# 1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his fourth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 18–12, 10–8 in SEC play, finishing in fifth place.
The Tide had to deal with the loss of backcourt mates Ennis Whatley, who declared for the NBA draft after his sophomore season, and Mike Davis, who graduated. To offset the loss, the Tide signed freshmen Terry Coner and Craig Dudley.
The Tide lost to Kentucky in the SEC tournament semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, and lost in the first round to Illinois State.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 26, 1983* | | Rider | W 70–50 | 1–0 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| November 28, 1983* | | Cincinnati | W 83–64 | 2–0 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 1, 1983* | | McNeese State | W 93–77 | 3–0 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 7, 1983* | | East Tennessee State | W 87–64 | 4–0 | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 15, 1983* | | No. 4 DePaul Suntory Ball | L 76–77 | 4–1 | Osaka, Japan |
| December 17, 1983* | | Texas Tech Suntory Ball | W 76–56 | 5–1 | Osaka, Japan |
| December 28, 1983* | | Michigan State | W 81–69 | 6–1 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia |
| December 29, 1983* | | Georgia Tech | L 54–57 | 6–2 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia |
| January 2, 1984 | | Florida | W 63–61 | 7–2 (1–0) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 5, 1984 | | Auburn | L 86–91 | 7–3 (1–1) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 9, 1984 | | at No. 2 Kentucky | L 66–76 | 7–4 (1–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 11, 1984 | | at Vanderbilt | L 67–69 | 7–5 (1–3) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| January 16, 1984 | | Tennessee | W 82–72 | 8–5 (2–3) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 19, 1984 | | Georgia | W 65–60 | 9–5 (3–3) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 21, 1984 | | at No. 15 LSU | L 84–85 | 9–6 (3–4) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 23, 1984 | | at Ole Miss | W 69–56 | 10–6 (4–4) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| January 28, 1984 | | Mississippi State | W 74–57 | 11–6 (5–4) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 4, 1984 | | No. 3 Kentucky | W 69–62 | 12–6 (6–4) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 6, 1984 | | Vanderbilt | W 80–73 | 13–6 (7–4) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 10, 1984 | | at Georgia | L 69–82 | 13–7 (7–5) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| February 13, 1984 | | at Tennessee | W 72–66 | 14–7 (8–5) | Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| February 17, 1984 | | No. 17 LSU | W 51–49 | 15–7 (9–5) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 20, 1984 | | Ole Miss | W 74–65 | 16–7 (10–5) | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 26, 1984 | | at Mississippi State | L 70–74 | 16–8 (10–6) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| March 1, 1984 | | Florida | L 62–81 | 16–9 (10–7) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| March 3, 1984 | | at Auburn | L 70–83 | 16–10 (10–8) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 1984 | (5) | (4) LSU Second Round | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 17–10 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| March 9, 1984 | (5) | (1) No. 3 Kentucky | L 46–48 | 17–11 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 16, 1984* | (9 MW) | (8 MW) Illinois State First round | L 48–49 | 17–12 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||