1981–82 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

1981–82 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
1981–82 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Regional semifinals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
Record	24–7 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach	Wimp Sanderson (2nd season);
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	22	–	8	.733
Tennessee	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
No. 13 Alabama †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	7	.774
Ole Miss	11	–	7	.611	18	–	12	.600
LSU	11	–	7	.611	14	–	14	.500
Georgia	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	15	–	13	.536
Auburn	7	–	11	.389	14	–	14	.500
Mississippi State	4	–	14	.222	8	–	19	.296
Florida	2	–	16	.111	5	–	22	.185

† 1982 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1981–82 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his second season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 24–7, 12–6 in SEC play, finishing in third place.

Key freshman signees were guard Ennis Whatley and forward-center Bobby Lee Hurt.

The Tide won the conference tournament championship by winning the SEC tournament, beating the Kentucky Wildcats in the final at Rupp Arena, and won an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1976. The Tide defeated St. John's University in the opening round before losing to eventual champion North Carolina.^[2]

Roster[edit]

1981–82 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	51	Eddie Phillips	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	A. H. Parker High School	Birmingham, Alabama
G	3	Ennis Whatley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Phillips High School	Birmingham, Alabama
F/C	34	Bobby Lee Hurt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Butler High School	Huntsville, Alabama
C	41	Phillip Lockett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Livingston High School	Livingston, Alabama
G	44	Mike Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Fayette High School	Fayette, Alabama
F	33	Cliff Windham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Livingston High School	Emelle, Alabama
G	4	Eric Richardson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	So	Carver High School	Birmingham, Alabama
F		Eugene Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
G		Vance Wheeler	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
F	40	Maurice Myers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Holy Family High School	Birmingham, Alabama
F	42	Terry Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Elkmont High School	Elkmont, Alabama
G	23	Rex Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Bradshaw High School	Florence, Alabama
C	51	Mark Farmer	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Fr	Arab High School	Arab, Alabama

Head coach

Wimp Sanderson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

References[edit]

[1] sports-reference.com 1981-82 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1981-82 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats".

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Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics