# 2019–20 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

The 2019–20 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 15th-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 8–24 and 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the SWAC tournament to Southern.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2018–19 season 12–19 overall, 9–9 in SWAC play, to finish in 6th place. In the SWAC tournament, they upset Jackson State in the quarterfinals, before losing to Texas Southern in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at No. 8 Gonzaga | L 64–95 | 0–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 50–59 | 0–2 | JQH Arena (3,639) Springfield, MO |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Houston | L 56–84 | 0–3 | Fertitta Center (6,430) Houston, TX |
| November 20, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 20 Tennessee Emerald Coast Classic campus-site game | L 41–76 | 0–4 | Thompson–Boling Arena (18,176) Knoxville, TN |
| November 25, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 20 VCU Emerald Coast Classic campus-site game | L 62–78 | 0–5 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| November 29, 2019* 1:30 pm | | vs. Chattanooga Emerald Coast Classic semifinals | L 56–74 | 0–6 | The Arena at NWSFC Niceville, FL |
| November 30, 2019* 10:00 am | | vs. Chicago State Emerald Coast Classic consolation round | W 67–54 | 1–6 | The Arena at NWSFC (110) Niceville, FL |
| December 9, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota | L 59–73 | 1–7 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,601) Vermillion, SD |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 41–86 | 1–8 | Bramlage Coliseum (7,577) Manhattan, KS |
| December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm | | at Boise State | L 57–100 | 1–9 | ExtraMile Arena (3,478) Boise, ID |
| December 21, 2019* 4:00 pm | | vs. UAB St. Pete's Shootout | L 63–71 | 1–10 | McArthur Center (176) St. Petersburg, FL |
| December 22, 2019* 11:00 am | | vs. Austin Peay St. Pete's Shootout | L 69–80 | 1–11 | McArthur Center (181) St. Petersburg, FL |
| December 29, 2019* 3:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 6 Oregon | L 59–98 | 1–12 | Matthew Knight Arena (6,771) Eugene, OR |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Jackson State | L 67–70 | 1–13 (0–1) | Williams Assembly Center (237) Jackson, MS |
| January 6, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Grambling State | L 63–68 | 1–14 (0–2) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (750) Grambling, LA |
| January 11, 2020 5:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 81–75 | 2–14 (1–2) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,360) Montgomery, AL |
| January 13, 2020 7:30 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 56–61 | 2–15 (1–3) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,893) Montgomery, AL |
| January 18, 2020 5:00 pm | | vs. Alabama A&M | W 65–56 | 3–15 (2–3) | Bill Harris Arena (3,126) Birmingham, AL |
| January 25, 2020 5:30 pm | | at Southern | L 71–80 | 3–16 (2–4) | F. G. Clark Center (3,783) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 27, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 60–63 | 3–17 (2–5) | Davey Whitney Complex (374) Lorman, MS |
| February 1, 2020 5:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 52–49 | 4–17 (3–5) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,012) Montgomery, AL |
| February 3, 2020 7:30 pm | | Texas Southern | W 79–55 | 5–17 (4–5) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,019) Montgomery, AL |
| February 8, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 87–74 | 6–17 (5–5) | Harrison HPER Complex (990) Itta Bena, MS |
| February 10, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 57–49 | 7–17 (6–5) | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR |
| February 15, 2020 5:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 61–58 | 8–17 (7–5) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (3,318) Montgomery, AL |
| February 22, 2020 5:00 pm | | Southern | L 44–56 | 8–18 (7–6) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,290) Montgomery, AL |
| February 24, 2020 7:30 pm | | Alcorn State | L 77–80 | 8–19 (7–7) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,010) Montgomery, AL |
| February 29, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 58–65 | 8–20 (7–8) | William Nicks Building (1,059) Prairie View, TX |
| March 2, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas Southern | L 73–78 | 8–21 (7–9) | H&PE Arena (1,019) Houston, TX |
| March 5, 2020 7:30 pm | | Jackson State | L 59–71 | 8–22 (7–10) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,289) Montgomery, AL |
| March 7, 2020 5:00 pm | | Grambling State | L 58–70 | 8–23 (7–11) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,091) Montgomery, AL |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | at (2) Southern Quarterfinals | L 53–67 | 8–24 | F. G. Clark Center (4,758) Baton Rouge, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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