Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball

The Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball program represents the University of Alabama in the sport of women's basketball. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association. They are coached by eighth-year head coach Kristy Curry.

Alabama Crimson Tide
2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
University	University of Alabama
Head coach	Kristy Curry (12th season)
Conference	SEC
Location	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Arena	Coleman Coliseum (capacity: 15,383)
Nickname	Crimson Tide
Colors	Crimson and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament Final Four
1994
Other NCAA tournament results Elite Eight 1994 Sweet Sixteen 1984, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Appearances 1984, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025

History

The Crimson Tide has appeared in 10 NCAA women's basketball tournaments, including an eight-year streak of consecutive appearances in the tournament stretching from 1992 to 1999. In 10 NCAA tournament appearances, Alabama has advanced to the "Sweet Sixteen" six times and the "Elite Eight" and the "Final Four" once, in 1994.

Notable seasons include 1980–81 (21–12 record, 2nd-place finish in the SEC, a 77–71 victory over Tennessee, coached by Ann Cronic), 1983–84 (21–9 record, a 2nd-place finish in the SEC, an 85–66 victory over Tennessee, and a final AP National Ranking of No. 12, coached by Ken Weeks), 1985–86 (20–9 record, coached by 1986 SEC Coach of the Year recipient, Lois Myers), 1991–92 (a 23–7 record, SEC 3rd place, final AP National Ranking of No. 18, coached by Rick Moody), 1993–94 (a 26–7 record, 4th place SEC, Midwest Regional Tournament Champion, Final Four Participant, coached by Rick Moody), 1994–95 (a 22–9 record, final AP national ranking of No. 13, coached by Rick Moody), 1995–96 (a 24–8 record, 3rd place SEC, final national AP ranking of No. 10, coached by Rick Moody), 1996–97 (a 25–7 record, midseason No. 2 national ranking, 2nd place SEC (10–2), final AP national ranking of No. 8, coached by Rick Moody), 1997–98 (a 24–10 record, 2nd place SEC, final AP national ranking of No. 11, coached by Rick Moody).^[2]

Former NCAA All-American and WNBA player Dominique Canty played for the Crimson Tide 1995–1999. Other former Alabama players include Shalonda Enis, Niesa Johnson, Navonda Moore, and Tausha Mills.

The University of Alabama also has a Women's Wheelchair Basketball Program that began in 2003. The Crimson Tide have won the national championship in 2009 (34–2 record, with both losses to men's teams),^[3] 2010,^[4] and 2021. They were also the runners-up in 2008.

Coaches

Name	Year
Stephanie Schleuder	1974–1977
Ed Nixon	1977–1980
Ann Cronic	1980–1981
Ken Weeks	1981–1985
Lois Myers	1985–1989
Rick Moody	1989–2005
Stephany Smith	2005–2008
Wendell Hudson	2008–2013
Kristy Curry	2013–Present

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Alabama Crimson Tide (Independent) (1974–1979)
1974–75	Stephanie Schleuder	13–12			AIAW Championship
1975–76	Stephanie Schleuder	13–9
1976–77	Stephanie Schleuder	13–15			NWIT
1977–78	Ed Nixon	21–10			AAIAW Championship
1978–79	Ed Nixon	13–13			AAIAW Championship
AIAW Total:		73–59
Alabama Crimson Tide (Southeastern Conference) (1979–present)
1979–80	Ed Nixon	12–15	3–5
1980–81	Ann Cronic	21–12	4–3
1981–82	Ken Weeks	17–11	4–3
1982–83	Ken Weeks	16–13	2–6
1983–84	Ken Weeks	23–9	5–3		NCAA Mideast Regional
1984–85	Ken Weeks	18–10	3–5
1985–86	Lois Myers	20–9	2–7
1986–87	Lois Myers	19–10	2–7
1987–88	Lois Myers	18–10	5–4		NCAA First Round
1988–89	Lois Myers	14–15	1–8
1989–90	Rick Moody	16–12	4–5	7th
1990–91	Rick Moody	17–12	3–6	9th
1991–92	Rick Moody	23–7	7–4	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1992–93	Rick Moody	22–9	6–5	5th	NCAA Second Round
1993–94	Rick Moody	26–7	7–4	4th	NCAA Final Four
1994–95	Rick Moody	22–9	7–4	6th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1995–96	Rick Moody	24–8	7–4	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1996–97	Rick Moody	25–7	10–2	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1997–98	Rick Moody	24–10	10–4	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1998–99	Rick Moody	20–11	7–7	5th	NCAA Second Round
1999–2000	Rick Moody	15–14	5–9	8th	WNIT First Round
2000–01	Rick Moody	19–12	5–9	8th	WNIT Second Round
2001–02	Rick Moody	19–12	7–7	8th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2002–03	Rick Moody	13–15	3–11	10th
2003–04	Rick Moody	12–16	4–10	10th
2004–05	Rick Moody	14–15	4–10	9th
2005–06	Stephany Smith	9–19	3–11	11th
2006–07	Stephany Smith	10–20	0–14	12th
2007–08	Stephany Smith	8–22	1–13	12th
2008–09	Wendell Hudson	13–17	1–13	12th
2009–10	Wendell Hudson	12–18	4–12	11th
2010–11	Wendell Hudson	18–15	5–11	10th	WNIT Third Round
2011–12	Wendell Hudson	12–19	2–14	11th
2012–13	Wendell Hudson	13–18	2–14	T-13th
2013–14	Kristy Curry	14–16	7–9	T-6th
2014–15	Kristy Curry	13–19	2–14	14th
2015–16	Kristy Curry	15–16	4–12	12th	WNIT First Round
2016–17	Kristy Curry	22–14	5–11	T-11th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2017–18	Kristy Curry	20–14	7–9	8th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2018–19	Kristy Curry	14–17	5–11	11th
2019–20	Kristy Curry	18–12	8–8	8th
2020–21	Kristy Curry	17–10	8–8	7th	NCAA second round
2021–22	Kristy Curry	20–14	6–10	T–10th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2022–23	Kristy Curry	20–11	9–7	T-5th	NCAA first round
2023–24	Kristy Curry	24–10	10–6	T-4th	NCAA second round
2024–25	Kristy Curry	24–8	10–6	T-6th	NCAA second round
NCAA Total:		805–599	226–365
Total:		877–658
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	#2	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#7 Central Michigan #3 Tennessee	W 78−70 L 58–65
1988	#9	First Round	#8 South Carolina	L 63–77
1992	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Tennessee Tech #4 Western Kentucky	W 100−87 L 68–98
1993	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Georgia Southern #4 North Carolina	W 102−70 L 73–74 (OT)
1994	#6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#11 Oregon State #3 Iowa #2 Texas Tech #1 Penn State #4 Louisiana Tech	W 96−86 W 84–78 W 73–68 W 96–82 L 66–69
1995	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Mount St. Mary's #5 Duke #1 Connecticut	W 82−55 W 121–120 (4OT) L 56–87
1996	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Appalachian State #5 NC State #1 Stanford	W 95−66 W 88–68 L 76–78
1997	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 Saint Francis (PA) #7 St. Joseph's #6 Notre Dame	W 94−50 W 61–52 L 71–87
1998	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 UNC Greensboro #7 UCLA #3 Louisiana Tech	W 94−46 W 75–74 L 57–71
1999	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Grambling #4 North Carolina	W 80−68 L 56–70
2021	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 North Carolina #2 Maryland	W 80–71 L 64–100
2023	#10	First Round	#7 Baylor	L 74–78
2024	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Florida State #1 Texas	W 82–74 L 54–65
2025	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Green Bay #4 Maryland	W 81–67 L 108–111 (2OT)

WNIT Tournament results

Source^[5]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2000	First	Chattanooga	L 70–68
2001	First	Memphis	W 77–67
	Second	Alabama–Birmingham	L 84–72
2002	First	Missouri	W 68–67
	Second	Eastern Kentucky	W 99–77
	Quarterfinals	Michigan State	L 79–61
2011	First	Memphis	W 80–69
	Second	Northwestern	W 72–70
	Regional semifinals	Toledo	L 74–59
2016	Round 1	Tulane	L 53–52
2017	Round 1	Mercer	W 81–57
	Round 2	Little Rock	W 55–53
	Round 3	Tulane	W 72–64
	Quarterfinals	Georgia Tech	L 76–66
2018	Round 1	Southern	W 69–56
	Round 2	UCF	W 80–61
	Round 3	Georgia Tech	W 61–59
	Quarterfinals	Virginia Tech	L 74–67
2022	Round 1	Troy	W 82–79
	Round 2	Tulane	W 81–77
	Round 3	Houston	W 79–64
	Quarterfinals	South Dakota State	L 78–73