2020–21 Alcorn State Braves basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Sex:	none
Year:	2020–21
Team:	Alcorn State Braves
Conference:	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	SWAC
Record:	6–13
Conf Record:	6–7
Hc Year:	1st
Asst Coach1:	Evans Davis
Asst Coach2:	Tyler Adams

The 2020–21 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by first-year head coach Landon Bussie, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2019–20 season 15–15, 11–7 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the first round of the SWAC tournament to Jackson State.^[1]

On March 23, it was announced that head coach Montez Robinson's contract would not be renewed, ending his 5-year tenure with the team.^[2] A month later, on April 23, it was announced that Prairie View A&M assistant coach Landon Bussie would be the Braves' next head coach.^[3]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

1. News: Slow Start Hinders Alcorn's Night at JSU. Alcorn State University Athletics. March 10, 2020. February 4, 2021. en.
2. News: Alcorn State parts ways with basketball coaches Robinson, Pruitt. The Vicksburg Post. March 23, 2020. February 4, 2021. en.
3. News: Alcorn State Names Bussie Head Men's Basketball Coach. Southwestern Athletic Conference. April 23, 2020. February 4, 2021. en.
4. News: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule. Alcorn State University Athletics. February 4, 2021. en.
5. News: 2020-21 Alcorn State Braves Schedule. ESPN. February 4, 2021. en.