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Alabama State Men’s Basketball faces Postseason Ban in 2020-21

  Mo Williams and the Alabama State Hornets will be ineligible for the postseason in 2020-21 due to ASU’s low Academic Progress Rates. The penalties were assigned based on student-athlete academic achievement between 2015-16 and 2018-19.  In 2020-21, 15 teams will be ineligible for the postseason due to their low Academic Progress Rates, up from eight teams last year. The…

Former NBA Champion Mo Williams Named New ASU Head Basketball Coach

Alabama State Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jennier Lynne Williams announced Maurice “Mo” Williams as the next head coach of the Alabama State men’s basketball program on Tuesday, May 12. “We are excited about the direction of our men’s basketball program as we moved forward into this new era,” Williams said. “Mo Williams checked the boxes that we were looking for…

Lewis Jackson Resigns After 15 Years as ASU Men’s Basketball Coach

Alabama State head men’s basketball coach Lewis Jackson announced his resignation from the program Friday, March 27, after 15 years as the head coach of the Hornets. “As I continue my Alabama State University athletic journey, I am stepping down as head coach of the Alabama State University men’s basketball program,” Jackson said. “The joys and challenges of college athletics as a…