1982–83 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1982–83 Alabama Crimson Tide 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 20–12 8–10 Wimp Sanderson 3rd Coleman Coliseum NCAA tournament First Round 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. 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama/1983.html 1982-83 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Roster 1982 Alabama Crimson Tide y yes Ennis Whatley 3 G 6 3 So y Birmingham, Alabama Phillips High School Bobby Lee Hurt 34 F-C 6 9 So y Huntsville, Alabama Butler High School Buck Johnson basketball 24 F 6 7 Fr y Birmingham, Alabama Hayes High School Mike Davis basketball, born 1960 44 G 6 4 Sr y Fayette, Alabama Fayette High School Cliff Windham 33 F 6 5 Sr y Emelle, Alabama Livingston High School Eric Richardson basketball 11 G 6 3 Jr y Birmingham, Alabama Carver High School Eugene Jones basketball F 6 6 Sr y Vance Wheeler G 6 4 Sr y Terry Williams basketball 41 F 6 8 Jr y Elkmont, Alabama Elkmont High School Rex Jones basketball 23 G 6 4 So y Florence, Alabama Bradshaw High School Mark Farmer basketball 51 C 6 11 So y Arab, Alabama Arab High School Jim Farmer 21 F 6 4 Fr Y y Dothan, Alabama Houston Academy Wimp Sanderson Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| Regular season Nov 29, 1982 yes 12 1982 men Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 103–58 1–0 Dec 4, 1982 yes yes 13 Texas Tech 74–53 2–0 Dec 6, 1982 yes 11 1982 men SMU Mustangs SMU Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 74–56 3–0 Dec 11, 1982 yes yes 11 1982 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania 74–65 4–0 Dec 18, 1982 yes 10 1982 none Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 88–73 5–0 Dec 20, 1982 yes 8 1982 men Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 88–58 6–0 Dec 28, 1982 yes yes 6 1982 men USC Trojans USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California Winston Tire Classic 74–61 7–0 Dec 29, 1982 yes yes 6 Georgetown 10 L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California Winston Tire Classic 94–73 10,940 8–0 Jan 3, 1983 yes 5 1982 men Florida Gators Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 85–89 8–1 0–1 Jan 5, 1983 yes 5 Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 80–91 8–2 0–2 Jan 8, 1983 5 Kentucky 3 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 74–67 9–2 1–2 Jan 11, 1983 10 1982 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 79–81 9–3 1–3 Jan 15, 1983 yes 10 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 64–67 9–4 1–4 Jan 18, 1983 yes Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee 64-73 9-5 1-5 Jan 22, 1983 LSU Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 75-70 10-5 2-5 Jan 24, 1983 Ole Miss Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa 63-64 10-6 2-6 Jan 28, 1983 yes yes UCLA 1 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 70–67 12,574 11–6 2-6 Jan 31, 1983 yes Mississippi St. Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 69-78 11-7 2-7 Feb 5, 1983 yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 70-76 11-8 2-8 Feb 7, 1983 yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 60-61 11-9 2-9 Feb 12, 1983 Georgia Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 73-71 12-9 3-9 Feb 14, 1983 Tennessee Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 90-78 13-9 4-9 Feb 19, 1983 yes LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 71-67 14-9 5-9 Feb 21, 1983 yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 52-56 14-10 5-10 Feb 26, 1983 Mississippi State Coleman, Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 83-58 15-10 6-10 Mar 3, 1983 1982 men Florida Gators Florida Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 106-99 16-10 7-10 Mar 6, 1983 Auburn Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 86–78 17–10 8–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| SEC Tournament Mar 10, 1983 yes yes Auburn Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama First Round 62–61 18–10 Mar 11, 1983 yes yes Kentucky 10 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Quarterfinals 69–64 19–10 Mar 12, 1983 yes yes 1982 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Semifinals 51–50 20–10 Mar 13, 1983 yes yes Georgia Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Championship game 71–86 20–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| NCAA Tournament Mar 17, 1983 yes yes 6 MW Lamar 11 MW The Summit Houston, Texas 50–73 20–12 AP poll Rankings 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 899–900 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons Alabama Alabama Category:1982 in sports in Alabama Category:1983 in sports in Alabama