2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Nate Oats. They played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The Crimson Tide won the regular season Southeastern Conference Championship, marking the team's first championship since 2002. They also won the SEC tournament, their first win in that competition since 1991 and the first time since 1987 that the program won both the regular season and tournament.

2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record26–7 (16–2 SEC)
Head coach
  • Nate Oats (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Alabama162 .889267  .788
No. 10 Arkansas134 .765257  .781
LSU116 .6471910  .655
Tennessee107 .588189  .667
Florida97 .5631510  .600
Ole Miss108 .5561612  .571
Missouri88 .5001610  .615
Kentucky89 .471916  .360
Mississippi State810 .4441815  .545
Georgia711 .3891412  .538
Auburn*711 .3891314  .481
South Carolina412 .250615  .286
Texas A&M28 .200810  .444
Vanderbilt313 .188916  .360
2021 SEC tournament winner
* Ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed postseason ban.

The Tide were placed as a No. 2 seed in the East Region for the 2021 NCAA tournament, their highest placement since 2002. They would defeat Iona and Maryland before falling to a surging 11-seed UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen in overtime, 88–78 (that UCLA team made the Final Four). Alabama was ranked No. 5 in the final Coaches' Poll following the season, and Oats was named SEC Coach of the Year as well as being a finalist for National Coach of the Year honors.

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