Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Alcorn State |
Conference | SWAC |
Record | 55–62 (.470) |
Biographical details | |
Born | 1988 (age 35–36) |
Playing career | |
2005–2007 | Livingstone |
2008–2010 | Xavier (LA) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Men's basketball | |
2010–2013 | Xavier (LA) (assistant) |
2014–2020 | Prairie View A&M (assistant) |
2020–present | Alcorn State |
Women's basketball | |
2013–2014 | Prairie View A&M (assistant) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 55–62 (.470) |
Tournaments | 0–2 (NIT) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2 SWAC regular season (2022, 2023) | |
Awards | |
2× SWAC Coach of the Year (2022, 2023) | |
Landon Bussie (born c. 1988) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of Alcorn State team.
Bussie played his first two years at Livingstone College before finishing his playing career at Xavier University of Louisiana. [1]
Bussie started his coaching career at his Alma mater. He was an assistant coach at XULA for four seasons. [2]
Bussie was first hired by Prairie View A&M as the women’s assistant coach. [3] Bussie then switched over to the men’s side. Bussie is credited with recruiting several key contributors to the team. [4]
On April 23, Bussie was named the new head men’s basketball coach at Alcorn State. He replaces Montez Robinson, who had one winning season in five years. [5]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Alcorn State Braves (Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2020–present) | |||||||||
2020–21 | Alcorn State | 6–13 | 6–7 | 6th | |||||
2021–22 | Alcorn State | 17–17 | 14–4 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
2022–23 | Alcorn State | 18–14 | 15–3 | T–1st | NIT First Round | ||||
2023–24 | Alcorn State | 14–18 | 13–5 | 2nd | |||||
Alcorn State: | 55–62 (.470) | 48–19 (.716) | |||||||
Total: | 55–62 (.470) |
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