The 1995–96 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the

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in the 1995-96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was David Hobbs, who was in his fourth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at

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. They finished the season with a record of 19–13, with a conference record of 9–7, which placed them in a tie for second in the SEC Western Division. The Tide lost in the first round of the

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, where they lost to

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. The Tide did not receive an at-large bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. Instead, they received an invitation to 1996 NIT, where they defeated

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, and South Carolina to earn a semifinal berth, where they were defeated by Saint Joseph's, and then Tulane in the third-place game.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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