1979–80 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 March 2019 Basketball 1979–80 Alabama Crimson Tide 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 18–12 12–6 C.M. Newton 12th Coleman Coliseum NIT Second Round The 1979–80 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was C.M. Newton, who was in his 12th season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 18–12, 12–6 in SEC play, finishing in a tie for third place. The Tide reached the second round of the SEC tournament, where they lost to LSU. Afterwards, the Tide accepted a bid to the 1980 National Invitation Tournament and reached the second round where they lost to Murray State University.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama/1980.html 1979-80 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com The team lost Reggie King from the previous season to the NBA's Kansas City Kings. The Tide's key freshman signees were guards Mike Davis and Vance Wheeler and forwards Cliff Windham and Eugene Jones. After the season, coach C.M. Newton resigned to become an assistant commissioner of the Southeastern Conference. After a year in the position, Newton was hired as coach at Vanderbilt University.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2018/06/04/hall-of-fame-coach-and-administrator-cm-newton-88-dies/35703353/ Hall of Fame coach and administrator C.M. Newton, 88, dies USA Today Roster 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide y yes Eddie Phillips basketball 51 F 6 6 So y Birmingham, Alabama A. H. Parker High School Ken Johnson basketball, Alabama 32 F 6 7 Jr y Phenix City, AL Central High School Robert Scott basketball 10 G 6 1 Sr y Birmingham, Alabama A. H. Parker High School Eddie Adams basketball 20 G 6 0 So y Phenix City, Alabama Central High School Phillip Lockett 41 C 6 9 So y Livingston, Alabama Livingston High School Mike Davis basketball, born 1960 44 G 6 4 Fr y Fayette, Alabama Fayette High School Cliff Windham 33 F 6 5 y Emelle, Alabama Livingston High School Carl Mitchell F 6 6 y Eugene Jones basketball F 6 6 Fr y Vance Wheeler G 6 4 Fr y Maurice Myers 40 F 6 7 So y Birmingham, Alabama Holy Family High School Reggie Strickland basketball y C.M. Newton References Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons Alabama Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team