MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State hits the road Friday to face Chattanooga in the opening game of the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville (Fla.), with tip set for 1:30 pm.

Tobi Ewuosho, the reigning Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Week, leads the team in scoring this season and has scored in double figures in four of the five contests this season. The senior is averaging 19 points per game over the past three games and is coming off a 17-point performance in a loss to nationally ranked VCU this week.

Ewuosho leads the team in scoring (15.2 ppg) and rebounding (5.2) thus far this season. Although he is the lone player in double figures for the year, Kevion Stewart and Leon Daniels each provided scoring against VCU in the last outing for the Hornets. Stewart finished with 14 points and Daniels 11 in the loss. Stewart and Jacoby Ross are each averaging 11.2 points per game, while AJ Farrar is averaging 5.0 rebounds per game after grabbing eight against VCU.

The Hornets have played three teams ranked in the top 25 so far this season, and another who is receiving votes. The are part of the bracket in the tournament that features Chattanooga, Jacksonville State and Chicago State.

The game will be carried on the Hornet Sports Network, beginning with pregame at 1:15 pm.

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