1990–91 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1990-91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his eleventh season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 23–10, 12–6 in conference, good for fourth place.

1990–91 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 19
Record23–10 (12–6, 4th SEC)
Head coach
  • Wimp Sanderson (11th season)
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
1990–91 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Kentucky144 .778226  .786
No. 21 Mississippi State135 .722209  .690
No. 22 LSU135 .7222010  .667
No. 19 Alabama126 .6672310  .697
Vanderbilt117 .6111713  .567
Georgia99 .5001713  .567
Florida711 .3891117  .393
Auburn513 .2781316  .448
Ole Miss315 .167919  .321
Tennessee315 .1671222  .353
1991 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Forwards David Benoit and Keith Askins graduated and moved to the NBA, but the Tide was bolstered by freshman signee James "Hollywood" Robinson and junior college transfer Latrell Sprewell from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Tide won the 1991 SEC men's basketball tournament, their third straight SEC tournament title, beating Tennessee in the final and earning a third consecutive automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Tide also advanced all the way to the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row, defeating Murray State and Wake Forest before losing to Arkansas.

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