# 1990–91 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1990-91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his eleventh season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 23–10, 12–6 in conference, good for fourth place.
Forwards David Benoit and Keith Askins graduated and moved to the NBA, but the Tide was bolstered by freshman signee James "Hollywood" Robinson and junior college transfer Latrell Sprewell from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Tide won the 1991 SEC men's basketball tournament, their third straight SEC tournament title, beating Tennessee in the final and earning a third consecutive automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Tide also advanced all the way to the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row, defeating Murray State and Wake Forest before losing to Arkansas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1990* | No. 7 | Delaware | W 72–47 | 1–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Nov 27, 1990* | No. 6 | Wake Forest | W 96–95 $^{OT}$ | 2–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Nov 30, 1990* | No. 6 | vs. No. 19 Southern Miss | L 82–84 | 2–1 | Mississippi Coast Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi |
| Dec 4, 1990* | No. 12 | at Wichita State | L 71–74 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Dec 15, 1990* | No. 20 | at No. 9 North Carolina | L 79–95 | 2–3 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Dec 18, 1990* | | VMI | W 79–45 | 3–3 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Dec 21, 1990* | | at Chattanooga | W 62–58 | 4–3 | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 28, 1990* | | vs. Towson State Low Country Basketball Classic | W 71–52 | 5–3 | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Dec 29, 1990* | | vs. UNC Charlotte Low Country Basketball Classic | W 93–67 | 6–3 | Charleston, South Carolina |
| SEC Regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 1991 | | at Auburn | W 68–56 | 7–3 (1–0) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Jan 5, 1991 | | at Vanderbilt | L 55–56 | 7–4 (1–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 9, 1991 | | Florida | W 72–64 | 8–4 (2–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jan 12, 1991 | | at Ole Miss | W 76–73 | 9–4 (3–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Jan 15, 1991 | | No. 20 LSU | L 80–90 | 9–5 (3–2) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jan 19, 1991 | | Georgia | W 67–62 | 10–5 (4–2) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jan 23, 1991 | | at Mississippi State | L 59–68 | 10–6 (4–3) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 26, 1991 | | No. 8 Kentucky | W 88–83 | 11–6 (5–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jan 31, 1991 | | at Tennessee | W 83–74 | 12–6 (6–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 2, 1991 | | Auburn | W 88–80 | 13–6 (7–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb 6, 1991 | | Ole Miss | W 79–74 | 14–6 (8–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb 9, 1991 | | at Florida | W 88–80 | 15–6 (9–3) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb 13, 1991 | | Vanderbilt | W 66–55 | 16–6 (10–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb 17, 1991 | | at No. 20 LSU | L 81–88 | 16–7 (10–4) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 20, 1991 | | at Georgia | L 68–73 | 16–8 (10–5) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Feb 23, 1991 | | No. 21 Mississippi State | W 97–72 | 17–8 (11–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb 26, 1991 | No. 24 | at No. 13 Kentucky | L 73–79 | 17–9 (11–6) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 2, 1991 | No. 24 | Tennessee | W 96–88 | 18–9 (12–6) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 1991* | No. 24 | vs. Florida SEC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 71–65 | 19–9 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 9, 1991* | No. 24 | vs. Auburn SEC Tournament Semifinal | W 77–59 | 20–9 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 10, 1991* | No. 24 | vs. Tennessee SEC tournament championship | W 88–69 | 21–9 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1991* | (4 SE) No. 19 | vs. (13 SE) Murray State First round | W 89–79 | 22–9 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 17, 1991* | (4 SE) No. 19 | vs. (5 SE) Wake Forest Second Round | W 96–88 | 23–9 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 21, 1991* | (4 SE) No. 19 | vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Arkansas Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 70–93 | 23–10 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||