# 2017–18 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2017–18 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 13th-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, 8–10 in SWAC play to finish in seventh place. Due to Grambling State's ineligibility, they received the No. 6 seed in the SWAC tournament where they lost to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2016–17 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct. 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Fort Valley State | W 68–62 | | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| Nov 3, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Auburn–Montgomery | W 76–73 | | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 5:30 pm | | at Mississippi State | L 68–96 | 0–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (6,811) Starkville, MS |
| Nov 12, 2017* 3:05 pm, BTN+ | | at Iowa | L 58–92 | 0–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,637) Iowa City, IA |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota State | L 63–94 | 0–3 | Frost Arena (1,887) Brookings, SD |
| Nov 17, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | L 56–114 | 0–4 | Matthew Knight Arena (8,100) Eugene, OR |
| Nov 20, 2017* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Chattanooga | L 48–67 | 0–5 | McKenzie Arena (2,332) Chattanooga, TN |
| Nov 21, 2017* 5:00 pm | | vs. Savannah State | L 97–101 | 0–6 | McKenzie Arena (2,211) Chattanooga, TN |
| Nov 27, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 11 Cincinnati | L 51–83 | 0–7 | BB&T Arena (7,012) Highland Heights, KY |
| Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Jacksonville State | L 69–77 | 0–8 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,069) Jacksonville, AL |
| Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee State | L 45–64 | 0–9 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (362) Montgomery, AL |
| Dec 16, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Winthrop | L 80–88 | 0–10 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| Dec 21, 2017* 2:30 pm | | vs. Louisiana Tech New Orleans Shootout semifinal | L 62–74 | 0–11 | Convocation Center (300) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 22, 2017* 12:00 pm | | vs. Liberty New Orleans Shootout 3rd place game | L 70–87 | 0–12 | Convocation Center (250) New Orleans, LA |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 1, 2018 7:45 pm | | at Jackson State | L 73–82 | 0–1 (0–13) | Williams Assembly Center (807) Jackson, MS |
| Jan 3, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Grambling State | W 74–66 | 1–13 (1–1) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (325) Grambling, LA |
| Jan 6, 2018 3:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | L 63–64 | 2–13 (2–1) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (863) Montgomery, AL |
| Jan 8, 2018 6:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 68–94 | 2–14 (2–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (562) Montgomery, AL |
| Jan 13, 2018 5:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 70–67 | 3–14 (3–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,780) Montgomery, AL |
| Jan 20, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Southern | L 61–63 | 3–15 (3–3) | F. G. Clark Center (1,299) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 64–81 | 3–16 (3–4) | Davey Whitney Complex (653) Lorman, MS |
| Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | L 80–86 | 3–17 (3–5) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| Jan 29, 2018 3:00 pm | | Texas Southern | L 82–97 | 3–18 (3–6) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,237) Montgomery, AL |
| Feb 3, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 89–85 $^{OT}$ | 4–18 (4–6) | Harrison HPER Complex (1,927) Montgomery, AL |
| Feb 5, 2018 5:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 65–59 | 5–18 (5–6) | K. L. Johnson Complex (3,120) Pine Bluff, AR |
| Feb 10, 2018 3:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 69–50 | 6–18 (6–6) | Elmore Gymnasium (4,400) Normal, AL |
| Feb 17, 2018 5:00 pm | | Southern | L 67–71 | 6–19 (6–7) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| Feb 19, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Alcorn State | W 82–62 | 7–19 (7–7) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,252) Montgomery, AL |
| Feb 24, 2018 5:00 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 74–80 | 7–20 (7–8) | William J. Nicks Building (6,240) Prairie View, TX |
| Feb 26, 2018 7:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 77–95 | 7–21 (7–9) | H&PE Arena (1,021) Houston, TX |
| Mar 1, 2018 5:30 pm | | Jackson State | W 62–60 | 8–21 (8–9) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,673) Montgomery, AL |
| Mar 3, 2018 3:00 pm | | Grambling State | L 64–66 | 8–22 (8–10) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2018 8:00 pm | (6) | vs. (3) Texas Southern Quarterfinals | L 76–90 | 8–23 | H&PE Arena (2,481) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||