The 2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or " The Tide") represented the

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in the

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. The Crimson Tide played its home games at

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, as a member of the

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was in his second year as head coach of the Tide. They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in SEC play. They defeated

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and

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to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to

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. They received an invitation to the

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where they lost in the First Round to

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Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in 10th place. They defeated

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in the second round of the SEC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to

. The Crimson Tide received an invitation to the

as a #5 seed, where the team lost to Creighton in the first round.

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2016 recruiting class

2017 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons

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