# 2016–17 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2016–17 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 12th-year head coach Lewis Jackson, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 6–12 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 9–9 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Southern in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | Auburn–Montgomery | W 56–50 | | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| 11/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | Huntingdon | W 89–61 | | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,000) Montgomery, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 7:00 pm | | at WKU | L 66–79 | 0–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,149) Bowling Green, KY |
| 11/14/2016* 8:00 pm, FSS | | at TCU | L 62–96 | 0–2 | Schollmaier Arena (5,671) Fort Worth, TX |
| 11/16/2016* 6:30 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 56–87 | 0–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,016) Ruston, LA |
| 11/22/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | L 72–79 | 0–4 | KSU Convocation Center (937) Kennesaw, GA |
| 11/25/2016* 02:30 pm | | vs. Northern Arizona Global Sports Classic | L 57–71 | 0–5 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| 11/26/2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. Cal State Fullerton Global Sports Classic | W 76–67 $^{OT}$ | 1–5 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Jacksonville State | L 69–72 | 1–6 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,259) Montgomery, AL |
| 12/04/2016* 5:15 pm | | at Troy | L 65–83 | 1–7 | Trojan Arena (972) Troy, AL |
| 12/12/2016* 7:00 pm | | at San Diego State | L 41–73 | 1–8 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/14/2016* 7:30 pm, OVC | | at Tennessee State | L 46–68 | 1–9 | Gentry Complex (760) Nashville, TN |
| 12/22/2016* 7:30 pm | | at Ball State | L 48–73 | 1–10 | Worthen Arena (2,543) Muncie, IN |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Fort Valley State | W 75–68 | 2–10 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (589) Montgomery, AL |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2017 7:30 pm | | Grambling State | W 73–69 | 3–10 (1–0) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (293) Montgomery, AL |
| 01/04/2017 7:30 pm | | Jackson State | L 60–63 | 3–11 (1–1) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,059) Montgomery, AL |
| 01/07/2017 5:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 63–71 | 3–12 (1–2) | K. L. Johnson Complex (650) Pine Bluff, AR |
| 01/09/2017 7:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 70–73 | 3–13 (1–3) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,201) Itta Bena, MS |
| 01/14/2017 5:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 57–55 | 4–13 (2–3) | Elmore Gymnasium (3,320) Huntsville, AL |
| 01/21/2017 5:00 pm | | Alcorn State | L 71–78 | 4–14 (2–4) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,256) Montgomery, AL |
| 01/23/2017 7:30 pm | | Southern | W 79–65 | 5–14 (3–4) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,872) Montgomery, AL |
| 01/28/2017 7:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 68–70 | 5–15 (3–5) | Health and Physical Education Arena (1,022) Houston, TX |
| 01/30/2017 7:30 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 52–72 | 5–16 (3–6) | William J. Nicks Building (1,005) Prairie View, TX |
| 02/04/2017 5:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 77–65 | 6–16 (4–6) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,343) Montgomery, AL |
| 02/06/2017 7:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 71–66 | 7–16 (5–6) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,263) Montgomery, AL |
| 02/11/2017 5:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 97–89 $^{3OT}$ | 8–16 (6–6) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (6,285) Montgomery, AL |
| 02/18/2017 5:00 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 67–75 | 8–17 (6–7) | Davey Whitney Complex (656) Lorman, MS |
| 02/20/2017 7:30 pm | | at Southern | L 73–79 | 8–18 (6–8) | F. G. Clark Center (899) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/25/2017 5:00 pm | | Texas Southern | L 73–86 | 8–19 (6–9) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,997) Montgomery, AL |
| 02/27/2017 7:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | L 58–77 | 8–20 (6–10) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,632) Montgomery, AL |
| 03/02/2017 7:30 pm | | at Grambling State | L 69–82 | 8–21 (6–11) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (373) Grambling, LA |
| 03/04/2017 7:30 pm | | at Jackson State | L 59–65 | 8–22 (6–12) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2017 7:30 pm | (8) | at (1) Texas Southern Quarterfinals | L 72–87 | 8–23 | Health and Physical Education Arena (3,487) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||