1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his sixth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 24–9, 13–5 in SEC play, finishing in a tie for second place.

1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
1985–86 record24–9 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
1985–86 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Kentucky171 .944  324  .889
Alabama135 .722  249  .727
Auburn135 .722  2211  .667
Florida108 .556  1914  .576
LSU99 .500  2612  .684
Georgia99 .500  1713  .567
Vanderbilt711 .389  1315  .464
Tennessee513 .278  1216  .429
Ole Miss414 .222  1217  .414
Mississippi State315 .167  622  .214
1986 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The team lost forward Bobby Lee Hurt to graduation, but key additions were freshman forwards Michael Ansley from Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham and William DeVaughn from Birmingham.

The Tide made it to the 1986 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament final, but lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, where they defeated Xavier and Illinois and reached the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. In the Sweet 16, however, the Tide lost to Kentucky for the fourth time in the 1985–86 season.[1]

Roster

1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 24 Buck Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
SrHayes High School Birmingham, Alabama
F 45 Michael Ansley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
FrJackson-Olin High School Birmingham, Alabama
G 23 Mark Gottfried 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
F/C 31 Derrick McKey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
SoMeridian High School Meridian, MS
G 30 Terry Coner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
G 24 Craig Dudley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F 21 Jim Farmer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
G 11 James Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
52 William DeVaughn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Rankings

References

  1. "1985-86 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
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