Misplaced Pages

2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American college basketball season

2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record19–15 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,383)
Seasons← 2015–162017–18 →
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Kentucky † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 6   .842
No. 10 Florida 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
Arkansas 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
No. 6 South Carolina 12 – 6   .667 26 – 11   .703
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611
Alabama 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
Vanderbilt 10 – 8   .556 19 – 16   .543
Georgia 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559
Texas A&M 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
Tennessee 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Auburn 7 – 11   .389 18 – 14   .563
Mississippi State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
LSU 2 – 16   .111 10 – 21   .323
Missouri 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson Tide played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. Avery Johnson was in his second year as head coach of the Tide. They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in SEC play. They defeated Mississippi State and South Carolina to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Richmond.

Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Ole Miss in the second round of the SEC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Kentucky. The Crimson Tide received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament as a #5 seed, where the team lost to Creighton in the first round.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Home town Notes
Michael Kessens 3 F 6'9" 228 RS Junior Nyon, Switzerland Graduate transferred Florida International
Arthur Edwards 4 G 6'6" 217 RS Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Justin Coleman 5 G 5'10" 168 Sophomore Birmingham, AL Transferred to Samford
Retin Obasohan 32 G 6'2" 210 RS Senior Antwerp, Belgium Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Corban Collins 3 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior High Point, NC Transferred from Morehead State. Will eligible to play immediately since Collins graduated from Morehead State.
Daniel Giddens 4 F/C 6'10" 228 Sophomore Marietta, GA Transferred from Ohio State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Giddens will not play for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Ar'mond Davis 22 F 6'5" 170 Junior Tacoma, WA Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Braxton Key
SF 		Nashville, TN Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Oct 21, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  247Sports: 68  ESPN: NR
  • 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:

2017 Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Herbert Jones
SG 		Moundville, AL Hale County High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Oct 6, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Alex Reese
PF 		Pelham, AL Pelham High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 6, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Galin Smith
C 		Clinton, MS Clinton High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 7, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
John Petty Jr.
SG 		Huntsville, AL Jemison High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 10, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 91
Collin Sexton
PG 		Mableton, GA Pebblebrook High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Oct 10, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6   Rivals: 6  247Sports: 6  ESPN: 6
  • 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:

Roster

2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Nick King Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr East HS
Memphis 		Memphis, TN
G/F 1 Riley Norris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Albertville HS Albertville, AL
G 2 Lawson Schaffer (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Cullman HS Cullman, AL
G 3 Corban Collins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Massanutten Military Academy
Morehead State 		High Point, NC
F 4 Daniel Giddens Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Oak Hill Academy
Ohio State 		Mableton, GA
G 5 Avery Johnson Jr. 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS So Plano West
Texas A&M 		Houston, TX
F 10 Jimmie Taylor (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Sr Greensboro East HS Greensboro, AL
F 11 Shannon Hale (S) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sr Christ School Johnson City, TN
G 12 Dazon Ingram 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Theodore HS Theodore, AL
F 21 Bola Olaniyan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Richmond HS
Southern Illinois University 		Lagos, Nigeria
G 22 Ar'mond Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Foss HS
College of Southern Idaho 		Tacoma, WA
G 23 Brandon Austin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Carver HS Montgomery, AL
F 25 Braxton Key 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Oak Hill Academy Deactur, GA
F 33 Landon Fuller (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Brentwood Academy Brentwood, TN
F 35 Donta Hall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Luverne HS Luverne, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2016

