1989–90 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his tenth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 26–9, 12–6 in conference, good for second behind Georgia.

1989–90 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 23
Record	26–9 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach	Wimp Sanderson (10th season)
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Georgia	13	–	5		.722			20	–	9		.690
No. 23 Alabama †	12	–	6		.667			26	–	9		.743
No. 19 LSU	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Tennessee	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
Kentucky	10	–	8		.556			14	–	14		.500
Ole Miss	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Auburn	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Mississippi State	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
Vanderbilt	7	–	11		.389			21	–	14		.600
Florida	3	–	15		.167			7	–	21		.250
† 1990 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

The Tide lost Michael Ansley and Alvin Lee to graduation, but plenty of talent remained in Robert Horry, David Benoit, Keith Askins, and Melvin Cheatum.

The Tide won the 1990 SEC men's basketball tournament, their second straight SEC tournament title, beating Ole Miss in the final and earning another automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Tide advanced all the way to the Sweet 16, defeating Colorado State and Arizona before losing to Loyola Marymount.^[2]

Roster

1989–90 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 44 Melvin Cheatum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Livingston High School Livingston, Alabama G 12 Gary Waites 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Decatur High School Decatur, Georgia F 30 David Benoit 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr Lafayette High School Lafayette, Louisiana G 22 Bryant Lancaster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Valley High School Valley, Alabama F 41 Keith Askins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr Athens High School Athens, Alabama F 25 Robert Horry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So Andalusia (AL) High School Harford County, Maryland G 14 James Sanders 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So F Marcus Webb 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So Sidney Lanier High School Montgomery, Alabama C 32 Marcus Campbell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So 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
Regular Season
November 24, 1989*		Western Kentucky San Juan Shootout	W 79–72	1–0	Mario Morales Coliseum  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
November 25, 1989*		Eastern Michigan San Juan Shootout	W 64–61	2–0	Mario Morales Coliseum  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
November 26, 1989*		Clemson San Juan Shootout	W 57–48	3–0	Mario Morales Coliseum  Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
November 30, 1989*		No. 12 North Carolina	W 101–93	4–0	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 5, 1989*	No. 21	at Virginia Tech	L 75–76	4–1	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
December 9, 1989*	No. 21	Eastern Kentucky	W 71–52	5–1
December 16, 1989*	No. 19	Augusta	W 94–67	6–1	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 18, 1989*	No. 19	Charleston Southern	W 63–32	7–1	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 21, 1989*	No. 20	at Wake Forest	L 65–67	7–2	Joel Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
December 29, 1989*	No. 22	Iona	W 78–39	8–2
December 30, 1989*	No. 22	at Santa Clara	W 64–48	9–2	Toso Pavilion  Santa Clara, California
January 3, 1990	No. 22	Vanderbilt	L 67–68	9–3 (0–1)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 6, 1990	No. 22	at Ole Miss	W 66–48	10–3 (1–1)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
January 9, 1990	No. 24	Georgia	W 79–62	11–3 (2–1)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 13, 1990	No. 24	at Mississippi State	W 62–57	12–3 (3–1)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
January 17, 1990	No. 25	at Kentucky	L 65–82	12–4 (3–2)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
January 21, 1990	No. 25	No. 13 LSU	W 70–55	13–4 (4–2)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 23, 1990	No. 24	at Tennessee	L 70–78	13–5 (4–3)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
January 27, 1990	No. 24	Auburn	W 78–59	14–5 (5–3)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 30, 1990		Florida	W 57–44	15–5 (6–3)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 3, 1990		at Vanderbilt	W 65–56	16–5 (7–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
February 7, 1990		Ole Miss	W 74–64	17–5 (8–3)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 10, 1990		at Georgia	L 64–75	17–6 (8–4)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
February 13, 1990		Mississippi State	L 74–86	17–7 (8–5)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 17, 1990		Kentucky	W 83–58	18–7 (9–5)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 21, 1990		at No. 12 LSU	L 69–75	18–8 (9–6)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 24, 1990		Tennessee	W 87–73	19–8 (10–6)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 28, 1990		at Auburn	W 80–65	20–8 (11–6)	Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
March 3, 1990		at Florida	W 63–54	21–8 (12–6)	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
SEC Tournament
March 9, 1990		Mississippi State Second Round	W 59–44	22–8	Amway Arena  Orlando, Florida
March 10, 1990		Auburn Semifinals	W 87–71	23–8	Amway Arena  Orlando, Florida
March 11, 1990		Ole Miss SEC Championship	W 70–51	24–8	Amway Arena  Orlando, Florida
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 1990*	(7 W) No. 23	(10 W) Colorado State First Round	W 71–54	25–8	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, California
March 18, 1990*	(7 W) No. 23	(2 W) No. 14 Arizona Second Round	W 77–55	26–8	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, California
March 23, 1990*	(7 W) No. 23	(11 W) Loyola Marymount Sweet Sixteen	L 60–62	26–9	Oakland Coliseum Arena  Oakland, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Rankings

See also: 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. sports-reference.com 1989-90 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. "1989-90 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.