2022-2023 Alabama A&M Bulldogs

2022-2023 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
33 Olisa Akonobi Sr C 7-0 235 Jan 11, 2000 Abuja Nigeria Christ The King Regional High School
4 Caleb Blackwell RS-Fr G 6-0 185 - Loganville (GA) United States Grayson High School
13 Xavier Brewer Sr F 6-9 215 Mar 18, 2000 Atlanta (GA) United States Sandy Creek High School
22 Lorenzo Downey So F 6-5 215 - Halifax Canada Orangeville Prep
11 Austin Harvell So F 6-6 215 Jun 29, 2002 Athens (AL) United States East Limestone High School
10 Garrett Hicks Sr G 6-0 165 Jan 22, 2001 Madison (AL) United States James Clemens High School
24 Eric Lee So G 6-4 195 - Tampa (FL) United States Surge Christian Academy
23 Darius Osborne Jr F 6-8 185 - Louisville (KY) United States Pleasure Ridge Park High School
2 Omari Peek Jr F 6-6 220 Apr 19, 2000 Cincinnati (OH) United States Dohn Community High School
12 Brandon Powell Sr G 6-3 205 - Cibolo (TX) United States Byron P. Steele High School
0 Jayland Randall Fr F 6-5 175 - Detroit (MI) United States Chandler Park High School
15 Dailin Smith Jr GF 6-6 185 Jul 15, 2001 Colorado Springs (CO) United States Liberty High School
30 William Tavares de Brito Jr C 6-10 250 - N/A Cape Verde N/A
1 Messiah Thompson Sr G 5-8 170 Oct 30, 2000 Atlanta (GA) United States North Atlanta High School
3 Cameron Tucker Sr G 6-1 170 - Birmingham (AL) United States Wenonah High School
34 E.J. Williams Sr C 6-10 275 Dec 29, 1999 Middletown (OH) United States The Skill Factory

Recent Alabama A&M Bulldogs History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 12-23 (9-9) 7th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2022-2023 15-18 (10-8) 5th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 12-18 (10-8) 5th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 6-9 (4-9) 7th (SWAC) N/A N/A
2019-2020 8-22 (5-13) 8th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 5-27 (4-14) 9th (SWAC) N/A N/A
2017-2018 3-28 (3-15) 10th (SWAC) N/A N/A
2016-2017 2-27 (2-16) 10th (SWAC) N/A N/A
2015-2016 11-18 (6-12) 7th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 9-20 (8-10) 7th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 14-16 (10-8) 5th (SWAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 11-20 (6-12) 8th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 7-21 (5-13) 8th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 13-15 (10-8) 5th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 11-16 (8-10) 6th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 8-19 (6-12) 8th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 14-15 (11-7) 3rd (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 10-20 (4-14) 10th (SWAC) N/A N/A
2005-2006 13-13 (11-7) 2nd (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 18-14 (12-6) 1st (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 13-17 (9-9) 4th (SWAC) Runner Up N/A
2002-2003 8-19 (4-14) 9th (SWAC) N/A N/A

2022-2023 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Garrett Hicks SWAC Impact Player of the Week (Jan 5, 2023)
Messiah Thompson SWAC All-Tournament Team
Olisa Akonobi SWAC Defensive POY
Garrett Hicks SWAC Player of the Week (Nov 29, 2022)
Omari Peek SWAC Player of the Week (Dec 13, 2022)

2022-2023 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Thompson G. Hicks C. Tucker D. Smith O. Akonobi
Rotation     L. Downey   E. Williams
Rotation     B. Powell    
Rotation     A. Harvell    
Rotation     O. Peek    
Lim PT C. Blackwell E. Lee   X. Brewer W. Tavares de Brito
Lim PT   J. Randall   D. Osborne  

2022-2023 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Garrett Hicks 31 31.9 12.8 4.0 1.7 1.6 0.1 1.4
Messiah Thompson 32 26.8 10.8 2.0 3.2 1.6 0.0 1.9
Dailin Smith 28 24.6 10.5 2.6 1.1 1.2 0.6 2.0
Olisa Akonobi 31 19.8 7.8 5.6 0.4 0.4 1.8 1.3
Omari Peek 24 11.3 6.1 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.8
Cameron Tucker 31 24.3 5.9 2.4 2.7 1.3 0.2 1.9
Lorenzo Downey 33 16.1 5.8 1.8 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.2
E.J. Williams 32 12.0 3.6 2.4 1.0 0.1 0.5 1.3
Austin Harvell 24 11.5 3.5 2.0 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.9
Jayland Randall 23 5.9 3.1 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3
Xavier Brewer 32 8.4 2.7 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.6
Brandon Powell 30 15.0 2.1 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.9
William Tavares de Brito 23 6.2 1.6 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.4
Eric Lee 31 9.1 1.4 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.4
Caleb Blackwell 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Darius Osborne 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2022-2023 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Otis Hughley, Jr. Head Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Sacramento Kings, 2010 to 2014)
Cal Cochran Associate Head Coach 2022-2023 N/A
Brandon Houston Assistant Coach 2022-2023 N/A
Marcus Merriweather Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Video Coordinator (Alabama A&M, 2020 to 2022)
Rodney Broughton Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Meridian, 2019 to 2022)
Paul Bryant Athletic Director 2022-2023 Athletic Director (Edward Waters, 2020 to 2022)
Joshua J. Darling Director of Sports Information 2021-2022 Director of Sports Information (Clayton State, 2014 to 2020)
Jessie Zucnick-Kimbugwe Head Athletic Trainer 2009-2010 N/A
Rashad Harris Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Terry Smith Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A