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1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

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1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–12 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
Seasons
1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Kentucky 14 4   .778 29 5   .853
Auburn 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
Florida 11 7   .611 16 13   .552
LSU 11 7   .611 18 11   .621
Alabama 10 8   .556 18 12   .600
Tennessee 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Vanderbilt 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
Georgia 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Mississippi State 4 14   .222 9 19   .321
Ole Miss 3 15   .167 8 20   .286
1984 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his fourth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 18–12, 10–8 in SEC play, finishing in fifth place.

The Tide had to deal with the loss of backcourt mates Ennis Whatley, who declared for the NBA draft after his sophomore season, and Mike Davis, who graduated. To offset the loss, the Tide signed freshmen Terry Coner and Craig Dudley.

The Tide lost to Kentucky in the SEC tournament semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, and lost in the first round to Illinois State.[1]

Roster

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1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 34 Bobby Lee Hurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr S. R. Butler High School Huntsville, Alabama
F 24 Buck Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Hayes High School Birmingham, Alabama
G 11 Eric Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G 30 Terry Coner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Phillips High School Birmingham, Alabama
G 24 Craig Dudley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
F 41 Terry Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Elkmont High School Elkmont, Alabama
F Darrell Neal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
G 23 Rex Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
C 51 Mark Farmer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr
F 21 Jim Farmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr Houston Academy Dothan, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

References

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  1. ^ "1983-84 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.