2013–14 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2013–14 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Crimson Tide logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 13–19 7–11 Anthony Grant 5th John Brannen 5th Tony Pujol 4th Antoine Pettway 2nd Coleman Coliseum(Capacity: 15,316) The 2013–14 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Anthony Grant, in his fifth season at Alabama after posting a 23–13 record in the 2012–13 season, when the Crimson Tide finished tied for second in the SEC and received a bid to the 2013 National Invitation Tournament. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 101st season of basketball in the school's history. Off-season Departures Just a week after completing the 2012–13 season, associate head coach Dan Hipsher was named head coach at the University of Texas-Pan American.Top Alabama assistant coach Dan Hipsher is the new head coach at Texas-Pan American Former Alabama player Antoine Pettway was promoted to assistant head coach, replacing Hipsher. Then, on April 9, starting center Moussa Gueye announced that he would be transferring from the program, ultimately landing at Valparaiso University.Former Alabama center Moussa Gueye transfers to Valparaiso Two weeks later, former 5-star recruit Trevor Lacey announced he would also be transferring from Alabama. Lacey, the only player to start all 36 contests, later announced he would attend North Carolina State University, joining former Crimson Tide head coach Mark Gottfried.Alabama transfer Trevor Lacey makes it official for NC State On June 4, freshman Devonta Pollard, also a former 5-star recruit, was charged as part of a kidnapping for which his mother was arrested the previous month. Pollard faces one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping in the April 30 abduction of a child who was taken from her school in Scooba, Mississippi. It was later announced that Pollard was no longer a member of the Crimson Tide basketball team. Arrivals The Crimson Tide also added 2 transfers, 2 freshmen signees as well as a junior college transfer. Guard Ricky Tarrant, a two-time all-conference performer, transferred from Tulane University and will have to sit out the 2013-14 season per NCAA rules. The former Conference USA Freshman of the Year will have two years of eligibility remaining. Before transferring to Alabama, Michael Kessens, a 6-9, 215-pound power forward who played his freshman season at Longwood University. Kessens, a native of Nyon, Switzerland, will also have to sit out this year but will have three years of eligibility remaining. Class of 2013 signees no no 2013 Shannon Hale PF Arden, NC Christ School 6 8 200 2010-10-21 4 4 82 Algie Key G Decatur, GA Barton Community College 6 4 175 2013-04-12 3 3 N/A Jimmie Taylor C Greensboro, AL Greensboro High School 6 10 210 2012-05-11 4 4 85 2013 Alabama Basketball Commitments 2013 Alabama Basketball Commits ESPN alabama 567 333 2013-06-29 yes Roster 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide y Algie Key 0 G 6 4 175 JR Decatur, Georgia Ricky Tarrant i 2 G 6 2 190 JR Pleasant Grove, Alabama Michael Kessens i 3 F 6 9 215 SO Nyon, Switzerland Carl Engström basketball y 4 C 7 1 285 JR yes Ystad, Sweden Jimmie Taylor y basketball 10 F 6 10 235 FR Greensboro, Alabama Shannon Hale 11 F 6 8 200 FR Johnson City, Tennessee Trevor Releford 12 G 6 0 195 SR y Shawnee Mission, Kansas Julian Goode w 13 F 6 7 225 SR Atlanta, Georgia Nick Jacobs 15 F 6 8 265 JR Atlanta, Georgia Levi Randolph 20 G 6 5 205 JR y Madison, Alabama Rodney Cooper y 21 F 6 6 215 JR Hurtsboro, Alabama Retin Obasohan y 32 G 6 1 210 SO yes Antwerp, Belgium Isiah Wilson w 33 G 6 3 175 SR Troy, Alabama Dakota Slaughter 35 F 6 6 215 JR Fishers, Indiana Anthony Grant (Dayton) John Brannen (Marshall) Antoine Pettway (Alabama) Tony Pujol (Sterling College) 2013-06-30 Source: Rolltide.com 2013–14 Roster2013–14 Roster https://web.archive.org/web/20120907004801/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2012-13/quick_facts/quick_facts.pdf 2012-09-07 . Rolltide.com Depth chart 990000 FFFFFF 990000 Jimmie Taylor Rodney Cooper Levi Randolph Retin Obasohan Trevor Releford Nick Jacobs Shannon Hale Dakota Slaughter Algie Key Carl Engström Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"|Exhibition Nov 4 7:00 pm yes West Georgia Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Releford 27 Jacobs 9 Cooper 3 65–64 OT 9, 542 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 8 4:00 pm yes yes Oklahoma American Airlines Center Dallas, TX FSN Key 20 Jacobs 10 Releford 2 73–82 5,207 0–1 Nov 14 8:00 pm yes Texas Tech Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN2 Releford 29 Cooper 7 Obasohan 4 76–64 10,746 1–1 Nov 18 7:00 pm yes (3) Stillman College Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN3 