# 2022–23 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

The 2022–23 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by third-year head coach Landon Bussie, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

## Previous season

The Braves finished the 2021–22 season 17–17, 14–4 in SWAC play, to finish as SWAC regular-season champions. In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Prairie View A&M and Alabama A&M, before falling to Texas Southern in the SWAC championship game. As a regular-season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2022* 6:30 p.m. | | Tougaloo | W 77–63 | – | 20 – Montgomery | 12 – Montgomery | 4 – Wade | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Ole Miss | L 58–73 | 0–1 | 15 – Joshua | 7 – Montgomery | 6 – Joshua | SJB Pavilion (5,990) Oxford, MS |
| November 12, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Wichita State | W 66–57 | 1–1 | 14 – Wade | 7 – Montgomery | 3 – McQuarter | Charles Koch Arena (8,515) Wichita, KS |
| November 15, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 69–60 | 2–1 | 14 – Brewton | 8 – Kendall | 4 – Wade | William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,128) Nacogdoches, TX |
| November 22, 2022* 8:00 p.m., CUSA.tv | | at UTEP Jim Forbes Classic | L 61–73 $^{2OT}$ | 2–2 | 17 – Brewton | 9 – Joshua | 4 – Brewton | Don Haskins Center (4,073) El Paso, TX |
| November 23, 2022* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Jim Forbes Classic | L 67–98 | 2–3 | 16 – Carter | 7 – Walker | 4 – Pajeaud | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| November 25, 2022* 12:00 p.m. | | vs. Cal State Bakersfield Jim Forbes Classic | W 62–54 | 3–3 | 16 – Brewton | 7 – Brewton | 4 – Joshua | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| November 27, 2022* 4:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | L 54–76 | 3–4 | 19 – Thorn | 10 – Kendall | 4 – Joshua | Desert Financial Arena (5,263) Tempe, AZ |
| November 29, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 72–80 | 3–5 | 30 – Joshua | 8 – Kendall | 3 – 2 tied | GCU Arena (6,713) Phoenix, AZ |
| December 4, 2022* 5:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ | | at No. 13 Tennessee | L 40–94 | 3–6 | 10 – Brewton | 4 – Jordan | 2 – Pajeaud | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,481) Knoxville, TN |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | L 68–74 | 3–7 | 20 – Brewton | 7 – Kendall | 3 – Thorn | Banterra Center (4,121) Carbondale, IL |
| December 18, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | L 58–72 | 3–8 | 19 – Kendall | 12 – Kendall | 2 – Joshua | Redhawk Center (780) Seattle, WA |
| December 20, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 46–88 | 3–9 | 11 – Montgomery | 10 – Marshall | 2 – 3 tied | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| December 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Minnesota | Canceled due to travel-related complications | Canceled due to travel-related complications | Canceled due to travel-related complications | Canceled due to travel-related complications | Canceled due to travel-related complications | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| SWAC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2023 4:00 p.m. | | Jackson State | L 66–67 | 3–10 (0–1) | 18 – Montgomery | 10 – McQuarter | 4 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (4,721) Lorman, MS |
| January 7, 2023 4:00 p.m. | | Alabama A&M | W 89–76 | 4–10 (1–1) | 24 – Montgomery | 8 – Kendall | 4 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (1,150) Lorman, MS |
| January 9, 2023 4:00 p.m. | | Alabama State | W 92–76 | 5–10 (2–1) | 23 – Montgomery | 8 – 2 tied | 6 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (560) Lorman, MS |
| January 14, 2023 5:00 p.m. | | at Texas Southern | W 79–74 $^{OT}$ | 6–10 (3–1) | 26 – Brewton | 8 – 2 tied | 3 – 2 tied | H&PE Arena (1,840) Houston, TX |
| January 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Prairie View A&M | W 77–68 $^{OT}$ | 7–10 (4–1) | 20 – Brewton | 14 – Kendall | 4 – Joshua | William Nicks Building (1,206) Prairie View, TX |
| January 21, 2023 4:00 p.m. | | Florida A&M | W 57–47 | 8–10 (5–1) | 13 – Brewton | 6 – Walker | 4 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (3,356) Lorman, MS |
| January 23, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | Bethune–Cookman | W 76–68 | 9–10 (6–1) | 20 – McQuarter | 10 – Kendall | 8 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (3,100) Lorman, MS |
| January 28, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | at Southern | L 68–80 | 9–11 (6–2) | 15 – Joshua | 8 – Kendall | 3 – Joshua | F. G. Clark Center (5,978) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 30, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at Grambling State | W 63–60 | 10–11 (7–2) | 16 – Brewton | 9 – Kendall | 4 – Joshua | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,407) Grambling, LA |
| February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m. | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 70–67 | 11–11 (8–2) | 18 – Kendall | 7 – 2 tied | 4 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS |
| February 6, 2023 8:00 p.m., HBCU GO | | Mississippi Valley State | W 81–70 | 12–11 (9–2) | 20 – Montgomery | 10 – Montgomery | 9 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (3,900) Lorman, MS |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 p.m. | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 76–74 | 13–11 (10–2) | 15 – 2 tied | 8 – Marshall | 8 – Joshua | Moore Gymnasium (956) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 13, 2023 6:30 p.m. | | at Florida A&M | W 67–64 | 14–11 (11–2) | 17 – Joshua | 7 – Kendall | 4 – Joshua | Al Lawson Center (1,443) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 p.m., HBCU GO | | at Jackson State | W 75–60 | 15–11 (12–2) | 19 – Thorn | 5 – Thorn | 14 – Joshua | Williams Assembly Center (1,325) Jackson, MS |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | L 71–75 | 15–12 (12–3) | 18 – Kendall | 10 – Kendall | 4 – Joshua | Davey Whitney Complex (3,809) Lorman, MS |
| February 27, 2023 8:00 p.m., HBCU GO | | Texas Southern | W 89–81 | 16–12 (13–3) | 33 – Kendall | 6 – tied | 3 – tied | Davey Whitney Complex (956) Lorman, MS |
| March 2, 2023 7:30 p.m. | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 70–60 | 17–12 (14–3) | 17 – Thorn | 6 – tied | 5 – Joshua | Harrison HPER Complex (1,309) Itta Bena, MS |
| March 4, 2023 5:30 p.m. | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 63–58 | 18–12 (15–3) | 23 – Joshua | 8 – Montgomery | 3 – Joshua | H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,754) Pine Bluff, AR |
| SWAC tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2022 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (8) Texas Southern Quarterfinals | L 62–66 | 18–13 | 21 – Joshua | 10 – Joshua | 6 – Joshua | Bartow Arena (807) Birmingham, AL |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at (2) North Texas First round – Oklahoma State bracket | L 53–69 | 18–14 | 14 – Brewton | 7 – Thorn | 4 – Joshua | The Super Pit (4,308) Denton, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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