| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Team: | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 16–15 |
| Conf Record: | 8–10 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Ac1 Year: | 1st |
| Ac2 Year: | 8th |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
The 2019–20 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Nate Oats, The Crimson Tide played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in ninth place. They were set to take on Tennessee in the second round of the SEC tournament. However, they remainder of the SEC Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Crimson Tide finished the 2018–19 season 18–16, 8–10 to finish in eighth place in SEC play. They defeated Ole Miss[1] to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky.[2] They received a bid to the National Invitational Tournament where they lost in the first round to Norfolk State.[3]
It was announced on March 24, 2019, that the University of Alabama and Head Coach Avery Johnson had mutually agreed to part ways after four seasons.[4] [5] Johnson's contract was supposed to run through the 2023 season and would have paid him $2.9 Million. On March 27, 2019, the school hired Buffalo head coach Nate Oats as the school's new coach.[6]
Guard Dazon Ingram announced that he would be transfer.[7]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Giddens | 4 | F/C | 6'11" | 247 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Vermont | ||
| Dazon Ingram | 12 | G | 6'5" | 207 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to UCF | ||
| Diante Wood | 22 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Freshman | Transferred to Jacksonville | ||
| Lawson Schaffer | 24 | G | 5'11" | 168 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| 34 | G/F | 6'7" | 223 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Clemson |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | G | 6'0" | 188 | RS Junior | Transferred from West Virginia. Will eligible to play immediately since Bolden graduated from West Virginia. | ||
| 13 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Freshman | Transferred from Villanova. Will redshirt the 2019–20 season under NCAA transfer rules and have three years of eligibility at the start of the 2020–21 season. | ||
The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[8]
| Media poll | ||
| 1 | Kentucky | |
| 2 | Florida | |
| 3 | LSU | |
| 4 | Auburn | |
| 5 | Tennessee | |
| 6 | Alabama | |
| 7 | Mississippi State | |
| 8 | Ole Miss | |
| 9 | Georgia | |
| 10 | South Carolina | |
| 11 | Arkansas | |
| 12 | Texas A&M | |
| 13 | Missouri | |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | |
The Crimson Tide had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
Second Team
Kira Lewis Jr.
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