1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–12 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach	Wimp Sanderson (4th season);
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum

The 1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his fourth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 18–12, 10–8 in SEC play, finishing in fifth place.

1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kentucky †	14	–	4	.778	29	–	5	.853
Auburn	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Florida	11	–	7	.611	16	–	13	.552
LSU	11	–	7	.611	18	–	11	.621
Alabama	10	–	8	.556	18	–	12	.600
Tennessee	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Vanderbilt	8	–	10	.444	14	–	15	.483
Georgia	8	–	10	.444	17	–	13	.567
Mississippi State	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
Ole Miss	3	–	15	.167	8	–	20	.286

† 1984 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Tide had to deal with the loss of backcourt mates Ennis Whatley, who declared for the NBA draft after his sophomore season, and Mike Davis, who graduated. To offset the loss, the Tide signed freshmen Terry Coner and Craig Dudley.

The Tide lost to Kentucky in the SEC tournament semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, and lost in the first round to Illinois State.[1]

Roster

1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	34	Bobby Lee Hurt	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	S. R. Butler High School	Huntsville, Alabama
F	24	Buck Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	So	Hayes High School	Birmingham, Alabama
G	11	Eric Richardson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G	30	Terry Coner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Phillips High School	Birmingham, Alabama
G	24	Craig Dudley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr
F	41	Terry Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Elkmont High School	Elkmont, Alabama
F		Darrell Neal	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—
G	23	Rex Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
C	51	Mark Farmer	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr
F	21	Jim Farmer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Houston Academy	Dothan, Alabama

Head coach

Wimp Sanderson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

References

"1983-84 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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[1] "1983-84 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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