# 2022–23 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2022–23 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by first-year head coach Otis Hughley Jr., played their home games at the newly opened Alabama A&M Events Center in Huntsville, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2021–22 season 12–18, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place. In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Florida A&M, before falling to Alcorn State in the semifinals. On March 22, Alabama A&M announced that they were parting ways with head coach Dylan Howard after five season as the head coach. On April 18, the school announced that Otis Hughley Jr. would be named the next head coach of the Bulldogs.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 3, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Oakwood | W 95–79 | – | 22 – Hicks | 9 – Harvell | 5 – Hicks | Elmore Gymnasium (3,124) Normal, AL |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm | | North Alabama | L 76–84 | 0–1 | 18 – Hicks | 8 – Powell | 5 – Williams | Elmore Gymnasium (1,405) Normal, AL |
| November 14, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | L 76–87 | 0–2 | 23 – Smith | 5 – Tucker | 4 – Tucker | Gentry Complex (5,619) Nashville, TN |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Samford | L 64–84 | 0–3 | 14 – Hicks | 7 – Blaise Akonobi | 3 – 3 Tied | Elmore Gymnasium (1,800) Normal, AL |
| November 19, 2022* 6:00 pm | | vs. Norfolk State ATL Has Something to Say HBCU Challenge | L 83–89 | 0–4 | 18 – Thompson | 6 – Blaise Akonobi | 4 – Tucker | Forbes Arena Atlanta, GA |
| November 23, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | L 75–80 | 0–5 | 22 – Hicks | 4 – 2 Tied | 6 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,123) Huntsville, AL |
| November 25, 2022* 6:00 pm | | UT Southern | W 90–79 | 1–5 | 26 – Thompson | 11 – Powell | 5 – Hicks | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,470) Huntsville, AL |
| November 28, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Fisk | W 71–55 | 2–5 | 14 – Harvell | 4 – Blaise Akonobi | 3 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,560) Huntsville, AL |
| December 9, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Lipscomb | W 63–59 | 3–5 | 20 – Hicks | 7 – 2 Tied | 3 – Tucker | Elmore Gymnasium (952) Normal, AL |
| December 12, 2022* 6:00 pm | | South Alabama | L 71–78 | 3–6 | 23 – Peek | 8 – Blaise Akonobi | 4 – Tucker | Alabama A&M Events Center (451) Huntsville, AL |
| December 15, 2022* 7:00 pm | | Rust | W 97–75 | 4–6 | 16 – 2 Tied | 6 – 2 Tied | 7 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (231) Huntsville, AL |
| December 17, 2022* 3:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 18 Illinois | L 47–68 | 4–7 | 13 – Hicks | 12 – Blaise Akonobi | 2 – Smith | State Farm Center (13,813) Champaign, IL |
| December 22, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 62–70 | 4–8 | 15 – Thompson | 11 – Blaise Akonobi | 6 – Thompson | Memorial Gymnasium (5,010) Nashville, TN |
| December 29, 2022* 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Ohio State | L 59–90 | 4–9 | 11 – Hicks | 6 – Hicks | 4 – 2 Tied | Value City Arena (14,521) Columbus, OH |
| SWAC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2023 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 66–59 | 5–9 (1–0) | 19 – Hicks | 7 – 2 Tied | 6 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (817) Huntsville, AL |
| January 4, 2023 7:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 75–68 | 6–9 (2–0) | 23 – Hicks | 7 – Blaise Akonobi | 9 – Tucker | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,275) Huntsville, AL |
| January 7, 2023 4:00 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 76–89 | 6–10 (2–1) | 15 – Smith | 4 – 2 Tied | 5 – Tucker | Davey Whitney Complex (1,150) Lorman, MS |
| January 9, 2023 7:30 pm | | at Jackson State | L 64–72 | 6–11 (2–2) | 17 – Thompson | 7 – Williams | 3 – Thompson | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| January 16, 2023 3:30 pm | | vs. Alabama State Bridge Builder Classic | L 61–69 | 6–12 (2–3) | 15 – Hicks | 6 – Hicks | 2 – Hicks | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| January 21, 2023 5:00 pm | | Texas Southern | L 59–70 | 6–13 (2–4) | 11 – Peek | 5 – Hicks | 2 – Tucker | Alabama A&M Events Center (1,954) Huntsville, AL |
| January 23, 2023 7:00 pm, HBCU Go | | Prairie View A&M | W 67–59 | 7–13 (3–4) | 13 – Blaise Akonobi | 11 – Blaise Akonobi | 4 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,787) Huntsville, AL |
| January 28, 2023 3:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 61–56 | 8–13 (4–4) | 17 – Blaise Akonobi | 6 – Blaise Akonobi | 4 – Thompson | Al Lawson Center (1,724) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 30, 2023 6:30 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 77–88 | 8–14 (4–5) | 22 – Hicks | 10 – Blaise Akonobi | 3 – Tucker | Moore Gymnasium (631) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 4, 2023 5:00 pm | | Southern | W 82–61 | 9–14 (5–5) | 20 – Thompson | 5 – Lee | 5 – Hicks | Alabama A&M Events Center (3,313) Huntsville, AL |
| February 6, 2023 7:00 pm | | Grambling State | L 60–66 | 9–15 (5–6) | 17 – Tucker | 4 – Tied | 5 – Tucker | Alabama A&M Events Center (872) Huntsville, AL |
| February 11, 2023 7:00 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 70–68 $^{2OT}$ | 10–15 (6–6) | 20 – Smith | 5 – Tied | 3 – Thompson | Harrison HPER Complex (976) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 13, 2023 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 75–72 | 11–15 (7–6) | 24 – Thompson | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,621) Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 18, 2023 5:00 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 90–56 | 12–15 (8–6) | 14 – Tucker | 7 – Williams | 6 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,500) Huntsville, AL |
| February 20, 2023 7:00 pm | | Florida A&M | L 71–77 | 12–16 (8–7) | 13 – Blaise Akonobi | 10 – Blaise Akonobi | 4 – Thompson | Alabama A&M Events Center (3,277) Huntsville, AL |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 pm | | at Alabama State | W 55–50 | 13–16 (9–7) | 17 – Thompson | 7 – Hicks | 3 – Williams | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,207) Montgomery, AL |
| March 2, 2023 7:00 pm | | at Grambling State | L 48–60 | 13–17 (9–8) | 16 – Blaise Akonobi | 6 – Blaise Akonobi | 2 – Downey | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,232) Grambling, LA |
| March 4, 2023 5:30 pm | | at Southern | W 68–65 | 14–17 (10–8) | 16 – Tied | 8 – Blaise Akonobi | 4 – Tied | F. G. Clark Center (5,522) Baton Rouge, LA |
| SWAC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2023 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Southern Quarterfinals | W 77–63 | 15–17 | 27 – Thompson | 9 – Blaise Akonobi | 3 – Thompson | Bartow Arena (1,067) Birmingham, AL |
| March 10, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (8) Texas Southern Semifinals | L 61–74 | 15–18 | 15 – Downey | 8 – Harvell | 3 – Tied | Bartow Arena (645) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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