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Alabama Crimson Tide
2025–26 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
University	University of Alabama
First season	1912–13
All-time record	1,835–1,114–1 (.622)
Athletic director	Greg Byrne
Head coach	Nate Oats (6th season)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Location	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Arena	Coleman Coliseum (capacity: 15,316)
Nickname	Crimson Tide
Student section	Crimson Chaos
Colors	Crimson and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament Final Four
2024
Other NCAA tournament results Elite Eight 2004, 2024, 2025 Sweet Sixteen 1976, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987*, 1990, 1991, 2004, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 Appearances 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987*, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference tournament champions
1930, 1934, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2021, 2023
Conference regular-season champions
1930, 1939, 1940, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1987, 2002, 2021, 2023
Conference division regular-season champions
2002, 2005, 2011
* vacated by NCAA[2]

The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama in NCAA Division I men's basketball. The program plays in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Among SEC teams it trails only long-time basketball powerhouse Kentucky in SEC tournament titles, is third behind Kentucky and Tennessee in SEC regular season conference titles, and is fourth behind Kentucky, Texas, and Arkansas in total wins. Alabama was retroactively ranked as the best pre-NCAA tournament team for the 1929–30 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll; however, this poll is not officially recognized by the NCAA.[3] The team has appeared in the NCAA tournament 25 times, most recently in 2025, and has made ten Sweet Sixteens, three Elite Eights, and one Final Four in the tournament. Alabama's current head coach is Nate Oats.

The men's basketball program has spent most of its history in the shadow of Alabama's football team, but has risen in stature over the past several decades. The program was notable as a regular conference basketball contender in the 1980s and early 1990s under the direction of coach Wimp Sanderson and in the 1970s under coach C. M. Newton. Under former coach Mark Gottfried, the team achieved a No. 1 national ranking briefly in 2003. In the 2003–04 season, the team defeated #1-seeded Stanford in the NCAA tournament, and reached the Elite Eight round for the first time where they lost to the eventual national champion, Connecticut.

Under Nate Oats, the team earned SEC titles in 2021 and 2023. In the latter year, the Crimson Tide achieved their best-ever season in program history to that point, earning the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. They fell to the eventual runner-up, San Diego State, in the Sweet Sixteen. In the 2024 NCAA tournament, they defeated #1-seeded North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen, and defeated #6-seeded Clemson in the Elite Eight to advance to their first Final Four appearance in the school's history where they lost to the eventual national champion, UConn.

History

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Former coaches with at least five years with the Crimson Tide include the following: Hank Crisp (1923–1942, 1945–1946), Hayden Riley (1960–1968), C. M. Newton (1968–1980), Wimp Sanderson (1980–1992) – Alabama's winningest coach (.692), David Hobbs (1992–1998), Mark Gottfried (1998–2009), and Anthony Grant (2009–2015).[4][5]

Other coaches include John Dee, D.V. Graves, Floyd Burdette, and Charles A. Bernier.[5]

C. M. Newton

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C.M. Newton (1968–1980)
Season	Overall record	SEC record	Postseason
1968–69	4–20	1–17	None
1969–70	8–18	5–13	None
1970–71	10–16	6–12	None
1971–72	18–8	13–5	None
1972–73	22–8	13–5	NIT 4th Place
1973–74	22–4	15–3	None
1974–75	22–5	15–3	NCAA 1st Round
1975–76	23–5	15–3	NCAA 2nd Round
1976–77	25–6	14–4	NIT 4th Place
1977–78	17–10	11–7	None
1978–79	22–11	11–7	NIT 3rd Place
1979–80	18–12	12–6	NIT 2nd Round
Overall record: 211–123 (.632)

In 1968, legendary Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, who was also Alabama's athletic director, called Kentucky men's basketball coach Adolph Rupp looking for someone to turn around Alabama's basketball program. Rupp recommended C. M. Newton, a former backup player at Kentucky who had been at Transylvania University for 12 years.[6] In 12 seasons at Alabama, Newton led the Tide to a record of 211–123. The Crimson Tide won three straight SEC titles under Newton (1974, 1975, and 1976), the only program besides Kentucky to accomplish this feat.[6] Newton also guided Alabama to four NIT and two NCAA Men's Division I Championship tournament berths, prompting the school to name a recruiting suite in his honor in 2006.[7]