Randolph 17 Engstrom 8 Key 5 102–65 9,903 2–1 Nov 19 7:00 pm yes (3) Georgia State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN3 Releford 19 Hale 7 Cooper 2 75–58 9,527 3–1 Nov 27 8:30 pm yes yes (3) Duke 6 (2) Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN2 Jacobs 18 Jacobs 7 Cooper 3 64–74 8,741 3–2 Nov 29 3:30 pm yes yes (3) Drexel (8) Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Season Tip-Off ESPN3 Jacobs 23 Randolph 10 Obasohan 5 83–85 3OT 13,266 3–3 Dec 4 7:00 pm yes North Florida Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL CSS Randolph 20 Taylor 9 Releford 5 76–48 9,398 4–3 Dec 7 8:00 pm yes yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNU Obasohan 20 Engstrom 5 Releford 3 64–66 4,255 4–4 Dec 14 7:00 pm yes Charleston Southern Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Obasohan 22 Obasohan 9 Cooper 3 59–45 10,132 5–4 Dec 17 8:00 pm yes #11 Wichita State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPNU Releford 22 Taylor 5 Releford 6 67–72 9,918 5–5 Dec 21 6:00 pm yes Xavier Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL CSS Releford 17 Cooper 8 Releford 3 74–77 10,477 5–6 Dec 28 9:00 pm yes yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA ESPN2 Releford 34 Hale 9 Randolph 3 67–75 9,061 5–7 Jan 4 4:30 pm yes Robert Morris Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL CSS Releford 18 Obasohan 7 Cooper 4 64–56 10,125 6–7 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC regular season Jan 7 8:00 pm Vanderbilt Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPNU Releford 16 Tied 4 Releford 6 68–63 10,304 7–7 (1–0) Jan 11 3:00 pm yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN Releford 17 Cooper 6 Tied 3 58–66 8,118 7–8 (1–1) Jan 15 7:00 pm Mississippi State Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL SECN Releford 28 Tied 5 Releford 4 80–61 10,112 8–8 (2–1) Jan 18 1:00 pm yes Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO ESPN Hale 12 Taylor 8 Cooper 3 47–68 11,003 8–9 (2–2) Jan 23 6:00 pm #6 Florida Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN Releford 14 Key 7 Releford 7 62–68 11,892 8–10 (2–3) Jan 25 7:00 pm LSU Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 Releford 21 Cooper 6 Hale 6 82–80 12,601 9–10 (3–3) Jan 30Auburn Postponed [a] 7:30 pm yes Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SECN Releford 15 Cooper 7 Tied 2 55–74 9,102 9–11 (3–4) Feb 1 8:00 pm Tennessee Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 Releford 23 Jacobs 6 Releford 6 59–76 12,620 9–12 (3–5) Feb 5 7:00 pm yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR SECN Cooper 22 Cooper 10 Key 3 58–65 14,869 9–13 (3–6) Feb 8 11:00 am yes #3 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN Releford 25 Cooper 6 Releford 4 69–78 12,520 9–14 (3–7) Feb 11 8:00 pm Ole Miss Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPNU Releford 26 Cooper 10 Tied 3 67–64 9,703 10–14 (4–7) Feb 15 3:00 pm yes South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN Releford 27 Cooper 5 Cooper 5 66–67 8,186 10–15 (4–8) Feb 20 6:00 pm yes Texas A&M Reed Arena College Station, TX ESPN Releford 20 Hale 9 Hale 3 48–63 7,089 10–16 (4–9) Feb 22 7:00 pm Missouri Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 Randolph 33 Cooper 6 Releford 6 80–73 10,907 11–16 (5–9) Feb 26 7:00 pm yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS ESPN3 Hale 27 Hale 9 Tied 3 67–79 7,165 11–17 (5–10) Mar 1 2:00 pm Auburn Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPNU Randolph 24 Tied 9 Releford 7 73–57 13,499 12–17 (6–10) Mar 4 8:00 pm yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN Releford 13 Hale 6 Releford 3 48–55 23,504 12–18 (6–11) Mar 8 3:00 pm Arkansas Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN3 Releford 24 Tie 7 Releford 4 83–58 10,961 13–18 (7–11) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"|2014 SEC tournament Mar 13 6:00 pm yes 10 LSU 7 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Second round SECN Releford, Hale 11 Randolph 6 Releford 3 56–68 – 13–19 |- | colspan="12" | *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) is seed within tournament. |} Notes: Auburn Postponed [a]Game was originally scheduled for January 29, 2014, but was moved to January 30 due to snowy conditions across Alabama.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24423459/auburn-alabama-game-postponed-due-to-snowy-weather Auburn-Alabama game postponed due to snowy weather Norlander Matt January 29, 2014 CBSSports.com January 29, 2014 Source: 2013–14 Schedule. Rolltide.com See also Iron Bowl of Basketball 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2013–14 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team References Alabama Category:Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Crimson Tide