The 1990–91 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. The team's head coach was

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, who was in his eleventh season at Alabama. The team played their home games at

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. They finished the season with a record of 23–10, 12–6 in conference, good for fourth place. Forwards David Benoit and

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graduated and moved to the NBA, but the Tide was bolstered by freshman signee James "Hollywood" Robinson and junior college transfer

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from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Tide won the 1991 SEC men's basketball tournament, their third straight SEC tournament title, beating

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in the final and earning a third consecutive automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Tide also advanced all the way to the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row, defeating

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and Wake Forest before losing to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons

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