University W, 93-48Tues, Nov. 22 Blue Mountain W, 83-57Sun, Nov. 27 Colorado State L, 80-58Weds, Nov. 30 San Francisco L, 78-65Sat, Dec. 3 California L, 83-59Mon, Dec. 5 Louisiana Tech L, 98-65Sun, Dec. 18 Georgia Tech L, 74-50Tues, Dec. 20 Grand Canyon L, 63-53Thurs, Dec. 22 Rust College W, 83-68Mon, Jan. 2 Texas Southern* L, 67-65Weds, Jan. 4 Prairie View A&M* W, 66-55Mon, Jan 9 Grambling State* L, 67-62Weds, Jan. 11 Jackson State* W, 63-50Sat, Jan 14 MVSU* L, 84-77Mon, Jan. 16 UAPB* W, 82-64Sat, Jan. 21 Alabama State* W, 78-71Mon, Jan. 23 Alabama A&M* W, 81-70Sat, Jan. 28 Southern* W, 74-64Sat, Feb. 4 Jackson State* W, 69-58Mon, Feb. 6 Grambling State* W, 75-65Sat, Feb. 11 MVSU* W, 88-77Mon, Feb. 13 UAPB* W, 70-58Sat, Feb. 18 Alabama State* W, 75-67Mon, Feb. 20 Alabama A&M* W, 74-59Sat, Feb. 25 Southern* W, 68-67Thurs, March 2 Texas Southern* L, 94-88 (OT)Sat, March 4 Prairie View A&M* L, 66-60Tues, March 7 MVSU% W, 63-60Fri, March 10 vs. Southern% W, 81-59Sat, March 11 vs. Texas Southern% L, 53-50
All times Central and subject to change. Bold indicates
home game; *-SWAC game; %-SWAC Tournament
NAME PRONUNCIATION “ALCORN”
Please note the correct pronunciation of “Alcorn” is “All-Corn” as in “Always Alcorn.” Furthermore, the Alcorn men’s programs are the “Braves”, while the women are known as the “Lady Braves”.
GENERAL INFORMATIONName: Alcorn State University Location: Lorman, Miss.Founded: 1871 Enrollment: 3,730President: Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr.Alma Mater: Alcorn State UniversityDirector of Athletics: Derek J. Horne Alma Mater: University of MississippiFaculty Rep: Dr. John Igwebuike Conference: Southwestern AthleticFirst Year in SWAC: 1962Nickname: Braves Colors: Purple and GoldBand: Sounds of Dyn-O-MiteArena: Davey L. Whitney HPER ComplexFirst Year: 1975Capacity: 7,000Playing Surface: Hardwood (Maple)Athletics Website: www.alcornsports.comFacebook.com: /AlcornStateSportsTwitter: @BRAVESSPORTSInstagram: @alcornstatesportsYoutube: Alcorn State Sports
MEN’S BASKETBALL STAFF INFORMATIONHead Coach: Montez Robinson Alma Mater: North GeorgiaOverall Record: 33-29 (Second Season)Alcorn Record: 33-29, 26-10 SWACAssistant Coach: Delvin ThompsonAlma Mater: Alcorn State UniversityAssistant Coach: Derek ThompsonAlma Mater: Morris Brown CollegeAssistant Coach: Frank PopieskiAlma Mater: Florida State
MEDIA INFORMATIONSID: Robbie KleinmuntzEmail: [email protected] Phone: 601.877.2322 Basketball Phone/Fax: 601.877.6500/3821Radio: 91.7 WPRL-FMPlay-by-Play: Charles EdmondMailing Address: 1000 ASU Drive #510 Lorman, MS 39096
Alcorn Notes Continued point field goal percentage defense (.287), assists (13.7 apg) and defensive rebounds (26.6 drpg).
- Alcorn was 15-2 this season when leading at half, 8-1 when holding the opposition to under 60 points and 6-0 when shooting over 50 percent from the field.
- The Braves finished 11-2 at home where they outscored the opposition 979-807.
- Johnson led the team with 15.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game while shooting .527 from the field. In conference games, he ranked top-five in the league in offensive rebounds (2.3 orpg), eighth in scoring (16.0 ppg) and rebounding (6.7 rpg), and top-10 in field goal percentage (.530), defensive rebounding (4.3 drpg) and free throw percentage (.738).
- Vance also nearly averaged a double-double with 10.9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. He drained a season-high 27 points against Alabama State at home.
- Mosby netted 10.4 points per game and shot .388 from beyond-the-arc. He recorded 17 double-figure scoring games and atallied at least 15 points in three of the last four matches. Mosby went 23-for-43 (.535) from long rinage in the final eight regular season games. He was the only Brave to start in every game this year and also the only one to play 40 minutes in a contest. In league games, he ranked third in the SWAC in three-point field goal percentage (.427), seventh in assists (2.8 apg) and ninth in minutes played (32.2 mpg).
- Senior DeAndre Davis scored nine double-figure scoring games in conference. He recorded a season-high 23 points at Texas Southern where he was 10-for-15 from the field and secured eight rebounds. It was the second time he scored at least 20 points this season. Davis shot .591 from the field in league games which ranked fourth. He was also top-10 in rebounding. Davis averaged 8.7 points per game on the year. He swatted a career-high four blocks in the finals against Texas Southern. His career-high was 26 points set at Alabama State on Feb. 22, 2016.
- Dulin put in 9.4 points per affair. He registered at least eight points in 12 conference games. He scored a career-high 20 points at Colorado State on Nov. 27.
- Freshman Maurice Howard shot team-bests of .391 (43-110) from three-point range and .814 from the free throw line. He sunk at least three three-pointers four times including against Southern in the semifinals where he scored 13 points. Howard’s career-high was 18 points at Alabama State on Jan. 21 where he went five-for-five from beyond-the-arc.
- The Braves played a loaded non-conference schedule with eight of their 11 games on the road against bigger schools. They went on a six-game road stretch where they played games in four different time zones (pacific, mountain, central and eastern time).
road winning-streak which was the seventh-longest in the country.
- Alcorn was a perfect 7-0 in February.
