Coaching Legacy of Jimmy Price (CH2K8)

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Alcorn State Hires Jimmy Price to Coach Men’s Basketball

LORMAN, Ms – Jimmy Price is the new head coach of Alcorn State basketball. “Who?” you might be asking. To be fair, that is what many say when you mention Alcorn State basketball in the first place. Well, Jimmy Price is a relatively unknown high school coach. His teams are known for their up-tempo style and high-pressure defense. At 27 years old, he will be the youngest head coach in Division I.

He brings with him two assistants. 58-year old Darren Stone brings some experience, and his known most for his scouting, charisma, and discipline. Another young up-and-comer, 30 year old Al Goode brings strong discipline as well.

Price hopes to improve on last year’s Alcorn State squad that went 11-19 against a schedule ranked the 334^th toughest out of 336 in Division I.

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Alcorn State Announces 2007-2008 Basketball Schedule

- Braves open with four straight on the road, beginning with a November 9^th matchup at Southeastern Louisiana.

- Competing in Big Tree Tournament beginning Nov 30.

- Road matchups with Oklahoma and Nebraska.

Date	Opponent
11/9	@ SE Louisiana
11/12	@ Oklahoma
11/18	@ Hawaii
11/27	@ ULM
11/30	Big Tree Tournament
12/19	New Orleans
12/29	@ Nebraska
12/31	@ New Mexico St
1/4	UT-Pan American
1/7	@ Prairie View
1/12	Jackson St
1/14	Grambling
1/17	@ Texas Southern
1/21	@ Ark-Pine Bluff
1/24	Texas Southern
1/26	Alabama St
1/28	Alabama A&M
2/2	@ Southern
2/7	Miss Valley St
2/9	@ Jackson St
2/11	@ Grambling
2/15	@ Miss Valley St
2/18	Ark-Pine Bluff
2/23	@ Alabama St
2/25	@ Alabama A&M
3/1	Southern
3/8	Prairie View

Purple denotes tournament games

Red denotes SWAC games

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2007-2008 Season Preview

National Picture

Kansas favorite to win national title

#1	Kansas
#2	North Carolina
#3	Memphis
#4	Michigan St
#5	Louisville
#6	Georgetown
#7	UCLA
#8	Tennessee
#9	Duke
#10	Marquette
#11	Wisconsin
#12	Kentucky
#13	Arizona
#14	Pittsburgh
#15	Oregon
#16	Texas A&M
#17	Arkansas
#18	Texas
#19	Florida St
#20	Indiana
#21	Illinois
#22	Clemson
#23	Ohio St
#24	Syracuse
#25	Georgia Tech

Southwestern Conference Coaches’ Poll

Alabama State picked to win conference, Alcorn State selected #9 of 10 teams

1 Alabama St

2 Ark-Pine Bluff

3 Jackson St

4 Texas Southern

5 Miss Valley St

6 Alabama A&M

7 Southern

8 Grambling

9 Alcorn St

10 Prairie View

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Alcorn State Roster

Num	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	Class	Hometown
0	Chris Drayton	G	6’2”	175	SR	Hattiesburg, MS
2	Elliah Riddick	G	5’11”	180	SR	Mongomery, AL
3	Russell Jimenez	F	6’5”	210	SR	Fall River, MA
10	Vidal Frazier	G	6’4”	200	JR	Houston, TX
21	Morris Courselle	G	6’4”	195	JR	Lake Charles, LA
24	Jake Baker	F	6’7”	210	JR	Hattiesburg, MS
31	Lawrence Skipworth	F	6’6”	195	RS SR	Jackson, MS
35	Craig Dearmon	F	6’8”	205	SO	Atlanta, GA
40	Floyd Harrington	F	6’8”	215	JR	Savannah, GA
44	Armondo Coombs	C	6’8”	250	SR	Boston, MA

Alcorn State has nine (!!) scholarships to give for next season.

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TALE OF TWO HALVES

HAMMOND, La. – Southeastern Louisiana (1-0) used a strong second half to put away Alcorn State (0-1) in both school’s season openers. Alcorn State looked to be dominant in the first half, leading 32-23 at the break. It was all home team in the second, however, as Southeastern Louisiana would crush Alcorn State 44-20 in the second period on their way to a 67-52 victory.

Vernard Moody led Southeastern Louisiana with 21 points. Ross Kinloch added 16. Erick Couisnard contributed 12 points and a huge 20 rebounds. For Alcorn State, Russell Jimenez had 21 points. Chris Drayton had 11 and Floyd Harrington added 10.