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition game
November 3*
7:00 pm 		Faulkner W 91–71  –
  17 – Davis   7 – Key   5 – King  Coleman Coliseum (10,173)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 11*
8:00 pm 		Coastal Carolina
Men Who Speak Up Main Event 		W 70–53  1–0
  15 – Collins   7 – Taylor   5 – Ingram  Coleman Coliseum (14,579)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 15*
12:15 pm, ESPN2 		Dayton
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon 		L 72–77  1–1
  15 – Key   6 – Key   7 – Ingram  Coleman Coliseum (10,834)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 18*
8:00 pm, SECN 		Ball State
Men Who Speak Up Main Event 		W 77–59  2–1
  19 – Hale   5 – Johnson   6 – Johnson  Coleman Coliseum (11,665)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 21*
11:00 pm, YouTube 		vs. Valparaiso
Men Who Speak Up Main Event 		L 60–68  2–2
  10 – Norris   12 – Hall   5 – Ingram  MGM Grand Garden Arena (2,107)
Paradise, NV
November 23*
8:30 pm, YouTube 		vs. Saint Louis
Men Who Speak Up Main Event 		W 62–57  3–2
  16 – Key   6 – Hall   3 – Collins  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 29*
6:00 pm, SECN 		Charleston Southern W 76–46  4–2
  14 – Key   7 – Hall   4 – Ingram  Coleman Coliseum (11,425)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 2*
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		at Texas L 68–77  4–3
  12 – Ingram   7 – Key   6 – Ingram  Frank Erwin Center (10,268)
Austin, TX
December 11*
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 24 Oregon L 56–65  4–4
  14 – Hall   7 – Hall   2 – Hall  Matthew Knight Arena (8,922)
Eugene, OR
December 15*
7:00 pm 		USC Upstate W 78–61  5–4
  15 – Hall   10 – Olaniyan   5 – Key  Coleman Coliseum (9,773)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 18*
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Clemson
Vulcan Classic 		L 54–67  5–5
  17 – Johnson   7 – Hall   2 – Johnson  Legacy Arena (11,147)
Birmingham, AL
December 21*
8:00 pm, SECN 		vs. Arkansas State
Huntsville Showcase 		W 67–57  6–5
  12 – Taylor   9 – Norris   4 – Johnson  Von Braun Center (6,572)
Huntsville, AL
December 29*
7:00 pm 		Stetson W 83–60  7–5
  18 – Norris   13 – Olaniyan   6 – Johnson  Coleman Coliseum (11,128)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
January 3
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Mississippi State W 68–58  8–5
(1–0) 		 13 – Ingram   9 – Ingram   4 – Ingram  Humphrey Coliseum (7,452)
Starkville, MS
January 7
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Vanderbilt W 59–56  9–5
(2–0) 		 12 – Davis   11 – Key   5 – Ingram  Coleman Coliseum (11,256)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 10
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 23 Florida L 67–80  9–6
(2–1) 		 24 – Key   8 – Hall   3 – Johnson  Coleman Coliseum (12,923)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 14
2:30 pm, SECN 		at LSU W 81–66  10–6
(3–1) 		 24 – Collins   9 – Key   7 – Ingram  Maravich Center (8,419)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 18
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Missouri W 68–56  11–6
(4–1) 		 13 – Norris   9 – Taylor   3 – Ingram  Coleman Coliseum (10,347)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 21
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Auburn
Iron Bowl of Basketball 		L 64–84  11–7
(4–2) 		 18 – Key   11 – Olaniyan   3 – Key  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 25
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Georgia W 80–60  12–7
(5–2) 		 26 – Key   11 – Hall   2 – Key  Stegeman Coliseum (6,661)
Athens, GA
January 28
5:00 pm, SECN 		Mississippi State W 71–62  13–7
(6–2) 		 19 – Key   11 – Olaniyan   6 – Ingram  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 1
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Arkansas L 68–87  13–8
(6–3) 		 14 – Ingram   9 – Olaniyan   4 – Collins  Bud Walton Arena (14,004)
Fayetteville, AR
February 4
7:30 pm, SECN 		Auburn
Iron Bowl of Basketball 		L 77–82  13–9
(6–4) 		 17 – Key   8 – Olaniyan   4 – Key  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 7
5:30 pm, SECN 		at No. 19 South Carolina W 90–86  14–9
(7–4) 		 23 – Johnson   14 – Norris   4 – Norris  Colonial Life Arena (14,450)
Columbia, SC
February 11
12:00 pm, CBS 		No. 15 Kentucky L 58–67  14–10
(7–5) 		 21 – Key   10 – Olaniyan   3 – Ingram  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 15
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Missouri W 57–54  15–10
(8–5) 		 18 – Ingram   14 – Olaniyan   3 – Key  Mizzou Arena (5,991)
Columbia, MO
February 18
2:30 pm, SECN 		LSU W 90–72  16–10
(9–5) 		 17 – Norris   16 – Olaniyan   7 – Key  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 23
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		Georgia L 55–60  16–11
(9–6) 		 17 – Davis   9 – Key   3 – Key  Coleman Coliseum (11,787)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 25
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Texas A&M L 53–56  16–12
(9–7) 		 11 – Davis   7 – Taylor   3 – Key  Reed Arena (9,661)
College Station, TX
March 1
7:30 pm, SECN 		Ole Miss W 70–55  17–12
(10–7) 		 22 – Ingram   10 – Olaniyan   5 – Key  Coleman Coliseum (10,672)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 4
12:00 pm, SECN 		at Tennessee L 54–59  17–13
(10–8) 		 13 – Norris   7 – Hall   4 – Ingram  Thompson–Boling Arena (14,652)
Knoxville, TN
SEC Tournament
March 9
2:30 pm, SECN 		(5) vs. (12) Mississippi State
Second round 		W 75–55  18–13
  17 – Ingram   7 – Norris   6 – Johnson  Bridgestone Arena (11,973)
Nashville, TN
March 10
2:30 pm, SECN 		(5) vs. (4) South Carolina
Quarterfinals 		W 64–53  19–13
  18 – Key   10 – Olaniyan   5 – Collins  Bridgestone Arena (18,130)
Nashville, TN
March 11
12:00 pm, ESPN 		(5) vs. (1) No. 8 Kentucky
Semifinals 		L 74–79  19–14
  17 – Ingram   6 – Key   4 – Key  Bridgestone Arena (19,196)
Nashville, TN
National Invitation Tournament
March 14*
8:15 pm, ESPN2 		(3) (6) Richmond
First Round – Iowa Bracket 		L 64–71  19–15
  19 – Collins   7 – Olaniyan   6 – Ingram  Coleman Coliseum (4,401)
Tuscaloosa, AL
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
Schedule link: http://www.rolltide.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

See also

References

Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
Venues
Rivalries
Culture & lore
People
Seasons
Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics
Categories: