The 2023–24 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Crimson Tide was led by fifth-year head coach

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. They played their home games at

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located in

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as a member of the SEC. After a successful regular season, finishing ranked No. 19, they qualified for the March Madness tournament and advanced to the Final Four for the first time in school history, but were defeated 86–72 by the eventual national champions, the

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. The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 11,359 in 15 games in 2023–24.

Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the 2022–23 season with a record of 31–6, 16–2 in SEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated

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, and

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to win the SEC tournament championship. As a result, they secured the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the number one seed in the South region. As the number one overall seed in the tournament, they beat Texas A&M–Corpus Christi and

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to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, until they were upset by

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

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2023 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons

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