# 2010–11 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2010–11 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by sixth-year head coach Lewis Jackson, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). After finishing fourth in the SWAC regular season standings, the Hornets won the SWAC tournament, earning the opportunity to play in the NCAA tournament. Alabama State was beaten in the First Four by UTSA to finish the season 17–18 (11–7 SWAC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 12, 2010* | | at Creighton Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge | L 57–71 | 0–1 | Qwest Center Omaha (15,141) Omaha, NE |
| November 14, 2010* | | at Iowa State Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge | L 47–74 | 0–2 | Hilton Coliseum (12,453) Ames, IA |
| November 16, 2010* | | at Northern Arizona Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge | L 46–74 | 0–3 | Tim's Toyota Center Prescott Valley, AZ |
| November 20, 2010* | | Kennesaw State Global Sports Hy-Vee Challenge | W 74–59 | 1–3 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| November 22, 2010* | | at Loyola Chicago | L 46–74 | 1–4 | Joseph J. Gentile Center Chicago, IL |
| November 27, 2010* | | at UCF | L 48–84 | 1–5 | UCF Arena Orlando, FL |
| November 30, 2010* | | at Tulane | L 69–84 | 1–6 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA |
| December 11, 2010* | | at Arkansas State | L 53–77 | 1–7 | Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR |
| December 14, 2010* | | at Mississippi State | L 46–67 | 1–8 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| December 16, 2010* | | Oakwood | W 54–49 | 2–8 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| December 20, 2010* | | Belmont | L 53–66 | 2–9 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| December 22, 2010* | | at SMU | L 38–49 | 2–10 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX |
| December 30, 2010* | | Albany State | W 61–53 | 3–10 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| January 4, 2011 | | Jackson State | L 52–58 $^{OT}$ | 3–11 (0–1) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| January 6, 2011 | | Grambling State | W 50–47 | 4–11 (1–1) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| January 8, 2011 | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 68–62 $^{OT}$ | 5–11 (2–1) | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 10, 2011 9:00 p.m. | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 70–74 | 5–12 (2–2) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,086) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 15, 2011 | | at Alabama A&M | L 60–75 | 5–13 (2–3) | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL |
| January 22, 2011 | | Southern | L 52–64 | 5–14 (2–4) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| January 24, 2011 | | Alcorn State | W 81–68 | 6–14 (3–4) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| January 29, 2011 | | at Prairie View A&M | L 61–69 | 6–15 (3–5) | William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| January 31, 2011 5:30 p.m. | | at Texas Southern | L 59–73 | 6–16 (3–6) | Health and Physical Education Arena (1,637) Houston, TX |
| February 5, 2011 | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 60–48 | 7–16 (4–6) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| February 7, 2011 7:00 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | W 90–63 | 8–16 (5–6) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,117) Montgomery, AL |
| February 12, 2011 | | Alabama A&M | W 82–68 | 9–16 (6–6) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| February 19, 2011 | | at Southern | W 63–50 | 10–16 (7–6) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 21, 2011 | | at Alcorn State | W 62–53 | 11–16 (8–6) | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS |
| February 26, 2011 | | Prairie View A&M | W 68–61 | 12–16 (9–6) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| February 28, 2011 9:00 p.m. | | Texas Southern | W 60–48 | 13–16 (10–6) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,439) Montgomery, AL |
| March 3, 2011 | | at Jackson State | W 63–53 | 14–16 (11–6) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| March 5, 2011 | | at Grambling State | L 73–74 | 14–17 (11–7) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2011 | (4) | vs. (5) Alabama A&M SWAC Quarterfinals | W 81–61 | 15–17 | Curtis Culwell Center Garland, TX |
| March 11, 2011 9:00 p.m. | (4) | vs. (1) Texas Southern SWAC Semifinals | W 73–66 | 16–17 | Curtis Culwell Center Garland, TX |
| March 12, 2011 | (4) | vs. (6) Grambling SWAC Championship | W 65–48 | 17–17 | Curtis Culwell Center Garland, TX |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2011 | (16 E) | vs. (16 E) UTSA NCAA First Four | L 61–70 | 17–18 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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