# 2023–24 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2023–24 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Otis Hughley Jr., played their home games at the Alabama A&M Events Center in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 12–23, 9–9 in SWAC play, to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the SWAC tournament, they defeated Alcorn State in the quarterfinals, before losing to Texas Southern in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the CIT, where they defeated Austin Peay in the quarterfinals, before losing to Norfolk State in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2022–23 season 15–18, 10–8 in SWAC play, to finish in fifth place. In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Southern in the first round, before falling to eventual tournament champions Texas Southern in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Oakwood | W 111–59 | | Alabama A&M Events Center (3,573) Huntsville, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 67–83 | 0–1 | CB&S Bank Arena (1,366) Florence, AL |
| November 18, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 81–106 | 0–2 | Allen Arena (823) Nashville, TN |
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+ | | at Auburn | L 54–84 | 0–3 | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. East Tennessee State Viking Invitational | L 71–82 | 0–4 | Wolstein Center (597) Cleveland, OH |
| November 25, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State Viking Invitational | L 59–86 | 0–5 | Wolstein Center (1,466) Cleveland, OH |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Tennessee State | W 85–83 $^{OT}$ | 1–5 | Alabama A&M Events Center (3,647) Huntsville, AL |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | at Vanderbilt | L 59–78 | 1–6 | Memorial Gymnasium (5,468) Nashville, TN |
| December 9, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | L 49–70 | 1–7 | McCamish Pavilion (3,919) Atlanta, GA |
| December 11, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Samford | L 91–118 | 1–8 | Pete Hanna Center (1,763) Homewood, AL |
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | UAB | L 82–93 | 1–9 | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,893) Huntsville, AL |
| December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Chattanooga | L 72–88 | 1–10 | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,227) Huntsville, AL |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | L 67–73 | 1–11 | Mitchell Center (1,069) Mobile, AL |
| December 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 73–93 | 1–12 | Stegeman Coliseum (7,793) Athens, GA |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 63–62 | 2–12 (1–0) | H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,302) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 8, 2024 7:30 p.m. | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 78–70 | 3–12 (2–0) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,992) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 11, 2024 7:30 p.m. | | Alcorn State | L 71–74 | 3–13 (2–1) | Alabama A&M Events Center (3,239) Huntsville, AL |
| January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m. | | Jackson State | L 67–75 | 3–14 (2–2) | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,507) Huntsville, AL |
| January 15, 2024 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Alabama State Bridge Builder Classic | L 55–72 | 3–15 (2–3) | Mitchell Center (2,900) Mobile, AL |
| January 27, 2024 5:00 p.m. | | at Texas Southern | L 69–85 | 3–16 (2–4) | H&PE Arena (3,109) Houston, TX |
| January 29, 2024 8:00 p.m. | | at Prairie View A&M | L 76–87 | 3–17 (2–5) | William J. Nicks Building (1,926) Prairie View, TX |
| February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m. | | Florida A&M | W 73–61 | 4–17 (3–5) | Alabama A&M Events Center (3,913) Huntsville, AL |
| February 5, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | Bethune–Cookman | W 72–68 | 5–17 (4–5) | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,019) Huntsville, AL |
| February 10, 2024 5:30 p.m. | | at Southern | L 62–69 | 5–18 (4–6) | F. G. Clark Center (3,983) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 12, 2024 7:30 p.m. | | at Grambling State | W 60–50 | 6–18 (5–6) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (723) Grambling, LA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | W 80–57 | 7–18 (6–6) | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,817) Huntsville, AL |
| February 19, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 75–67 | 8–18 (7–6) | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,733) Huntsville, AL |
| February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m. | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 61–63 | 8–19 (7–7) | Moore Gymnasium (771) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 26, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | at Florida A&M | L 58–76 | 8–20 (7–8) | Al Lawson Center (2,287) Tallahassee, FL |
| March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m. | | Alabama State | W 58–53 | 9–20 (8–8) | Alabama A&M Events Center (6,389) Huntsville, AL |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | Grambling State | L 73–74 | 9–21 (8–9) | Alabama A&M Events Center (3,213) Huntsville, AL |
| March 9, 2024 5:00 p.m. | | Southern | W 66–56 | 10–21 (9–9) | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,855) Huntsville, AL |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Alcorn State Quarterfinals | W 75–63 | 11–21 | Bartow Arena (784) Birmingham, AL |
| March 15, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (3) Texas Southern Semifinals | L 65–72 | 11–22 | Bartow Arena (2,045) Birmingham, AL |
| CIT ||||||
| March 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay First round – Hugh Durham Classic | W 81–71 | 12–22 | F&M Bank Arena (1,386) Clarksville, TN |
| March 23, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Norfolk State Semifinals – John McLendon Classic | L 66–81 | 12–23 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,522) Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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