- In conference games, the Braves led the league in field goal percentage (.458), field goal percentage defense (.402), three-
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Alcorn State UniversityMen’s Basketball
23 Conference Championships | Six NCAA Tournament Appearances | #FearTheBrave
NCAA Tournament Appearances ....................................................... 6 ............................................. (2002, 1999, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1980)NCAA Tournament Record ............................................................... 3-61980 First Round ................................. W, 70-62 vs. South Alabama1980 Second Round ................................................... L, 98-88 vs. LSU1982 First Round .................................................L, 94-84 vs. Houston1983 Preliminary Round .....................................W, 81-75 vs. Xavier1983 First Round .........................................L, 68-63 vs. Georgetown1984 Preliminary Round .................W, 79-60 vs. Houston Baptist1984 First Round ....................................................L, 57-56 vs. Kansas1999 First Round .................................................L, 69-57 vs. Stanford2002 Preliminary Round ........................................L, 81-77 vs. Siena
NIT Appearances ...................................................................................... 2 ............................................................................................. (1985, 1979)NIT Record .............................................................................................. 1-21979 First Round ............................... W, 80-78 vs. Mississippi State1979 Second Round ............................................L, 72-68 vs. Indiana1985 First Round ............................................... L, 77-75 vs. Louisville
SWAC Player of the Year Honors ......................................................... 3 ............................................................................ 1978-79, Larry Smith ............................................................................ 1979-80, Larry Smith ........................................................................... 1984-85, Mike Phelps
Largest Margin of Victory in School History ................................81 .................................................... Alcorn 132, Paul Quinn 51 (1976)
2015-16 SEASON RECAPOverall Record ................................................................................. 15-15 Home ................................................................................................... 9-2 Away ..................................................................................................... 6-9 Neutral ................................................................................................. 0-4SWAC Record .......................................................................................13-5 Home ................................................................................................... 7-2 Away ..................................................................................................... 6-3Starters R/L............................................................................................. 1/4Letterwinners R/L ................................................................................ 6/8Newcomers (HS/TR) ......................................................................8 (5/3)
Alcorn went 30 days between home games.
- Robinson is in his second season at the helm. He inherited a squad that went 6-26, 4-14 SWAC in 2014-15 and more-than tripled the team’s win total last season. Robinson was a finalist for both the 2016 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year and 2016 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year awards.
- Robinson coached Alcorn to its first winning SWAC season (13-5) since 2006-07 when it went 10-8.
- Before Alcorn’s first home game, brand new scoreboards and shot clocks were installed at the Davey L. Whitney Complex. It marked the fourth facility on campus to receive an upgrade this year along with football and soccer’s Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium, baseball’s Willie E. “Rat” McGowan Stadium and the Alcorn Softball Complex.
- Robinson brought in three new assistant coaches for the 2016-17 season. They included the 2004 SWAC Newcomer of the Year and All-Conference First-Team honoree Delvin Thompson who played at Alcorn, Derek Thompson who has over 10 years of collegiate coaching experience and Frank Popieski who spent three years at Florida State before helping coach numerous All-Atlantic Sun performers at Stetson.
- Alcorn has already signed a pair of student-athletes to its 2017-18 roster. It added Troymain Crosby, a 6-4 combo guard from Laurel, Mississippi, and Rolando Rodgers, a 6-9 power forward from the British Virgin Islands. Both players will have four years of eligibility at Alcorn.
- The legendary Larry Smith became the first Alcorn basketball player to ever be inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in July, 2016. In four years at Alcorn, Smith averaged a double-double with 16.7 points and 11 rebounds per game, totaling 1,852 career points and 1,234 rebounds. As a senior, the 6-8 forward/center scored 20.1 points per outing and led NCAA Division I with 15.1 rebounds per contest.
ALL-TIME BRAVES IN THE NBA DRAFTPlayer Year Round Pick Team Michael Phelps 1985 7 144 SeattleAlbert Irving 1982 5 106 Golden StateEddie Baker 1981 9 185 DetroitLarry Smith 1980 2 24 Golden StateClinton Wyatt 1980 9 191 WashingtonJohn McGill 1976 3 41 New YorkRicky Lewis 1976 10 167 SeattleLevi Wyatt 1971 11 172 AtlantaFloyd Mason 1971 12 192 PhoenixJames Fleming 1971 15 221 DetroitWillie Norwood 1969 2 19 DetroitJulius Keye 1968 8 102 Boston
After more-than tripling Alcorn State’s conference win total last season, Montez Robinson is in his second season in 2016-17 as head coach of the men’s basketball program.
Robinson inherited a squad that went 6-26, 4-14 SWAC before his arrival, and immediately turned the Braves into a contender by going 15-15, 13-5 SWAC last year. As a result, Robinson
launched Alcorn up the standings from a ninth-place team to a second-place team in just one season.
Alcorn’s enormous turnaround garnered national attention as Robinson was a finalist for both the 2016 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year and 2016 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year awards.
Robinson has been a ferocious recruiter, a student of the game and a passionate teacher in the game of basketball for more than a decade. His experience not only strengthens a coaching staff, but creates a positive environment for coaches and student-athletes, alike. Prior to Alcorn, Robinson served as assistant coach for the Bethune-Cookman University men’s basketball program for four seasons. In his time at B-CU, the Wildcats advanced to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament quarterfinals twice – with a trip to the championship game in 2012. At B-CU, his primary duties included assisting in recruiting, scouting of opponents, as well as the day-to-day operations of the B-CU Basketball Office. He also served as the camp director for the Bethune-Cookman Men’s Basketball Fundamental Camp, Elite Camp and Team Camp for the past two years. He was also the lead coach for working directly with post players, including All-MEAC Tournament selection Anthony Breeze. Prior to his time at B-CU, Robinson spent six seasons at Kennesaw State University (KSU) in Kennesaw, Georgia.
While at KSU, Robinson helped the Team to transition from Division II to the Division I level of athletics and establish the Owls as one of the fastest-growing Division I Men’s Basketball programs in the country. In just their first year of reclassification, the Owls reached the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament semifinals, and won more games than any other in NCAA history for a team in reclassification in a four-year period. They would go on to rank amongst the Top 5 in the mid-major polls. In the six years at KSU, Robinson helped identify and recruit top-rated athletes to compete for the Owls program, in addition to establishing and maintaining relationships with prospective student-athletes and their parents through social interaction. He was a lead liaison for recruiting purposes. Robinson helped coach the conference’s Freshman of the Year, as well as five (5) members of the all-league team. He coached a total of 14 Players of the Week, with seven players going on to play professionally after school. Other duties at KSU included creating daily practice plans, overseeing skill development with post players and assisting with the strength and conditioning of the program, alongside the athletic performance coordinator. Just before his arrival at Kennesaw State University, Robinson was the Associate Head Coach for the men’s basketball program at Truett-McConnell College in Cleveland, Georgia. He worked for three years with the program. At Truett-McConnell College, he served as recruiting coordinator and distributed scholarships amongst the team members. He also exercised his academic prowess with monitoring the team’s academic progress through mandatory study hall sessions. He would go on to manage the housing for student-athletes on the men’s basketball squad, and act as operational officer, overseeing the entirety of travel for the team. During his tenure with Truett-McConnell, he assisted with the turnaround of the team on the court, improving from an eight-win season to a 24-win season in his first year, with just three scholarship athletes. In all, he coached a total of seven all-academic selections within the Georgia Athletic Conference (GAC), along with winning the most games in school history for a single season. Eight student-athletes went on to earn all-conference accolades, with four playing professionally after graduation. Robinson earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from North Georgia College & State University. He played for two years at the school, serving as co-captain of the men’s basketball team both seasons. Prior to that, he played two seasons at Kemper Military Junior College in Missouri, earning his Associate Degree in Liberal Arts. He would go on to earn his Master of Science in Transformative Leadership from Bethune-Cookman University in 2014. Robinson is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Robinson is married to the former Ms. Leah Hornbuckle. The couple has a daughter, Tezlyn, and a son, Montez, Jr.
