Alcorn St. Braves
 Alcorn St. Braves
0-5 (0-0) Southwestern Athletic
Albany outlasts Alcorn State 71-55
Albany outlasts Alcorn State 71-55
AP,
Nov 20, 2009
Will Harris scored 15 points and Derrek Tartt added 13, leading Albany (N.Y.) to a 71-55 win over Alcorn State on Friday night. Tartt was 2-for-2 from beyond the arc, while Harris hit 2 of 3 for the Great Danes (2-2) in the 2K Sports Classic. Albany outrebounded the Braves 43-26. The Braves (0-4) stayed close early, and a Jonathan Boyd 3-pointer pulled Alcorn State to within 12-11 about 6 minutes... ...More |
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Alcorn State Team Report
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Alcorn State Team Report Oct 23, 2009
Perhaps Alcorn State coach Larry Smith went back and watched some tapes of his old playing days over the summer.
Smith, considered one of the toughest guys in the NBA when he was playing, needs to find something to get the defensive desire switch turned on in his players.
Last year, the Braves allowed teams to score 83.5 points per game on them, worst in the SWAC. The defense was so bad that it didn't matter that ASU ranked third in the league in scoring. Despite that lofty offensive rank, the Braves' scoring margin of minus-13.9 points per game was easily worst in the SWAC.
So now Smith needs to figure out a way to keep the offense while tightening up the defense. It won't be easy, with the team's top three scorers—Troy Jackson (20.0 ppg), Anthony Ford ...More |
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at (16) Ohio St. |
L 60-100 |
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at Arkansas |
L 68-130 |
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at LA Monroe |
L 66-82 |
-- | -- | | | | Fri, Nov 20 |
at Albany |
L 55-71 |
-- | -- | | | | Sat, Nov 21 |
Robert Morris |
L 76-107 |
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Date |
Opponent |
Time |
Tickets |
Audio/Video |
Video Highlights |
| | Sun, Nov 22 |
at Detroit |
2:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Wed, Nov 25 |
at South Alabama |
6:00 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Mon, Nov 30 |
at Wichita St. |
8:05 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Wed, Dec 2 |
at (1) Kansas |
8:00 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Sat, Dec 19 |
at UTEP |
3:00 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Mon, Dec 21 |
at New Mexico St. |
9:00 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Wed, Dec 30 |
Cent. Michigan |
TBA |
-- | -- | | | | Mon, Jan 4 |
at Texas Southern |
9:00 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Wed, Jan 6 |
at Prairie View A&M |
8:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Sat, Jan 9 |
Jackson St. |
5:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Mon, Jan 11 |
Grambling St. |
8:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Sat, Jan 16 |
at Miss. Valley St. |
5:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Mon, Jan 18 |
at AR Pine Bluff |
8:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Sat, Jan 23 |
Alabama St. |
5:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Mon, Jan 25 |
Alabama A&M |
8:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Sat, Jan 30 |
at Southern |
TBA |
-- | -- | | | | Sat, Feb 6 |
at Jackson St. |
6:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Mon, Feb 8 |
at Grambling St. |
8:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Sat, Feb 13 |
Miss. Valley St. |
5:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Mon, Feb 15 |
AR Pine Bluff |
8:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Sat, Feb 20 |
at Alabama St. |
4:00 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Mon, Feb 22 |
at Alabama A&M |
8:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Sat, Feb 27 |
Southern |
5:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Thu, Mar 4 |
Texas Southern |
5:30 pm |
-- | -- | | | | Sat, Mar 6 |
Prairie View A&M |
8:30 pm |
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| Individual Leaders |
| PPG | Jonathan Boyd | 14.0 |
| REB | JaMarkus Holt | 9.8 |
| AST | Keith Searcy | 1.8 |
| FG% | Gifford Blakely | 80.0 |
| FT% | Ian Francis | 82.4 |
| 3PT% | Brandon Rogers | 66.7 |
| BLK | JaMarkus Holt | 2.5 |
| STL | Jonathan Boyd | 1.8 |
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