# 1995–96 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1995-96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was David Hobbs, who was in his fourth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of 19–13, with a conference record of 9–7, which placed them in a tie for second in the SEC Western Division.
The Tide lost in the first round of the 1996 SEC men's basketball tournament, where they lost to Tennessee. The Tide did not receive an at-large bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. Instead, they received an invitation to 1996 NIT, where they defeated Illinois, Missouri, and South Carolina to earn a semifinal berth, where they were defeated by Saint Joseph's, and then Tulane in the third-place game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov, 25, 1995* | Winthrop | W 84–69 | 1–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec 2, 1995* | at North Texas | W 74–72 | 2–0 | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX |
| Dec 6, 1995* | Tennessee Tech | W 90–78 | 3–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec 16, 1995* | Mercer | W 100–73 | 4–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec 19, 1995* | Florida A&M | W 80–39 | 5–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec 21, 1995* | Tulane | W 80–79 | 6–0 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec 28, 1995* | vs. Saint Peter's Cessna Classic | L 49–59 | 6–1 | Levitt Arena Wichita, KS |
| Dec 29, 1995* | vs. Bucknell Cessna Classic | L 64–72 | 6–2 | Levitt Arena Wichita, KS |
| Jan 3, 1996 | Vanderbilt | W 80–71 | 7–2 (1–0) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan 6, 1996 | at LSU | L 77–99 | 7–3 (1–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 10, 1996 | Auburn | W 72–65 | 8–3 (2–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan 13, 1996 | at No. 12 Mississippi State | W 56–55 | 9–3 (3–1) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| Jan 17, 1996 | Tennessee | W 62–53 | 10–3 (4–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan 20, 1996 | at South Carolina | L 67–90 | 10–4 (4–2) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| Jan 23, 1996 | Arkansas | L 63–71 | 10–5 (4–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan 27, 1996 | at Ole Miss | L 63–70 | 10–6 (4–4) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| Jan 31, 1996 | Florida | W 68–65 | 11–6 (5–4) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb 4, 1996* | at No. 18 Syracuse | L 68–81 | 11–7 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 6, 1996* | at Southern Miss | W 83–69 | 12–7 | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| Feb 10, 1996 | at Georgia | L 55–68 | 12–8 (5–5) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| Feb 14, 1996 | at Auburn | W 75–72 | 13–8 (6–5) | Beard–Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Feb 17, 1996 | LSU | W 76–73 | 14–8 (7–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb 20, 1996 | at No. 2 Kentucky | L 65–84 | 14–9 (7–6) | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| Feb 24, 1996 | Mississippi State | L 65–73 | 14–10 (7–7) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb 28, 1996 | at Arkansas | W 98–89 | 15–10 (8–7) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| Mar 2, 1996 | Ole Miss | W 67–63 | 16–10 (9–7) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1996 | vs. Tennessee SEC tournament first round | L 65–77 | 16–11 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 13, 1996* | at Illinois NIT first round | W 72–69 | 17–11 | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| Mar 18, 1996* | Missouri NIT second round | W 72–49 | 18–11 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Mar 20, 1996* | at South Carolina NIT Quarterfinals | W 68–67 | 19–11 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| Mar 26, 1996* | vs. Saint Joseph's NIT Semifinals | L 69–74 $^{OT}$ | 19–12 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Mar 28, 1996* | vs. Tulane NIT third-place game | L 76–87 | 19–13 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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