1991–92 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

1991–92 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
1991–92 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
Record	26–9 (10–6, 3rd in Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC)
Head coach	Wimp Sanderson (12th season);
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 6 Kentucky †	12	–	4	.750	29	–	7	.806
Florida	9	–	7	.563	19	–	14	.576
Tennessee	8	–	8	.500	19	–	15	.559
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	15	–	14	.517
Vanderbilt	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
South Carolina	3	–	13	.188	11	–	17	.393
West
No. 9 Arkansas	13	–	3	.813	26	–	8	.765
No. 25 LSU	12	–	4	.750	21	–	10	.677
No. 13 Alabama	10	–	6	.625	26	–	9	.743
Mississippi State	7	–	9	.438	15	–	13	.536
Auburn	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Ole Miss	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393

† 1992 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1991–92 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his 12th season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 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 Arkansas and LSU. This was the first season of divisional play in the SEC, due to the addition of new teams Arkansas and South Carolina.

Forward Melvin Cheatum and guard Gary Waites both graduated, and the Tide's freshman signees were center Cedric Moore, forwards Jason Caffey and Andre Perry, and guards Dennis Miller and Elliot Washington. These players joined a solid core of Robert Horry, Latrell Sprewell, and James "Hollywood" Robinson.

This was coach Wimp Sanderson's final season as coach of the Crimson Tide. Sanderson resigned amid sexual assault allegations from his former secretary.^[2]

The Tide advanced all the way to the 1992 SEC men's basketball tournament final, their fourth straight, but lost in the final to Kentucky. The Tide received an at-large bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament and defeated Stanford in the first round, but lost to North Carolina in the second round.^[3]

Roster

1991–92 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Kenneth Rice	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Austin High	Decatur, Alabama
G	12	Elliot Washington	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Southeast High School	Bradenton, Florida
G	13	Philip Pearson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Jeff Davis High School	Montgomery, Alabama
G	20	Jeff Lovell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Jr
F	21	Andre Perry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr
G	23	Darby Rich	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	24	Dennis Miller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr
F	25	Robert Horry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Andalusia (AL) High School	Harford County, Maryland
G	31	James Robinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Murrah High School	Jackson, Mississippi
F	35	Jason Caffey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Davidson High School	Mobile, Alabama
G	42	Latrell Sprewell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr	Three Rivers CC, Missouri	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C	51	Cedric Moore	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Woodlawn High School	Birmingham, Alabama

Head coach

Wimp Sanderson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 23, 1991*	No. 17	at Davidson	W 76–59	1–0	Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina
November 27, 1991*	No. 16	Tennessee Tech	W 105–85	2–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 1, 1991*	No. 16	Virginia	W 80–69	3–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 3, 1991*	No. 15	Chattanooga	W 76–61	4–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 6, 1991*	No. 15	NC State	W 77–66	5–0	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
December 7, 1991*	No. 15	at Charlotte	L 74–79	5–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
December 14, 1991*	No. 20	Old Dominion	W 105–67	6–1	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 18, 1991*	No. 20	The Citadel	W 107–67	7–1	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
December 21, 1991*	No. 20	Southern Miss	W 87–64	8–1
December 28, 1991*	No. 20	Bradley	W 71–62	9–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
December 29, 1991*	No. 20	Villanova	W 78–76	10–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
December 30, 1991*	No. 19	Washington State	W 71–68	11–1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
January 4, 1992	No. 19	at Mississippi State	W 78–64	12–1 (1–0)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
January 8, 1992	No. 16	No. 13 Arkansas	W 65–63	13–1 (2–0)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 11, 1992*	No. 16	Northeastern Illinois	W 82–56	14–1 (3–0)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 14, 1992	No. 9	LSU	L 81–89	14–2 (3–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 18, 1992	No. 9	at Auburn	L 63–81	14–3 (3–2)	Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
January 22, 1992	No. 15	Ole Miss	L 77–78	14–4 (3–3)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 25, 1992	No. 15	at Georgia	W 68–65	15–4 (4–3)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
January 28, 1992	No. 22	at South Carolina	W 83–81	16–4 (5–3)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
February 1, 1992	No. 22	Florida	W 68–56	17–4 (6–3)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 5, 1992*	No. 18	at Texas A&M	W 74–61	18–4	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
February 8, 1992	No. 18	Tennessee	W 85–68	19–4 (7–3)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 12, 1992	No. 16	at No. 19 Kentucky	L 83–107	19–5 (7–4)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
February 19, 1992	No. 14	Vanderbilt	W 85–64	20–5 (8–4)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 22, 1992	No. 14	at No. 10 Arkansas	L 87–90	20–6 (8–5)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 26, 1992	No. 16	Mississippi State	W 79–69	21–6 (9–5)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 29, 1992	No. 16	LSU	L 65–73	21–7 (9–6)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
March 4, 1992	No. 20	at Ole Miss	W 84–83	22–7 (10–6)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
March 7, 1992	No. 20	Auburn	W 82–80	23–7 (11–6)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama
SEC Tournament
March 13, 1992	(4) No. 17	(5) Florida Second Round	W 62–60	24–7	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
March 14, 1992	(4) No. 17	(1) No. 6 Arkansas Semifinals	W 90–89	25–7	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
March 15, 1992	(4) No. 17	(2) No. 9 Kentucky SEC Championship	L 54–80	25–8	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 1992*	(5 SE) No. 13	(12 SE) Stanford First Round	W 80–75	26–8	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
March 21, 1992*	(5 SE) No. 13	(4 SE) No. 18 North Carolina Second Round	L 55–64	26–9	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

References

^ sports-reference.com 1991-92 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "Under Fire, Sanderson Resigns as Alabama Coach". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. May 19, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
^ "1991-92 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] sports-reference.com 1991-92 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "Under Fire, Sanderson Resigns as Alabama Coach". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. May 19, 1992. Retrieved April 21, 2019.

[3] "1991-92 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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