1981–82 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1981–82 Alabama Crimson Tide 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 12 13 24–7 12–6 Wimp Sanderson 2nd Coleman Coliseum SEC tournament champions NCAA tournament Regional semifinals The 1981–82 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his second season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 24–7, 12–6 in SEC play, finishing in third place. Key freshman signees were guard Ennis Whatley and forward-center Bobby Lee Hurt. The Tide won the conference tournament championship by winning the SEC tournament, beating the Kentucky Wildcats in the final at Rupp Arena, and won an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1976. The Tide defeated St. John's University in the opening round before losing to eventual champion North Carolina.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alabama/1982.html 1981-82 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats Roster 1981 Alabama Crimson Tide y yes Eddie Phillips basketball 51 F 6 7 Sr y Birmingham, Alabama A. H. Parker High School Ennis Whatley 3 G 6 3 Fr y Birmingham, Alabama Phillips High School Bobby Lee Hurt 34 F-C 6 9 Fr y Huntsville, Alabama Butler High School Phillip Lockett 41 C 6 9 Sr y Livingston, Alabama Livingston High School Mike Davis basketball, born 1960 44 G 6 4 Jr y Fayette, Alabama Fayette High School Cliff Windham 33 F 6 5 Jr y Emelle, Alabama Livingston High School Eric Richardson basketball 4 G 6 3 So y Birmingham, Alabama Carver High School Eugene Jones basketball F 6 6 Jr y Vance Wheeler G 6 4 So y Maurice Myers 40 F 6 7 Jr y Birmingham, Alabama Holy Family High School Terry Williams basketball 42 F 6 8 So y Elkmont, Alabama Elkmont High School Rex Jones basketball 23 G 6 4 Fr y Florence, Alabama Bradshaw High School Mark Farmer basketball 51 C 6 11 Fr y Arab, Alabama Arab High School Wimp Sanderson Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| Regular Season November 27, 1981 yes 20 1981 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 99–65 1–0 December 5, 1981 yes 17 Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 95–93 2–0 December 7, 1981 17 yes SMU Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas 69–62 3–0 December 12, 1981 16 1981 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 79–68 4–0 1–0 December 19, 1981 14 yes 1981 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 88–74 5–0 1–0 December 28, 1981 12 yes 1981 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware 84–62 6–0 1–0 December 29, 1981 12 yes 1981 men Maine Black Bears Maine 77–61 7–0 1–0 January 2, 1982 12 1981 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee 67–88 7–1 1–1 January 6, 1982 16 1980 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 71–53 8–1 2–1 January 9, 1982 16 1981 male Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 75–64 9–1 3–1 January 13, 1982 13 1981 men LSU Tigers LSU Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 109–86 10–1 4–1 January 16, 1982 13 Kentucky 6 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 69–86 10–2 4–2 January 20, 1982 16 year-1981 male Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 81–66 11–2 5–2 January 23, 1982 16 1981 men Florida Gators Florida Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 82–71 12–2 6–2 January 27, 1982 13 Auburn Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 67–65 13–2 7–2 January 30, 1982 13 Tennessee 15 Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 77–72 14–2 8–2 February 3, 1982 8 Mississippi State Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 66–63 15–2 9–2 February 6, 1982 8 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 69–79 15–3 9–3 February 10, 1982 10 LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 68–73 15–4 9–4 February 13, 1982 10 Kentucky 12 Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 62–72 15–5 9–5 February 17, 1982 19 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 99–85 16–5 10–5 February 20, 1982 19 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 70–69 17–5 11–5 February 24, 1982 17 Auburn Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 74–72 18–5 12–5 February 27, 1982 17 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 63–80 18–6 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| SEC Tournament March 4, 1982 18 3 Georgia 6 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Second Round 85–74 19–6 March 5, 1982 18 3 Tennessee 2 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Semifinals 56–50 20–6 March 6, 1982 18 3 Kentucky 15 1 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky SEC Championship 48–46 21–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Alabama Crimson Tide| NCAA Tournament March 14, 1982 13 4 E yes St. John's 5 E Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, New York Second round 69–68 22–6 March 19, 1982 13 4 E yes North Carolina 1 1 E Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina Regional semifinals - Sweet Sixteen 69–74 22–7 AP poll SE Southeast References Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons Alabama Alabama Category:1981 in sports in Alabama Category:1982 in sports in Alabama