AAMU Men’s Basketball to host Bulldog Bash

THE HILL | The Alabama A&M University men’s basketball team will host a two-day Multi-Tournament Event known as “The Bulldog Bash” on Friday and Saturday as Coastal Carolina, IU Indy and South Carolina State visit the AAMU Event Center.

Tournament action begins at 4 p.m. on Friday with the first game as Coastal Carolina takes on IU Indy, followed by Alabama A&M hosting South Carolina State in a battle of the “Bulldogs” at 7 p.m. The tournament concludes on Saturday with a pair of matches starting at 1 p.m., as South Carolina State takes on IU Indy, followed by host Alabama A&M taking on Coastal Carolina at 4 p.m

Alabama A&M
The Bulldogs (3-2) started the season strong with wins over Oakwood, Arkansas Baptist and Fisk. However, Alabama A&M is currently in the midst of a two-game losing streak after being on the road with losses to Tennessee State and Georgia.

London Riley leads with 17.3 points, while Chad Moody is averaging 13.4 points and 5.8 rebounds. AC Bryant is third on the team with 10.2 points. Alabama A&M, which averages more than 100 points per game game in the first three games of the season, shooting 46.1 percent and averaging 88.6 points.

Coastal Carolina

The Chanticleers (1-3) enter the weekend on a three-game losing streak. Coastal Carolina opened the season with a 60-56 win over Western Michigan, but has since dropped games to East Carolina, NC State and Jacksonville State.

Rasheed Jones leads the offense with 14.8 points, while Denzel Hines averages 10.3 points per game. match. The Chanticleers are averaging 60.5 points and shooting 40.0 percent from the floor in the four games.

IU Indy

The Jaguars (2-3) enter on a two-game losing streak, opening the season with a win over IU Columbus before falling to Xavier. After a win against Goshen College, IU Indy dropped back-to-back games against Eastern Michigan and No. 5 Iowa State.

Paul Zilinskas and Jarvis Walker pace the offense, averaging 18.6 and 13.4 points per game, respectively. match. The Jaguars are shooting 42.0 percent from the floor and are averaging 80.0 through the first five games.

South Carolina State

The Bulldogs (2-3) are looking to get above .500 this weekend. After starting the season 2-1 with wins over Morris College and Voorhees, South Carolina State is looking to end a two-game losing streak as the Bulldogs fell to Jacksonville and Bethune-Cookman.

Wilson Dubinsky leads the offense with 11.6 points, and Drayton Jones is right behind with 11.0 points. South Carolina State is averaging 83.8 points and shooting 47.2 percent from the field.

Streaming

All Bulldog Bash games will be streamed on Bulldogs All-Access. Visit aamusports.com or click on the following link:

Live statistics

All Bulldog Bash games will have live stats as fans can follow the action in its entirety. Visit aamusports.com or click on the following link:

Teams in all tournaments

At the conclusion of the Bulldog Bash, an All-Tournament team of seven players and an MVP will be announced.

Tickets

Tickets for the tournament can be purchased at aamusports.com (Hometown Tickets) or by calling the AAMU box office at 256.372.7255 or 256.372.7254.

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