Just as he did at Transylvania, Newton recruited Alabama's first black player, Wendell Hudson, in 1969, integrating his second team in as many coaching stops.[8]

Wimp Sanderson

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Wimp Sanderson (1980–1992)
Season	Overall record	SEC record	Postseason
1980–81	18–11	10–8	NIT 2nd Round
1981–82	24–7	12–6	NCAA Sweet 16
1982–83	20–12	8–10	NCAA 1st Round
1983–84	18–12	10–8	NCAA 1st Round
1984–85	23–10	11–7	NCAA Sweet 16
1985–86	24–9	13–5	NCAA Sweet 16
1986–87	28–5	16–2	NCAA Sweet 16
1987–88	14–17	6–12	None
1988–89	23–8	12–6	NCAA 1st Round
1989–90	26–9	12–6	NCAA Sweet 16
1990–91	23–10	12–6	NCAA Sweet 16
1991–92	26–9	10–6	NCAA 2nd Round
Overall record: 267–119 (.692)

Newton resigned as head coach after the 1980–81 season to become assistant commissioner of the SEC. He was succeeded by his top assistant, Wimp Sanderson. He had been at Alabama since 1960 as a graduate assistant to Newton's predecessor, Hayden Riley; he was named a full-fledged assistant in 1961. In 12 years as head coach his teams averaged 21.8 wins a year, with a 267–119 record, and they won 4 SEC tournaments. They played in one NIT and eight NCAA tournaments making the "Sweet 16" five times. Sanderson is the only coach in Alabama history to win 200 or more games in his first 10 years. He was the SEC Coach of the Year in 1987, 1989 and 1990, and was the National Coach of the Year in 1987.[9]

Sanderson was best known for wearing garish plaid sports jackets on the sidelines. At one point, Coleman Coliseum was known as the "Plaid Palace", and the mid-court logo was painted in a crimson-and-white plaid pattern.

David Hobbs

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Hobbs was hired at Alabama as an assistant coach for Wimp Sanderson in 1985 and spent seven years as an assistant in Tuscaloosa helping the Crimson Tide win one SEC Championship and four SEC Tournament crowns while the Tide made four appearances in the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16. As an assistant, he had the opportunity to coach such All-SEC performers as Robert Horry, James "Hollywood" Robinson and Latrell Sprewell.

When Sanderson left Alabama following the 1992 season, Hobbs was named head coach. In his first season, the Tide finished 16–13 and advanced to the NIT. In 1994 and 1995, Alabama recorded 20-win seasons and advanced to the NCAA tournament behind the play of future NBA All-Star Antonio McDyess. In 1996, Hobbs led UA to a 19–13 mark and a berth in the NIT Final Four. He resigned his post following the 1998 season after compiling a 110–76 (.594) career record and producing nine All-SEC players.

Mark Gottfried

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Mark Gottfried (1998–2009)
Season	Overall record	SEC record	Postseason
1998–99	17–15	7–11	NIT 1st Round
1999–2000	13–16	6–10	None
2000–01	25–11	8–8	NIT Championship Game
2001–02	27–8	12–4	NCAA 2nd round
2002–03	17–12	7–9	NCAA 1st Round
2003–04	20–13	8–8	NCAA Elite Eight
2004–05	24–8	12–4	NCAA 1st Round
2005–06	18–13	10–6	NCAA 2nd round
2006–07	20–12	7–9	NIT 1st Round
2007–08	17–16	5–11	Declined invitation to CBI[10]
2008–09	12–7	2–3	Resigned mid-season.
Overall record: 210–130 (.618)

Mark Gottfried served as the Crimson Tide's head coach from the 1998–99 season until midway through the 2008–09 season.[4] Gottfried played 3 seasons of basketball at Alabama under Wimp Sanderson, and the Crimson Tide advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in each of those seasons. He was hired by Alabama in March 1998 after coaching at Murray State for three seasons.

The Crimson Tide achieved the highest pinnacle ever for the school in both the NCAA Championship tournament and the Associated Press Poll reaching the Elite Eight in the tournament in 2004 and reaching the No. 1 spot in the nation in the AP poll in 2002, both under Mark Gottfried's command.

Gottfried led the Tide to its only SEC Championship under his watch during the 2001–02 season, although the team never won a conference tournament championship during his tenure. For his efforts in 2002, Gottfried was named SEC Coach of the Year by both the Associated Press and his fellow Southeastern Conference coaches. Perhaps his biggest accomplishment as coach at Alabama was leading the Crimson Tide to five consecutive NCAA tournaments from 2002 to 2006, another first for the school that occurred under his watch.

Gottfried resigned on January 26, 2009, with 11 regular season games still remaining on the team's schedule. Then Athletic Director Mal Moore named long-time Alabama assistant and former player, Philip Pearson as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.

Anthony Grant

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On March 27, 2009 Anthony Grant agreed in principle to become the 20th Crimson Tide head men's basketball coach.[11] Grant came to Alabama after serving as the head coach at VCU from 2006 to 2009.

After a mediocre first season, Grant led the veteran 2010–11 team to a SEC West title and a 2nd-place finish in the 2011 NIT. The 2011–12 team endured the suspensions of several star players to finish with a 21–12 record and a berth in the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost in the round of 64 to Creighton. This was the Crimson Tide's first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2006. In March 2015, Grant was fired by Alabama after six seasons. Assistant coach John Brannen served as interim head coach for the 2015 NIT tournament.[12]

Avery Johnson

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On April 5, 2015, Avery Johnson agreed to become Alabama's next head coach.[13] The former NBA coach said he was attracted to the position because he perceived it as "a big challenge" in that Alabama is not a "perennial favorite" and has never won a championship before.[14] Johnson's 2017–18 team finished with a 20–16 (8–10) record and was invited to the NCAA tournament. The next season, the Tide finished 18–16 (8–10) and Johnson was let go at the end of the campaign.[15]

Nate Oats

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On March 27, 2019, Nate Oats was named Alabama's next head coach.[16] Oats was previously the coach for the Buffalo Bulls, and had led them to three NCAA tournament appearances in the past four years. After a 16–15 record in his first season in 2019–20, Oats' second season brought Alabama the first SEC regular-season title since 2002 and the first SEC tournament title since 1991. The Tide were a No. 2 seed in the 2021 tournament, where they fell to UCLA in overtime in the Sweet Sixteen. Then in 2023, Oats coached Alabama to their second SEC regular season and tournament championship in three years. Alabama returned as the No. 1 overall seed in the 2023 NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the second time under Oats tenure before falling to San Diego State who advanced to the National Championship game.

In 2024, Alabama once again made the NCAA tournament and advanced to their second Elite Eight in program history after defeating North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen. Bama beat Clemson in the West Region finals to advance to the Final Four for the first time in program history. By the end of the 2024–25 season, Oats had led Alabama to two Sweet Sixteen finishes, one Elite Eight finish, and one Final Four, the most sustained runs of tournament success by the school.

Oats also holds the best record against AP top 10 teams in Alabama history.[citation needed]

Roster

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2025–26 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Labaron Philon Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Link Academy (MO) Mobile, AL G 1 Jalil Bethea 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So Miami (FL) Philadelphia, PA G 2 Aden Holloway 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Auburn Charlotte, NC G 3 Latrell Wrightsell Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Cal State Fullerton Omaha, NE G 4 Davion Hannah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Link Academy (MO) Milwaukee, WI F 5 Amari Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Ashwaubenon HS Green Bay, WI F 6 London Jemison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr St. Thomas More Bloomfield, CT F 7 Taylor Bol Bowen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr Florida State Jericho, VT F 10 Keitenn Bristow 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — So Tarleton State Holliday, TX G 11 Preston Murphy Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Northern Oklahoma College Barrington, RI C 15 Noah Williamson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Sr Bucknell Riga, Latvia F 22 Aiden Sherrell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Prolific Prep Detroit, MO C 34 Collins Onyejiaka 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Fr The Newman School Boston, MA G 95 Houston Mallette 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Pepperdine Alameda, CA	Head coach Nate Oats (Maranatha Baptist) Assistant coach(es) Preston Murphy (Rhode Island) Brian Adams (Connecticut College) Chris Fleming (Richmond) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Arena

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Main article: Coleman Coliseum

The Crimson Tide basketball team practices and plays in Coleman Coliseum, a multi-purpose arena on the UA campus in Tuscaloosa. The arena was built for $4.2 million and opened in 1968 as a replacement for the aging Foster Auditorium. In 2005, the building underwent a renovation in which more seats were added. The arena officially seats 15,314 people.

Coleman Coliseum was named for Jefferson Jackson Coleman, a prominent alumnus and longtime supporter of the University of Alabama. Until his death in 1995, he was the only person that had attended every Alabama football bowl game, starting with the Rose Bowl Game on January 1, 1926. Prior to 1990, the building was known as Memorial Coliseum.

Fan support

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Mark's Madness

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"Mark's Madness" was a student organization named after former Crimson Tide coach Mark Gottfried, which is also a play on the nickname for the NCAA basketball tournament, "March Madness".[17] It was created by a group of Alabama students in January 2000 in an attempt to create a more exciting atmosphere in Coleman Coliseum.[18] During the Gottfried era, the Crimson Tide was an impressive 137-27 (.835) in Coleman Coliseum.[17] Mark's Madness was the largest student organization on campus during its time.[17] The end of Mark Gottfried's tenure in early 2009 also meant the end of the Mark's Madness name.

Crimson Chaos

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After Coach Anthony Grant was hired, a group of senior students approached the UA Marketing Department in the summer 2009 about resurrecting the student section organization. During the first exhibition game of the 2009 season, it was announced that the new name of the student organization for supporting Alabama basketball would be "Crimson Chaos".

As Crimson Chaos entered its second year, it officially registered as a University of Alabama student group and adopted a new format. In addition to supporting men's basketball, Crimson Chaos expanded to support all University of Alabama sports, becoming the official student group of athletics at the university.[19] The group also tried new things to make the atmosphere in Coleman Coliseum as intimidating as it was in previous years, including adding the "Roll Tide Roller Coaster".[20] The newly energized environment Crimson Chaos created in Coleman Coliseum helped the Tide complete an undefeated season at home (for the 2010–11 season) with a 19–0 record, including wins over then #12 Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi State.

The group's popularity garnered even more attention and praise thanks to the late superfan Luke “Fluff” Ratliff. He became the Crimson Chaos president and wore a plaid jacket to almost every game. He was loved by many for his light hearted humor and happy-go-lucky attitude. He inspired many people to follow and share in his passion for the tide hoops program and also other athletic teams around campus. He sparked the basketball program under Coach Nate Oats and continues to be an inspiration to so many. There is a plaque engraved to honor Fluff in the dedicated chair for all Crimson Chaos Presidents who come after him.[21][citation needed]

