2025–26 Alcorn State Braves basketball team
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The 2025–26 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by first-year head coach Jake Morton, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
- Jake Morton (1st season)
- Adam Braswell
- Devon Smith
- Darryl Prue
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–23 (7–11 SWAC) |
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| Home arena | Davey Whitney Complex |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M † | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 18 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 3 | – | 30 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 SWAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Braves finished the 2024–25 season 11–21, 11–7 in SWAC play, to finish in sixth place.[1] In the SWAC tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinal round by Bethune–Cookman.[2]
Preseason
On October 8, 2025, the SWAC released their preseason polls. Alcorn State was picked to finish tenth in the conference.[3]
Preseason rankings
| Place | Team | Votes | |
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| 1 | Bethune–Cookman | 232 (12) | |
| 2 | Southern | 214 (5) | |
| 3 | Jackson State | 208 (1) | |
| 4 | Alabama State | 183 (3) | |
| 5 | Texas Southern | 182 | |
| 6 | Alabama A&M | 163 | |
| 7 | Grambling State | 151 | |
| 8 | Florida A&M | 115 | |
| 9 | Prairie View A&M | 99 | |
| 10 | Alcorn State | 74 | |
| 11 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 70 (1) | |
| 12 | Mississippi Valley State | 25 | |
| (#) first-place votes | |||
Source:[3]
Preseason All-SWAC Teams
No players were named to the First or Second Preseason All-SWAC Teams.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Florida State | L 76–108 | 0–1 |
16 – Woodard | 6 – Woodard | 3 – Woodard | Tucker Civic Center (5,397) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
| November 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Alabama | L 70–76 | 0–2 |
25 – Lancaster | 7 – Woodard | 3 – Woodard | Mitchell Center (1,654) Mobile, AL | ||||
| November 8, 2025* 11:00 a.m., Peacock |
at Minnesota | L 50–95 | 0–3 |
9 – Henderson | 4 – Hamilton | 3 – Williams | The Barn (7,166) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
| November 11, 2025* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ |
at Maryland | L 64–84 | 0–4 |
22 – Morris | 5 – Jones | 5 – Jones | XFINITY Center (10,461) College Park, MD | ||||
| November 13, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Howard | L 64–72 | 0–5 |
14 – Lancaster | 7 – McDaniels | 2 – Morris | Burr Gymnasium (1,891) Washington, DC | ||||
| November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at LSU | L 81–107 | 0–6 |
21 – Williams | 9 – Roberts | 3 – Calamese | Pete Maravich Center (6,291) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
| November 23, 2025* 1:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at Oklahoma | L 53–72 | 0–7 |
12 – McDaniels | 8 – Jones | 2 – Morris | Lloyd Noble Center (4,746) Norman, OK | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 1:00 p.m. |
vs. Indiana State Louisiana Tech MTE |
W 81–74 | 1–7 |
18 – Morris | 10 – McDaniels | 3 – Woodard | Thomas Assembly Center (160) Ruston, LA | ||||
| November 29, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech MTE |
L 58–83 | 1–8 |
11 – McDaniels | 6 – Morris | 3 – Morris | Thomas Assembly Center (1,938) Ruston, LA | ||||
| December 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 10 Iowa State | L 68–132 | 1–9 |
17 – Morris | 6 – Jones | 5 – Calamese | Hilton Coliseum (13,429) Ames, IA | ||||
| December 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Baylor | L 56–113 | 1–10 |
17 – Lancaster | 4 – Tied | 3 – Calamese | Foster Pavilion (7,019) Waco, TX | ||||
