Alcorn State Kept from SWAC Championship by Texas Southern 60-55

Sixth-seeded Alcorn State closes out the SWAC Tournament without a shot at the championship after a tough 60-55 loss to second-seeded Texas Southern. Texas Southern started slow and fell behind 31-29 at halftime but came back strong at the end to pull away for the victory.


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Jared Sullinger from Ohio State Wins StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week - March 12th, 2012

With a solid performance that included going up against the #8 team in the nation, Jared Sullinger, a 6-9 sophomore from Ohio State, has won the StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week. StatSheet's NCAA Freshman of the Week is Florida's Bradley Beal and Jesse Carr from Colorado State is StatSheet's NCAA 6th Man of the Week. Read more...

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Florida State Moves Up 7 Spots to #10 in AP Poll: Mar 12th, 2012

Louisville, who cracks the AP Top 25 at #17 this week, leads four newcomers to the poll. Florida State rises the most for the week, hopping seven spots to #10. Read more...

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Alcorn State vs Texas Southern: Recap Notes

  • Alcorn State has lost 100% of the time this season (0-10) after recording 33 or fewer rebounds.
  • Kendrick McDonald has 3 straight double-digit point games.
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2 months ago

StatSheet Projects NCAA Last Four In Are Oregon, Seton Hall, Cincinnati, Northwestern: 03/09/2012

Alcorn State is not projected to play in any postseason tournament. Read more...

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Alcorn State Advances to SWAC Semifinals With 103-79 Win Over Prairie View A&M

Sixth-seeded Alcorn State will move on in the SWAC tournament as the Braves get a 103-79 upset of third-seeded Prairie View A&M. Alcorn State came out strong with a 50-17 halftime lead and kept up the pace to maintain the double digit margin. Read more...

2 months ago

Alcorn State vs Prairie View A&M: Recap Notes

  • Martrevious Sanders tallied a team season high in steals with 6.
  • This marks the 4th 20-point game of Kendrick McDonald's career.
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2 months ago

Alcorn State (10-21) vs. Prairie View A&M (14-17)

Braves basketball heats up on Thursday as Prairie View A&M meets Alcorn State in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tourney. Tip-off is at 1:30 EST and you can catch it on SWAC TV. Read more...

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Mike Scott from Virginia Wins StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week - March 5th, 2012

With a solid performance that included going up against the #22 team in the nation, Mike Scott, a 6-8 senior from Virginia, has earned the StatSheet NCAA Player of the Week. Anthony Davis from Kentucky is the StatSheet NCAA Freshman of the Week and Missouri's Mike Dixon, Jr. is StatSheet's NCAA 6th Man of the Week. Read more...

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StatSheet SWAC Players of the Week - March 5th, 2012

StatSheet's SWAC Player of the Week for March 5th goes to Kevin Burwell from Mississippi Valley State. Finally, Prairie View A&M's Jourdan DeMuynck is the StatSheet SWAC 6th Man of the Week. Read more...

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Creighton Moves Up 6 Spots to #19 in AP Poll: Mar 5th, 2012

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2 months ago

StatSheet Projects NCAA Last Four In Are NC State, Texas, Oregon, Seton Hall: 03/04/2012

Alcorn State is not projected to play in any postseason tournament. Read more...

2 months ago

Alcorn State Drops Close One To Prairie View A&M, 64-61

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Prairie View A&M vs Alcorn State: Recap Notes

  • In 100% of losses this season, Alcorn State has recorded 7 or fewer assists.
  • The top two scorers (Kendrick McDonald and Xavian Rimmer) accounted for 44.2% of the points.
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SWAC Standings

OverallConf
1 MVSU 21-13 17-1
2 SOU 17-14 13-5
3 Texas Southern 15-18 12-6
4 PVAMU 14-18 10-8
5 Alabama State 12-19 9-9
5 UAPB 11-22 9-9
 7Alcorn State 11-22 6-12
8 Alabama A&M 7-21 5-13
8 Jackson State 7-24 5-13
10 Grambling State 4-24 4-14
Last updated: Apr 7th, 2012

2011-2012 Roster

#15 Marquis Baker Sr G 6-2 200
#22 Chris Brand Jr F/C 6-10 210
#24 Ian Francis Jr F 6-8 189
#33 Devon Francois Fr G 5-10 180
#3 J. Hawkins Fr G 6-5 200
#25 Darien Johnson So G 6-4 200
#00 K. McDonald Sr G 6-0 165
#10 Jarvis Moore Jr G 5-11 180
#4 Anthony Nieves Jr F 6-4 185
#2 Twann Oakley Jr G 6-5 165
#23 Xavian Rimmer Fr G 6-3 165
#20 M. Sanders Jr G 6-0 160
#32 Michael Starks Jr F 6-8 220
#35 K. Sullivan Fr G 6-7 185
#14 Tyson Tufono Fr G 6-2 165