Post-season results

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NCAA tournament

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Alabama has appeared in the NCAA tournament 26 times. It has reached the Sweet Sixteen twelve times,[a][23] the Elite Eight three times, and the Final Four once. Alabama has an overall NCAA tournament record of 32–26.[24][25]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1975	-	First Round	Arizona State	L 94–97
1976	-	First Round Sweet Sixteen	North Carolina Indiana	W 79–64 L 69–74
1982	#4	Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#5 St. John's #1 North Carolina	W 69–68 L 69–74
1983	#6	First Round	#11 Lamar	L 50–73
1984	#9	First Round	#8 Illinois State	L 48–49
1985	#7	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#10 Arizona #2 VCU #3 NC State	W 50–41 W 63–59 L 55–61
1986	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Xavier #4 Illinois #1 Kentucky	W 97–80 W 58–56 L 63–68
1987*	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 North Carolina A&T #7 New Orleans #6 Providence	W 88–71 W 101–76 L 82–103
1989	#6	First Round	#11 South Alabama	L 84–86
1990	#7	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#10 Colorado State #2 Arizona #11 Loyola Marymount	W 71–54 W 77–55 L 60–62
1991	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Murray State #5 Wake Forest #1 Arkansas	W 89–79 W 96–88 L 70–93
1992	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Stanford #4 North Carolina	W 80–75 L 55–64
1994	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Providence #1 Purdue	W 76–70 L 73–83
1995	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Penn #4 Oklahoma State	W 91–85OT L 52–66
2002	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 Florida Atlantic #10 Kent State	W 86–78 L 58–71
2003	#10	First Round	#7 Indiana	L 62–67
2004	#8	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#9 Southern Illinois #1 Stanford #5 Syracuse #2 Connecticut	W 65–64 W 70–67 W 80–71 L 71–87
2005	#5	First Round	#12 Milwaukee	L 73–83
2006	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Marquette #2 UCLA	W 90–85 L 59–62
2012	#9	Second Round[b]	#8 Creighton	L 57–58
2018	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Virginia Tech #1 Villanova	W 86–83 L 58–81
2021	#2	First Round Second RoundSweet Sixteen	#15 Iona #10 Maryland#11 UCLA	W 68–55 W 96–77L 78–88OT
2022	#6	First Round	#11 Notre Dame	L 64–78
2023	#1	First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen	#16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi#8 Maryland#5 San Diego State	W 96–75 W 73–51 L 64–71
2024	#4	First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four	#13 Charleston#12 Grand Canyon#1 North Carolina#6 Clemson#1 Connecticut	W 109–96W 72–61W 89–87W 89–82L 72–86
2025	#2	First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight	#15 Robert Morris#7 Saint Mary's #6 BYU #1 Duke	W 90–81W 80–66 W 113–88L 65–85

NIT appearances

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Alabama has appeared in 16 National Invitation Tournaments, reaching the championship game on two occasions. Alabama has an overall NIT record of 24–19.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	-	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game	Manhattan Minnesota Virginia Tech North Carolina	W 87–86 W 69–65 L 73–74 L 69–88
1977	-	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game	Memphis State Virginia Tech Houston Villanova	W 86–63 W 79–72 L 76–82 L 89–102
1979	-	First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game	St. Bonaventure Virginia Texas A&M Purdue Ohio State	W 98–89 W 90–88 W 72–68 L 68–87 W 96–86
1980	-	First round Second round	Penn State Murray State	W 53–49 L 62–70
1981	-	First round Second round	St. John's Duke	W 73–69 L 70–75
1993	-	First round	UAB	L 56–58
1996	-	First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Third-place game	Illinois Missouri South Carolina St. Joseph's Tulane	W 72–69 W 72–49 W 68–67 L 69–74 L 76–87
1999	-	First round	Wake Forest	L 57–73
2001	-	First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Seton Hall Toledo Purdue Detroit-Mercy Tulsa	W 85–79 W 79–69 W 85–77 W 74–63 L 66–79
2007	#5	First round	#4 Massachusetts	L 87–89
2011	#1	First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	#8 Coastal Carolina #4 New Mexico #2 Miami (FL) #1 Colorado #4 Wichita State	W 68–44 W 74–67 W 79–64 W 62–61 L 57–66
2013	#1	First round Second round Quarterfinals	#8 Northeastern #4 Stanford #2 Maryland	W 62–43 W 66–54 L 57–58
2015	#6	First round Second round	#3 Illinois #2 Miami (FL)	W 79–58 L 66–73
2016	#5	First round	#4 Creighton	L 54–72
2017	#3	First round	#6 Richmond	L 64–71
2019	#1	First round	#8 Norfolk State	L 79–80OT

All-time leaders

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Former players

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Alabama has seen its stars go on to win nine NBA Championships and earn six All-Star selections, six All-Defensive Team honors, three All-Rookie honors and more than $390 million in the NBA. Former Alabama players have gone on to suit up in nearly 10,000 NBA games and have scored more than 90,000 cumulative points.

