# 2012–13 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Anthony Grant, who was in his fourth season at Alabama after posting a 21-12 record in the 2011–12 season, where the Crimson Tide finished fifth in the SEC and received a bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

## Pre-season

The 2011–12 season was the third under head coach Anthony Grant and was the 99th season of basketball in the school's history. The squad finished the season 21–12 overall (9–7 SEC) and finished in 5th place. They were defeated by Florida in the quarterfinals of the 2012 SEC men's basketball tournament, and they lost to Creighton in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| JaMychal Green | 1 | C | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Montgomery, Alabama | Graduated |
| Ben Eblen | 2 | G | 6'0" | 191 | Junior | Isle of Palms, South Carolina | Left team |
| Tony Mitchell | 5 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Swainsboro, Georgia | Entered 2012 NBA draft |
| Charles Hankerson | 10 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | Miami, Florida | Transferred to Wyoming |

### Class of 2012 signees

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Devonta Pollard F | Porterville, Mississippi | Kemper County | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 1, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Alabama Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012. "2012 Alabama Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 25, 2012. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench | Bench 3 |
| C | Nick Jacobs | Moussa Gueye | Carl Engström |
| PF | Rodney Cooper | Devonta Pollard | |
| SF | Levi Randolph | | |
| SG | Trevor Lacey | Andrew Steele | |
| PG | Trevor Releford | Retin Obasohan | |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 6, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Stillman | W 76–68 | - | 16 – Jacobs | 7 – Pollard | 4 – Lacey | Coleman Coliseum (10,547) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Non-Conference Regular Season |||||||||
| November 9, 2012* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | South Dakota State 2K Sports Classic | W 70–67 | 1–0 | 18 – Releford | 6 – Randolph | 4 – Steele | Coleman Coliseum (11,669) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| November 11, 2012* 5:00 pm | | West Alabama | W 80–49 | 2–0 | 23 – Lacey | 7 – Cooper | 4 – Lacey | Coleman Coliseum (10,443) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| November 15, 2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Oregon State 2K Sports Classic | W 65–62 | 3–0 | 20 – Lacey | 4 – Pollard | 5 – Releford | Madison Square Garden (6,149) New York, NY |
| November 16, 2012* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Villanova 2K Sports Classic | W 77–55 | 4–0 | 25 – Releford | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Madison Square Garden (6,177) New York |
| November 23, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | W 59–46 | 5–0 | 22 – Releford | 8 – Engstrom | 6 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (12,425) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| November 27, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Lamar | W 75–47 | 6–0 | 17 – Cooper | 9 – Gueye | 3 – Cooper, Lacey, Randolph | Coleman Coliseum (10,436) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 1, 2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at #17 Cincinnati SEC–Big East Challenge | L 56–58 | 6–1 | 16 – Lacey | 7 – Lacey | 3 – Lacey | Fifth Third Arena (10,155) Cincinnati |
| December 5, 2012* 8:00 pm, CSS/ESPN3 | | Dayton | L 76–81 | 6–2 | 16 – Lacey | 7 – Cooper | 5 – Lacey | Coleman Coliseum (11,460) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 15, 2012* 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at VCU | L 54–73 | 6–3 | 13 – Pollard | 8 – Pollard | 2 – Lacey, Slaughter | Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693) Richmond, Virginia |
| December 19, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas Tech | W 66–62 | 7–3 | 22 – Crockett | 11 – Crockett | 4 – Robinson | United Spirit Arena (7,172) Lubbock, Texas |
| December 22, 2012* 1:00 pm, CSS/ESPN3 | | Mercer | L 59–66 | 7–4 | 19 – Releford | 7 – Cooper | 3 – Lacey | Coleman Coliseum (10,243) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| December 30, 2012* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tulane | L 50–53 | 7–5 | 12 – Jacobs, Lacey | 6 – Lacey, Gueye | 2 – Releford, Lacey, Randolph | Coleman Coliseum (12,445) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 5, 2013* 3:00 pm, CSS/ESPN3 | | Oakland | W 65–45 | 8–5 | 18 – Releford | 9 – Gueye | 7 – Lacey | Coleman Coliseum (10,081) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| SEC Regular Season |||||||||
| January 8, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 10 Missouri | L 68–84 | 8–6 (0–1) | 26 – Releford | 7 – Cooper | 3 – Releford | Mizzou Arena (13,895) Columbia, Missouri |
