2019–20 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Nate Oats, The Crimson Tide played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in ninth place. They were set to take on Tennessee in the second round of the SEC tournament. However, they remainder of the SEC Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–15 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Kentucky153 .833256 .806
No. 20 Auburn126 .667256 .806
LSU126 .6672110 .677
Mississippi State117 .6112011 .645
Florida117 .6111912 .613
South Carolina108 .5561813 .581
Texas A&M108 .5561614 .533
Tennessee99 .5001714 .548
Alabama810 .4441615 .516
Arkansas711 .3892012 .625
Missouri711 .3891516 .484
Ole Miss612 .3331517 .469
Georgia513 .2781616 .500
Vanderbilt315 .1671121 .344
Note: The 2020 SEC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the 2018–19 season 18–16, 8–10 to finish in eighth 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 a bid to the National Invitational Tournament where they lost in the first round to Norfolk State.[3]

Offseason

It was announced on March 24, 2019, that the University of Alabama and Head Coach Avery Johnson had mutually agreed to part ways after four seasons.[4][5] Johnson's contract was supposed to run through the 2023 season and would have paid him $2.9 Million. On March 27, 2019, the school hired Buffalo head coach Nate Oats as the school's new coach.[6]

Guard Dazon Ingram announced that he would be transfer.[7]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Daniel Giddens4F/C6'11"247RS JuniorMableton, GAGraduate transferred to Vermont
Dazon Ingram12G6'5"207RS JuniorTheodore, ALGraduate transferred to UCF
Diante Wood22G6'4"175FreshmanAnniston, ALTransferred to Jacksonville
Lawson Schaffer24G5'11"168SeniorCullman, ALWalk-on; graduated
Tevin Mack34G/F6'7"223RS JuniorColumbia, SCGraduate transferred to Clemson

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
James Bolden11G6'0"188RS JuniorCovington, KYTransferred from West Virginia. Will eligible to play immediately since Bolden graduated from West Virginia.
Jahvon Quinerly13G6'1"175FreshmanHackensack, NJTransferred from Villanova. Will redshirt the 2019–20 season under NCAA transfer rules and have three years of eligibility at the start of the 2020–21 season.

Recruits

2019–20 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Juwan Gary
SF
Charlotte, NCWest Charlotte High School6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jul 13, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 87
Jaylen Forbes
SG
Florence, MSFlorence High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)Aug 2, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Jaden Shackelford
PG
Hesperia, CAHesperia High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)Sep 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Raymond Hawkins
C
Oakland, CAFindlay Prep (NV)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)Mar 30, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
James Rojas
PF
Jamestown, NYHutchinson Community College (JC)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)May 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2019 Alabama Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "ESPN- Alabama Crimson Tide Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[8]

Media poll
Predicted finishTeam
1Kentucky
2Florida
3LSU
4Auburn
5Tennessee
6Alabama
7Mississippi State
8Ole Miss
9Georgia
10South Carolina
11Arkansas
12Texas A&M
13Missouri
14Vanderbilt

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Crimson Tide had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Roster

