1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his fourth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 18–12, 10–8 in SEC play, finishing in fifth place.

1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1983–84 record18–12 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Kentucky144 .778  295  .853
Auburn126 .667  2011  .645
Florida117 .611  1613  .552
LSU117 .611  1811  .621
Alabama108 .556  1812  .600
Tennessee99 .500  2114  .600
Vanderbilt810 .444  1415  .483
Georgia810 .444  1713  .567
Mississippi State414 .222  919  .321
Ole Miss315 .167  820  .286
1984 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Tide had to deal with the loss of backcourt mates Ennis Whatley, who declared for the NBA draft after his sophomore season, and Mike Davis, who graduated. To offset the loss, the Tide signed freshmen Terry Coner and Craig Dudley.

The Tide lost to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, and lost in the first round to Illinois State.[1]

Roster

1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F/C 34 Bobby Lee Hurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr
F 24 Buck Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SoHayes High School Birmingham, Alabama
G 11 Eric Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G 30 Terry Coner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
G 24 Craig Dudley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
F 41 Terry Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
F Darrell Neal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
G 23 Rex Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
C 51 Mark Farmer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr
F 21 Jim Farmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

References

  1. "1983-84 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
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