MONTEZ ROBINSONSWAC Coach of the Year • 33-29 Overall, 26-10 SWAC (Second Season)
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Alcorn State UniversityMen’s Basketball
23 Conference Championships | Six NCAA Tournament Appearances | #FearTheBrave
Robinson Restores Men’s Basketball Program On and Off the CourtIt didn’t take long for Montez Robinson to make an impact as head coach of the Alcorn State University men’s basketball program.
A ferocious recruiter, Robinson inherited a squad that went 6-26 over-all and 4-14 in conference play the year prior to his arrival. In just two seasons, he coached the Braves to back-to-back 13-5 campaigns in conference with a pair of second-place finishes. It was the first time Alcorn recorded consecutive winning seasons in 15 years.
As a result, Robinson was named the 2016-17 SWAC Coach of the Year. He was the first Alcorn coach to win that award since the great Davey L. Whitney in 2001-02.
“Coach Robinson has come in and done an awesome job. Not only has he improved the team but he’s also improved the academic standing. He’s an exciting coach and has great rapport with our student-athletes,” said director of athletics Derek Horne.
Last week, the Braves made a run to the finals of the SWAC Champion-ships. It came after Alcorn placed two student-athletes on the All-Con-ference teams for the first time since 1998-99. Senior Marquis Vance was named to the All-Conference First-Team, and junior Reginal Johnson was honored on the All-Conference Second-Team. Johnson also went on to earn a spot on the SWAC All-Tournament Team.
The season was highlighted by an 11-game winning-streak. It was the fifth longest active streak in the nation. It was also the fourth longest in program history, and the longest since 1998-99. Alcorn also held a six-game road winning-streak which was the seventh-longest in the country.
The Braves ended 18-14 overall and went a perfect 7-0 in February.
“The season was a blessing. It was an honor to be around all these players, coaches, managers, etc. Going to work has been a joy, and that’s hard for a lot of people to say. One of the things about working at the reservation
at Alcorn is it’s a family. People do a great job here at mak-ing you feel welcome. I’m just thank-ful for the University for giving me the opportunity to coach here when they didn’t have to,” Robinson said after the finals against Texas Southern.
Alcorn’s enormous turnaround garnered national attention as Robinson was a finalist for
both the 2016 Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year and 2016 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year awards.
“When I first came to Alcorn, I saw its impressive vision for its basketball program,” said Robinson. “I couldn’t wait to start working with the players and help build a foundation of success.”
Though, improving Alcorn athletically was only half the battle.
If the Braves were going to go any further they first had to take care of issues off the court. Robinson took over for a program that was under NCAA sanctions for low Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. The sanc-tions included a postseason ban.
Robinson took matters into his own hands by recruiting better students first-and-foremost. His recruiting classes average a 2.97 grade point aver-age.
“When I came in our team grade point average was at 2.0. We were able to raise it to a 2.5 after one year. I had six guys with a 3.0 or better and four who were All-SWAC academically,” Robinson said. “We just wanted to recruit better student-athletes.”
Robinson’s academic resurgence paid off as the NCAA saw noticeable improvement. If all stays the same by the end of the 2016-17 school year, Alcorn will have all of its sanctions removed moving forward.
“Due to the recent academic success of our athletic programs, no bans have been issued for subsequent years,” said Jason Cable, assistant vice president for athletic compliance and academic services. “Specifically, the hiring of a head coach committed to academics and the change in culture brought by his staff to the men’s basketball program exemplify and will continue to be the academic standard of excellence at Alcorn State University.”
After the 2015-16 season ended, Robinson revamped his coaching staff by bringing in three new assistants. They included the 2003-04 SWAC Newcomer of the Year and All-Conference First-Team honoree Delvin Thompson who played at Alcorn, Derek Thompson who has over 10 years of collegiate coaching experience and Frank Popieski who spent three years at Florida State before helping coach numerous All-Atlantic Sun performers at Stetson.
“I’m really thankful to have Delvin, Derek and Frank on my staff. They each brought their own dynamic to the team and they all had a lot of energy that our guys were able feed off of,” said Robinson. “In order to have cham-pionship teams you have to have a championship staff. I needed to bring in guys that would go to work for us and elevate us to the very top of the standings.”
Moving forward, Alcorn will continue its strive to be the top program in the league both athletically and academically.
“We want to not only win championships, but also have all of our student-athletes earn degrees when it’s all said and done,” Robinson said.
In 2017-18, the Braves will return two of their top three leading scorers in Johnson and junior A.J. Mosby who both averaged in double-figures. Alcorn has also signed a pair of newcomers to its roster already. It added Troymain Crosby, a 6-4 combo guard from Laurel, Mississippi, and Ro-lando Rodgers, a 6-9 power forward from the British Virgin Islands. Both players will have four years of eligibility at Alcorn.