Tide alumni currently in the NBA

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Player	Years at UA	NBA Team
Collin Sexton	2017–2018	Charlotte Hornets
Herbert Jones	2017–2021	New Orleans Pelicans
Keon Ellis	2020–2022	Sacramento Kings
JD Davison	2021–2022	Houston Rockets
Brandon Miller	2022–2023	Charlotte Hornets
Noah Clowney	2022–2023	Brooklyn Nets
Mark Sears	2022-2025	Milwaukee Bucks
Chris Youngblood	2024-2025	Oklahoma City Thunder

Source: Basketball Reference[26]

Tide alumni in international leagues

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• Aaron Estrada (born 2001), basketball player for Telenet BC Oostende of the BNXT League
• Donta Hall (born 1997), basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek HEBA A1
• Tony Mitchell (born 1989), basketball player for Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League
• Retin Obasohan (born 1993), basketball player for Bàsquet Manresa of the Liga ACB
• Clifford Omoruyi (born 2001), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Levi Randolph (born 1992), basketball player for BC Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League
• Jimmie Taylor (born 1995), basketball player for APOEL B.C. of the Cyprus Basketball Division A
• Dominick Welch (born 1998), basketball player for Team FOG Naestved of the Danish Basketligaen

All-Americans

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• Lindy Hood; 1930
• Jim Homer; 1947
• Jerry Harper; 1955 & 1956
• George Linn; 1956
• Jack Kubiszyn; 1958
• Bob Andrews; 1965
• Wendell Hudson; 1973
• Leon Douglas; 1973, 1975 & 1976
• Charles Cleveland; 1975
• T. R. Dunn; 1974 & 1977
• Reggie King; 1976, 1978 & 1979
• Eddie Phillips; 1980 & 1982
• Ennis Whatley; 1983
• Derrick McKey; 1987
• James Robinson; 1991 & 1993
• Erwin Dudley; 2002
• Mo Williams; 2002
• Kennedy Winston; 2005
• Ronald Steele; 2006
• Richard Hendrix; 2008
• Alonzo Gee; 2009
• Collin Sexton; 2018
• Brandon Miller; 2023
• Mark Sears; 2024

All-time record vs. current SEC teams

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Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak First Meeting Arkansas 35 36 .493 Won 5 1948 Auburn 103 69 .599 Won 1 1924 Florida 79 74 .516 Lost 4 1927 Georgia 101 53 .656 Won 3 1922 Kentucky 44 117 .273 Won 3 1923 LSU 118 75 .611 Won 5 1916 Mississippi State 137 76 .643 Won 8 1913 Ole Miss 127 59 .683 Lost 1 1921 Oklahoma 4 7 .364 Won 1 1971 Missouri 15 8 .652 Lost 1 1977 South Carolina 36 16 .692 Won 10 1923 Tennessee 82 74 .526 Lost 4 1914 Texas 5 9 .357 Won 1 1948 Texas A&M 15 11 .577 Won 3 1958 Vanderbilt 78 71 .523 Won 3 1924 Totals 979 755 .565

Retired numbers

[edit] See also: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers

Alabama has retired one jersey number, 20 for Wendell Hudson (F), who played Forward for Alabama 1969–1973.[27]

Notes

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1. ^ Alabama's records for the 1987 tournament were vacated by the NCAA.[22]
2. ^ The Round of 64 was named the second round with the play-in games named the first round then.

