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.

2014–15 Alabama State Hornets men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	19–10 (14–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Lewis Jackson (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Sewell Steve Rogers Michael Curry
Home arena	Dunn–Oliver Acadome

2014–15 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas Southern †	16	–	2		.889			22	–	13		.629
Alabama State*	14	–	4		.778			19	–	10		.655
Southern*	13	–	5		.722			18	–	17		.514
Prairie View A&M	12	–	6		.667			15	–	18		.455
Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	9	–	9		.500			12	–	20		.375
Jackson State	9	–	9		.500			11	–	21		.344
Alabama A&M	8	–	10		.444			9	–	20		.310
Mississippi Valley State	5	–	13		.278			6	–	26		.188
Alcorn State	4	–	14		.222			6	–	26		.188
Grambling State	0	–	18		.000			2	–	27		.069
*ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA violations
† 2015 SWAC tournament winner

Roster

2014–15 Alabama State Hornets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 00 Wendell Lewis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Mississippi State Salem, AL G/F 1 Chidozie Omile 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Hartford CC Woodbridge, VA F 2 Luther Page 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Father Gabriel HS Ann Arbor, MI G 3 DeMarcus Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Snead State CC Jonesboro, GA F 4 Brandon Graham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Snead State CC Hampton, VA G/F 5 Bobby Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lithia Springs HS Atlanta, GA G 12 Jamel Waters 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Ramsay HS Birmingham, AL F 14 Tony Armstrong 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So G. W. Carver HS Montgomery, AL G/F 20 Billy Ingram 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Sumter Central HS Bellamy, AL G 21 Jamar Pope 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Marion Military Huntsville, AL F 22 Maurice Strong 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Aiken Technical College Swainsboro, GA G 24 Darius Sizemore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mundy's Mill HS Jonesboro, GA F 25 Darius Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Gillette College Atlanta, GA G 30 Terrance LeFlore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Wetumpka HS Wetumpka, AL C 31 Anthony Jacob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 335 lb (152 kg) Sr UCF Atlanta, GA C 45 Robert Ojeah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Aiken Technical College Nigeria G 52 Steve Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Brewbaker Tech Montgomery, AL	Head coach Lewis Jackson (Alabama State) Assistant coach(es) Anthony Sewell (Troy) Steve Rogers (Alabama State) Michael Curry (Alabama State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

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.