# 2014–15 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2014–15 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by tenth year head coach Lewis Jackson, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–10, 14–4 in SWAC play to finish in second place. Due to Academic Progress Rate penalties, the Hornets were ineligible for the postseason. However, they were allowed to participate in the SWAC tournament where they advanced to the semifinals where they lost to Southern.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:30 pm | Auburn–Montgomery | W 105–64 | 0–1 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (N/A) Montgomery, AL |
| 11/16/2013* 4:00 pm, SECN+ | at Arkansas | L 79–97 | 1–1 | Bud Walton Arena (14,318) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/26/2013* 7:30 pm | vs. North Dakota Utah Tournament | L 68–75 | 1–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (57) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/28/2013* 6:00 pm | vs. Texas–Pan American Utah Tournament | W 91–79 | 2–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (N/A) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/29/2013* 8:00 pm, P12N | at Utah Utah Tournament | L 62–93 | 2–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,921) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/06/2014* 3:00 pm | Jacksonville State | W 80–55 | 3–3 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (N/A) Montgomery, AL |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm | at Western Illinois | L 68–78 | 3–4 | Western Hall (1,277) Macomb, IL |
| 12/21/2014* 1:00 pm | at Evansville | L 63–81 | 3–5 | Ford Center (3,861) Evansville, IN |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | Fort Valley State | W 76–65 | 4–5 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (636) Montgomery, AL |
| 01/03/2015 5:00 pm | Grambling State | W 71–50 | 5–5 (1–0) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (546) Montgomery, AL |
| 01/05/2015 7:30 pm | Jackson State | W 72–52 | 6–5 (2–0) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (763) Montgomery, AL |
| 01/10/2015 7:30 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 74–71 | 7–5 (3–0) | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,798) Pine Bluff, AR |
| 01/12/2015 7:30 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | W 88–76 | 8–5 (4–0) | Leflore County Civic Center (1,296) Greenwood, MS |
| 01/17/2015 5:00 pm | at Alabama A&M | W 59–56 | 9–5 (5–0) | Elmore Gymnasium (3,305) Huntsville, AL |
| 01/24/2015 5:00 pm | Alcorn State | W 84–60 | 10–5 (6–0) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,264) Montgomery, AL |
| 01/26/2015 7:30 pm | Southern | W 63–59 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (7–0) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,546) Montgomery, AL |
| 01/31/2015 5:00 pm | at Texas Southern | L 65–80 | 11–6 (7–1) | H&PE Arena (2,521) Houston, TX |
| 02/02/2015 7:30 pm | at Prairie View A&M | W 73–71 | 12–6 (8–1) | William Nicks Building (1,022) Prairie View, TX |
| 2/07/2015 5:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 73–55 | 13–6 (9–1) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,560) Montgomery, AL |
| 2/09/2015 7:30 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 65–57 | 14–6 (10–1) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,256) Montgomery, AL |
| 2/14/2015 5:00 pm | Alabama A&M | L 71–80 | 14–7 (10–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (6,453) Montgomery, AL |
| 2/21/2015 7:30 pm | at Alcorn State | W 71–67 | 15–7 (11–2) | Davey Whitney Complex (N/A) Lorman, MS |
| 2/23/2015 7:30 pm, ESPNU | at Southern | W 56–54 | 16–7 (12–2) | F. G. Clark Center (1,389) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2/28/2015 5:00 pm | Texas Southern | L 49–58 | 16–8 (12–3) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,500) Montgomery, AL |
| 3/02/2015 7:30 pm | Prairie View A&M | L 65–67 | 16–9 (12–4) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,456) Montgomery, AL |
| 3/5/2015 7:30 pm | at Grambling State | W 78–46 | 17–9 (13–4) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (135) Grambling, LA |
| 3/07/2015 7:30 pm | at Jackson State | W 62–42 | 18–9 (14–4) | Williams Assembly Center (839) Jackson, MS |
| SWAC tournament |||||
| 03/11/2015 2:30 pm | vs. Mississippi Valley State Quarterfinals | W 93–81 | 19–9 | Toyota Center (N/A) Houston, TX |
| 03/13/2015 2:30 pm | vs. Southern Semifinals | L 66–68 | 19–10 | Toyota Center (N/A) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||