| December 29, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN |
at Ole Miss | L 43–79 | 1–11 |
17 – McDaniels | 6 – McDaniels | 3 – Woodard | SJB Pavilion (8,362) Oxford, MS | ||||
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| January 3, 2026 3:00 p.m. |
at Jackson State | L 86–89 | 1–12 (0–1) |
24 – Williams | 7 – Woodard | 5 – Morris | Williams Assembly Center (2,220) Jackson, MS | ||||
| January 10, 2026 4:00 p.m. |
at Alabama A&M | W 64–62 | 2–12 (1–1) |
21 – Morris | 8 – Morris | 4 – Morris | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,312) Huntsville, AL | ||||
| January 12, 2026 6:00 p.m. |
at Alabama State | L 66–81 | 2–13 (1–2) |
15 – Lancaster | 8 – McDaniels | 4 – Morris | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,101) Montgomery, AL | ||||
| January 17, 2026 3:00 p.m. |
Texas Southern | L 71–72 | 2–14 (1–3) |
15 – Williams | 9 – McDaniels | 4 – Morris | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | ||||
| January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m. |
Prairie View A&M | W 76–75 | 3–14 (2–3) |
20 – Hamilton | 9 – Hamilton | 7 – Morris | Davey Whitney Complex (454) Lorman, MS | ||||
| January 24, 2026 5:00 p.m. |
at Florida A&M | L 58–66 | 3–15 (2–4) |
20 – McDaniels | 9 – McDaniels | 3 – Tied | Al Lawson Center (1,101) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
| January 26, 2026 6:00 p.m. |
at Bethune–Cookman | L 73–82 | 3–16 (2–5) |
16 – Lancaster | 8 – McDaniels | 3 – Tied | Moore Gymnasium (912) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
| January 31, 2026 3:00 p.m. |
Southern | W 78–73 | 4–16 (3–5) |
22 – Lancaster | 7 – McDaniels | 5 – Lancaster | Davey Whitney Complex (994) Lorman, MS | ||||
| February 2, 2026 7:00 p.m. |
Grambling State | L 50–74 | 4–17 (3–6) |
15 – Morris | 8 – Woodard | 3 – Lancaster | Davey Whitney Complex (862) Lorman, MS | ||||
| February 7, 2026 5:30 p.m. |
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 77–84 | 4–18 (3–7) |
18 – Williams | 5 – McDaniels | 6 – Morris | H.O. Clemmons Arena (2,173) Pine Bluff, AR | ||||
| February 9, 2026 7:00 p.m. |
at Mississippi Valley State | W 74–66 | 5–18 (4–7) |
16 – Woodard | 4 – Tied | 5 – Lancaster | Harrison HPER Complex (219) Itta Bena, MS | ||||
| February 14, 2026 3:00 p.m. |
Bethune–Cookman | W 57–55 | 6–18 (5–7) |
11 – Hamilton | 6 – McDaniels | 2 – Tied | Davey Whitney Complex (695) Lorman, MS | ||||
| February 16, 2026 7:00 p.m. |
Florida A&M | L 78–86 | 6–19 (5–8) |
15 – Morris | 7 – Woodard | 7 – Morris | Davey Whitney Complex (508) Lorman, MS | ||||
| February 21, 2026 3:00 p.m. |
Jackson State | W 83–65 | 7–19 (6–8) |
25 – McDaniels | 14 – McDaniels | 3 – Lancaster | Davey Whitney Complex (1,201) Lorman, MS | ||||
| February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m. |
at Texas Southern | L 87–92 | 7–20 (6–9) |
26 – McDaniels | 13 – McDaniels | 4 – Lancaster | H&PE Arena (3,221) Houston, TX | ||||
| February 28, 2026 4:30 p.m. |
at Prairie View A&M | L 51–72 | 7–21 (6–10) |
13 – Hamilton | 10 – Hamilton | 2 – McDaniels | William Nicks Building (965) Prairie View, TX | ||||
| March 3, 2026 8:00 p.m. |
Mississippi Valley State | W 67–64 | 8–21 (7–10) |
29 – McDaniels | 7 – Hamilton | 4 – Lancaster | Davey Whitney Complex (515) Lorman, MS | ||||
| March 5, 2026 8:00 p.m. |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 48–83 | 8–22 (7–11) |
16 – McDaniels | 10 – Hamilton | 5 – Lancaster | Davey Whitney Complex (757) Lorman, MS | ||||
| SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(11) | vs. (10) Alabama State First round |
W 77–65 | 9–22 |
22 – Tied | 9 – McDaniels | 5 – Lancaster | Gateway Center Arena (745) College Park, GA | |||
| March 10, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(11) | vs. (8) Prairie View A&M Second round |
L 56–65 | 9–23 |
24 – Morris | 11 – McDaniels | 2 – Morris | Gateway Center Arena (628) College Park, GA | |||