2018–19_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_men's_basketball_team

2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, first round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	18–16 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Avery Johnson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	John Pelphrey (3rd season); Antoine Pettway (7th season); Yasir Rosemond (2nd season);
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Avery Johnson and played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in SEC play. They defeated Ole Miss^[1] to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky.^[2] They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament^[3] where they lost in the first round to Norfolk State.^[4]

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On March 24, 2019, the school fired head coach Avery Johnson.^[5] A few days later, the school hired Buffalo head coach Nate Oats as coach.^[6]

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Montevallo	W 82–40		12 – Petty	11 – Hall	5 – Ingram	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Southern	W 82–62	1–0	20 – Hall	9 – Jones	7 – Lewis	Coleman Coliseum (9,793) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 11, 2018* 6:00 pm, SECN		Appalachian State	W 81–73	2–0	21 – Lewis	12 – Hall	4 – Jones	Coleman Coliseum (9,701) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 15, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Northeastern Charleston Classic Quarterfinals	L 52–68	2–1	17 – Petty	5 – Ingram	2 – Hall	TD Arena (2,648) Charleston, SC
November 16, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Ball State Charleston Classic Consolation 2nd round	W 79–61	3–1	20 – Mack	12 – Hall	7 – Petty	TD Arena (2,752) Charleston, SC
November 18, 2018* 12:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Wichita State Charleston Classic 5th place game	W 90–86	4–1	24 – Lewis	6 – Jones	5 – Ingram	TD Arena (2,862) Charleston, SC
November 26, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Murray State	W 78–72	5–1	20 – Lewis	8 – Jones	4 – Jones	Coleman Coliseum (9,004) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 29, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at UCF	L 64–70	5–2	14 – Tied	9 – Hall	4 – Ingram	CFE Arena (4,449) Orlando, FL
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Georgia State	L 80–83	5–3	19 – Lewis	11 – Hall	2 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (9,076) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 9, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN		Arizona	W 76–73	6–3	20 – Lewis	9 – Hall	4 – Petty	Coleman Coliseum (9,581) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+		vs. Liberty Rocket City Classic	W 84–75	7–3	21 – Hall	5 – Hall	4 – Lewis	Von Braun Center (5,781) Huntsville, AL
December 21, 2018* 8:00 pm, SECN		Penn State	W 73–64	8–3	17 – Hall	11 – Hall	4 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (10,142) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 30, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Stephen F. Austin	W 79–69	9–3	17 – Lewis	14 – Hall	8 – Lewis	William R. Johnson Coliseum (7,203) Nacogdoches, TX
January 5, 2019 12:00 pm, ESPN		No. 13 Kentucky	W 77–75	10–3 (1–0)	22 – Mack	10 – Hall	6 – Jones	Coleman Coliseum (12,424) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 2019 8:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 79–88	10–4 (1–1)	15 – Lewis	8 – Petty	5 – Jones	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,718) Baton Rouge, LA
January 12, 2019 2:30 pm, SECN		Texas A&M	L 80–81	10–5 (1–2)	22 – Petty	16 – Hall	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (12,288) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 16, 2019 8:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	W 70-60	11–5 (2–2)	14 – Johnson Jr.	11 – Hall	3 – Ingram	Mizzou Arena (8,530) Columbia, MO
January 19, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 3 Tennessee	L 68–71	11–6 (2–3)	30 – Petty	12 – Hall	5 – Ingram	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,957) Knoxville, TN
January 22, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 20 Ole Miss	W 74–53	12–6 (3–3)	15 – Petty	10 – Hall	2 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (10,710) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 26, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPNU		at Baylor Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 68–73	12–7	16 – Norris	7 – Hall	6 – Lewis Jr.	Ferrell Center (7,094) Waco, TX
January 29, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN		No. 22 Mississippi State	W 83–79	13–7 (4–3)	19 – Hall	8 – Mack	3 – Lewis Jr.	Coleman Coliseum (11,632) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball	L 63–84	13–8 (4–4)	18 – Petty	10 – Hall	4 – Ingram	Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 6, 2019 8:00 pm, SECN		Georgia	W 89–74	14–8 (5–4)	25 – Mack	8 – Hall	7 – Lewis Jr.	Coleman Coliseum (10,541) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 9, 2019 7:30 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	W 77-67	15-8 (6-4)	18 – Lewis Jr.	12 – Norris	4 – Lewis Jr.	Memorial Gymnasium (10,539) Nashville, TN
February 12, 2019 8:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	L 62–81	15–9 (6–5)	17 – Lewis Jr.	7 – Hall	3 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (8,022) Starkville, MS
February 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Florida	L 53–71	15–10 (6–6)	14 – Lewis Jr.	7 – Hall	2 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (12,148) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 19, 2019 8:00 pm, SECN		at Texas A&M	L 56–65	15–11 (6–7)	14 – Mack	6 – Petty	4 – Lewis Jr.	Reed Arena (5,459) College Station, TX
February 23, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Vanderbilt	W 68–61	16–11 (7–7)	19 – Lewis Jr.	11 – Hall	6 – Ingram	Coleman Coliseum (11,020) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 26, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at South Carolina	W 68–62	17–11 (8–7)	17 – Lewis Jr.	10 – Tied	3 – Tied	Colonial Life Arena (11,164) Columbia, SC
March 2, 2019 11:00 am, ESPN		No. 13 LSU	L 69–74	17–12 (8–8)	23 – Petty	10 – Hall	5 – Jones	Coleman Coliseum (11,570) Tuscaloosa, AL
March 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball	L 60–66	17–13 (8–9)	13 – Lewis Jr.	8 – Hall	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (11,865) Tuscaloosa, AL
March 9, 2019 5:00 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	L 70–82	17–14 (8–10)	14 – Mack	8 – Hall	2 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (16,253) Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 14, 2019 6:00 pm, SECN	(10)	vs. (7) Ole Miss Second Round	W 62–57	18–14	21 – Mack	15 – Hall	5 – Norris	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
March 15, 2019 6:00 pm, SECN	(10)	vs. (2) No. 4 Kentucky Quarterfinals	L 55–73	18–15	15 – Reese	6 – Tied	3 – Petty	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
National Invitation Tournament
March 20, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	(8) Norfolk State First round – Alabama bracket	L 79–80 ^OT	18–16	18 – Jones	12 – Hall	6 – Ingram	Coleman Coliseum (2,086) Tuscaloosa, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Collin Sexton	2	G	6'3"	190	Freshman	Mableton, GA	Declared for the 2018 NBA draft; selected 8th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Ar'Mond Davis	22	G	6'6"	193	Senior	Tacoma, WA	Graduated
Braxton Key	25	F	6'8"	225	Sophomore	Decatur, GA	Transferred to Virginia
Landon Fuller	33	F	6'8"	222	Sophomore	Brentwood, TN	Left team

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Javian Fleming C	Canton, MS	Canton High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 3, 2017
Javian Fleming C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Diante Wood SG	Anniston, AL	Sacred Heart Catholic School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 8, 2017
Diante Wood SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Kira Lewis Jr. PG	Meridianville, AL	Hazel Green High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 10, 2018
Kira Lewis Jr. PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Alabama Commits". Rivals.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 LSU	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
No. 10 Tennessee	15	–	3	.833	31	–	6	.838
No. 7 Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	30	–	7	.811
No. 5 Auburn†	11	–	7	.611	30	–	10	.750
South Carolina	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Mississippi State	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	16	.556
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Arkansas	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Texas A&M	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Missouri	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Georgia	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344
Vanderbilt	0	–	18	.000	9	–	23	.281

† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll