# 2015–16 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2015–16 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 11th-year head coach Lewis Jackson, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 9–9 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to Southern.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2015* 8:00 pm | | Huntingdon | W 93–58 | | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Virginia Tech Emerald Coast Classic | W 85–82 | 1–0 | Cassell Coliseum (6,519) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/16/2015* 8:00 pm, ASN | | at UAB Emerald Coast Classic | L 70–72 | 1–1 | Bartow Arena (4,833) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/19/2015* 5:00 pm | | at Mercer | L 49–70 | 1–2 | Hawkins Arena (3,437) Macon, GA |
| 11/27/2015* 11:00 am | | vs. Chattanooga Emerald Coast Classic | L 58–95 | 1–3 | Northwest Florida State College (250) Niceville, FL |
| 11/28/2015* 11:00 am | | vs. Chicago State Emerald Coast Classic | W 66–64 | 2–3 | Northwest Florida State College (250) Niceville, FL |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | L 56–88 | 2–4 | Ford Center (3,702) Evansville, IN |
| 12/03/2015* 8:00 pm | | Auburn–Montgomery | W 80–78 | 3–4 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,536) Montgomery, AL |
| 12/13/2015* 3:00 pm | | at Jacksonville State | W 63–60 | 4–4 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,103) Jacksonville, AL |
| 12/16/2015* 6:00 pm | | at Elon | L 74–91 | 4–5 | Alumni Gym (903) Elon, NC |
| 12/20/2015* 1:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 65–68 | 4–6 | HTC Center (1,510) Conway, SC |
| 12/22/2015* 1:00 pm | | at Winthrop | L 84–92 | 4–7 | Winthrop Coliseum (909) Rock Hill, SC |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | | Fort Valley State | W 105–89 | 5–7 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (256) Montgomery, AL |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 7:30 pm | | at Jackson State | L 61–68 | 5–8 (0–1) | Williams Assembly Center (799) Jackson, MS |
| 01/04/2016 7:30 pm | | at Grambling State | L 81–84 $^{OT}$ | 5–9 (0–2) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (426) Grambling, LA |
| 01/09/2016 7:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 75–74 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 (1–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (872) Montgomery, AL |
| 01/11/2016 7:30 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 55–59 | 6–10 (1–3) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| 01/16/2016 5:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | L 75–80 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (1–4) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| 01/23/2016 4:00 pm | | at Southern | L 69–73 | 6–12 (1–5) | F. G. Clark Center (1,891) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/25/2016 5:00 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 72–77 | 6–13 (1–6) | Davey Whitney Complex (1,439) Lorman, MS |
| 01/30/2016 5:00 pm | | Texas Southern | L 72–75 | 6–14 (1–7) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,846) Montgomery, AL |
| 02/01/2016 7:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 83–77 | 7–14 (2–7) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,546) Montgomery, AL |
| 02/06/2016 2:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 73–62 | 8–14 (3–7) | Leflore County Civic Center (793) Greenwood, MS |
| 02/08/2016 5:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 70–75 $^{OT}$ | 8–15 (3–8) | K. L. Johnson Complex (981) Pine Bluff, AR |
| 02/13/2016 5:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 74–68 | 9–15 (4–8) | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL |
| 02/20/2016 8:00 pm | | Southern | W 77–68 | 10–15 (5–8) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,324) Montgomery, AL |
| 02/22/2016 5:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 73–60 | 11–15 (6–8) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| 02/27/2016 7:30 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | W 73–68 | 12–15 (7–8) | William J. Nicks Building (439) Prairie View, TX |
| 02/29/2016 7:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 86–96 | 12–16 (7–9) | H&PE Arena Houston, TX |
| 03/03/2016 5:00 pm | | Jackson State | W 71–54 | 13–16 (8–9) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (678) Montgomery, AL |
| 03/05/2016 7:30 pm | | Grambling State | W 59–58 | 14–16 (9–9) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,051) Montgomery, AL |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 8:30 pm | (5) | vs. (4) Southern Quarterfinals | L 63–83 | 14–17 | Toyota Center (1,022) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||