| January 12, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Tennessee | W 68–65 | 9–6 (1–1) | 15 – Releford, Lacey | 6 – Randolph | 3 – Cooper, Randolph | Coleman Coliseum (12,093) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 16, 2013 8:00 pm, CSS/ESPN3 | | at Mississippi State | W 75–43 | 10–6 (2–1) | 18 – Randolph | 11 – Jacobs | 6 – Lacey | Humphrey Coliseum (7,182) Starkville, Mississippi |
| January 19, 2013 5:00 pm, FSN/ESPN3 | | Texas A&M | W 50–49 | 11–6 (3–1) | 15 – Releford | 6 – Lacey | 5 – Lacey | Coleman Coliseum (13,741) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 22, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPN | | Kentucky | W 59–55 | 12–6 (4–1) | 14 – Jacobs | 6 – Cooper | 4 – Lacey | Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| January 26, 2013 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Tennessee | L 53–54 | 12–7 (4–2) | 18 – Releford | 4 – Cooper, Lacey | 4 – Releford, Lacey | Thompson–Boling Arena (18,791) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| January 31, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Arkansas | W 59–56 | 13–7 (5–2) | 14 – Lacey | 7 – Gueye, Pollard | 3 – Randolph | Coleman Coliseum (11,132) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 2, 2013 3:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | | at Vanderbilt | W 58–54 | 14–7 (6–2) | 17 – Lacey | 7 – Cooper | 2 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (12,345) Nashville, Tennessee |
| February 6, 2013 7:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | | at Auburn | L 37–49 | 14–8 (6–3) | 11 – Releford, Cooper | 7 – Cooper, Randolph | 3 – Randolph | Auburn Arena (7,502) Auburn, Alabama |
| February 9, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | LSU | W 60–57 | 15–8 (7–3) | 15 – Jacobs | 7 – Lacey | 4 – Steele | Coleman Coliseum (13,511) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 12, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Georgia | W 52–45 | 16–8 (8–3) | 14 – Cooper | 7 – Randolph | 3 – Lacey | Stegeman Coliseum (5,385) Athens, Georgia |
| February 16, 2013 3:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | | South Carolina | W 68–58 | 17–8 (9–3) | 17 – Lacey | 9 – Randolph | 5 – Releford | Coleman Coliseum (13,112) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 20, 2013 7:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | | Mississippi State | W 64–56 | 18–8 (10–3) | 20 – Cooper | 10 – Cooper | 5 – Releford | Coleman Coliseum (10,682) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 23, 2013 12:45 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | | at LSU | L 94–97 $^{3OT}$ | 18–9 (10–4) | 36 – Releford | 9 – Cooper | 3 – Releford | Maravich Center (8,200) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 26, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Auburn | W 61–43 | 19–9 (11–4) | 21 – Releford | 10 – Jacobs | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (12,633) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| March 2, 2013 11:00 am, ESPN | | at #8 Florida | L 52–64 | 19–10 (11–5) | 12 – Releford | 5 – Tied | 4 – Releford | O'Connell Center (11,624) Gainesville, Florida |
| March 5, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Ole Miss | L 83–87 | 19–11 (11–6) | 19 – Lacey | 9 – Jacobs | 7 – Lacey | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,913) Oxford, Mississippi |
| March 9, 2013 3:00 pm, SECN/ESPN3 | | Georgia | W 61–58 | 20–11 (12–6) | 19 – Releford | 5 – Jacobs | 2 – Releford, Lacey | Coleman Coliseum (13,166) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| 2013 SEC tournament |||||||||
| March 15, 2013* 2:30 pm, SECN/ESPNU | (4) | vs. (5) Tennessee Quarterfinals | W 58–48 | 21–11 | 15 – Randolph | 12 – Jacobs | 2 – Lacey | Bridgestone Arena (15,649) Nashville, Tennessee |
| March 16, 2013* 12:00 pm, ABC/ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (1) No. 13 Florida SEC Tournament semifinals | L 51–61 | 21–12 | 12 – Releford | 5 – Gueye, Lacey | 2 – Releford, Lacey | Bridgestone Arena (14,574) Nashville, Tennessee |
| 2013 NIT |||||||||
| March 19, 2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | (8) Northeastern First Round | W 62–43 | 22–12 | 13 – Randolph | 6 – Gueye, Jacobs, Pollard | 4 – Lacey | Coleman Coliseum (2,889) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| March 23, 2013* 11:00 am, ESPN | (1) | (4) Stanford Second Round | W 66–54 | 23–12 | 16 – Randolph | 8 – Pollard | 2 – Releford, Cooper, Pollard | Coleman Coliseum (6,148) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| March 26, 2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN | (1) | (2) Maryland Quarterfinals | L 57–58 | 23–13 | 15 – Randolph | 5 – Cooper | 8 – Lacey | Coleman Coliseum (9,479) Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#)Tournament seed within region. |||||||||
Source: 2012–13 Schedule. Rolltide.com

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |