1991–92 Alabama Crimson Tide Men's Basketball Team
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The 1991–92 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the
University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, the Capstone, or Bama) is a Public university, public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of ...
in the
1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1991 and ended with the Final Four at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 6, 1992. Season headlines * Michigan became the first program ...
. The team's head coach was
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, who was in his 12th season at Alabama. The team played their home games at
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in
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. They finished the season with a record of 26–9. The team's conference record was 10–6, which was good enough for third place in the SEC Western Division, third behind new SEC member
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and
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. This was the first season of divisional play in the SEC, due to the addition of new teams
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and
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. Forward Melvin Cheatum and guard Gary Waites both graduated, and the Tide's freshman signees were center Cedric Moore, forwards
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and Andre Perry, and guards Dennis Miller and Elliot Washington. These players joined a solid core of
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,
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, and James "Hollywood" Robinson. This was coach
Wimp Sanderson Winfrey "Wimp" Sanderson (born August 8, 1937) is an American former college basketball coach. He coached at the University of Alabama from 1980 to 1992 followed by stint at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock from 1994 to 1999. Sanderson ...
's final season as coach of the Crimson Tide. Sanderson resigned amid sexual assault allegations from his former secretary. The Tide advanced all the way to the 1992 SEC men's basketball tournament final, their fourth straight, but lost in the final to
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. The Tide received an at-large bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament and defeated
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in the first round, but lost to
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in the second round.


Roster


Schedule and Results

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References

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Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball seasons
Alabama Crimson Tide The Alabama Crimson Tide refers to the college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic varsity teams that represent the University of Alabama, located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide teams compete in the Na ...
Alabama Crimson Tide The Alabama Crimson Tide refers to the college athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic varsity teams that represent the University of Alabama, located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide teams compete in the Na ...
Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...