2022–23 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

2022–23 Alcorn State Braves basketball
2022–23 Alcorn State Braves basketball
SWAC regular season co-champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	18–14 (15–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Landon Bussie (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Cy Alexander; Gary Smith; Benjamin Mandelbaum;
Home arena	Davey Whitney Complex
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by third-year head coach Landon Bussie, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2022–23 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alcorn State	15	–	3	.833	18	–	14	.563
Grambling State	15	–	3	.833	24	–	9	.727
Jackson State	12	–	6	.667	14	–	19	.424
Southern	11	–	7	.611	15	–	17	.469
Alabama A&M	10	–	8	.556	15	–	18	.455
Prairie View A&M	9	–	9	.500	13	–	19	.406
Bethune–Cookman	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Texas Southern †	7	–	11	.389	14	–	21	.400
Alabama State	6	–	12	.333	8	–	23	.258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Florida A&M	5	–	13	.278	7	–	22	.241
Mississippi Valley State	4	–	14	.222	5	–	27	.156

† 2023 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2021–22 season 17–17, 14–4 in SWAC play to finish as SWAC regular season champions.^[1] In the SWAC tournament, they defeated Prairie View A&M^[2] and Alabama A&M,^[3] before falling to Texas Southern in the SWAC championship game.^[4] As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.^[5]

Roster

2022–23 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F/C	1	Dontrell McQuarter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	2	Byron Joshua	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	3	Trevin Wade	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Marietta, Georgia
G	4	Devin Carter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Fr	Edwards, Mississippi
F/C	5	Keondre Montgomery	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Jackson, Mississippi
G	10	Mike Pajeaud	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	11	Oddyst Walker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	12	Dekedran Thorn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
F	13	Jeremiah Kendall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Bronx, New York
G	15	Willie Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	20	Darryl Jordan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Hattiesburg, Mississippi
F/C	21	D'Andre Dues	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Houston, Texas
G	22	Cameron Butler	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Vicksburg, Mississippi
G	23	Dominic Brewton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
G/F	24	Gregory Crawford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Houston, Texas
F/C	32	Ladarius Marshall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Jackson, Mississippi
F	34	Shaun Walker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	RS Fr	Houston, Texas

Head coach

Landon Bussie (XULA)

Assistant coach(es)

Cy Alexander (Catawba)
Gary Smith (XULA)
Benjamin Mandelbaum (Minnesota)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2022* 6:30 pm		Tougaloo	W 77–63	–	20 – Montgomery	12 – Montgomery	4 – Wade	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ole Miss	L 58–73	0–1	15 – Joshua	7 – Montgomery	6 – Joshua	SJB Pavilion (5,990) Oxford, MS
November 12, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wichita State	W 66–57	1–1	14 – Wade	7 – Montgomery	3 – McQuarter	Charles Koch Arena (8,515) Wichita, KS
November 15, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Stephen F. Austin	W 69–60	2–1	14 – Brewton	8 – Kendall	4 – Wade	William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,128) Nacogdoches, TX
November 22, 2022* 8:00 pm, CUSA.tv		at UTEP Jim Forbes Classic	L 61–73 ^2OT	2–2	17 – Brewton	9 – Joshua	4 – Brewton	Don Haskins Center (4,073) El Paso, TX
November 23, 2022* 5:00 pm		vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Jim Forbes Classic	L 67–98	2–3	16 – Carter	7 – Walker	4 – Pajeaud	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
November 25, 2022* 12:00 pm		vs. Cal State Bakersfield Jim Forbes Classic	W 62–54	3–3	16 – Brewton	7 – Brewton	4 – Joshua	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
November 27, 2022* 4:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona State	L 54–76	3–4	19 – Thorn	10 – Kendall	4 – Joshua	Desert Financial Arena (5,263) Tempe, AZ
November 29, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Grand Canyon	L 72–80	3–5	30 – Joshua	8 – Kendall	3 – 2 Tied	GCU Arena (6,713) Phoenix, AZ
December 4, 2022* 5:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 13 Tennessee	L 40–94	3–6	10 – Brewton	4 – Jordan	2 – Pajeaud	Thompson–Boling Arena (16,481) Knoxville, TN
December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	L 68–74	3–7	20 – Brewton	7 – Kendall	3 – Thorn	Banterra Center (4,121) Carbondale, IL
December 18, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seattle	L 58–72	3–8	19 – Kendall	12 – Kendall	2 – Joshua	Redhawk Center (780) Seattle, WA
December 20, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dayton	L 46–88	3–9	11 – Montgomery	10 – Marshall	2 – 3 Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 29, 2022* 7:00 pm, BTN+		at Minnesota	Canceled due to travel-related complications^[6]					Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2023 4:00 pm		Jackson State	L 66–67	3–10 (0–1)	18 – Montgomery	10 – McQuarter	4 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex (4,721) Lorman, MS
January 7, 2023 4:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 89–76	4–10 (1–1)	24 – Montgomery	8 – Kendall	4 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex (1,150) Lorman, MS
January 9, 2023 4:00 pm		Alabama State	W 92–76	5–10 (2–1)	23 – Montgomery	8 – 2 Tied	6 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex (560) Lorman, MS
January 14, 2023 5:00 pm		at Texas Southern	W 79–74 ^OT	6–10 (3–1)	26 – Brewton	8 – 2 Tied	3 – 2 Tied	H&PE Arena (1,840) Houston, TX
January 16, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Prairie View A&M	W 77–68 ^OT	7–10 (4–1)	20 – Brewton	14 – Kendall	4 – Joshua	William Nicks Building (1,206) Prairie View, TX
January 21, 2023 4:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 57–47	8–10 (5–1)	13 – Brewton	6 – Walker	4 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex (3,356) Lorman, MS
January 23, 2023 7:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	W 76–68	9–10 (6–1)	20 – McQuarter	10 – Kendall	8 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex (3,100) Lorman, MS
January 28, 2023 5:30 pm		at Southern	L 68–80	9–11 (6–2)	15 – Joshua	8 – Kendall	3 – Joshua	F. G. Clark Center (5,978) Baton Rouge, LA
January 30, 2023 7:00 pm		at Grambling State	W 63–60	10–11 (7–2)	16 – Brewton	9 – Kendall	4 – Joshua	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,407) Grambling, LA
February 4, 2023 4:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 70–67	11–11 (8–2)	18 – Kendall	7 – 2 Tied	4 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
February 6, 2023 8:00 pm, HBCU GO		Mississippi Valley State	W 81–70	12–11 (9–2)	20 – Montgomery	10 – Montgomery	9 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex (3,900) Lorman, MS
February 11, 2023 4:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	W 76–74	13–11 (10–2)	15 – 2 Tied	8 – Marshall	8 – Joshua	Moore Gymnasium (956) Daytona Beach, FL
February 13, 2023 6:30 pm		at Florida A&M	W 67–64	14–11 (11–2)	17 – Joshua	7 – Kendall	4 – Joshua	Al Lawson Center (1,443) Tallahassee, FL
February 18, 2023 3:00 pm, HBCU GO		at Jackson State	W 75–60	15–11 (12–2)	19 – Thorn	5 – Thorn	14 – Joshua	Williams Assembly Center (1,325) Jackson, MS
February 25, 2023 4:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 71–75	15–12 (12–3)	18 – Kendall	10 – Kendall	4 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex (3,809) Lorman, MS
February 27, 2023 8:00 pm, HBCU GO		Texas Southern	W 89–81	16–12 (13–3)	33 – Kendall	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Davey Whitney Complex (956) Lorman, MS
March 2, 2023 7:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 70–60	17–12 (14–3)	17 – Thorn	6 – Tied	5 – Joshua	Harrison HPER Complex (1,309) Itta Bena, MS
March 4, 2023 5:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 63–58	18–12 (15–3)	23 – Joshua	8 – Montgomery	3 – Joshua	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,754) Pine Bluff, AR
SWAC tournament
March 8, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) Texas Southern Quarterfinals	L 62–66	18–13	21 – Joshua	10 – Joshua	6 – Joshua	Bartow Arena (807) Birmingham, AL
NIT
March 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at (2) North Texas First round - Oklahoma State bracket	L 53–69	18–14	14 – Brewton	7 – Thorn	4 – Joshua	The Super Pit (4,308) Denton, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Alcorn State clinches first SWAC regular-season basketball title since 2002". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^ "Overtime Finish Advances the Braves to the Semifinal Round of the SWAC Championship Tournament". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^ "Alabama A&M Drops 69-64 Decision in SWAC Tournament Semifinals". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^ "Texas Southern Wins SWAC Tournament Title Behind Strong Second Half Effort". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^ "No. 1-seeded Aggies pull away from Alcorn State in NIT". SEC Sports. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^ "Gopher Game vs. Alcorn State Canceled Due to Alcorn Travel". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Alcorn State Braves Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[1] "Alcorn State clinches first SWAC regular-season basketball title since 2002". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[2] "Overtime Finish Advances the Braves to the Semifinal Round of the SWAC Championship Tournament". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[3] "Alabama A&M Drops 69-64 Decision in SWAC Tournament Semifinals". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[4] "Texas Southern Wins SWAC Tournament Title Behind Strong Second Half Effort". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[5] "No. 1-seeded Aggies pull away from Alcorn State in NIT". SEC Sports. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[6] "Gopher Game vs. Alcorn State Canceled Due to Alcorn Travel". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[7] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[8] "2022-23 Alcorn State Braves Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

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