# 2020–21 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2020–21 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by first-year head coach Mo Williams, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2019–20 season 8–24, 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the SWAC tournament to Southern.
On March 27, head coach Lewis Jackson announced his resignation, ending his 15-year tenure with the Hornets. On May 12, it was announced that former NBA player Mo Williams would be named the school's next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2021 4:30 pm | Grambling State | L 49–66 | 0–1 (0–1) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| January 4, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Jackson State | L 44–60 | 0–2 (0–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (276) Montgomery, AL |
| January 9, 2021 5:00 pm | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 82–91 | 0–3 (0–3) | K. L. Johnson Complex (342) Pine Bluff, AR |
| January 12, 2021 4:30 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | W 64–51 | 1–3 (1–3) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS |
| January 16, 2021 3:00 pm | at Alabama A&M | L 63–70 | 1–4 (1–4) | Elmore Gymnasium (275) Huntsville, AL |
| January 23, 2021 4:30 pm | Alcorn State | L 52–57 | 1–5 (1–5) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (673) Montgomery, AL |
| January 25, 2021 8:00 pm | Southern | W 66–64 | 2–5 (2–5) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,499) Montgomery, AL |
| January 30, 2021 7:30 pm | at Texas Southern | L 73–80 | 2–6 (2–6) | H&PE Arena (500) Houston, TX |
| February 1, 2021 7:30 pm | at Prairie View A&M | L 63–87 | 2–7 (2–7) | William J. Nicks Building (700) Prairie View, TX |
| February 6, 2021 4:30 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 73–67 | 3–7 (3–7) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (864) Montgomery, AL |
| February 8, 2021 8:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State | L 65–68 | 3–8 (3–8) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (987) Montgomery, AL |
| February 13, 2021 4:30 pm | Alabama A&M | W 72–58 | 4–8 (4–8) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,500) Montgomery, AL |
| February 20, 2021 5:30 pm | at Alcorn State | Postponed | Postponed | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 22, 2021 7:30 pm | at Southern | L 66–75 | 4–9 (4–9) | F. G. Clark Center (1,525) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 24, 2021 5:30 pm | at Alcorn State Rescheduled from February 20 | L 59–68 | 4–10 (4–10) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| February 27, 2021 4:30 pm | Texas Southern | L 76–86 | 4–11 (4–11) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| March 1, 2021 8:00 pm | Prairie View A&M | L 67–70 | 4–12 (4–12) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| March 4, 2021 7:30 pm | at Grambling State | L 68–91 | 4–13 (4–13) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA |
| March 6, 2021 5:30 pm | at Jackson State | L 54–79 | 4–14 (4–14) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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