2020–21 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

2020–21 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–9 (4–9 SWAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDerrick Tilmon
Assistant coaches
  • Antwain Banks
  • Carl Richburg
Home arenaElmore Gymnasium
Seasons
2020–21 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Prairie View A&M 13 – 0   1.000 16 – 5   .762
Jackson State 11 – 0   1.000 12 – 6   .667
Texas Southern † 10 – 3   .769 17 – 9   .654
Grambling State 9 – 6   .600 12 – 12   .500
Southern 8 – 6   .571 8 – 11   .421
Alcorn State 6 – 7   .462 6 – 13   .316
Alabama A&M* 4 – 9   .308 6 – 9   .400
Alabama State* 4 – 14   .222 4 – 14   .222
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 – 12   .200 4 – 21   .160
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 13   .133 2 – 22   .083
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2021 SWAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Dylan Howard, played their home games at the Elmore Gymnasium in Normal, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2019–20 season 8–22, 5–13 in SWAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to Prairie View A&M.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jevon Tatum 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bull City Prep (NC) Snellville, Georgia
F 1 Myles Parker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Auburn Huntsville, Alabama
G 3 Cameron Tucker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Wenonah High School Birmingham, Alabama
F 5 Jalen Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Emmerich Manual High School Indianapolis, Indiana
G 10 Garrett Hicks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So James Clemens High School Madison, Alabama
C 11 Abba Lawal 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Kaduna, Nigeria
G/F 12 Brandon Powell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Lee High School Huntsville, Alabama
G/F 15 Dailin Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Rocktop Academy (PA) Colorado Springs, Colorado
G 22 London Riley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Discovery High School Atlanta, Georgia
F 23 Anjay Cortez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr United Faith Christian Academy Charlotte, North Carolina
G 24 Eric Lee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Surge Christian Academy Tampa, Florida
F 30 Brandon Houston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Ramsay High School Birmingham, Alabama
C 34/20 EJ Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) So The Skills Factory (GA) Cincinnati, Ohio
F 35 Tremere Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Central High School (AL) Phenix City, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 20, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Samford W 78–76  1–0
 Pete Hanna Center (680)
Homewood, AL
December 5, 2020*
6:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 23 Ohio State Canceled due to COVID-19 Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
December 16, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Alabama Canceled due to COVID-19 Flowers Hall 
Florence, AL
December 19, 2020*
2:00 pm 		South Alabama W 93–90 2OT 2–0
 Elmore Gymnasium (57)
Normal, AL
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2021
5:30 pm 		Jackson State Canceled due to COVID-19 Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL
January 4, 2021
 Grambling State Canceled due to COVID-19 Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL
January 9, 2021
4:30 pm 		at Mississippi Valley State Canceled due to COVID-19 Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
January 11, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff Canceled due to COVID-19 K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR
January 16, 2021
4:00 pm 		Alabama State W 70–63  3–0
(1–0) 		Elmore Gymnasium (275)
Normal, AL
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm 		Southern W 68–58  4–0
(2–0) 		Elmore Gymnasium (275)
Normal, AL
January 25, 2021
6:00 pm 		Alcorn State Canceled due to COVID-19 Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL
January 30, 2021
6:00 pm 		at Prairie View A&M L 57–79  4–1
(2–1) 		William J. Nicks Building (558)
Prairie View, TX
February 1, 2021
7:30 pm 		at Texas Southern L 49–66  4–2
(2–2) 		H&PE Arena (450)
Houston, TX
February 6, 2021
4:30 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 93–58  5–2
(3–2) 		Elmore Gymnasium (187)
Normal, AL
February 8, 2021
7:30 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 56–55  6–2
(4–2) 		Elmore Gymnasium (201)
Normal, AL
February 13, 2021
4:30 pm 		at Alabama State L 58–72  6–3
(4–3) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,500)
Montgomery, AL
February 20, 2021
1:30 pm 		at Southern Postponed due to COVID-19 F. G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 22, 2021
7:30 pm 		at Alcorn State L 52–65  6–4
(4–4) 		Davey Whitney Complex (237)
Lorman, MS
February 24, 2021
1:30 pm 		at Southern
rescheduled from February 20 		L 57–73  6–5
(4–5) 		F. G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 27, 2021
4:30 pm 		Prairie View A&M L 54–55  6–6
(4–6) 		Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL
March 1, 2021
7:30 pm 		Texas Southern L 58–66  6–7
(4–7) 		Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL
March 4, 2021
7:30 pm 		at Jackson State L 35–50  6–8
(4–8) 		Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
March 6, 2021
5:30 pm 		at Grambling State L 72–80  6–9
(4–9) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[2]

References

  1. ^ "#SWACMBB Quarterfinals Scoreboard: March 10". Southwestern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved January 20, 2021.