All-Conference First-TeamZach Lofton, Texas Southern (Guard)Marcus Romain, Mississippi Valley St. (Guard)Shawn Prudhomme, Southern (Forward)Marquis Vance, Alcorn (Forward)Avery Ugba, Grambling (Center) All-Conference Second-TeamYettra Specks, Jackson State (Guard)Tevin Bellinger, Prairie View A&M (Guard)Reginal Johnson, Alcorn (Forward)Kevin Scott, Texas Southern (Forward)Jared Sam, Southern (Center) Player of the YearZach Lofton, Texas Southern Defensive Player of the YearMarvin Jones, Texas Southern Newcomer of the YearZach Lofton, Texas Southern Freshman of the YearDemontrae Jefferson, Texas Southern Coach of the YearMontez Robinson, Alcorn
ALCORN MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2016-17
Largest halftime lead20, vs. Selma (11/18/16)
Largest halftime deficit25, at LA Tech (12/5/16)
Largest halftime lead surrendered in a loss6, at Texas Southern (3/2/17)
Largest halftime deficit overcome in a win7, at Southern (2/25/17)
Largest lead any time45, vs. Selma (11/18/16)
Largest deficit any time35, at LA Tech (12/5/16)
Most Consecutive Points Scored in a Game15, vs. Alabama State (2/18/17)
Most Consecutive Points Allowed in a Game17, at Loyola-Chicago (11/11/16)
Largest lead surrendered in a loss12, at Texas Southern (3/2/17)
Largest deficit overcome in a win10, at UAPB (2/13/17)
Most points scored in a half51 vs. Selma (11/18/16)
Fewest points scored in a half17, at Loyola-Chicago (11/11/16)
Most points allowed in a half51, two times
Fewest points allowed in a half19, second half at UAPB (2/13/17)
Largest Rebounding Advantage+27, vs. Selma (11/18/16)
Largest Rebounding Disadvantage-22, at Colorado State (11/27/16)
School SWAC PCT OVRL PCT STRK
1. Texas Southern 16-2 .889 23-12 .657 L1=
2. Alcorn State 13-5 .722 18-14 .563 L1
3. Southern 10-8 .556 15-18 .455 L1
4. Prairie View A&M 10-8 .556 13-20 .394 L1
5. Grambling State 10-8 .556 16-17 .485 L1
6. Jackson State 10-8 .556 14-18 .438 L1
7. Mississippi Valley State 7-11 .389 7-25 .219 L1
In Alcorn’s Last Outing...Alcorn’s Phenomenal 2016-17 Season Ends at Finals of SWAC Championships
HOUSTON – It may not have ended the way the Alcorn State University men’s basketball program wanted, but the Braves laid it all on the court in a defensive 53-50 battle against Texas Southern in the finals of the SWAC Championships on Saturday at the Toyota Center. The second-seeded Braves ended the year 18-14 overall after going 13-5 in the SWAC. The 18 wins were the most since 2001-02. The Braves trailed by five with 30 seconds left. Freshman Maurice Howard was fouled after he drove to the bucket and nailed a pair of free throws to make it a one possession game. Alcorn was able to get a tie-up in the back-court defensively and had the possession arrow with 11 seconds remaining. The Braves were able to get off a three-point attempt but it hit the front of the rim. Alcorn was led by junior Reginal Johnson who finished with 16 points and six rebounds. He was joined in double-figures by senior Denzel Dulin who recorded 12 points and five rebounds. After the game, Johnson was named to the SWAC All-Tournament Team. It came after he was selected to the All-Conference Second-Team. Senior Marquis Vance, an All-Conference First-Team honoree, registered six points and six rebounds.Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsAlcorn State vs Texas Southern3/11/17 5:15 PM at Toyota Center
Officials: R: John Heatly; U1: Keith Kimble; U2: Matt PotterTechnical fouls: Alcorn State-None. Texas Southern-None.Attendance: 30002017 Toyota SWAC Basketball Tournament Men's Championship
Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalAlcorn State 21 29 50Texas Southern 26 27 53
In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchALCN 28 11 8 2 23TSU 28 17 6 6 8
Last FG - ALCN 2nd-01:36, TSU 2nd-01:06.Largest lead - ALCN by 2 2nd-05:41, TSU by 10 1st-05:02.ALCN led for 00:21. TSU led for 33:47. Game was tied for 05:52.
Score tied - 3 times.Lead changed - 2 times.
Alcorn’s 2016-17 Record When...Leading at Half: 15-2 (10-2 SWAC)Trailing at Half: 2-12 (2-3 SWAC)Tied at Half: 1-0 (1-0 SWAC)Shoots 50% FG or Over: 6-0 (5-0 SWAC)Shoots Below 50% FG: 11-14 (7-5 SWAC)Scores Under 60 pts: 0-7 (0-0 SWAC)Scores 60-69 pts: 5-5 (4-3 SWAC)Scores 70-79 pts: 6-1 (6-1 SWAC)Scores 80+ pts: 7-1 (3-1 SWAC)Outrebounds Opp: 11-6 (6-4 SWAC)Gets Outrebounded: 6-6 (6-1 SWAC)Positive Turnover Margin: 11-2 (8-0 SWAC)Negative Turnover Margin: 6-12 (4-5 SWAC)More Points in Paint: 13-5 (8-4 SWAC)Less Points in the Paint: 5-9 (5-1 SWAC)More Points Off Bench: 14-10 (9-4 SWAC)Less Points Off Bench: 4-4 (4-1 SWAC)More Second Chance Points: 13-8 (10-5 SWAC)Less Second Chance Points: 5-5 (3-0 SWAC)More Fast Break Points: 15-1 (12-1 SWAC)Less Fast Break Points: 3-12 (1-4 SWAC)Shoots More FTs: 11-3 (6-1 SWAC)Shoots Less FTs: 7-11 (7-4 SWAC)Opp Scores Under 60: 8-1 (5-0 SWAC)Opp Scores 60-69: 7-5 (5-3 SWAC)Opp Scores 70 or More: 3-8 (3-2 SWAC)Game Decided By 3 pts or Less: 2-2 (1-1 SWAC)Following a Win: 12-6 (10-4 SWAC)Following a Loss: 6-7 (3-1 SWAC)
Single-Game Individual Categorical Highs Points 28, Reginal Johnson vs. MVSUFGM 11, two times3FG Made 5, three timesFT Made 13, Denzel Dulin at CSURebounds 16, Reginal Johnson vs. MVSUAssists 9, A.J. Mosby two timesSteals 5, Juwan Henderson vs. MVSUBlocks 4, Marquis Vance two timesMinutes 42, A.J. Mosby at Texas Southern
2016-17 Record by Starting LineupPatterson-Mosby-Dulin-Vance-Davis (15-6, 13-5 SWAC)
23 Conference Championships | Six NCAA Tournament Appearances | #FearTheBrave
Alcorn Career Double-DoublesMarquis Vance (11)14 pts, 10 rebs vs. NDSU (12/22/14)24 pts, 14 rebs vs. CONCC (12/30/14)10 pts, 11 rebs vs. UAPB (1/19/15)30 pts, 12 rebs vs. GRAM (2/9/15)16 pts, 11 rebs at UTEP (11/22/15)10 pts, 10 rebs at FAMU (11/28/15)12 pts, 11 rebs at L-Chi (11/11/16)12 pts, 14 rebs at GCU (12/20/16)10 pts, 11 rebs at GRAM (1/9/17)19 pts, 12 rebs at TSU (3/2/17)12 pts, 12 rebs vs. SU (3/10/17)
Reginal Johnson (8)13 pts, 10 rebs vs. CONCC (12/30/14)13 pts, 10 rebs at Port. (11/24/15)12 pts, 10 rebs at GCU (12/20/16)19 pts, 12 rebs vs. Rust (12/22/16)12 pts, 15 rebs at GRAM (1/9/17)28 pts, 16 rebs vs. MVSU (1/14/17)23 pts, 11 rebs vs. AAMU (2/20/17)18 pts, 10 rebs vs. SU (3/10/17)
DeAndre Davis (1)12 pts, 11 rebs vs. JSU (2/4/17)
A.J. Mosby (1)19 pts, 10 rebs vs. Rust (12/22/16)
Braves in Double-Figures
Name Career 10+ Pts Career 20+ Pts Career 10+ Rebs Season 10+ Pts Season 20+ Pts Season 10+ RebsM. Vance 70 times 8 times (30+ 1 time) 17 times 20 times 2 times 7 timesR. Johnson 49 times 5 times 8 times (15+ 2 times) 30 times 4 times 6 times (15+ 2 times)D. Davis 19 times 3 times 2 times 9 times 2 times 1 timeA. Mosby 17 times 1 time 1 time 17 times 1 time 1 timeD. Dulin 14 times 1 time 14 times 1 timeM. Howard 8 times 8 timesA. Patterson 3 times 3 timesR. Katumbusi 3 times 1 timeY. Reed 2 times 2 times
PointsM. Vance 1,303R. Johnson 939D. Davis 423R. Katumbusi 106J. Henderson 64T. Smith 22
Field Goals M-AM. Vance 433-1144R. Johnson 382-783D. Davis 167-297R. Katumbusi 33-104J. Henderson 21-97T. Smith 8-20
ReboundsM. Vance 803R. Johnson 395D. Davis 255J. Henderson 57R. Katumbusi 30T. Smith 7
AssistsM. Vance 209J. Henderson 76R. Johnson 56D. Davis 31R. Katumbusi 10T. Smith 2
BlocksM. Vance 80D. Davis 42R. Johnson 17T. Smith 9R. Katumbusi 1J. Henderson 1
StealsM. Vance 72J. Henderson 34D. Davis 29R. Johnson 24R. Katumbusi 14T. Smith 1
Free Throws M-AM. Vance 330-543R. Johnson 120-171D. Davis 79-131R. Katumbusi 24-32J. Henderson 17-28T. Smith 5-10
Three-Pointers M-AM. Vance 106-344R. Johnson 55-172R. Katumbusi 16-50D. Davis 10-24J. Henderson 5-40T. Smith 1-4
Games/StartsM. Vance 124/107R. Johnson 86/3D. Davis 53/41J. Henderson 44/6R. Katumbusi 40/0T. Smith 30/0
MinutesM. Vance 3,630R. Johnson 1,774D. Davis 1,072J. Henderson 534R. Katumbusi 403T. Smith 101
Individual Career Totals for Returning Student-Athletes
Only includes statistics at Alcorn
Where Alcorn Ranks in the SWACFinal Conference-Only Statistics
TEAM RANKINGS (TOP-2)1st in field goal percentage (.458)1st in field goal percentage defense (.402)1st in three-point field goal percentage defense (.287)1st in assists (13.7 apg)1st in defensive rebounds (26.6 drpg)2nd in scoring margin (+6.2)2nd in rebounding margin (+3.2)2nd in assist:turnover ratio (1.0) 2nd in three-pointers made per game (7.3)INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (TOP-10)3rd - A.J. Mosby in three-point field goal percentage (.427)4th - DeAndre Davis in field goal percentage (.591)4th - Reginal Johnson in offensive rebounding (2.3 orpg)4th - Marquis Vance in defensive rebounding (4.3 drpg)6th - Marquis Vance in rebounding (7.0 rpg)7th - A.J. Mosby in assists (2.8 apg)7th - Maurice Howard in three-point field goal percentage (.403)7th - Marquis Vance in blocks (0.8 bpg)8th - Reginal Johnson in scoring (16.0 ppg)8th - Reginal Johnson in rebounding (6.7 rpg)8th - DeAndre Davis in offensive rebounding (2.1 orpg)9th - Reginal Johnson in field goal percentage (.530)9th - Reginal Johnson in defensive rebounding (4.3 drpg)9th - A.J. Mosby in minutes played (32.8 mpg)10th - DeAndre Davis in rebounding (5.7 rpg)10th - Reginal Johnson in free throw percentage (.738)
TEAM STATISTICS ALCN OPPSCORING 2221 2175 Points per game 69.4 68.0 Scoring margin +1.4 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 800-1866 768-1837 Field goal pct . 4 2 9 . 4 1 83 POINT FG-ATT 222-669 181-592 3-point FG pct . 3 3 2 . 3 0 6 3-pt FG made per game 6.9 5.7FREE THROWS-ATT 399-612 458-707 Free throw pct . 6 5 2 . 6 4 8 F-Throws made per game 12.5 14.3REBOUNDS 1243 1173 Rebounds per game 38.8 36.7 Rebounding margin +2.2 -ASSISTS 425 424 Assists per game 13.3 13.3TURNOVERS 452 418 Turnovers per game 14.1 13.1 Turnover margin -1.1 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.9 1.0STEALS 209 220 Steals per game 6.5 6.9BLOCKS 113 82 Blocks per game 3.5 2.6ATTENDANCE 11775 48202 Home games-Avg/Game 13-906 17-2588 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-2100
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsAlcorn State 1099 1114 8 2221Opponents 1073 1088 14 2175
Date Opponent Score Att.11/11/16 at Loyola Chicago L 44-69 180111/14/16 at Evansville L 59-82 366911/18/16 SELMA W 93-48 72611/22/16 BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE W 83-57 33411/27/16 at Colorado State L 58-80 202311/30/16 at San Francisco L 65-78 51312/3/16 at CAL L 59-83 825712/5/16 at Louisiana Tech L 65-98 242412/18/16 at Georgia Tech L 50-74 459912/20/16 at Grand Canyon L 53-63 580712/22/16 RUST COLLEGE W 83-68 124
* 1/2/17 TEXAS SOUTHERN L 65-67 221* 1/4/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W 66-55 249* 01/09/17 at Grambling L 62-67 743* 1/11/11 at Jackson State W 63-50 2246* 1/14/17 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY L 77-84 1538* 1/16/17 UAPB W 82-64 948* 01/21/17 at Alabama State W 78-71 1256* 1/23/17 at Alabama A&M W 81-70 1822* 1/28/17 SOUTHERN W 74-64 1443* 2/4/17 JACKSON STATE W 69-58 1914* 2/6/17 GRAMBLING W 75-65 962* 02/11/17 at Mississippi Valley W 88-77 2197* 2/13/17 at UAPB W 70-58 1348* 2/18/17 ALABAMA STATE W 75-67 656* 2/20/17 ALABAMA A&M W 74-59 718* 2/25/17 at Southern University W 68-67 1021* 3/2/17 at Texas Southern L o t 88-94 2976* 03/04/17 at Prairie View A&M L 60-66 1300
03/07/17 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY W 63-60 19423/10/17 vs Southern W 81-59 12003/11/17 vs Texas Southern L 50-53 3000
* = Conference game
Season Stats
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Alcorn State UniversityMen’s Basketball
23 Conference Championships | Six NCAA Tournament Appearances | #FearTheBrave
Alcorn State Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 04, 2017)Conference games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 13-5 7-2 6-3 0-0CONFERENCE 13-5 7-2 6-3 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
TEAM STATISTICS ALCN OPPSCORING 1315 1203 Points per game 73.1 66.8 Scoring margin +6.2 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 467-1019 418-1040 Field goal pct . 4 5 8 . 4 0 23 POINT FG-ATT 132-378 97-338 3-point FG pct . 3 4 9 . 2 8 7 3-pt FG made per game 7.3 5.4FREE THROWS-ATT 249-375 270-410 Free throw pct . 6 6 4 . 6 5 9 F-Throws made per game 13.8 15.0REBOUNDS 695 637 Rebounds per game 38.6 35.4 Rebounding margin +3.2 -ASSISTS 246 221 Assists per game 13.7 12.3TURNOVERS 246 230 Turnovers per game 13.7 12.8 Turnover margin -0.9 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.0STEALS 114 118 Steals per game 6.3 6.6BLOCKS 55 40 Blocks per game 3.1 2.2ATTENDANCE 8649 14909 Home games-Avg/Game 9-961 9-1657 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsAlcorn State 648 659 8 1315Opponents 588 601 14 1203
Date Opponent Score Att.* 1/2/17 TEXAS SOUTHERN L 65-67 221* 1/4/17 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W 66-55 249* 01/09/17 at Grambling L 62-67 743* 1/11/11 at Jackson State W 63-50 2246* 1/14/17 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY L 77-84 1538* 1/16/17 UAPB W 82-64 948* 01/21/17 at Alabama State W 78-71 1256* 1/23/17 at Alabama A&M W 81-70 1822* 1/28/17 SOUTHERN W 74-64 1443* 2/4/17 JACKSON STATE W 69-58 1914* 2/6/17 GRAMBLING W 75-65 962* 02/11/17 at Mississippi Valley W 88-77 2197* 2/13/17 at UAPB W 70-58 1348* 2/18/17 ALABAMA STATE W 75-67 656* 2/20/17 ALABAMA A&M W 74-59 718* 2/25/17 at Southern University W 68-67 1021* 3/2/17 at Texas Southern L o t 88-94 2976* 03/04/17 at Prairie View A&M L 60-66 1300
Season-High Career-HighPts 11, vs. Rust (12/22/16) 11, two timesFGM 4, vs. Rust (12/22/16) 4, vs. Rust (12/22/16)3FG 2, vs. Rust (12/22/16) 3, vs. GRAM (1/11/16)FT 2, two times 3, at AAMU (2/20/16)Ast 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16)Reb 5, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 5, vs. Selma (11/18/16)Blocks 1, at GCU (12/20/16) 1, at GCU (12/20/16)Steals 2, at Evansville (11/14/16) 3, at MVSU (1/16/16)Min 20, two times 28, at MVSU (1/16/16)
Season-High Career-HighPts 20, at CSU (11/27/16) 20, at CSU (11/27/16)FGM 6, four times 6, four times3FG 3, vs. MVSU (1/14/17) 3, vs. MVSU (1/14/17)FT 13, at CSU (11/27/16) 13, at CSU (11/27/16)Ast 5, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 5, vs. Selma (11/18/16)Reb 8, vs. MVSU (3/7/16) 8, vs. MVSU (3/7/16)Blocks 2, vs. ASU (2/18/17) 3* (with B-C)Steals 2, five times 3* (with B-C)Min 36, two times 40* (with B-C)
Season-High Career-HighPts 22, at UAPB (2/13/17) 22, at UAPB (2/13/17)FGM 7, two times 7, two times3FG 5, two times 5, two timesFT 7, at GRAM (1/9/17) 7, at GRAM (1/9/17)Ast 9, two times 9, two timesReb 10, vs. Rust (12/22/16) 10, vs. Rust (12/22/16)Blocks 1, three times 1, three timesSteals 3, five times 3, five timesMin 42, at TSU (3/2/17) 42, at TSU (3/2/17)
Season-High Career-HighPts 7, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 7, vs. Selma (11/18/16)FGM 2, two times 2, two times3FG 1, three times 1, three timesFT 4, at MVSU (2/11/17) 4, at MVSU (2/11/17)Ast 2, at AAMU (1/23/17) 2, at AAMU (1/23/17)Reb 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16)Blocks N/A N/ASteals 2, at CSU (11/27/16) 2, at CSU (11/27/16)Min 13, vs. Rust (12/22/16) 13, vs. Rust (12/22/16)
Notes on Mosby- Recorded 17 double-figure scoring games and tallied at least 15 points in three of the last four matches- Went 23-for-43 (.535) from long-range in the final eight regular season games- The only student-athlete to start every game for the Braves and the only one to play 40 minutes in a match- In league games, he ranked third in the SWAC in three-point field goal percentage (.427), seventh in assists (2.8 apg) and ninth in minutes played (32.2 mpg)- Posted a 19-point outing at PVAMU in the regular season finale- Netted a career-high 22 points at UAPB after going four-for-six from long-range- Registered a big outing of 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists against Rust College. He buried five long-range shots in the contest, becoming the first player on the team to do so in a game this year- Named GCAA Freshman of the Year at Chattahoochee Tech and was a two-time First-Team All-Conference honoree- All-time leading scorer at Chatt Tech with 1,113 points in two seasons
Notes on Carter- Saw action in 30 games including three starts
- Swished a three-pointer in the finals of the SWAC Championships against Texas Southern
- Tallied a six-point performance at MVSU where he drained four free throws and a field goal
- Registered a six-point outing against Alabama State where he made both an old-fashion three-point play and a shot from beyond-the-arc
- Posted seven points and four rebounds in 10 minutes against Selma
- Swished a jumper from the left wing in the final minute against UAPB
- Drilled a three-pointer against Blue Mountain
- Averaged 13.5 points and 7.0 rebounds a game at Steinbrenner HS
5 Maurice HowardFreshman | Guard | 6-1 | 190Quincy, Fla. | James S. Richards HS
Season-High Career-HighPts 23, at TSU (3/2/17) 26, at ASU (2/22/16)FGM 10, at TSU (3/2/17) 10, at TSU (3/2/17)3FG 1, four times 2, vs. SU (2/27/16)FT 10, at UAPB (2/13/17) 10, at UAPB (2/13/17)Ast 2, seven times 2, seven timesReb 11, vs. JSU (2/4/17) 11, two timesBlocks 4, vs. TSU (3/11/17) 4, vs. TSU (3/11/17)Steals 2, three times 2, five timesMin 36, at TSU (3/2/17) 36, at TSU (3/2/17)
Season-High Career-HighPts 18, at ASU (1/21/17) 18, at ASU (1/21/17)FGM 5, two times 5, two times3FG 5, at ASU (1/21/17) 5, at ASU (1/21/17)FT 6, two times 6, two timesAst 5, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 5, vs. BMC (11/22/16)Reb 6, at ASU (1/21/17) 6, at ASU (1/21/17)Blocks 1, three times 1, three timesSteals 4, vs. AAMU (2/20/17) 4, vs. AAMU (2/20/17)Min 31, vs. JSU (2/4/17) 31, vs. JSU (2/4/17)
Notes on Davis- Nine double-figure scoring games in conference including a pair of 20-plus outings- Rejected a career-high four blocks in the finals of the SWAC Championships against Texas Southern- In league games, Davis ranked fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (.591) and top-10 in rebounding (5.7 rpg)- Recorded a season-high 23 points at TSU where he was 10-for-15 from the field and also secured eight rebounds- Posted 20 points at UAPB where he was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line- Notched his first career double-double against Jackson State with 12 points and 11 rebounds which matched his career-high- Missed nine games due to a hand injury but returned for conference play- Registered 12 points and five rebounds in his first game back against Texas Southern- Finished third in the SWAC in both field goal percentage (.584) and offensive rebounding (2.5 orpg) last year
Notes on Howard- Shot team-bests of .391 (43-110) from three-point range and .822 (37-45) from the free throw line- In SWAC games, he ranked seventh in the league in three-point field goal percentage with a .403 mark- Made at least three three-pointers four times including against Southern in the semifinals of the SWAC Championships- Recorded eight double-figure scoring games- Drained a career-high 18 points at Alabama State after sinking five three-pointers (five-for-five)- Registered a 14-point outing at TSU where he went four-for-six from beyond-the-arc- Notched a 13-point performance against JSU where he was a perfect six-for-six from the free throw line- Opened conference play with back-to-back double-figure scoring games with 10 points against Texas Southern and 11 vs. PVAMU- State Player of the Year at James S. Richards HS and guided the team to the district championship- Posted a career-high of 50 points in high school
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Alcorn State UniversityMen’s Basketball
23 Conference Championships | Six NCAA Tournament Appearances | #FearTheBrave
10 Kobe WilsonFreshman | Forward | 6-9 | 220Kennesaw, Ga. | North Cobb Christian
Season-High Career-HighPts N/A N/AFGM N/A N/A3FG N/A N/AFT N/A N/AAst N/A N/AReb 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16)Blocks N/A N/ASteals N/A N/AMin 6, at SF (11/30/16) 6, at SF (11/30/16)
Season-High Career-HighPts 5, at PVAMU (3/4/17) 8, vs. NDSU (12/22/14)FGM 2, at PVAMU (3/4/17) 3, vs. NDSU (12/22/14)3FG 1, at PVAMU (3/4/17) 2, vs. NDSU (12/22/14)FT 3, at GTech (12/18/16) 3, at GTech (12/18/16)Ast 6, at LA Tech (12/5/16) 8, at KENN ST (11/22/14)Reb 6, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 6, vs. Selma (11/18/16)Blocks N/A 1, vs. DILRD (11/24/14)Steals 5, vs. MVSU (1/14/17) 5, vs. MVSU (1/14/17)Min 18, four times 40, vs. NDSU (12/22/14)
Season-High Career-HighPts 14, two times 14, two timesFGM 4, three times 4, three times3FG 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16)FT 5, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 5, vs. BMC (11/22/16)Ast 6, vs. Rust (12/22/16) 6, vs. Rust (12/22/16)Reb 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 4, vs. Selma (11/18/16)Blocks N/A N/ASteals 3, two times 3, two timesMin 27, vs. Rust (12/22/16) 27, vs. Rust (12/22/16)
Season-High Career-HighPts 11, two times 11, two timesFGM 5, vs. Rust (12/22/16) 5, vs. Rust (12/22/16)3FG 1, four times 1, four timesFT 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 3, vs. Selma (11/18/16)Ast 2, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 2, vs. BMC (11/22/16)Reb 9, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 9, vs. Selma (11/18/16)Blocks 2, three times 2, three timesSteals 2, at CSU (11/27/16) 2, at CSU (11/27/16)Min 18, vs. Rust (12/22/16) 18, vs. Rust (12/22/16)
Season-High Career-HighPts 4, vs. UAPB (1/16/17) 4, two timesFGM 2, vs. UAPB (1/16/17) 2, two times3FG 1, at L-CHI (11/11/16) 1, at L-CHI (11/11/16)FT 2, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 2, two timesAst 1, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 1, two timesReb 2, two times 2, two timesBlocks 3, vs. RUST (12/22/16) 3, vs. RUST (12/22/16)Steals 1, vs. BMC (11/22/16) 1, vs. BMC (11/22/16)Min 10, two times 10, two times
Season-High Career-HighPts 28, vs. MVSU (1/14/17) 28, vs. MVSU (1/14/17)FGM 11, at MVSU (2/11/17) 11, at MVSU (2/11/17)3FG 3, two times 3, four timesFT 7, vs. MVSU (1/14/17) 7, two timesAst 3, at MVSU (2/11/17) 3, two timesReb 16, vs. MVSU (1/14/17) 16, vs. MVSU (1/14/17)Blocks 2, vs. Rust (12/22/16) 2, vs. Rust (12/22/16)Steals 2, three times 2, four timesMin 30, two times 30, four times
Notes on Smith- Saw action in 17 games and rejected eight blocks
- Drained a pair of shots against UAPB
- Rejected a career-high three blocks against Rust College
- Made a three-pointer in the season opener at Loyola-Chicago
- Scored eight points in 2015-16, including a career-high four at UTEP
Notes on Johnson- Scored in double-figures in 30 of the last 31 games- Shot .527 (204-387) from the field and scored exactly 500 points- SWAC Player of the Week on Dec. 27 and Feb. 22- In SWAC games, Johnson ranked top-five in the league in offensive rebounding (2.3 orpg), eighth in scoring (16.0 ppg) and rebounding (6.7 rpg), and top-10 in field goal percentage (.530), defensive rebounding (4.3 drpg) and free throw percentage (.738)- Scored at least 20 points five times including a career night of 28 points and 16 rebounds vs. MVSU, both career-highs- Tallied a 27-point outing at MVSU which was the second-highest scoring game of his career; made a career-high 11 field goals- Recorded his seventh career double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds against Alabama A&M- Registered back-to-back double-doubles to end non-conference play including 19 points and a career-high 12 rebounds against Rust- Notched a 25-point outing at LA Tech including 19 in the second half as he went three-for-three from long-range- Selected to the All-Conference Second-Team and All-Tournament Team
Season-High Career-HighPts 27, vs. ASU (2/18/17) 30, vs. GRAM (2/9/15)FGM 9, vs. ASU (2/18/17) 10, vs. GRAM (2/9/15)3FG 4, at AAMU (1/23/17) 4, two timesFT 7, at JSU (1/11/17) 9, at ASU (2/22/14)Ast 7, vs. Selma (11/18/16) 7, vs. Selma (11/18/16)Reb 14, two times 14, three timesBlocks 4, two times 4, two timesSteals 3, two times 3, three timesMin 36, at LA Tech (12/5/16) 56, at MVSU (1/16/16)
Season-High Career-HighPts 2, five times 2, five timesFGM 1, four times 1, four times3FG N/A N/AFT 2, two times 2, two timesAst 1, five times 1, five timesReb 2, four times 2, four timesBlocks 1, seven times 1, seven timesSteals 1, four times 1, four timesMin 13, at CSU (11/27/16) 13, at CSU (11/27/16)
Notes on Vance- In conference games, Vance ranked fourth in the league in defensive rebounds (4.3 drpg), sixth in total rebounding (7.0 rpg) and seventh in blocks (0.8 bpg)- Registered his 11th career double-double; 14 points and 12 rebounds in the semifinals against Southern- Netted a season-high 27 points against Alabama State at home- Notched a 16-point affair at JSU where he hit a clutch three-pointer late in the second half to silence a vocal croud and secure a victory - Racked up a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds at GSU- Grabbed 14 rebounds in the final two non-conference games includ-ing a double-double of 12 points and 14 rebounds at Grand Canyon- Scored 23 points vs. Blue Mountain where he surpassed 1,000 career points- Tallied a 19-point performance at Evansville where he went 7-for-13 from the field and swatted a career-high three blocks- Posted a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds in the season opener at Loyola-Chicago- Named to the All-Conference First-Team
Notes on Brewer- Started in three games and played in 19 contests
- Scored in the SWAC opener against Texas Southern on a lay-up
- Made a pair of free throws at both Colorado State and San Francisco
- Averaged 15 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists per game in high school and was selected to the All-Region First-Team
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Alcorn State UniversityMen’s Basketball
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ABOUT ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITYAlcorn is the oldest public historically black land-grant institu-tion in the United States and the second-oldest state-supported institution of higher learning in Mississippi. Alcorn University was founded in 1871 as a result of the people of Mississippi’s efforts to educate the descendants of formerly enslaved Africans. It was named in honor of the sitting governor of Mississippi, James L. Alcorn.
Alcorn is situated in Claiborne County, seven miles west of Lorman, 80 miles south of the capital city of Jackson, 45 miles south of Vicksburg, and 40 miles north of Natchez. The site was originally occupied by Oakland College, a school established by Presby-terians in 1828; the state of Mississippi purchased the Oakland campus for $40,000 and named it Alcorn University. Hiram R. Revels resigned his seat as a United States senator to become the University’s first president. The state legislature provided $50,000 cash annually for the University’s first 10 years to support its estab-lishment and overall operation. Additionally, 30 acres of land were sold for $188,928; Alcorn received three-fifths of the proceeds, or $113,400. This funding was used for Alcorn’s agricultural and mechanical components.
Initially, the institution’s three major study components were the four-year college track, the two-year college track, and the three-year graded track. Students spent the morning, from seven o’clock until noon, in classes. In the afternoon, they worked in various University shops for eight cents per hour. Room and board, includ-ing laundry, cost about $5 a month.
In 1878, Alcorn University became Alcorn Agricultural and Me-chanical College. The college was exclusively for males at first, but eventually women were admitted. A dormitory for women was built in 1902. Over time, facilities increased from three historic buildings to more than 80 structures. The original purchase of 225 acres of land grew to a campus of more than 1,700 acres.
In 1974, Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College became Alcorn State University. Governor William L. Waller signed House Bill 298, granting this status. Alcorn has thrived by continuously accomplishing dynamic goals and objectives despite limited resource allocations from the state. By the early 1990s, Alcorn’s
physical plant and academic programs evolved into a more diversified Univer-sity. The student population is now representative of more than 65 coun-ties, more than 30 states, and at least 18 foreign countries. The University pro-vides an undergrad-uate education that enables students to successfully pursue work in graduate and professional schools, engage in teaching, and enter other professions.
As Mississippi recognized the importance of educating all citizens, Alcorn has gained status and importance. From the original eight faculty members in 1871, the University has grown to more than 800 faculty and staff. The student body has increased from 179 students to more than 4,000 students with varied ethnic back-grounds. Although early graduates of Alcorn had limited horizons, today’s graduates are successful in their chosen professions, and many are outstanding entrepreneurs. Throughout Alcorn’s history, the leadership and faculty remained committed to enhancing the institution’s image and to attracting young people whose interest is the pursuit and receipt of a quality education. Over the decades, “the college that excelled against great odds” has become one of the leading universities in the nation. Alcorn State University oper-ates divisions with degree programs in more than 50 areas, includ-ing the bachelor’s, master’s, and educational specialist degrees.
The collaborative strength and contributions of Alcorn’s past 18 presidents during its more than 140 years of existence have enabled the institution to excel. On March 4, 2014, the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. as Alcorn State Uni-versity’s 19th president. President Rankins' background and vision are strategically aligned with Alcorn’s history and tradition. He is poised to expeditiously move Alcorn State University to the next level of excellence.
Courtesy of Dr. Josephine M. PoseyASU History Research AssociateAgainst Great Odds: The History of Alcorn State University (1994)