2023–24 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson Tide was led by fifth-year head coach Nate Oats. They played their home games at Coleman Coliseum located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a member of the SEC. After a successful regular season, finishing ranked no. 19, they qualified for the March Madness tournament and advanced to the Final Four for the first time in school history,[1] but were defeated by the eventual national champions, the UConn Huskies.

2023–24 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record25–12 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
Seasons
2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Tennessee 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
No. 20 Kentucky 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
No.Alabama 13 5   .722 25 12   .676
No. 18 Auburn 13 5   .722 27 8   .771
No. 24 South Carolina 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
Florida 11 7   .611 24 12   .667
Texas A&M 9 9   .500 21 15   .583
LSU 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Mississippi State 8 10   .444 21 14   .600
Ole Miss 7 11   .389 20 12   .625
Georgia 6 12   .333 20 17   .541
Arkansas 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Vanderbilt 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
Missouri 0 18   .000 8 24   .250
2024 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Crimson Tide finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 31–6, 16–2 in SEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Mississippi State, Missouri, and Texas A&M to win the SEC tournament championship. As a result, they secured the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the number one seed in the South region. As the number one overall seed in the tournament, they beat Texas A&M–Corpus Christi and Maryland to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, until they were upset by San Diego State.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jaden Bradley 0 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Rochester, NY Transferred to Arizona
Noah Gurley 4 F 6'8" 215 Graduate Student Fayetteville, GA Graduated
Jahvon Quinerly 5 G 6'1" 175 Senior Hackensack, NJ Transferred to Memphis
Dom Welch 10 G 6'5" 205 Graduate Student Buffalo, NY Graduated
Delaney Heard 12 G 6'3" 198 Junior Canton, GA Transferred to Kennesaw State
Charles Bediako 14 C 7'0" 225 Sophomore Brampton, Ontario Declared for 2023 NBA draft
Noah Clowney 15 F 6'10" 210 Freshman Spartanburg, SC Declared for 2023 NBA draft
Brandon Miller 24 F 6'9" 200 Freshman Antioch, TN Declared for 2023 NBA draft
Nimari Burnett 25 G 6'4" 190 RS Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Michigan
Adam Cottrell 30 G 6'3" 200 Senior Flowery Branch, GA Graduated
Jaden Quinerly 34 G 6'0" 155 Junior Hackensack, NJ Left the program

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Grant Nelson 2 F 6'11" 230 Senior Devils Lake, ND North Dakota State
Mohamed Wague 11 F 6'10" 225 Junior Bronx, NY West Virginia
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. 12 G 6'3" 190 Senior Omaha, NE Cal State Fullerton
Aaron Estrada 55 G 6'3" 190 Graduate Student Woodbury, NJ Hofstra

Sources:[2][3]

2023 Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jarin Stevenson
PF
Chapel Hill, NC Seaforth High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 21, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 87
Sam Walters
PF
The Villages, FL The Villages Charter High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 3, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 85
Kris Parker
SF
Tallahassee, FL Crossroad Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 3, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Mouhamed Dioubate
PF
Queens, NY Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 16, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Alabama Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2023–24 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kris Parker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Crossroad Academy Tallahassee, FL
G 1 Mark Sears 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Ohio Muscle Shoals, AL
F 2 Grant Nelson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr North Dakota State Devils Lake, ND
G 3 Rylan Griffen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Richardson HS Dallas, TX
G 4 Davin Cosby Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Word of God Christian Academy Richmond, VA
F 10 Mouhamed Dioubate 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Queens, NY
F 11 Mohamed Wague 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Harcum College
West Virginia
Bronx, NY
G 12 Latrell Wrightsell Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cal State Fullerton Omaha, NE
F 15 Jarin Stevenson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Seaforth HS Chapel Hill, NC
F 23 Nick Pringle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Dodge City CC
Wofford
Seabrook, SC
F 24 Sam Walters 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr The Villages Charter HS The Villages, FL
F 31 Max Scharnowski (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Wheaton Academy Elgin, IL
G 32 Kai Spears (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Bishop Canevin HS Pittsburgh, PA
F 33 Ward Harrell (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr New Braunfels HS New Braunfels, TX
G 55 Aaron Estrada 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Saint Peter's
Oregon
Hofstra
Woodbury, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
12:00 p.m., 
No. 24 at Wake Forest L 80–88 
 24  Estrada   9  Pringle   4  Wrightshell Jr.  LJVM Coliseum (2,679)
Winston-Salem, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
No. 24 Morehead State W 105–73  1–0
 24  Nelson   7  Nelson   5  Sears  Coleman Coliseum (9,078)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
No. 24 Indiana State W 102–80  2–0
 27  Estrada   8  Nelson   5  Estrada  Coleman Coliseum (10,900)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
No. 22 South Alabama W 102–46  3–0
 17  Sears   7  Tied   6  Nelson  Coleman Coliseum (9,828)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
No. 22 Mercer
Emerald Coast Classic campus site game
W 98–67  4–0
 24  Sears   7  Nelson   6  Sears  Coleman Coliseum (10,300)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 24, 2023*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 17 vs. Ohio State
Emerald Coast Classic semifinals
L 81–92  4–1
 20  Nelson   6  Nelson   4  Tied  The Arena at NFSC (2,196)
Niceville, FL
November 25, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FloHoops
No. 17 vs. Oregon
Emerald Coast Classic third place game
W 99–91  5–1
 27  Sears   8  Nelson   4  Estrada  The Arena at NFSC (2,196)
Niceville, FL
November 28, 2023*
8:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 23 Clemson
ACC–SEC Challenge
L 77–85  5–2
 23  Sears   8  Nelson   3  Sears  Coleman Coliseum (10,725)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 4, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN
Arkansas State W 89–65  6–2
 13  Tied   7  Wague   6  Sears  Coleman Coliseum (9,703)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 9, 2023*
12:30 p.m., FOX
vs. No. 4 Purdue
Basketball Hall of Fame Series Toronto
L 86–92  6–3
 35  Sears   7  Tied   5  Tied  Coca-Cola Coliseum (3,828)
Toronto, ON
December 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FOX
at No. 8 Creighton L 82–85  6–4
 19  Sears   7  Pringle   4  Estrada  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,401)
Omaha, NE
December 20, 2023*
10:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 4 Arizona
Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series
L 74–87  6–5
 17  Nelson   7  Wague   6  Estrada  Footprint Center (11,812)
Phoenix, AZ
December 23, 2023*
3:00 p.m., SECN
Eastern Kentucky W 111–67  7–5
 19  Tied   10  Pringle   7  Estrada  Coleman Coliseum (9,950)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
vs. Liberty
C.M. Newton Classic
W 101–56  8–5
 19  Wrightsell Jr   10  Estrada   8  Estrada  Legacy Arena (6,912)
Birmingham, AL
SEC regular season
January 6, 2024
2:30 p.m., SECN
at Vanderbilt W 78–75  9–5
(1–0)
 21  Sears   7  Estrada   6  Estrada  Memorial Gymnasium (8,703)
Nashville, TN
January 9, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN
South Carolina W 74–47  10–5
