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==Men's basketball==
==Men's basketball==
Alabama's men's basketball program has been overshadowed for most of its history by football.  However the program has enjoyed years of success, especially under former coaches [[Wimp Sanderson]] and [[Mark Gottfried]]. The men's program attained a national number 1 ranking during the [[2002]] season and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament once, in [[2004]].
Alabama's men's basketball program has been overshadowed for most of its history by football.  However the program has enjoyed years of success, especially under former coaches [[Wimp Sanderson]] and [[Mark Gottfried]]. The [[1929-1930 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team|1929-1930 team]] went 20-0 and was retroactively awarded a national championship by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. More recently, the Tide has reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament eight times, and advanced to the Elite Eight once, in [[2003-2004 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team|2004]].
 
In [[2005]] NCAA Tournament, the program received a minor setback when the team lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to eventual Sweet Sixteen participant University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, led by now-[[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]] coach [[Bruce Pearl]].  In the [[2006]] NCAA Tournament, Alabama beat Marquette University and advanced to the second round where they lost to heavily favored #2 seed UCLA. Heading into the 2006 season, the [[Ronald Steele]]-led Tide were ranked as high as #5 in preseason polls, but suffered a loss on the road at Notre Dame early in the season. Gottfried was fired on [[January 26]], [[2009]] and was succeeded by [[Anthony Grant]].
 
After six seasons, Grant was fired and replaced by [[Avery Johnson]].


===Head coaches===
===Head coaches===
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* [[Tony Mitchell]], 2012
* [[Tony Mitchell]], 2012
* [[JaMychal Green]], 2012-
* [[JaMychal Green]], 2012-


==Women's basketball==
==Women's basketball==

Revision as of 10:08, 9 September 2015

Alabama Crimson Tide logo 2002.jpg

The Alabama Crimson Tide basketball men's and women's teams represent the University of Alabama in the NCAA's Division I, competing in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Men's basketball

Alabama's men's basketball program has been overshadowed for most of its history by football. However the program has enjoyed years of success, especially under former coaches Wimp Sanderson and Mark Gottfried. The 1929-1930 team went 20-0 and was retroactively awarded a national championship by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. More recently, the Tide has reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament eight times, and advanced to the Elite Eight once, in 2004.

Head coaches

NBA/ABA players

Women's basketball

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