# 1991–92 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his 12th season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 26–9. The team's conference record was 10–6, which was good enough for third place in the SEC Western Division, third behind new SEC member Arkansas and LSU. This was the first season of divisional play in the SEC, due to the addition of new teams Arkansas and South Carolina.
Forward Melvin Cheatum and guard Gary Waites both graduated, and the Tide's freshman signees were center Cedric Moore, forwards Jason Caffey and Andre Perry, and guards Dennis Miller and Elliot Washington. These players joined a solid core of Robert Horry, Latrell Sprewell, and James "Hollywood" Robinson.
This was coach Wimp Sanderson's final season as coach of the Crimson Tide. Sanderson resigned amid sexual assault allegations from his former secretary.
The Tide advanced all the way to the 1992 SEC men's basketball tournament final, their fourth straight, but lost in the final to Kentucky. The Tide received an at-large bid to the 1992 NCAA tournament and defeated Stanford in the first round, but lost to North Carolina in the second round.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 23, 1991* | No. 17 | at Davidson | W 76–59 | 1–0 | Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina |
| November 27, 1991* | No. 16 | Tennessee Tech | W 105–85 | 2–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 1, 1991* | No. 16 | Virginia | W 80–69 | 3–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 3, 1991* | No. 15 | Chattanooga | W 76–61 | 4–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 6, 1991* | No. 15 | NC State | W 77–66 | 5–0 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| December 7, 1991* | No. 15 | at Charlotte | L 74–79 | 5–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| December 14, 1991* | No. 20 | Old Dominion | W 105–67 | 6–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 18, 1991* | No. 20 | The Citadel | W 107–67 | 7–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 21, 1991* | No. 20 | Southern Miss | W 87–64 | 8–1 | |
| December 28, 1991* | No. 20 | Bradley | W 71–62 | 9–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| December 29, 1991* | No. 20 | Villanova | W 78–76 | 10–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| December 30, 1991* | No. 19 | Washington State | W 71–68 | 11–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| January 4, 1992 | No. 19 | at Mississippi State | W 78–64 | 12–1 (1–0) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| January 8, 1992 | No. 16 | No. 13 Arkansas | W 65–63 | 13–1 (2–0) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 11, 1992* | No. 16 | Northeastern Illinois | W 82–56 | 14–1 (3–0) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 14, 1992 | No. 9 | LSU | L 81–89 | 14–2 (3–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 18, 1992 | No. 9 | at Auburn | L 63–81 | 14–3 (3–2) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| January 22, 1992 | No. 15 | Ole Miss | L 77–78 | 14–4 (3–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 25, 1992 | No. 15 | at Georgia | W 68–65 | 15–4 (4–3) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| January 28, 1992 | No. 22 | at South Carolina | W 83–81 | 16–4 (5–3) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| February 1, 1992 | No. 22 | Florida | W 68–56 | 17–4 (6–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 5, 1992* | No. 18 | at Texas A&M | W 74–61 | 18–4 | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| February 8, 1992 | No. 18 | Tennessee | W 85–68 | 19–4 (7–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 12, 1992 | No. 16 | at No. 19 Kentucky | L 83–107 | 19–5 (7–4) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 19, 1992 | No. 14 | Vanderbilt | W 85–64 | 20–5 (8–4) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 22, 1992 | No. 14 | at No. 10 Arkansas | L 87–90 | 20–6 (8–5) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| February 26, 1992 | No. 16 | Mississippi State | W 79–69 | 21–6 (9–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 29, 1992 | No. 16 | LSU | L 65–73 | 21–7 (9–6) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| March 4, 1992 | No. 20 | at Ole Miss | W 84–83 | 22–7 (10–6) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| March 7, 1992 | No. 20 | Auburn | W 82–80 | 23–7 (11–6) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 13, 1992 | (4) No. 17 | (5) Florida Second Round | W 62–60 | 24–7 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| March 14, 1992 | (4) No. 17 | (1) No. 6 Arkansas Semifinals | W 90–89 | 25–7 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| March 15, 1992 | (4) No. 17 | (2) No. 9 Kentucky SEC Championship | L 54–80 | 25–8 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 19, 1992* | (5 SE) No. 13 | (12 SE) Stanford First Round | W 80–75 | 26–8 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| March 21, 1992* | (5 SE) No. 13 | (4 SE) No. 18 North Carolina Second Round | L 55–64 | 26–9 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||