Alcorn State Braves at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Nov 9, 2007	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alcorn State (0-1)	32	20	52
Southeastern Louisiana (1-0)	23	44	67

Alcorn State Braves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E. Riddick	31	2-7	0-2	0-0	2	5	2	0	3	4
C. Drayton	30	4-13	1-6	2-2	4	1	0	0	0	11
R. Jimenez	26	8-21	4-8	1-1	6	1	2	0	0	21
C. Dearmon	29	1-5	0-0	1-6	6	1	2	0	1	3
F. Harrington	28	3-5	0-0	4-6	5	1	1	1	0	10
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
V. Frazier	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	0
M. Courselle	6	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0
J. Baker	11	0-2	0-1	1-2	4	0	0	0	1	1
A. Coombs	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
L. Skipworth	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		19-58	5-20	9-17	29	11	9	1	6	52

Southeastern Louisiana Lions
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Howell	21	2-3	0-0	2-2	0	5	2	0	2	6
R. Kinloch	31	7-16	2-6	0-0	1	1	1	0	1	16
V. Moody	31	6-19	5-10	4-4	5	5	2	0	1	21
B. French	23	1-1	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	2
E. Couisnard	32	5-8	0-0	2-2	20	3	0	1	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Osborn	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0
R. Maxwell	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2
F. Louh	12	3-3	0-0	0-0	9	2	0	0	0	6
T. Henderson	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	4	0
A. Hanavan	11	1-1	0-0	0-2	1	1	0	0	1	2
R. Jensen	-- DID NOT PLAY --
E. Castro	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-56	7-17	8-10	44	19	6	1	10	67

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Sooners Roll to Easy Victory

NORMAN, Ok. – Oklahoma (1-2) rolled over Alcorn State (0-2) to the tune of 86-54 in Norman. This game was not close for a single minute as Oklahoma jumped out to a huge lead and never looked back. They outrebounded Alcorn State 37-18 and were 34-66 (51.5%) from the floor.

Oklahoma had started the season on the wrong foot, dropping two home games against San Francisco and Denver. However, a game against the Braves was just what the doctor ordered. Oklahoma was led by Makan Ndoye who had 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. For Alcorn State, Chris Drayton scored 21 points on 9-18 shooting.

Alcorn State Braves at Oklahoma Sooners
Nov 12, 2007	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alcorn State (0-2)	32	22	54
Oklahoma (1-2)	46	40	86

Alcorn State Braves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E. Riddick	29	1-1	0-0	1-2	1	4	0	1	3	3
C. Drayton	29	9-18	3-6	0-0	3	4	0	0	0	21
R. Jimenez	27	5-18	2-9	0-0	3	1	1	0	2	12
C. Dearmon	22	2-2	0-0	2-2	5	2	0	1	0	6
F. Harrington	26	3-6	0-0	0-1	1	1	0	3	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
V. Frazier	16	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	2
M. Courselle	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2
J. Baker	16	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	0
A. Coombs	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2
L. Skipworth	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-53	5-18	3-5	18	15	1	5	9	54

Oklahoma Sooners
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Pope	18	2-2	1-1	2-2	0	6	0	0	0	7
A. Berrelleca	12	3-7	1-4	1-1	1	3	3	0	0	8
J. Northern	20	4-10	2-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	10
D. Homan	18	1-7	0-0	2-2	5	1	1	0	0	4
M. Ndoye	18	9-10	0-0	4-5	14	1	0	0	0	22
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Starks	19	4-7	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	1	2	8
B. Patrick	22	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	5	1	0	1	2
H. Crumbley	12	2-5	0-1	2-4	5	1	2	0	0	6
R. Russell	11	2-5	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	4
K. Kanter	22	5-10	2-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	12
P. O'Donnell	7	1-2	0-0	1-1	1	1	0	0	0	3
TEAM TOTALS		34-66	6-14	12-15	37	19	8	1	3	86

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Hawaii Holds on to Defeat Cold Shooting Braves

HONOLULU, HI -- Drew Barnhill scored a game high 19 points as the Hawaii Warriors (2-1) held on at home to defeat the Alcorn State Braves (0-3) 57-54.

