The start of the 2026-2027 season has been defined by several upsets across HBCU athletics, including Jackson State beating Tulane and Fort Valley State earning its first-ever Division I men’s basketball win over Florida A&M. Now, another significant upset has happened in the SWAC, this time with Alabama State.
The Hornets were beaten 79-77 by Georgia Gwinnett on Monday evening. Georgia Gwinnett started their program last October and already notched a victory over a men’s basketball team that recently made it to March Madness in 2025, before Georgia Gwinnett’s team was even in existence.
The game was tight from the start. Alabama State went into halftime leading 34-32 in front of 1,123 fans at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome, in a game that would finish with 10 lead changes and six ties. The Hornets’ biggest lead of the night was six, at 22-16 midway through the first half, and they never led by more than four after halftime…