2019–20 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Javian Davis6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)242 lb (110 kg)SoCanton HSCanton, MS
G/F1Herbert Jones6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrHale County HSGreensboro, AL
G2Kira Lewis Jr.6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg)SoHazel Green HSMeridianville, AL
F3Alex Reese6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)JrPelham HSPelham, AL
F4Juwan Gary  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrWest Charlotte HSCharlotte, NC
G5Jaden Shackelford6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrHesperia HSHesperia, CA
G11James Bolden6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg)GSWest VirginiaCovington, KY
G12Jaylen Forbes6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)186 lb (84 kg)FrFlorence HSFlorence, MS
G13Jahvon Quinerly  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg)SoVillanovaHackensack, NJ
F15Tyler Barnes (W)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)201 lb (91 kg)JrSt. Xavier HSLouisville, KY
G21Britton Johnson (W)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)183 lb (83 kg)SoMountain Brook HSMountain Brook, AL
G23John Petty Jr.6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)184 lb (83 kg)JrJemison HSHuntsville, AL
F30Galin Smith6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)JrClinton HSClinton, MS
F33James Rojas  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg)JrHutchinson CC (JC)Jamestown, NY
F/C35Raymond Hawkins6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)FrFindlay Prep (NV)Oakland, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2019*
12:00 pm
Georgia Tech
Charity exhibition
W 93–65 
 21  Shackleford  7  Tied  8  Lewis Jr. Coleman Coliseum (9,293)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
PennL 80–81 0–1
 30  Lewis Jr.  8  Tied  5  Lewis Jr. Coleman Coliseum (11,223)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Florida AtlanticW 78–59 1–1
 19  Davis  9  Davis  8  Lewis Jr. Coleman Coliseum (9,117)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 15, 2019*
6:30 pm, NBCSN
at Rhode IslandL 79–93 1–2
 21  Lewis Jr.  8  Petty Jr.  4  Tied Ryan Center (7,021)
Kingston, RI
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Furman
Battle 4 Atlantis campus site game
W 81–73 2–2
 25  Shackelford  7  Lewis Jr.  4  Jones Coleman Coliseum (8,763)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 27, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 6 North Carolina
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal
L 67–76 2–3
 23  Petty Jr.  9  Reese  4  Lewis Jr. Imperial Arena (1,405)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2019*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Iowa State
Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round
L 89–104 2–4
 34  Petty Jr.  12  Petty Jr.  5  Lewis Jr. Imperial Arena (1,299)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Southern Miss
Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game
W 83–68 3–4
 23  Bolden  8  Petty Jr.  8  Shackelford Imperial Arena (1,159)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
Stephen F. AustinW 78–68 4–4
 17  Shackelford  6  Lewis Jr.  3  Tied Coleman Coliseum (9,545)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 14, 2019*
1:00 pm, BTN
at Penn StateL 71–73 4–5
 15  Bolden  9  Jones  6  Lewis Jr. Bryce Jordan Center (7,736)
University Park, PA
December 18, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Samford
Chick-fil-A Birmingham Classic
W 105–87 5–5
 39  Petty Jr.  10  Petty Jr.  7  Jones Legacy Arena (5,476)
Birmingham, AL
December 21, 2019*
2:30 pm, SECN
vs. Belmont
Rocket City Classic
W 92–72 6–5
 16  Shackelford  11  Petty Jr.  8  Lewis Jr. Von Braun Center (5,712)
Huntsville, AL
December 29, 2019*
5:30 pm, SECN
RichmondW 90–78 7–5
 28  Shackelford  10  Jones  4  Tied Coleman Coliseum (9,960)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 4, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at FloridaL 98–104 2OT7–6
(0–1)
 19  Petty Jr.  9  Jones  4  Jones O'Connell Center (9,350)
Gainesville, FL
January 8, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN
Mississippi StateW 90–69 8–6
(1–1)
 18  Petty Jr.  8  Lewis Jr.  4  Lewis Jr. Coleman Coliseum (9,938)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 11, 2020
11:00 am, ESPN
at No. 14 KentuckyL 67–76 8–7
(1–2)
 18  Jones  8  Lewis Jr.  4  Tied Rupp Arena (20,407)
Lexington, KY
January 15, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 Auburn
Iron Bowl of Basketball
W 83–64 9–7
(2–2)
 25  Lewis Jr.  12  Jones  3  Lewis Jr. Coleman Coliseum (14,474)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 18, 2020
2:30 pm, SECN
MissouriW 88–74 10–7
(3–2)
 20  Petty Jr.  12  Jones  7  Lewis Jr. Coleman Coliseum (10,950)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 22, 2020
8:00 pm, SECN
at VanderbiltW 77–62 11–7
(4–2)
 23  Petty Jr.  10  Petty Jr.  5  Tied Memorial Gymnasium (9,019)
Nashville, TN
January 25, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Kansas State
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 77–74 12–7
 26  Lewis Jr.  7  Tied  3  Lewis Jr. Coleman Coliseum (11,824)
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 22 LSUL 76–90 12–8
(4–3)
 21  Shackelford  8  Jones  8  Lewis Jr. Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,871)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 1, 2020
5:00 pm, SECN
ArkansasL 78–82 12–9
(4–4)
 28  Shackleford  9  Tied  3  Tied Coleman Coliseum (12,461)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 4, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU
TennesseeL 68–69 12–10
(4–5)
 19  Lewis Jr.  11  Petty Jr.  7  Petty Jr. Coleman Coliseum (9,651)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 8, 2020
5:00 pm, SECN
at GeorgiaW 105–102 OT13–10
(5–5)
 37  Lewis Jr.  8  Davis  7  Lewis Jr. Stegeman Coliseum (10,041)
Georgia, GA
February 12, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 11 Auburn
Iron Bowl of Basketball
L 91–95 OT13–11
(5–6)
 28  Shackleford  10  Lewis Jr.  13  Lewis Jr. Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
February 15, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 LSUW 88–82 14–11
(6–6)
 27  Lewis Jr.  17  Jones  4  Tied Coleman Coliseum (12,479)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 19, 2020
6:00 pm, SECN
Texas A&ML 68–74 14–12
(6–7)
 24  Shackelford  5  Jones  4  Petty Jr. Coleman Coliseum (9,157)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22, 2020
7:30 pm, SECN
at Ole MissW 103–78 15–12
(7–7)
 21  Petty Jr.  5  Reese  11  Lewis Jr. The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,393)
Oxford, MS
February 25, 2020
8:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi StateL 73–80 15–13
(7–8)
 29  Lewis Jr.  9  Shackelford  4  Lewis Jr. Humphrey Coliseum (6,685)
Starkville, MS
February 29, 2020
7:30 pm, SECN
South CarolinaW 90–86 16–13
(8–8)
 25  Lewis Jr.  10  Tied  6  Lewis Jr. Coleman Coliseum (11,112)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 3, 2020
7:30 pm, SECN
VanderbiltL 79–87 16–14
(8–9)
 30  Lewis Jr.  8  Tied  8  Lewis Jr. Coleman Coliseum (9,071)
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 7, 2020
1:30 pm, SECN
at MissouriL 50–69 16–15
(8–10)
 18  Lewis Jr.  5  Tied  4  Lewis Jr. Mizzou Arena (10,047)
Columbia, SC
SEC Tournament
March 12, 2020
12:00 pm, SECN
(9) vs. (8) Tennessee
Second round
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[9]Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References