# 2017–18 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

The 2017–18 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by third-year head coach Montez Robinson, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in eighth place. Due to Grambling State's ineligibility, they received the No. 7 seed in the SWAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Prairie View A&M.

## Previous season

The Braves finished the 2016–17 season 18–14, 13–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place.
The Braves were ineligible for NCAA postseason play due to APR violations for the second straight year. However, they were allowed to participate in the SWAC tournament where they defeated Mississippi Valley State and Southern to advance to the championship game where they lost to Texas Southern.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | | at LSU | L 59–99 | 0–1 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,856) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Nov 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Creighton | L 72–109 | 0–2 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (14,730) Omaha, NE |
| Nov 13, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 45–73 | 0–3 | McLeod Center (3,385) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Nov 17, 2017* 8:00 pm, FCS | | at No. 25 Baylor | L 61–78 | 0–4 | Ferrell Center (5,330) Waco, TX |
| Nov 19, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | L 76–102 | 0–5 | Farris Center (542) Conway, AR |
| Nov 22, 2017* 1:30 pm | | Yale | W 87–73 | 0–6 | Davey Whitney Complex (177) Lorman, MS |
| Nov 25, 2017* 6:00 pm | | Concordia (AL) | W 103–56 | 1–6 | Davey Whitney Complex (143) Lorman, MS |
| Nov 29, 2017* 8:00 pm, CST | | at Tulane | L 65–81 | 1–7 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,427) New Orleans, LA |
| Dec 1, 2017* 8:00 pm | | Rust | W 89–50 | 2–7 | Davey Whitney Complex (352) Lorman, MS |
| Dec 10, 2017* 6:00 pm | | at Iowa State | L 58–78 | 2–8 | Hilton Coliseum (14,112) Ames, IA |
| Dec 12, 2017* 8:00 pm | | Fisk | W 77–69 | 3–8 | Davey Whitney Complex (117) Lorman, MS |
| Dec 18, 2017* 8:00 pm | | Blue Mountain | W 83–56 | 4–8 | Davey Whitney Complex (119) Lorman, MS |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt | L 51–92 | 4–9 | Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University) (8,125) Nashville, TN |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 1, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 64–76 | 4–10 (0–1) | William Nicks Building (231) Prairie View, TX |
| Jan 3, 2018 8:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 70–85 | 4–11 (0–2) | H&PE Arena (802) Houston, TX |
| Jan 6, 2018 6:30 pm | | Jackson State | L 55–60 | 4–12 (0–3) | Davey Whitney Complex (884) Lorman, MS |
| Jan 8, 2018 8:00 pm | | Grambling State | L 61–72 | 4–13 (0–4) | Davey Whitney Complex (744) Lorman, MS |
| Jan 13, 2018 5:00 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 77–63 | 5–13 (1–4) | Harrison HPER Complex (3,287) Itta Bena, MS |
| Jan 15, 2018 8:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 59–71 | 5–14 (1–5) | K. L. Johnson Complex (3,100) Pine Bluff, AR |
| Jan 20, 2018 6:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 68–52 | 6–14 (2–5) | Davey Whitney Complex (362) Lorman, MS |
| Jan 22, 2018 8:00 pm | | Alabama State | W 81–64 | 7–14 (3–5) | Davey Whitney Complex (653) Lorman, MS |
| Jan 27, 2018 6:30 pm | | at Southern Jaguars | L 48–61 | 7–15 (3–6) | F. G. Clark Activity Center (1,178) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 3, 2018 6:30 pm | | at Jackson State | L 57–60 | 7–16 (3–7) | Williams Assembly Center (5,827) Jackson, MS |
| Feb 5, 2018 8:30 pm | | at Grambling State | L 72–81 | 7–17 (3–8) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,160) Grambling, LA |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 94–90 $^{OT}$ | 8–17 (4–8) | Davey Whitney Complex (588) Lorman, MS |
| Feb 12, 2018 8:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 84–52 | 9–17 (5–8) | Davey Whitney Complex (478) Lorman, MS |
| Feb 17, 2018 6:30 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 80–60 | 10–17 (6–8) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,527) Normal, AL |
| Feb 19, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Alabama State | L 62–82 | 10–18 (6–9) | Dunn-Oliver Acadome (1,252) Montgomery, AL |
| Feb 24, 2018 6:30 pm | | Southern Jaguars | W 89–85 | 11–18 (7–9) | Davey Whitney Complex (472) Lorman, MS |
| Mar 1, 2018 8:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | L 69–79 | 11–19 (7–10) | Davey White Complex (251) Lorman, MS |
| Mar 3, 2018 6:30 pm | | Texas Southern | L 71–78 | 11–20 (7–11) | Davey White Complex (466) Lorman, MS |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2018 8:30 pm | (7) | at (2) Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals | L 71–87 | 11–21 | William Nicks Building (1,252) Prairie View, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||