College Basketball - Southwestern ATHL Conference
Alabama St. Hornets
| Location: Montgomery, AL University Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 7,134 Nickname:  Hornets Mascot: Hornet School Colors: Black and Gold Joined the SWAC: 1982 Varsity Teams: 15 U. President: Dr. Joe A. Lee Director of Athletics: Ron Dickerson Basketball Head Coach: Lewis Jackson Conference Titles: Reg. Sea: 2001, '08 Tournament: 2001, '04 Basketball Arena: Joe L. Reed Acadone Current Capacity: 8,000 First Year in Basketball: 1963 |
The Alabama State Hornets have its first men’s basketball season in 1963. The Hornets joined the SWAC in 1982.
One of the greatest coaches for the Hornets was Rob Spivery, who coached for 9th season from 1996-2005 and guided the Hornets to two SWAC Tournament titles and one regular season championship.
Alabama's current Head Coach Lewis Jackson has a school record of 29-27 and this season have turn the program around.
One of the greatest leader-scoring for the Hornets were Willie Scott, who scored in a single season a total of 889 points and have the best career-scoring with 3,155 points in 103 games played from 1966-69.
In the last season 2006-2007 Alabama State finished the season with an overall record of 10-20 and ending in 8th place in the conference standings. This 2007-2008 season the Hornets has made a great progress, ending the regular season in first place of the conference standings with a overall record of 20-9 and a conference record of 15-3.
Alabama St. 2009/10 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 16-Nov | at Mississippi | L 90-53 |
| 21-Nov | at Belmont | L 78-42 |
| 24-Nov | Columbus State | W 64-58 |
| 30-Nov | at Tulane | L 82-55 |
| 2-Dec | at DePaul | L 58-50 |
| 4-Dec | at Evansville | L 61-57 |
| 12-Dec | at Southern Illinois | L 82-63 |
| 16-Dec | at Arkansas | L 76-51 |
| 19-Dec | AUB Montgomery | W 79-66 |
| 22-Dec | at Auburn | L 94-78 |
| 28-Dec | West Alabama | W 62-59 |
| 4-Jan | at Grambling State | W 70-55 |
| 6-Jan | at Jackson State | L 63-62 |
| 9-Jan | Mississippi Valley State | L 76-73 |
| 11-Jan | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 75-73 |
| 16-Jan | Alabama A&M | W 83-69 |
| 23-Jan | at Alcorn State | W 69-62 |
| 25-Jan | at Southern University | W 77-60 |
| 30-Jan | Texas Southern | 6:00 PM ET |
| 1-Feb | Prairie View A&M | 7:00 PM ET |
| 6-Feb | at Mississippi Valley State | 5:30 PM ET |
| 8-Feb | at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 8:30 PM ET |
| 13-Feb | at Alabama A&M | 7:00 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | Alcorn State | 4:00 PM ET |
| 22-Feb | Southern University | 8:30 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | at Texas Southern | 5:30 PM ET |
| 1-Mar | at Prairie View A&M | 8:30 PM ET |
| 4-Mar | Grambling State | 8:30 PM ET |
| 6-Mar | Jackson State | 8:30 PM ET |