The 2023–24 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented

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during the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season ended on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending with th ...

. The Braves, led by fourth-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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(SWAC). They finished the season 14–18, 13–5 in SWAC play, to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to

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in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 18–14, 15–3 in SWAC play, to finish as SWAC regular-season co-champions. In the SWAC tournament, they were upset in the quarterfinals by

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. As a regular-season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament title, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they lost in the first round to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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