# 2021–22 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2021–22 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by second-year head coach Mo Williams, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2020–21 season 4–14 in SWAC play, to finish in eighth place. They were ineligible for postseason due to APR violations.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Western Kentucky | L 74–79 | 0–1 | 23 – Young | 9 – Young | 5 – Strawbridge | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,023) Bowling Green, KY |
| November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | at Vanderbilt | L 72–91 | 0–2 | 11 – Young | 5 – 3 tied | 3 – Mitchell | Memorial Gymnasium (5,459) Nashville, TN |
| November 13, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Missouri State | L 60–78 | 0–3 | 14 – Liddell | 6 – Range | 2 – Young | JQH Arena (3,922) Springfield, MO |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Iowa State | L 60–68 | 0–4 | 15 – Range | 10 – Range | 3 – 2 tied | Hilton Coliseum (12,100) Ames, IA |
| November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., BTN | at Iowa | L 82–108 | 0–5 | 20 – McCray | 10 – Barber | 4 – Liddell | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,957) Iowa City, IA |
| November 20, 2021* 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central | W 80–74 | 1–5 | 22 – Liddell | 14 – O'Neal | 4 – 2 tied | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (932) Montgomery, AL |
| November 28, 2021* 3:30 p.m. | North Alabama | L 69–81 | 1–6 | 16 – Strawbridge | 8 – O'Neal | 3 – Liddell | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (450) Montgomery, AL |
| December 1, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Dayton | L 54–93 | 1–7 | 10 – 2 tied | 7 – Barber | 2 – 4 tied | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| December 8, 2021* 6:00 p.m. | Samford | L 64–74 | 1–8 | 14 – Strawbridge | 9 – Range | 3 – Clark | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (175) Montgomery, AL |
| December 11, 2021* 5:00 p.m., WCC Network | at Pepperdine | L 62–79 | 1–9 | 16 – Strawbridge | 11 – Strawbridge | 4 – Jackson | Firestone Fieldhouse (500) Malibu, CA |
| December 15, 2021* 10:00 p.m., P12N | at UCLA | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Memphis | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | FedExForum Memphis, TN |
| December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m., LHN | at No. 16 Texas | L 48–68 | 1–10 | 16 – Liddell | 6 – Young | 2 – 2 tied | Frank Erwin Center (11,732) Austin, TX |
| December 28, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas Tech | L 53–75 | 1–11 | 15 – Liddell | 6 – 2 tied | 2 – Strawbridge | United Supermarkets Arena (12,059) Lubbock, TX |
| SWAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2022 4:00 p.m. | at Mississippi Valley State | W 84–75 | 2–11 (1–0) | 27 – Strawbridge | 11 – Barber | 7 – Clark | Harrison HPER Complex (156) Itta Bena, MS |
| January 5, 2022 7:30 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 68–70 | 2–12 (1–1) | 12 – 2 tied | 10 – O'Neal | 4 – Clark | K. L. Johnson Complex (564) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 8, 2022 4:30 p.m. | Jackson State | W 72–57 | 3–12 (2–1) | 17 – Strawbridge | 5 – 2 tied | 4 – Clark | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (525) Montgomery, AL |
| January 10, 2022 8:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | L 60–70 | 3–13 (2–2) | 13 – Liddell | 8 – Liddell | 5 – Jackson | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (400) Montgomery, AL |
| January 15, 2022 4:30 p.m. | Alabama A&M | W 59–55 | 4–13 (3–2) | 15 – Young | 7 – 2 tied | 4 – Clark | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,150) Montgomery, AL |
| January 22, 2022 5:30 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M | L 67–70 | 4–14 (3–3) | 15 – Range | 6 – 3 tied | 4 – Clark | William Nicks Building (1,206) Prairie View, TX |
| January 24, 2022 7:30 p.m. | at Texas Southern | L 66–73 | 4–15 (3–4) | 17 – Young | 10 – Strawbridge | 3 – Jackson | H&PE Arena (2,163) Houston, TX |
| January 29, 2022 7:00 p.m. | vs. Bethune–Cookman Bridge Builder Classic | W 79–73 | 5–15 (4–4) | 21 – Young | 8 – Young | 4 – Clark | Mitchell Center (1,310) Mobile, AL |
| January 31, 2022 8:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | L 65–66 | 5–16 (4–5) | 29 – Young | 8 – Young | 5 – Jackson | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,150) Montgomery, AL |
| February 5, 2022 2:30 p.m. | at Grambling State | W 80–72 | 6–16 (5–5) | 25 – Reyna | 7 – 2 tied | 4 – Range | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (2,191) Grambling, LA |
| February 7, 2022 7:30 p.m. | at Southern | L 58–72 | 6–17 (5–6) | 19 – Range | 8 – Young | 3 – Jackson | F. G. Clark Center (4,989) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 12, 2022 4:30 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 70–75 | 6–18 (5–7) | 19 – Strawbridge | 6 – Liddell | 5 – Liddell | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (980) Montgomery, AL |
| February 14, 2022 8:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State | L 71–85 | 6–19 (5–8) | 18 – Strawbridge | 5 – O'Neal | 5 – Strawbridge | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (0) Montgomery, AL |
| February 19, 2022 3:00 p.m. | at Florida A&M | L 83–86 $^{OT}$ | 6–20 (5–9) | 24 – Reyna | 12 – Liddell | 4 – Strawbridge | Al Lawson Center (0) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 21, 2022 7:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman | W 79–68 | 7–20 (6–9) | 28 – Strawbridge | 12 – Liddell | 6 – Strawbridge | Moore Gymnasium (1,000) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | L 65–80 | 7–21 (6–10) | 13 – Liddell | 14 – Liddell | 3 – Strawbridge | Elmore Gymnasium (2,400) Normal, AL |
| March 3, 2022 8:00 p.m. | Southern | W 77–67 | 8–21 (7–10) | 16 – Clark | 10 – Liddell | 3 – Clark | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,098) Montgomery, AL |
| March 5, 2022 4:30 p.m. | Grambling State | W 78–75 | 9–21 (8–10) | 21 – Young | 10 – Young | 4 – Clark | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,201) Montgomery, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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