MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State released their 2019-20 schedule late Thursday afternoon, and it features seven non-conference opponents who qualified for postseason play last season.

The Hornets will face eight teams in non-conference play with 20-plus wins last season, including three with 30-plus on the season. The schedule also features trips to four teams who made it to the Sweet 16 or further last season in the NCAA Tournament, while also playing an in-state foe at a neutral site out of conference.

Alabama State begins the season with one of two teams who climbed to the top of the polls last season in Gonzaga. The Hornets will travel to Spokane (Wash.) to face the Zags coming off an Elite 8 appearance and a 33-4 record in 2018-19 on November 5, before a road trip that has the Hornets at Missouri State on November 10 and Houston (33-4 last season) – a Sweet 16 team from a season ago – on November 12.

Following the opening three games, Alabama State faces their second team who climbed to the top of the rankings last season in Tennessee. The Vols finished 31-6 last season and made it to the Sweet 16 and will face Alabama State in Knoxville on November 20. The Hornets close out the month of November with a road trip to VCU (25-8) – a tournament team from last season – and the Emerald Coast Classic (November 29-30) in Niceville (Fla.) where they will face Chattanooga in the opening game.

The month of December starts with a road game at South Dakota (13-17 a season ago) on December 9, before facing another tournament team from a season ago in Kansas State (25-9) on December 11. They continue their road swing out west with a contest against a familiar foe in Boise State (13-20), before heading to Florida for the St. Pete Classic December 21 and 22.

During the Florida swing, Alabama State will face a pair of familiar foes beginning with in-state foe UAB December 21. The Hornets and Blazers tip off at 4 pm in the first game of the tournament, before Alabama State faces Austin Peay on December 22. The final non-conference contest has Alabama State facing Oregon on the road December 29, with the Ducks favored to win the Pac-12 after a 25-13 record last season and a Sweet 16 appearance.

The Hornets open conference play on January 4 against Jackson State on the road, playing nine contests in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on the road. They will play their first home game on January 11 against Mississippi Valley State at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.

Season tickets are available for the 2019-20 season by calling 334-229-4551 or visiting BamaStateSports.com. Those interested in courtside seating, call Deputy Director of Athletics Terrance Jones at 334-207-1756 or email him at tjones@alasu.edu.

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