1990–91 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1990-91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his eleventh season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 23–10, 12–6 in conference, good for fourth place.

1990–91 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 19
Record	23–10 (12–6, 4th SEC)
Head coach	Wimp Sanderson (11th season)
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum

1990–91 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Kentucky	14	–	4		.778			22	–	6		.786
No. 21 Mississippi State	13	–	5		.722			20	–	9		.690
No. 22 LSU	13	–	5		.722			20	–	10		.667
No. 19 Alabama †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
Vanderbilt	11	–	7		.611			17	–	13		.567
Georgia	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Florida	7	–	11		.389			11	–	17		.393
Auburn	5	–	13		.278			13	–	16		.448
Ole Miss	3	–	15		.167			9	–	19		.321
Tennessee	3	–	15		.167			12	–	22		.353
† 1991 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Forwards David Benoit and Keith Askins graduated and moved to the NBA, but the Tide was bolstered by freshman signee James "Hollywood" Robinson and junior college transfer Latrell Sprewell from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

The Tide won the 1991 SEC men's basketball tournament, their third straight SEC tournament title, beating Tennessee in the final and earning a third consecutive automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Tide also advanced all the way to the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row, defeating Murray State and Wake Forest before losing to Arkansas.

Roster

1990–91 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 20 James Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr Murrah High School Jackson, Mississippi F 44 Melvin Cheatum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Livingston High School Livingston, Alabama G 12 Gary Waites 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr Decatur High School Decatur, Georgia G 15 Latrell Sprewell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Three Rivers CC, Missouri Milwaukee, Wisconsin G 22 Bryant Lancaster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Valley High School Valley, Alabama F 25 Robert Horry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Andalusia (AL) High School Harford County, Maryland G 14 James Sanders 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr F 54 Marcus Webb 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr Sidney Lanier High School Montgomery, Alabama C 32 Marcus Campbell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Livingston High School Livingston, Alabama	Head coach Wimp Sanderson Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 24, 1990*	No. 7	Delaware	W 72–47	1–0	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Nov 27, 1990*	No. 6	Wake Forest	W 96–95 OT	2–0	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Nov 30, 1990*	No. 6	vs. No. 19 Southern Miss	L 82–84	2–1	Mississippi Coast Coliseum  Biloxi, Mississippi
Dec 4, 1990*	No. 12	at Wichita State	L 71–74 OT	2–2	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Dec 15, 1990*	No. 20	at No. 9 North Carolina	L 79–95	2–3	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1990*		VMI	W 79–45	3–3	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Dec 21, 1990*		at Chattanooga	W 62–58	4–3	McKenzie Arena  Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1990*		vs. Towson State Low Country Basketball Classic	W 71–52	5–3	Charleston, South Carolina
Dec 29, 1990*		vs. UNC Charlotte Low Country Basketball Classic	W 93–67	6–3	Charleston, South Carolina
SEC Regular season
Jan 15, 1991		No. 20 LSU	L 80–90		Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 19, 1991		Georgia	W 67–62		Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 23, 1991		at Mississippi State	L 59–68		Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 17, 1991		at No. 20 LSU	L 81–88		Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 20, 1991		at Georgia	W 73–68		Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Feb 23, 1991		No. 21 Mississippi State	W 97–72		Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 26, 1991	No. 24	at No. 13 Kentucky	L 73–79	17–9 (11–6)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 2, 1991	No. 24	Tennessee	W 96–88	18–9 (12–6)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
SEC Tournament
Mar 8, 1991*	No. 24	vs. Florida SEC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 71–65	19–9	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 9, 1991*	No. 24	vs. Auburn SEC Tournament Semifinal	W 77–59	20–9	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 10, 1991*	No. 24	vs. Tennessee SEC tournament championship	W 88–69	21–9	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1991*	(4 SE) No. 19	vs. (13 SE) Murray State First round	W 89–79	22–9	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 17, 1991*	(4 SE) No. 19	vs. (5 SE) Wake Forest Second Round	W 96–88	23–9	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 21, 1991*	(4 SE) No. 19	vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Arkansas Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 70–93	23–10	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Rankings

See also: 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings