# 1992–93 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1992-93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was David Hobbs, who was in his first season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 16-13. The team's conference record was 7-9, which was good enough for fourth place in the SEC Western Division.
The Tide suffered heavy graduation losses in the off-season. Latrell Sprewell, Robert Horry, and Marcus Webb were all drafted into the NBA, and James Sanders, Bryant Lancaster, and Marcus Campbell all graduated. Key holdovers were junior guard James "Hollywood" Robinson and sophomore forward Jason Caffey. Key signees were freshmen Roy Rogers, Bryan Passink, Anthony Brown, and Marvin Orange, and junior college transfer Shon Peck-Love.
The Tide defeated South Carolina in the first round of the 1993 SEC men's basketball tournament final, but lost in the next round to Vanderbilt. The Tide failed to make the 1993 NCAA tournament, but did receive an invite to the 1993 National Invitation Tournament. In the first meeting in history between the two Alabama-based schools, the Tide lost in the NIT first round to UAB.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 1, 1992* | | Wichita State | W 93–71 | 1–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 4, 1992* | | Washington State | W 70–68 | 2–0 | Legacy Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| December 12, 1992* | | Southern Miss | W 86–76 | 3–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 19, 1992* | | at Old Dominion | L 91–93 | 3–1 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| December 22, 1992* | | at Virginia | L 83–86 | 3–2 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| December 29, 1992* | | Rhode Island | W 79–78 | 4–2 | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California |
| December 30, 1992* | | at Santa Clara | W 65–58 | 5–2 | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California |
| January 2, 1993 | | at No. 24 Vanderbilt | L 73–76 | 5–3 (0–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| January 4, 1993* | | Tennessee State | W 95–80 | 6–3 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 6, 1993 | | LSU | W 77–67 | 7–3 (1–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 9, 1993* | | Texas A&M | W 64–58 | 8–3 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 12, 1993 | | at No. 9 Arkansas | L 66–74 | 8–4 (1–2) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| January 16, 1993 | | Ole Miss | W 80–67 | 9–4 (2–2) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 19, 1993 | | No. 4 Kentucky | L 59–73 | 9–5 (2–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 23, 1993 | | at Mississippi State | L 53–66 | 9–6 (2–4) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| January 27, 1993 | | Auburn | W 81–78 | 10–6 (3–4) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 1, 1993 | | East Carolina | W 59–54 | 11–6 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 3, 1993 | | at Florida | L 59–69 | 11–7 (3–5) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| February 6, 1993 | | at Tennessee | W 85–81 | 12–7 (4–5) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| February 13, 1993 | | No. 14 Arkansas | W 93–82 | 13–7 (5–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 17, 1993 | | Georgia | L 70–73 | 13–8 (5–6) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 20, 1993 | | at Ole Miss | L 82–83 | 13–9 (5–7) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| February 23, 1993 | | at LSU | L 68–76 | 13–10 (5–8) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 27, 1993 | | South Carolina | W 97–80 | 14–10 (6–8) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| March 3, 1993 | | at Auburn | L 70–78 | 14–11 (6–9) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| March 6, 1993 | | Mississippi State | W 92–80 | 15–11 (7–9) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 1993 | (W4) | (E5) South Carolina First Round | W 86–79 | 16–11 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| March 12, 1993 | (W4) | (E1) No. 5 Vanderbilt Second Round | L 59–76 | 16–12 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| NIT ||||||
| March 15, 1985* | | UAB First Round | L 56–58 | 16–13 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||