Tag: Alabama A& M Basketball

Alabama A&M announces Donte Jackson as new men’s head basketball coach

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image via Alabama A&M Athletics Thursday afternoon Alabama A&M announced Donte Jackson as its new men’s basketball coach, replacing Otis Hughley, who recently stepped down. Coach Jackson arrives on The Hill after spending 8 seasons at Grambling where he compiled a 132-124 overall record, including a program-record 24 wins in 2022-23. He also led the Tigers to 3 SWAC regular season crowns, winning the conference tournament in 2023-24. Jackson’s G-Men to an 88-81 win over Montana State in the play-in game before being defeated 78-50 by Purdue in the first…

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Alabama A&M to announce new men’s basketball coach Thursday

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image via AAMU Sports Courtesy of Alabama A&M Sports THE HILL | Alabama A&M University will hold a press conference on Thursday, April 3 inside the AAMU Event Center to announce the new head men’s basketball coach. The press conference is open to the public and will begin at 4 p.m.  For those unable to attend, the press conference will be streamed live on Bulldogs All-Access at the following link: https://www.bulldogsallaccess.com

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Alabama A&M hoops falls to FAMU, 95-79

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image via Alabama A&M Athletics Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications Three Alabama A&M University men’s basketball players posted double figures in scoring, but it wasn’t enough as the Bulldogs continue to search for its first road win of the season as the Bulldogs fell, 95-79, to Florida A&M in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday at the Al Lawson Center. Alabama A&M (7-14 overall, 3-5 SWAC) trailed 34-32 at the break, but opening the second shooting 2-for-10 from the floor as Florida A&M pushed the lead to…

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Alabama A&M women’s hoops to take part in Tulane Holiday Classic

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title image via Ryan Young Courtesy of Aliyah McDaniel | Assistant Athletics Communications Director Looking to capitalize off the best pre-season start in the last 15 years, the Alabama A&M women’s basketball team will travel to New Orleans, Louisiana for the Tulane Holiday Classic where they will face either Central Arkansas or the University of Louisiana-Monroe, in addition to the host team, this weekend.    The Bulldogs will face off with the Green Wave on Friday at 2:30 p.m. The game will be live streamed on ESPN+ with Jack Benjamin and Tiffany…

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Alabama A&M men’s hoops to host “Bulldog Bash”

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title image via AAMU Athletics  The Alabama A&M University men’s basketball team will hold a two-day Multi-Tournament Event known as “The Bulldog Bash” on Friday and Saturday as Coastal Carolina, IU Indy and South Carolina State will be visiting the AAMU Event Center. Tournament action begins at 4 p.m. on Friday with the first game as Coastal Carolina takes on IU Indy, followed by Alabama A&M playing host to South Carolina State in a battle of the “Bulldogs” at 7 p.m.The tournament concludes on Saturday with a pair of games, starting at 1 p.m. as…

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Alabama A&M blows out Oakwood 121-78

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title image via AAMU Basketball Courtesy of Alabama A&M Athletics THE HILL | Five Alabama A&M University men’s basketball players reached double figures in scoring as the Bulldogs posted their most points during the Division I era on Thursday night with a 121-78 rout of Oakwood in front of the third largest crowd in AAMU Event Center history. Alabama A&M (1-0) for just the fifth time in the Division I era reached the century mark and the first time since the 2011-12 season when the Bulldogs beat Talladega (100-79). AAMU’s 121…

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