Alabama A&M recently added three players to its 2006-2007 recruiting class.

Cornelius Hester, a 6-foot-2, 170-pounder out of Shaw High in Mobile, was a two-time Class 5A All-State selection and was a finalist for Mr. Basketball honors. He averaged 20 points, eight rebounds and three assists.

Jonathan Inman, 6-5 and 230, averaged 15 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots at Tri-Cities (Ga.) High School. He was a first-team All-State selection by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association and a second-team All-State pick from the Georgia Sportswriters Association.

Jonathan Belt, 6-7 and 235, earned All-Area and All-District honors after averaging 12 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots at North Atlanta Prep Academy.

The Bulldogs previously signed Bob Jones' Desmond Jackson and Buckhorn's Trant Simpson.

William Byrd had 21 points and four assists to lead Arkansas-Pine Bluff to pull off an upset 64-54 victory over Alabama A&M odds Thursday in the quarterfinal round of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.

Jarvis Gunter had 14 rebounds for the Golden Lions (12-15) against the defending SWAC champions. He also had four blocks as he helped lead the Lions to their first SWAC tournament victory.

The ncaa Lions led 33-23 by the end of the first half of the game. The Bulldogs (13-13) mounted a rally in the second half, taking a brief 39-37 spread lead of the night. It would be their only lead, as the Lions retook control for the rest of the game.

Senior Obie Trotter ended his Alabama A&M career by leading the Bulldogs with 20 points. Joe Martin had 11 rebounds.

Michael Ford added 17 points for the Bulldogs (12-12, 10-7). Joe Martin scored 11 points and had 15 rebounds.

Alabama A&M had a 9-point lead late in the first half with a score of 41-32. It was a lead they would hold the rest of the game.

Dakari Wallace scored 15 points for Jackson State (14-15, 10-7). Trey Johnson added 14 points to the score. Julius Young had seven rebounds for the night.