Alcorn State

Official Name: 
Alcorn State University
Nickname: 
Braves
Mailing Address: 

1000 ASU Drive
Post Office Box 510
Lorman, MS 39096

Website: 
www.alcornsports.com
Telephone: 
(601) 877-6466
Fax: 
(601) 877-3821
Enrollment: 
2,975
Arena: 

Davey L. Whitney Complex
Capacity: 7,000
Year Opened: 1974

School Colors: 
Purple and Old Gold
Conference: 

Southwestern Athletic (since 1963)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(3) 1969, 1974, and 1975

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1999, and 2002
3-6 record (.333)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1969
1-1 record (.500)

NIT Appearances: 

(2) 1979 and 1985
1-2 record (.333)

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(7) 1967, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977
11-7 record (.611)
Finished 2nd in 1974 and 3rd in 1975

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Davey Whitney (27 years from 1970-89 and 1997-2003, 510-292, .636)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Richard Smith (2,527 points from 1953-56 when school was classified at the NAIA level)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Alfred Milton (1,432 from 1972-75 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

DeCarlos Anderson (41 points as senior vs. Southern on 2/24/96)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

DeCarlos Anderson* (41 vs. southern, La.)
February 24, 1996 (junior/20 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Alcorn State mark set by Richard Smith (46 vs. Texas College on 2-23-53).

1

2

Total

Alcorn State

48

49

97

Southern

36

58

94

Alcorn State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Anderson

19-28

0-0

3-5

41

Miller

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Davis

1-2

0-0

2-3

4

Stiff

4-13

0-1

5-6

13

Jones

8-15

0-0

0-0

19

Durrett

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Batiste

3-7

0-0

4-5

11

Peterson

1-1

0-0

0-0

3

Smith

1-1

0-0

2-2

4

Totals

38-68

5-8

16-21

97

Percentages

.559

.625

.762

Southern

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Thomas

8-12

2-4

0-1

18

Williams

6-15

0-0

5-5

17

C. Davis

2-7

0-0

2-2

6

Hammond

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Roberts

3-9

1-3

3-5

10

Kidd

5-14

2-9

0-2

12

K. Davis

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Taylor

6-14

4-11

9-13

25

Sherfield

0-0

0-0

2-2

2

Tasby

1-4

0-0

2-4

4

Johnson

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

31-78

9-27

23-34

94

Percentages

.397

.333

.676
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

H.M. Thompson

1

1945

2-4

.333

1945

2-4

L.T. Harris

2

1947-48

28-9

.757

1947

12-2

Dwight Fisher

8

1949-56

190-100

.655

1951

28-3

W.A. Broadus

3

1957-59

49-40

.551

1959

18-13

E.E. Simmons

7

1960-66

123-76

.618

1966

21-8

Bob Hopkins

3

1967-69

70-12

.854

1969

26-1

Davey Whitney

27

1970-89, 1997-2003

510-292

.636

1979

28-1

Lonnie Walker

4

1990-93

37-77

.325

1992

15-14

Thurlon "Sam" Weaver

3

1994-96

20-58

.256

1996

10-15

Samuel West

5

2004-08

44-103

.299

2004

11-18

Larry Smith

3

2009-11

12-78

.133

2009

6-25
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,084-849 (.560) from 1945 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Alcorn State (MS) moved up to major-college status in 1978.