2022–23 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Alabama Crimson Tide
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Coachrank:4
Aprank:1
Record:31–6
Conf Record:16–2
Hc Year:4th
Ac1 Year:4th
Ac2 Year:4th
Ac3 Year:11th
Champion:SEC regular season & tournament champions
Bowl Result:Sweet Sixteen

The 2022–23 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Nate Oats. They played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 31–6, 16–2 in SEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Mississippi State, Missouri, and Texas A&M to win the SEC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the South region. As the number one overall seed in the tournament, they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi and Maryland to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they were upset by San Diego State.

Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the 2021–22 season 19–14, 9–9 in SEC Play to finish a five-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West Region, where they were upset in the First Round by Notre Dame.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jusaun Holt 1 G 6'6" 190 Freshman Transferred to Georgia
3 G 6'3" 195 Freshman Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Juwan Gary 4 F 6'6" 218 RS Sophomore Transferred to Nebraska
5 G 6'3" 200 Junior Declare for 2022 NBA draft
14 G 6'6" 175 Senior Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft
Tyler Barnes 15 F 6'8" 210 GS Senior Walk-on; graduated
Britton Johnson 21 G 6'4" 185 Senior Walk-on; graduate transferred to Samford
Keon Ambrose-Hylton 22 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Transferred to SMU
James Rojas 33 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Graduate transferred to Wichita State
Alex Tchikou 35 F 6'11" 230 RS Freshman Transferred to Rhode Island

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
1 G 6'1" 185 Junior Ohio
10 G 6'5" 205 GS Senior St. Bonaventure
Nick Pringle 23 F 6'10" 220 RS Freshman Dodge City Community College

2023 recruiting class

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 19, 2022.[1]

Media poll
1 Kentucky
2 Arkansas
3 Tennessee
4 Auburn
5 Alabama
6 Texas A&M
7 Florida
8 LSU
9 Ole Miss
10 Mississippi State
11 Missouri
12 Vanderbilt
13 Georgia
14 South Carolina

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Media picks Kentucky as SEC men's basketball favorite . . November 7, 2022 . October 19, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule . University of Alabama Athletics . September 9, 2022 . en.