2023–24 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

2023–24 Alcorn State Braves basketball
2023–24 Alcorn State Braves basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	14–18 (13–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Landon Bussie (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Andre Payne; Adam Schwartz; Troymain Crosby; Zach Nabers;
Home arena	Davey Whitney Complex
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by fourth-year head coach Landon Bussie, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 14–18, 13–5 in SWAC play, to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals.

2023–24 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Grambling State †	14	–	4	.778	21	–	15	.583
Alcorn State	13	–	5	.722	14	–	18	.438
Texas Southern	12	–	6	.667	16	–	17	.485
Southern	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Bethune–Cookman	11	–	7	.611	17	–	17	.500
Jackson State	11	–	7	.611	15	–	17	.469
Alabama A&M	9	–	9	.500	12	–	23	.343
Alabama State	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Prairie View A&M	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Florida A&M	4	–	14	.222	6	–	23	.207
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	17	.056	1	–	30	.032

† 2024 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2022–23 season 18–14, 15–3 in SWAC play, to finish as SWAC regular-season co-champions.^[1] In the SWAC tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by Texas Southern.^[2] 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 North Texas.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	Stephen Byard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Atlantic City, NJ
F	1	Mike Pajeaud	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	New Orleans, LA
G	2	Byron Joshua	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	New Orleans, LA
G	3	Jalen Hawkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	The Bronx, NY
G	4	Roderick Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Albany, GA
F	5	Willie Anderson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	New Orleans, LA
C	7	Alex Tsynkevich	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Minsk, Belarus
G	8	Jaylon Hicks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	New Orleans, LA
G	9	Jalyke Gaines-Wyatt	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Wyandanch, NY
G	10	Jeremiah Gambrell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Houston, TX
F	11	Rodrique Massenat	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	GS	Trenton, NJ
G	12	Dekedran Thorn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Houston, TX
F	13	Jeremiah Kendall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	The Bronx, NY
G	14	Cameron Butler	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Vicksburg, MS
F/C	15	Djahi Binet	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Nice, France
F/C	20	Trevon Stoutermire	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Birmingham, AL
G	22	Kevin Firle	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Collins, MS
G	23	Lataevyon Taylor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Chicago, IL
G	24	Del Jayvien Harried	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Vicksburg, MS

Head coach

Landon Bussie (Xavier (LA))

Assistant coach(es)

