2016 – 17 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Hornets , led by 12th-year head coach Lewis Jackson , played their home games at the Dunn – Oliver Acadome in Montgomery , Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 8 – 23 , 6 – 12 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place . As the No. 8 seed in the SWAC Tournament , they lost to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals
SWAC Tournament
2017 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Alabama State Hornets basketball team