Despite shooting only 10 of 30 in the 2^nd half, the Braves had a chance to win the game at the end. Both teams finished the game ice cold, as the game was tied 50-50 with 8:04 remaining. From there, no one would score until the 5:47 mark when Hawaii’s Barnhill made a layup to take a 52-50 lead. From there, Hawaii would make two more jumpshots over the next two minutes to make the score 56-50 with 3:19 remaining. At the 1:36 mark, Riddick finally broke the 6 minute, 28 second scoring drought for Alcorn State, putting in a basket to cut the lead to four.

The Braves started fouling, but needed a few to get to the bonus. Eventually, they were able to steal one of Hawaii’s inbound passes, and put in a jumper to make the score 56-54 with 45 seconds remaining. Hawaii would not be able to convert a basket on the other end, and Alcorn State got the ball back with the chance to tie or win the game. Unfortunately, the three-point attempt fell short. The Braves immediately fouled but there was only 1.9 seconds left on the clock. Despite Jenkins missing the second free throw, there was no time for Alcorn State to even get off a shot, and time expired with the score 57-54 in favor of Hawaii.

Alcorn State Braves at Hawaii Warriors
Nov 18, 2007	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alcorn State (0-3)	30	24	54
Hawaii (2-1)	31	26	57

Alcorn State Braves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E. Riddick	29	3-6	1-1	2-2	2	3	0	1	1	9
C. Drayton	30	7-18	2-9	1-1	2	3	1	0	0	17
R. Jimenez	26	5-16	4-11	2-3	4	4	0	0	1	16
C. Dearmon	26	2-5	0-0	0-0	4	2	2	0	0	4
F. Harrington	29	2-3	0-0	0-0	10	0	1	2	0	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
V. Frazier	12	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0
M. Courselle	10	1-4	0-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2
J. Baker	13	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
A. Coombs	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
L. Skipworth	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		21-57	7-26	5-6	28	14	4	3	3	54

Hawaii Warriors
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
G. McFarland	30	3-11	1-5	0-0	7	4	0	0	3	7
D. Barnhill	28	7-19	2-7	3-3	2	1	0	0	0	19
D. Hornsby	24	2-7	0-2	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	6
M. Jenkins	26	3-5	1-1	1-2	7	2	0	1	1	8
U. Olsen	25	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Farrell	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	0	1	2
F. Fullove	6	1-4	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	3
D. Dressel	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	3	1	0	0	0
I. Sullivan	12	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	4
E. Linebaugh	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	2
C. Nguyen	-- DID NOT PLAY --
H. Ervin	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		23-55	4-16	7-9	39	14	2	1	7	57

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Alcorn State Drops Fourth Straight

MONROE, La. – Junior forward Kirk Drabyn scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks (5-2) triumphed over the Alcorn State Braves (0-4) by the score of 78-68. Edwin Norman had 16, and Cendrick Finley and Pierre Howel scored 13 apiece to power ULM to its fifth win of the season. The Warhawks shot almost 59% in this game, including 6-12 from three.

Alcorn State was led by Russell Jimenez who put in 20 points on 7-16 shooting.

Alcorn State Braves at Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
Nov 27, 2007	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Alcorn State (0-4)	30	38	68
Louisiana-Monroe (5-2)	37	41	78

Alcorn State Braves
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
E. Riddick	29	0-4	0-1	2-2	1	5	1	0	0	2
C. Drayton	30	6-14	1-5	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	15
R. Jimenez	29	7-16	3-8	3-4	1	0	0	0	0	20
C. Dearmon	28	5-6	0-0	0-0	5	3	1	0	2	10
F. Harrington	26	3-5	0-0	1-1	6	2	2	1	1	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
V. Frazier	12	1-1	0-0	4-4	0	3	3	1	1	6
M. Courselle	8	2-2	1-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	6
J. Baker	13	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	3	1	0	2	2
A. Coombs	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Skipworth	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-51	5-16	13-15	18	17	8	2	7	68

Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
K. Vrzina	26	4-5	1-1	0-0	0	5	0	0	1	9
C. Finley	27	6-12	1-3	0-0	1	2	2	1	4	13
E. Norman	29	6-8	1-2	3-6	1	1	1	0	0	16
U. Staten	28	2-6	0-0	3-4	6	4	0	0	0	7
K. Drabyn	28	5-7	0-0	4-4	14	2	2	1	0	14
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
P. Howel	14	5-7	3-5	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	13
S. Cuffee	10	1-4	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	4
D. Hayes	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0
C. Traore	9	0-1	0-0	0-2	5	1	1	0	1	0
T. Prince	7	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	2
A. St. Fort	-- DID NOT PLAY --
A. Burrell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-51	6-12	12-18	27	19	7	2	8	78