1982–83 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his third season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 18–12, 8–10 in SEC play, and finished in a tie for eighth place.

1982–83 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–12 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach
  • Wimp Sanderson (3rd season)
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
1982–83 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Kentucky135 .722238  .742
LSU108 .5561913  .594
Ole Miss108 .5561912  .613
Vanderbilt99 .5001914  .576
Mississippi State99 .5001712  .586
No. 18 Georgia99 .5002410  .706
Tennessee99 .5002012  .625
Auburn810 .4441513  .536
Alabama810 .4442012  .625
Florida513 .2781318  .419
1983 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The key freshman signee was forward Alphonso "Buck" Johnson from Hayes High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

It was an odd year for Sanderson and the Tide. They opened the season with eight consecutive wins, including a victory over Patrick Ewing and 10th ranked Georgetown, who had reached the NCAA Finals the season before. Once conference play began, the Tide struggled, notably losing to Vanderbilt and Ole Miss each twice. Even so, the Tide still managed to post wins over nationally ranked Kentucky (#3) and top-ranked UCLA (the latter notably occurring two days after legendary football coach Bear Bryant's death).

The Tide reached the SEC tournament final and lost to Georgia. They received an at-large bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, and lost in the first round to Lamar.

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