1995–96 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 1996 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
1995–96 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, Semifinal
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1995–96 record	19–13 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	David Hobbs (4th season)
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum

The 1995–96 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1995-96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was David Hobbs, who was in his fourth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 19–13, with a conference record of 9–7, which placed them in a tie for second in the SEC Western Division.

The Tide lost in the first round of the 1996 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, where they lost to Tennessee. The Tide did not receive an at-large bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament. Instead, they received an invitation to 1996 NIT, where they defeated Illinois, Missouri, and South Carolina to earn a semifinal berth, where they were defeated by Saint Joseph's, and then Tulane in the third-place game.

Roster

1995–96 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	14	Eric Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Pearl High School	Pearl, Mississippi
C	50	Roy Rogers	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Linden High School	Linden, Alabama
G	4	Brian Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Davis High School	Montgomery, Alabama
G	15	Marvin Orange	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Irmo High School	Irmo, South Carolina
G		Anthony Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
F		Anton Reese	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Lithonia High School	Lithonia, Georgia
C	54	Thalamus McGhee	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Westfield High School	Houston, Texas
F		MC Mazique	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Brooklyn, New York
G	30	Damon Bacote	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Hampton High School	Hampton, Virginia
G	34	Blake Thrasher	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr
C		Scott Hamilton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So

Head coach

David Hobbs

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov, 25, 1995*	Winthrop	W 84–69	1–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 2, 1995*	at North Texas	W 74–72	2–0	UNT Coliseum Denton, TX
Dec 6, 1995*	Tennessee Tech	W 90–78	3–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 16, 1995*	Mercer	W 100–73	4–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 19, 1995*	Florida A&M	W 80–39	5–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 21, 1995*	Tulane	W 80–79	6–0	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 28, 1995*	vs. Saint Peter's Cessna Classic	L 49–59	6–1	Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
Dec 29, 1995*	vs. Bucknell Cessna Classic	L 64–72	6–2	Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
Jan 3, 1996	Vanderbilt	W 80–71	7–2 (1–0)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 6, 1996	at LSU	L 77–99	7–3 (1–1)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 10, 1996	Auburn	W 72–65	8–3 (2–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 13, 1996	at No. 12 Mississippi State	W 56–55	9–3 (3–1)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
Jan 17, 1996	Tennessee	W 62–53	10–3 (4–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 20, 1996	at South Carolina	L 67–90	10–4 (4–2)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
Jan 23, 1996	Arkansas	L 63–71	10–5 (4–3)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 27, 1996	at Ole Miss	L 63–70	10–6 (4–4)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Jan 31, 1996	Florida	W 68–65	11–6 (5–4)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 4, 1996*	at No. 18 Syracuse	L 68–81	11–7	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Feb 6, 1996*	at Southern Miss	W 83–69	12–7	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Feb 10, 1996	at Georgia	L 55–68	12–8 (5–5)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
Feb 14, 1996	at Auburn	W 75–72	13–8 (6–5)	Beard–Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Feb 17, 1996	LSU	W 76–73	14–8 (7–5)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 20, 1996	at No. 2 Kentucky	L 65–84	14–9 (7–6)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Feb 24, 1996	Mississippi State	L 65–73	14–10 (7–7)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 28, 1996	at Arkansas	W 98–89	15–10 (8–7)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Mar 2, 1996	Ole Miss	W 67–63	16–10 (9–7)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Tournament
Mar 7, 1996	vs. Tennessee SEC Tournament First Round	L 65–77	16–11	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
NIT
Mar 13, 1996*	at Illinois NIT First Round	W 72–69	17–11	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
Mar 18, 1996*	Missouri NIT Second Round	W 72–49	18–11	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar 20, 1996*	at South Carolina NIT Quarterfinals	W 68–67	19–11	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
Mar 26, 1996*	vs. Saint Joseph's NIT Semifinals	L 69–74 ^OT	19–12	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Mar 28, 1996*	vs. Tulane NIT Third Place Game	L 76–87	19–13	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources[2]

References

sports-reference.com 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
"1995–96 Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1995-96 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1995–96 Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

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Premo-Porretta national championship in bold

1995–96 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky	16	–	0	1.000	34	–	2	.944
Georgia	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
South Carolina	8	–	8	.500	19	–	12	.613
Vanderbilt	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
Florida	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
Tennessee	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
West
No. 19 Mississippi State †	10	–	6	.625	26	–	8	.765
Arkansas	9	–	7	.563	20	–	13	.606
Alabama	9	–	7	.563	19	–	13	.594
Ole Miss	6	–	10	.375	12	–	15	.444
Auburn	6	–	10	.375	19	–	13	.594
LSU	4	–	12	.250	12	–	17	.414

† 1996 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]