Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball

For the Alabama A&M women's basketball team, see Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball.

Alabama A&M Bulldogs
2024–25 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team
University	Alabama A&M University
Head coach	Otis Hughley Jr. (3rd season)
Conference	SWAC
Location	Huntsville, Alabama
Arena	Alabama A&M Events Center (capacity: 6,000)
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Maroon and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
D-II: 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996
NCAA tournament second round
D-II: 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
NCAA tournament appearances
D-II: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 D-I: 2005
Conference tournament champions
SIAC: 1975, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 SWAC: 2005
Conference regular season champions
SIAC: 1975, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 SWAC: 2005

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (Alabama A&M) in Normal, Alabama. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and are led by head coach Otis Hughley Jr. Prior to the Bulldogs' move to NCAA Division I in 1998, the team was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and a consistent presence in the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Bulldogs were coached by L. Vann Pettaway from 1986 to 2010. During his tenure, Pettaway amassed a 440–264 record with the a school-best 28–3 in 1992–93 and 1995–96. From 1992 to 1997, the Bulldogs went 136–20.

NCAA record holders

Desmond Cambridge holds the NCAA Division I record for all-time steals in a single season, and highest steals per game average for a season. Obie Trotter is fourth all-time single season steals. Mickell Gladness is second all-time in blocks in a season. Gladness set a Division I single game record with 16 blocks against Texas Southern on February 24, 2007.^[2] No other player in Division I history has even recorded 15 blocks in a single game.^[3]

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament

Alabama A&M has appeared in the NCAA tournament one time, with the Bulldogs garnering a record of 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2005	#16	Opening Round	Oakland	L 69–79

NCAA Division II tournament

Alabama A&M made ten appearances in the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, with the Bulldogs garnering a record of 9–10.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	Regional semifinals	Southeast Missouri State	L 74–85
1986	Regional semifinals	Tampa	L 69–76
1987	Regional semifinals	Florida A&M	L 83–92
1988	Regional semifinals Regional Final National Quarterfinals	Ashland Kentucky Wesleyan Lowell	W 75–73^OT W 92–88 L 68–76
1989	Regional semifinals	Virginia Union	L 80–116
1993	Regional semifinals	North Carolina Central	L 84–93
1994	Regional semifinals Regional Final Elite Eight	Paine Tampa New Hampshire College	W 110–106^2OT W 95–90 L 90–100
1995	Regional semifinals Regional Final Elite Eight	Eckerd Tampa Norfolk State	W 75–50 W 79–78 L 67–85
1996	Region Semifinals Region Finals Elite Eight	South Carolina-Spartanburg Columbus California (PA)	W 106–91 W 98–82 L 85–95
1997	Region Semifinals Region Finals	Delta State Lynn	W 81–80 L 82–87

References

1. Alabama A&M University Style Manual (PDF). Retrieved September 11, 2016.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). NBA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
3. "The Draft Review".

External links

• Team website