1996–97 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

1996–97 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
1996–97 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	17–14 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach	David Hobbs (5th season);
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 6 South Carolina	15	–	1	.938	24	–	8	.750
No. 5 Kentucky†	13	–	3	.813	35	–	5	.875
No. 17 Georgia	10	–	6	.625	24	–	9	.727
Vanderbilt	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
Florida	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Tennessee	4	–	12	.250	11	–	16	.407
West
Ole Miss	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
Arkansas	8	–	8	.500	18	–	14	.563
Auburn	6	–	10	.375	16	–	15	.516
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
Mississippi State	6	–	10	.375	12	–	18	.400
LSU	3	–	13	.188	10	–	20	.333

† 1997 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996–97 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was David Hobbs, who was in his fifth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 17–14, with a conference record of 6–10, which placed them in a tie for third in the SEC Western Division.

The Tide defeated Florida in the first round of the 1997 SEC men's basketball tournament, but lost to South Carolina in the quarterfinal. The Tide did not an invite to a postseason tournament, marking the first time the Tide didn't participate in the postseason since the 1987–88 season.

Roster[edit]

1996–97 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	14	Eric Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Pearl High School	Pearl, Mississippi
G	4	Brian Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Davis High School	Montgomery, Alabama
F		Anton Reese	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Lithonia High School	Lithonia, Georgia
C	54	Thalamus McGhee	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Westfield High School	Houston, Texas
F	25	M.C. Mazique	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	So	Brooklyn, New York
G	30	Damon Bacote	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Hampton High School	Hampton, Virginia
G	34	Blake Thrasher	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
C	44	Scott Hamilton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
F	35	Demetrius Alexander	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Hazelwood Central HS/Hutchinson CC	St. Louis, Missouri
G		George Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
F		Ricky Poole	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
C	52	Jeremy Hays	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Boaz High School	Boaz, Alabama
G		Nick Wilmott	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr
G	21	Dejuan Thrasher	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

David Hobbs

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 22, 1996*		vs. UNC Wilmington Top of The World Classic	W 58–51	1–0	Carlson Center Fairbanks, AK
Nov 23, 1996*		vs. Southern Illinois Top of the World Classic	W 79–58	2–0	Carlson Center Fairbanks, AK
Nov 24, 1996*		vs. Middle Tennessee Top of the World Classic	W 77–74	3–0	Carlson Center Fairbanks, AK
Nov 30, 1996*		Northeastern Illinois	W 93–50	4–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 2, 1996*		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 95–44	5–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 5, 1996*		No. 16 Minnesota	W 70–67	6–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 7, 1996*		FIU	W 80–65	7–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 14, 1996*	No. 24	Western Carolina	W 100–48	8–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 18, 1996*	No. 20	North Texas	W 72–55	9–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 21, 1996*	No. 20	vs. VCU Holiday Hoopfest	W 72–69	10–0	UAB Arena Birmingham, AL
Dec 27, 1996*	No. 19	at San Jose State Cable Car Classic	L 59–60 ^OT	10–1	The Event Center San Jose, CA
Dec 28, 1996*	No. 19	vs. Santa Clara Cable Car Classic	L 62–77	10–2	San Jose Arena San Jose, CA
Jan 4, 1997		at Vanderbilt	L 84–92	10–3 (0–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
Jan 8, 1997		at Ole Miss	W 59–46	11–3 (1–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Jan 11, 1997*		Syracuse	L 66–70	11–4	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 15, 1997		Arkansas	L 68–72	11–5 (1–2)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 18, 1997		at Florida	L 66–85	11–6 (1–3)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Jan 22, 1997		South Carolina	L 60–62	11–7 (1–4)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 25, 1997		LSU	W 75–66	12–7 (2–4)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 28, 1997		at Auburn	L 62–72	12–8 (2–5)	Beard–Eaves Coliseum Auburn, AL
Feb 1, 1997		at Mississippi State	L 51–64	12–9 (2–6)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Feb 5, 1997		Georgia	L 74–83	12–10 (2–7)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 8, 1997		at Tennessee	L 61–65	12–11 (2–8)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Feb 12, 1997		Ole Miss	W 57–54	13–11 (3–8)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 15, 1997		at LSU	W 78–72	14–11 (4–8)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 19, 1997		No. 3 Kentucky	L 61–75	14–12 (4–9)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 22, 1997		Auburn	W 55–50	15–12 (5–9)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 26, 1997		at Arkansas	L 53–73	15–13 (5–10)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Mar 1, 1997		Mississippi State	W 78–49	16–13 (6–10)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Tournament
Mar 6, 1997	(4 W)	vs. (5 E) Florida SEC Tournament First Round	W 80–66	17–13	The Pyramid Memphis, TN
Mar 7, 1997	(4 W)	vs. (1 E) No. 4 South Carolina SEC Tournament Quarterfinals	L 61–72	17–14	The Pyramid Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources^[1]

References[edit]

^ "1996–97 Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[1] "1996–97 Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

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