Word: alcorn
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...squad finally hit the big time last year. An undefeated season brought an NIT berth, where it lost to eventual champion Indiana. Shortly afterwards, Alcorn and the rest of the Southwest Athletic Conference became Division I schools...
...Alcorn State is different from the other five schools, and from the rest of the schools in the tournament. Every one of Alcorn's 2300 undergraduates is black...
Since the NCAA began its post-season basketball tournament in 1950, it has never issued an invitation to an all-black school. Until this season, Alcorn State wasn't even eligible to get one. Playing Division 2 basketball, the Braves compiled a 181-42 record in the last seven years winning several national scoring titles along the way, but little recognition...
Predictably, the school has gone mad. But, not so predictably in racially-tense Mississippi, the entire state has embraced Alcorn...
...whole state is enthusiastic," coach Davey Whitney said by phone from Lorman. "We've been having a lot of problems down here in Mississippi, but the entire state is excited. We've had calls from the senators and the governor. "You know," he added, "we don't just represent Alcorn State anymore but the whole state of Mississippi. It's a thrilling time...