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LORMAN, Miss. – With a shot at hosting a first round game in the SWAC Championships, the Alcorn State University men's basketball program will conclude the regular season against Prairie View A&M at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Texas Southern at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Davey L. Whitney Complex.
Alcorn (13-14, 9-7 SWAC) currently sits in a tie for fifth-place with Jackson State, and one game behind Grambling State. The Braves hold the tiebreaker over GSU but not JSU. The Braves can move into fourth if they win their last two games, and have both GSU and Jackson State lose one of their last two in road games at Alabama A&M and Alabama State.
Alcorn has four student-athletes averaging in double-figures. All four shoot over 80 percent from the free throw line.
Senior
Maurice Howard was named the front-runner for SWAC Player of the Year by ESPN on Feb. 4. He averages a team-high 13.7 points per game and shoots .366 from long range. In addition to his scoring and three-point shooting, he ranks fifth in the school record book in assists with 326.
In conference, junior
Troymain Crosby is the team's leading scorer with 14.3 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. He leads the SWAC in free throw percentage on the year with a .847 mark.
If the season ended today, senior
Deshaw Andrews would break the single-season three-point percentage record in Alcorn history with a league-leading .483 clip. He averages 12.7 points per game. Andrews won SWAC Player of the Week on Jan. 20.
Senior
Corey Tillery averages 12.7 points per outing and is already No. 2 in Alcorn single-season history in three-pointers made with 80. He's chasing Howard's mark of 95 made last season.
Alcorn's leading rebounder is junior
Kobe Wilson with 5.9 rebounds per outing. He ranks third in the SWAC in blocks (1.1 bpg) and top-five in offensive rebounds (2.0 orpg).
Prairie View A&M (18-11, 14-2 SWAC) has already clinched the top seed in the SWAC Championships since it's two games ahead of Texas Southern and holds the tiebreaker. The Panthers finished a perfect 11-0 (9-0 SWAC) at home. Gerard Andrus, the SWAC Preseason Player of the Year, averages 15.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
Texas Southern (15-14, 12-4 SWAC) has an important game Thursday at Southern to remain as the No. 2 seed. Tyrik Armstrong averages 14.3 points and 4.1 assists per outing. Yahuza Rasas nearly averages a double-double with 10.8 points and 9.7 rebounds per game.
Both games can be watched on Braves All-Access with a subscription. They can also be heard for free on 91.7 FM or wprl.org with Charles Edmond on the call.
Saturday will be Senior Day as the Braves honor Andrews, Howard, Tillery,
Edrick Alsworth,
Devon Brewer and
Alonzo Campbell.
NOTES
- Alcorn is 73-37 all-time against Prairie View A&M. In the first meeting this year, the Braves fell behind 31-7 in the first half and came back to make it a 69-62 game with 6:18 remaining, but the Panthers were able to hold off the surging Braves in the end. Howard and Tillery scored 17 points apiece.
- The Braves played one of their best games of the season in the first meeting against Texas Southern and notched a 95-80 road win. It was TSU's only home loss of the year. Alcorn was 17-for-28 (.607) from three-point range and 24-of-26 (.923) from the free throw line. Howard poured in a career-high 31 points.
- Alcorn head coach
Montez Robinson is in his fifth season at the helm and carries a 48-40 SWAC record.
- The Braves have swept three teams this year including Alabama State, Mississippi Valley State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. A win over TSU would be the fourth sweep.
- Alcorn ranks 22nd in the nation in three-point percentage (.373) and 27th in threes made per game (9.3). Individually, Tillery is top-25 in the country in threes made per game with 3.0.
- The Braves have won 11 of the last 13 home games at the Davey L. Whitney Complex. Alcorn has outscored the opposition 916-722 at home this year.
- Six different Braves on the roster have recorded a double-double in their career. The list includes Howard, Andrews, Tillery, Crosby, Wilson and Brewer.
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