1978–79 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was C.M. Newton, who was in his eleventh season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in SEC play.

1978–79 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record22–11 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Bostick
  • Wendell Hudson
  • Wimp Sanderson
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
1978–79 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 LSU144 .778236  .793
Tennessee126 .6672112  .636
Vanderbilt117 .611189  .667
Alabama117 .6112211  .667
Mississippi State117 .611199  .679
Kentucky108 .5561912  .613
Georgia711 .3891414  .500
Ole Miss612 .3331116  .407
Auburn513 .2781316  .448
Florida315 .167819  .296
1979 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Tide reached the second round of the inaugural 1979 SEC men's basketball tournament, where they lost to Kentucky 100–101. Afterwards, the Tide accepted a bid to the 1979 National Invitation Tournament and reached the semi-final where they lost to Purdue University.

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