Alabama State Hornets basketball

Alabama State Hornets basketball
Alabama State Hornets basketball
	2025–26 Alabama State Hornets basketball team
University	Alabama State University
First season	1934
Athletic director	Jason Cable
Head coach	Chris Wright (1st season)
Location	Montgomery, Alabama
Arena	Dunn–Oliver Acadome ; (capacity: 7,400)
Conference	SWAC
Nickname	Hornets
Colors	Black and old gold;
NCAA Division I tournament record
	1–5
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	1972, 1975, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2025
Conference tournament champions
	SIAC: 1935, 1936, 1971, 1972; SWAC: 2001, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2025
Conference regular-season champions
	2001, 2008, 2009
	* at Division II level

The Alabama State Hornets basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Alabama State University. The school competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They are currently led by first-year head coach Chris Wright and play home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama. The Hornets have appeared five times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2025. Alabama State has one win all-time at the NCAA tournament, defeating Saint Francis in the First Four at the 2025 NCAA tournament.^[1]

Postseason results

The Hornets have appeared in the NCAA tournament five times. Their record is 1–5.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2001	#16	First Round	#1 Michigan State	L 35–69
2004	#16	First Round	#1 Duke	L 61–96
2009	#16	Opening Round	#16 Morehead State	L 43–58
2011	#16	First Four	#16 UTSA	L 61–70
2025	#16	First Four First Round	#16 Saint Francis #1 Auburn	W 70–68 L 63–83

The Hornets appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament twice. Their record was 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1972	Round of 36	LSU–New Orleans	L 72–80
1975	Round of 32 Regional Third Place	Chattanooga Armstrong Atlantic	L 83–107 L 78–110

The Hornets have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	First Round	Mississippi	L 75–87
2008	First Round	Arizona State	L 53–64

The Hornets have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	First Round	Sam Houston State	L 49–71

Alabama State Hornets basketball
Venues	Lockhart Gym (1939–1992) Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1992–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Alabama State University
Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Football Women's basketball
Buildings	Cramton Bowl Dunn-Oliver Acadome ASU Stadium Wheeler–Watkins Baseball Complex
Related	Bama State Collegians Dixon v. Alabama Historic District Tompkins v. Alabama State University WVAS Campus Radio

Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama State Hornets Alcorn State Braves Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Florida A&M Rattlers Grambling State Tigers Jackson State Tigers Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Prairie View A&M Panthers Southern Jaguars Texas Southern Tigers
Championships & awards	SWAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26