References

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1. ^ "Alabama Crimson Tide Logo Sheet" (PDF). June 28, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
2. ^ "2015 MEN'S FINAL FOUR RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). Retrieved March 5, 2016.
3. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York: ESPN Books. p. 540. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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6. ^ a b "Recognizable Class - Published in Kentucky Alumnus" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
7. ^ "C.M. Newton Recruiting Suite to be Dedicated Wednesday".
8. ^ "C. M. Newton Bio at the Basketball Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 30 October 2006.
9. ^ "Wimp Sanderson". Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
10. ^ Hoops season is over for Tide Archived 2008-03-18 at the Wayback Machine. al.com
11. ^ Deas, Tommy; Hurt, Cecil (2009-03-27). "Anthony Grant : 'We have agreed in principle'". The Tuscaloosa News. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
12. ^ Casagrande, Michael (March 16, 2015). "Alabama names assistant as interim basketball coach after Anthony Grant fired". al.com. Alabama Live. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
13. ^ Parrish, Gary (April 5, 2015). "Alabama hires Avery Johnson". CBSSports.com. CBS. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
14. ^ Zenitz, Matt (April 13, 2015). "What made Alabama the right fit for Avery Johnson?". AL.com. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
15. ^ "Alabama Athletics Announces Change in Leadership for Men's Basketball Program". 24 March 2019.
16. ^ "Alabama hires Nate Oats as new head coach". SI.com. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
17. ^ a b c "Marks Madness". Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
18. ^ "Marks Madness – History". Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
19. ^ "Alabama Crimson Tide 2010-11 Registration". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
20. ^ "Roll Tide Roller Coaster".
21. ^ "Luke "Fluff" Ratliff Remembered in Special Ceremony Before First Alabama Basketball Game". 10 November 2021.
22. ^ "Alabama to Forfeit $250,000 to N.C.A.A." The New York Times. 16 December 1987 – via NYTimes.com.
23. ^ Johnson, Gary; Straziscar, Sean; Senappe, Bonnie; Williams, Jeff; Buerge, Kevin (October 2007). "Official 2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Records Book" (PDF). Men's NCAA Basketball Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association: 51. ISSN 1089-5280. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28.
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25. ^ "NCAA basketball tournament History: Alabama Crimson Tide - ESPN".
26. ^ "Players Who Played For Alabama". Basketball-Reference.com.
27. ^ "Wendell Hudson, UA's first black scholarship athlete, has jersey retired". tuscaloosanews.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

External links

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• Official website

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Culture & lore	Traditions Big Al Gambling scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e University of Alabama
Located in: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Academics	College of Communication and Information Sciences School of Law College of Community Health Sciences
People	Bear Bryant George H. Denny Amelia Gayle Gorgas James Hood Autherine Lucy Vivian Malone Julia Tutwiler Presidents
Campus	Arboretum Archaeological Park Auditorium Chimes Insurance Hall of Fame Museum of Natural History New Observatory Old Observatory Paul W. Bryant Museum President's Mansion The Quad Strode House
Athletics	Programs Football Men's basketball Baseball Golf Gymnastics Soccer Softball Volleyball Women's basketball Facilities Alabama Soccer Stadium Bryant–Denny Stadium Coleman Coliseum Foster Auditorium Rhoads Stadium Sewell–Thomas Stadium
History	Timeline Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett Historic District Lucy v. Adams Stand in the Schoolhouse Door 1963 documentary Bishop v. Aronov
Media	Alabama Public Radio The Bear Bryant Show Crimson Tide Sports Network The Crimson White University of Alabama Press WVUA-FM WVUA-CD
Other	Big Al Center for Advanced Public Safety Crimsonettes CrimsonRide "The Machine" Million Dollar Band Traditions University of Alabama System
Endowment: $631.95 million Students: 37,100 Faculty: 1,175

v t e Southeastern Conference men's basketball
Teams	Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers Florida Gators Georgia Bulldogs Kentucky Wildcats LSU Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs Missouri Tigers Oklahoma Sooners Ole Miss Rebels South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee Volunteers Texas Longhorns Texas A&M Aggies Vanderbilt Commodores
Championships & awards	List of champions SEC tournament Player of the Year Rookie of the Year All-SEC
Conference challenges	Big 12/SEC Challenge (2013–2023) SEC–Big East Challenge (2007–2012) ACC–SEC Challenge (2023–present) Coast-to-Coast Challenge (2024-present)
Seasons	1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26