(2–0)
 31  Sears   7  Estrada   3  Sears  Coleman Coliseum (10,208)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 13, 2024
7:30 p.m., SECN
at Mississippi State W 82–74  11–5
(3–0)
 22  Sears   9  Nelson   2  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (9,142)
Starkville, MS
January 16, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN
Missouri W 93–75  12–5
(4–0)
 21  Tied   8  Nelson   6  Sears  Coleman Coliseum (11,569)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 6 Tennessee L 71–91  12–6
(4–1)
 22  Sears   5  Tied   5  Estrada  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678)
Knoxville, TN
January 24, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN
No. 8 Auburn
Rivalry
W 79–75  13–6
(5–1)
 22  Sears   11  Nelson   8  Sears  Coleman Coliseum (13,474)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN
LSU W 109–88  14–6
(6–1)
 21  Sears   6  Estrada   7  Estrada  Coleman Coliseum (13,474)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 31, 2024
5:30 p.m., SECN
No. 24 at Georgia W 85–76  15–6
(7–1)
 23  Sears   5  Tied   5  Tied  Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)
Athens, GA
February 3, 2024
7:30 p.m., SECN
No. 24 Mississippi State W 99–67  16–6
(8–1)
 21  Sears   9  Dioubate   5  Wrightsell Jr.  Coleman Coliseum (13,474)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 16 at No. 12 Auburn
Rivalry
L 81–99  16–7
(8–2)
 25  Sears   9  Sears   4  Sears  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
February 10, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN
No. 16 at LSU W 109–92  17–7
(9–2)
 23  Sears   10  Wrightsell Jr.   7  Estrada  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,755)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 17, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN
No. 15 Texas A&M W 100–75  18–7
(10–2)
 23  Sears   8  Walters   7  Estrada  Coleman Coliseum (13,474)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 21, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 13 No. 24 Florida W 98–93 OT 19–7
(11–2)
 22  Nelson   8  Tied   8  Tied  Coleman Coliseum (11,077)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 24, 2024
3:00 p.m., CBS
No. 13 at No. 17 Kentucky L 95–117  19–8
(11–3)
 21  Griffen   7  Nelson   5  Estrada  Rupp Arena (20,342)
Lexington, KY
February 28, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 14 at Ole Miss W 103–88  20–8
(12–3)
 26  Sears   10  Estrada   10  Estrada  SJB Pavilion (7,722)
Oxford, MS
March 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 14 No. 4 Tennessee
College GameDay
L 74–81  20–9
(12–4)
 22  Sears   9  Pringle   6  Sears  Coleman Coliseum (13,474)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 5, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 16 at Florida L 87–105  20–10
(12–5)
 33  Sears   6  Tied   3  Estrada  O'Connell Center (11,006)
Gainesville, FL
March 9, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN
No. 16 Arkansas W 92–88 OT 21–10
(13–5)
 22  Sears   13  Nelson   7  Estrada  Coleman Coliseum (11,031)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Tournament
March 15, 2024
8:30 p.m., SECN
(3) No. 19 vs. (6) Florida
Quarterfinals
L 88–102  21–11
 22  Sears   10  Pringle   4  Sears  Bridgestone Arena (18,244)
Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024*
6:35 p.m., truTV
(4 W) No. 19 vs. (13 W) Charleston
First Round
W 109–96  22–11
 30  Sears   7  Estrada   8  Estrada  Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,616)
Spokane, WA
March 24, 2024*
6:10 p.m., TBS
(4 W) No. 19 vs. (12 W) Grand Canyon
Second Round
W 72–61  23–11
 26  Sears   12  Sears   6  Tied  Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,514)
Spokane, WA
March 28, 2024*
8:54 p.m., CBS
(4 W) No. 19 vs. (1 W) No. 5 North Carolina
Sweet Sixteen
W 89–87  24–11
 24  Nelson   12  Nelson   3  Tied  Crypto.com Arena (19,625)
Los Angeles, CA
March 30, 2024*
7:49 p.m., TBS
(4 W) No. 19 vs. (6 W) Clemson
Elite Eight
W 89–82  25–11
 23  Sears   11  Pringle   7  Estrada  Crypto.com Arena (19,227)
Los Angeles, CA
April 6, 2024
7:49 p.m., TBS
(4 W) No. 19 vs. (1 E) No. 1 UConn
Final Four
L 72–86  25–12
 24  Sears   15  Nelson   3  Tied  State Farm Stadium (74,720)
Glendale, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

Sources:[4][5][6][7]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP24221723RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV24161513141619193
Coaches24221520RVRVRVRVRV22161513131719184

References

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  2. ^ Lamb, Clint. "Alabama guard Jaden Bradley entering transfer portal". ON3. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Alabama Basketball Transfer Portal". ON3. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Rodak, Mark. "Alabama basketball to play Arizona in 2023, 2024 in Phoenix, Birmingham". AL.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  5. ^ Breathwaite, Zach. "Alabama Basketball adds to tough non-conference schedule". FanSided. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  6. ^ Kelly, Nick. "Alabama basketball schedules home-and-home with Creighton". Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2023.