# 1989–90 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1989-90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his tenth 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, 12–6 in conference, good for second behind Georgia.
The Tide lost Michael Ansley and Alvin Lee to graduation, but plenty of talent remained in Robert Horry, David Benoit, Keith Askins, and Melvin Cheatum.
The Tide won the 1990 SEC men's basketball tournament, their second straight SEC tournament title, beating Ole Miss in the final and earning another automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Tide advanced all the way to the Sweet 16, defeating Colorado State and Arizona before losing to Loyola Marymount.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 24, 1989* | | Western Kentucky San Juan Shootout | W 79–72 | 1–0 | Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| November 25, 1989* | | Eastern Michigan San Juan Shootout | W 64–61 | 2–0 | Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| November 26, 1989* | | Clemson San Juan Shootout | W 57–48 | 3–0 | Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| November 30, 1989* | | No. 12 North Carolina | W 101–93 | 4–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 5, 1989* | No. 21 | at Virginia Tech | L 75–76 | 4–1 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| December 9, 1989* | No. 21 | Eastern Kentucky | W 71–52 | 5–1 | |
| December 16, 1989* | No. 19 | Augusta | W 94–67 | 6–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 18, 1989* | No. 19 | Charleston Southern | W 63–32 | 7–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 21, 1989* | No. 20 | at Wake Forest | L 65–67 | 7–2 | Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| December 29, 1989* | No. 22 | Iona | W 78–39 | 8–2 | |
| December 30, 1989* | No. 22 | at Santa Clara | W 64–48 | 9–2 | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California |
| January 3, 1990 | No. 22 | Vanderbilt | L 67–68 | 9–3 (0–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 6, 1990 | No. 22 | at Ole Miss | W 66–48 | 10–3 (1–1) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| January 9, 1990 | No. 24 | Georgia | W 79–62 | 11–3 (2–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 13, 1990 | No. 24 | at Mississippi State | W 62–57 | 12–3 (3–1) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| January 17, 1990 | No. 25 | at Kentucky | L 65–82 | 12–4 (3–2) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 21, 1990 | No. 25 | No. 13 LSU | W 70–55 | 13–4 (4–2) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 23, 1990 | No. 24 | at Tennessee | L 70–78 | 13–5 (4–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| January 27, 1990 | No. 24 | Auburn | W 78–59 | 14–5 (5–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 30, 1990 | | Florida | W 57–44 | 15–5 (6–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 3, 1990 | | at Vanderbilt | W 65–56 | 16–5 (7–3) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| February 7, 1990 | | Ole Miss | W 74–64 | 17–5 (8–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 10, 1990 | | at Georgia | L 64–75 | 17–6 (8–4) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| February 13, 1990 | | Mississippi State | L 74–86 | 17–7 (8–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 17, 1990 | | Kentucky | W 83–58 | 18–7 (9–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 21, 1990 | | at No. 12 LSU | L 69–75 | 18–8 (9–6) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 24, 1990 | | Tennessee | W 87–73 | 19–8 (10–6) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 28, 1990 | | at Auburn | W 80–65 | 20–8 (11–6) | Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| March 3, 1990 | | at Florida | W 63–54 | 21–8 (12–6) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 1990 | | Mississippi State Second Round | W 59–44 | 22–8 | Amway Arena Orlando, Florida |
| March 10, 1990 | | Auburn Semifinals | W 87–71 | 23–8 | Amway Arena Orlando, Florida |
| March 11, 1990 | | Ole Miss SEC Championship | W 70–51 | 24–8 | Amway Arena Orlando, Florida |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 16, 1990* | (7 W) No. 23 | (10 W) Colorado State First Round | W 71–54 | 25–8 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| March 18, 1990* | (7 W) No. 23 | (2 W) No. 14 Arizona Second Round | W 77–55 | 26–8 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| March 23, 1990* | (7 W) No. 23 | (11 W) Loyola Marymount Sweet Sixteen | L 60–62 | 26–9 | Oakland Coliseum Arena Oakland, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||