Andre Payne (Alabama A&M)
Adam Schwartz (UNLV)
Troymain Crosby (Alcorn State)
Zach Nabers (Greenville)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Miles	W 70–60	–	14 – Joshua	6 – Anderson	4 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex (3,040) Lorman, MS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 14 Arkansas	L 59–93	0–1	17 – Gambrell	7 – Pajeaud	2 – tied	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m.		Xavier (LA)	W 70–62	1–1	22 – Joshua	9 – tied	2 – tied	Davey Whitney Complex (1,234) Lorman, MS
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 86–100	1–2	28 – Kendall	14 – Kendall	3 – Hawkins	First National Bank Arena (2,388) Jonesboro, AR
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UAB	L 77–80	1–3	25 – Vasquez	9 – Davis	2 – tied	Bartow Arena (3,184) Birmingham, AL
November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 18 Michigan State	L 49–81	1–4	12 – Gambrell	8 – Kendall	5 – Joshua	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at TCU	L 74–93	1–5	20 – Joshua	6 – Thorn	4 – tied	Schollmaier Arena (5,328) Fort Worth, TX
November 22, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	L 69–82	1–6	21 – Joshua	5 – Kendall	5 – Joshua	College Park Center (1,119) Arlington, TX
November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson	L 69–90	1–7	17 – Gambrell	8 – Tsynkevich	3 – Gaines-Wyatt	Littlejohn Coliseum (5,791) Clemson, SC
December 10, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU	L 58–86	1–8	17 – Kendall	7 – Kendall	4 – Joshua	Siegel Center (6,389) Richmond, VA
December 12, 2023* 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Maryland	L 65–105	1–9	14 – Joshua	5 – tied	2 – tied	Xfinity Center (10,008) College Park, MD
December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Iowa	L 82–100	1–10	23 – Kendall	6 – Kendall	7 – Jones	McLeod Center (3,201) Cedar Falls, IA
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Drake	L 55–92	1–11	19 – Kendall	5 – Byard	1 – tied	Knapp Center (2,715) Des Moines, IA
December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Washington	L 75–79	1–12	24 – Hawkins	9 – Byard	7 – Jones	Charles E. Smith Center (1,149) Washington, D.C.
SWAC regular season
January 6, 2024 5:30 p.m.		at Jackson State	L 80–88	1–13 (0–1)	17 – Kendall	10 – Kendall	3 – Joshua	Williams Assembly Center (4,794) Jackson, MS
January 11, 2024 7:30 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	W 74–71	2–13 (1–1)	15 – Kendall	13 – Kendall	6 – Joshua	Alabama A&M Events Center (3,239) Huntsville, AL
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m.		at Alabama State	L 53–55	2–14 (1–2)	19 – Kendall	8 – Thorn	5 – Joshua	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,524) Montgomery, AL
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m.		Texas Southern	L 61–72	2–15 (1–3)	17 – Gambrell	6 – Binet	5 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
January 22, 2024 6:00 p.m.		Prairie View A&M	W 90–78	3–15 (2–3)	18 – tied	6 – tied	3 – tied	Davey Whitney Complex (1,808) Lorman, MS
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m.		at Florida A&M	W 76–67	4–15 (3–3)	16 – Joshua	9 – Byard	6 – Joshua	Al Lawson Center (921) Tallahassee, FL
January 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Bethune–Cookman	W 70–67	5–15 (4–3)	19 – Kendall	6 – tied	7 – Joshua	Moore Gymnasium (998) Daytona Beach, FL
February 3, 2024 5:30 p.m.		Southern	L 70–71	5–16 (4–4)	19 – Kendall	6 – tied	6 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex (1,702) Lorman, MS
February 5, 2024 7:30 p.m.		Grambling State	L 67–78	5–17 (4–5)	21 – Kendall	6 – Byard	3 – Gaines-Wyatt	Davey Whitney Complex (1,252) Lorman, MS
February 10, 2024 5:30 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 68–56	6–17 (5–5)	16 – Kendall	8 – tied	6 – Joshua	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,738) Pine Bluff, AR
February 12, 2024 7:30 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 72–55	7–17 (6–5)	20 – Kendall	6 – Binet	7 – Joshua	Harrison HPER Complex (2,300) Itta Bena, MS
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m.		Bethune–Cookman	W 69–54	8–27 (7–5)	14 – Thorn	10 – Byard	7 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex (1,030) Lorman, MS
February 19, 2024 7:30 p.m.		Florida A&M	W 79–68	9–17 (8–5)	18 – Kendall	10 – Kendall	3 – tied	Davey Whitney Complex (1,054) Lorman, MS
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m.		Jackson State	W 87–73 ^OT	10–17 (9–5)	21 – Joshua	9 – Pajeaud	6 – Pajeaud	Davey Whitney Complex (1,759) Lorman, MS
March 2, 2024 5:30 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	W 73–65	11–17 (10–5)	21 – Gambrell	5 – tied	4 – Joshua	William J. Nicks Building (1,032) Prairie View, TX
March 4, 2024 7:30 p.m.		at Texas Southern	W 82–79	12–17 (11–5)	27 – Kendall	8 – Kendall	3 – tied	H&PE Arena (2,836) Houston, TX
March 7, 2024 7:30 p.m.		Mississippi Valley State	W 74–67	13–17 (12–5)	17 – Gambrell	5 – Binet	9 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex (753) Lorman, MS
March 9, 2024 5:30 p.m.		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 104–95	14–17 (13–5)	28 – Gambrell	11 – Thorn	8 – Joshua	Davey Whitney Complex (635) Lorman, MS
SWAC tournament
March 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Alcorn State Quarterfinals	L 63–75	14–18	16 – Gambrell	8 – Kendall	4 – Gaines-Wyatt	Bartow Arena (784) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Alcorn State earns share of SWAC title, No. 1 seed in conference tournament". The Vicksburg Post. March 4, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ "Braves SWAC Tournament Journey Ends in Quarterfinals". Alcorn State University Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ "Braves End Season in the First Round of the NIT". Alcorn State University Athletics. March 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ "Alcorn State Braves 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[1] "Alcorn State earns share of SWAC title, No. 1 seed in conference tournament". The Vicksburg Post. March 4, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[2] "Braves SWAC Tournament Journey Ends in Quarterfinals". Alcorn State University Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[3] "Braves End Season in the First Round of the NIT". Alcorn State University Athletics. March 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[5] "Alcorn State Braves 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

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