Team preview: Alcorn State

Editor's Note: Insider has teamed with Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, long known as the Bible of college basketball, to provide a comprehensive look at all 326 Division I teams.

Sammy West favors up-tempo basketball. He likes to push the ball up the floor and get after people on defense.

It's a style that most college basketball players love.

Yet, for some reason, Alcorn State's players didn't fully buy into West's system until late in the season a year ago.

The result was an inconsistent year that got off to a slow start and picked up some steam late before ending with a two-point loss to Alabama A&M in the semifinals of the SWAC Tournament.

For West, a long-time assistant to legendary coach Dave Whitney who was bumped up to head coach before last season, it was a case of it's tough being the man who follows the man-even though West recruited most of the players on the Braves' roster.

To continue reading this article you must be an Insider

• Recommend0
• Tweet0
• Email
• Subscribe