# 2019–20 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Nate Oats, The Crimson Tide played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in ninth place. They were set to take on Tennessee in the second round of the SEC tournament. However, they remainder of the SEC Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the 2018–19 season 18–16, 8–10 to finish in eighth place in SEC play. They defeated Ole Miss to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received a bid to the National Invitational Tournament where they lost in the first round to Norfolk State.

## Offseason

It was announced on March 24, 2019, that the University of Alabama and Head Coach Avery Johnson had mutually agreed to part ways after four seasons. Johnson's contract was supposed to run through the 2023 season and would have paid him $2.9 Million. On March 27, 2019, the school hired Buffalo head coach Nate Oats as the school's new coach.
Guard Dazon Ingram announced that he would be transfer.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Daniel Giddens | 4 | F/C | 6'11" | 247 | RS Junior | Mableton, GA | Graduate transferred to Vermont |
| Dazon Ingram | 12 | G | 6'5" | 207 | RS Junior | Theodore, AL | Graduate transferred to UCF |
| Diante Wood | 22 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Freshman | Anniston, AL | Transferred to Jacksonville |
| Lawson Schaffer | 24 | G | 5'11" | 168 | Senior | Cullman, AL | Walk-on; graduated |
| Tevin Mack | 34 | G/F | 6'7" | 223 | RS Junior | Columbia, SC | Graduate transferred to Clemson |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| James Bolden | 11 | G | 6'0" | 188 | RS Junior | Covington, KY | Transferred from West Virginia. Will eligible to play immediately since Bolden graduated from West Virginia. |
| Jahvon Quinerly | 13 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Freshman | Hackensack, NJ | Transferred from Villanova. Will redshirt the 2019–20 season under NCAA transfer rules and have three years of eligibility at the start of the 2020–21 season. |

## Recruits
### 2019–20 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Juwan Gary SF | Charlotte, NC | West Charlotte High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 13, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Jaylen Forbes SG | Florence, MS | Florence High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 2, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Jaden Shackelford PG | Hesperia, CA | Hesperia High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 29, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Raymond Hawkins C | Oakland, CA | Findlay Prep (NV) | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Mar 30, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| James Rojas PF | Jamestown, NY | Hutchinson Community College (JC) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 21, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| 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: "2019 Alabama Commits". Rivals.com. "ESPN- Alabama Crimson Tide Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Preseason
### SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Kentucky |
| 2 | Florida |
| 3 | LSU |
| 4 | Auburn |
| 5 | Tennessee |
| 6 | Alabama |
| 7 | Mississippi State |
| 8 | Ole Miss |
| 9 | Georgia |
| 10 | South Carolina |
| 11 | Arkansas |
| 12 | Texas A&M |
| 13 | Missouri |
| 14 | Vanderbilt |

### Preseason All-SEC teams

The Crimson Tide had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2019* 12:00 pm | | Georgia Tech Charity exhibition | W 93–65 | – | 21 – Shackleford | 7 – Tied | 8 – Lewis Jr. | Coleman Coliseum (9,293) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Penn | L 80–81 | 0–1 | 30 – Lewis Jr. | 8 – Tied | 5 – Lewis Jr. | Coleman Coliseum (11,223) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Florida Atlantic | W 78–59 | 1–1 | 19 – Davis | 9 – Davis | 8 – Lewis Jr. | Coleman Coliseum (9,117) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 15, 2019* 6:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Rhode Island | L 79–93 | 1–2 | 21 – Lewis Jr. | 8 – Petty Jr. | 4 – Tied | Ryan Center (7,021) Kingston, RI |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Furman Battle 4 Atlantis campus site game | W 81–73 | 2–2 | 25 – Shackelford | 7 – Lewis Jr. | 4 – Jones | Coleman Coliseum (8,763) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 27, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 6 North Carolina Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal | L 67–76 | 2–3 | 23 – Petty Jr. | 9 – Reese | 4 – Lewis Jr. | Imperial Arena (1,405) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 29, 2019* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Iowa State Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round | L 89–104 | 2–4 | 34 – Petty Jr. | 12 – Petty Jr. | 5 – Lewis Jr. | Imperial Arena (1,299) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Southern Miss Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game | W 83–68 | 3–4 | 23 – Bolden | 8 – Petty Jr. | 8 – Shackelford | Imperial Arena (1,159) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | W 78–68 | 4–4 | 17 – Shackelford | 6 – Lewis Jr. | 3 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (9,545) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 14, 2019* 1:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | L 71–73 | 4–5 | 15 – Bolden | 9 – Jones | 6 – Lewis Jr. | Bryce Jordan Center (7,736) University Park, PA |
| December 18, 2019* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Samford Chick-fil-A Birmingham Classic | W 105–87 | 5–5 | 39 – Petty Jr. | 10 – Petty Jr. | 7 – Jones | Legacy Arena (5,476) Birmingham, AL |
| December 21, 2019* 2:30 pm, SECN | | vs. Belmont Rocket City Classic | W 92–72 | 6–5 | 16 – Shackelford | 11 – Petty Jr. | 8 – Lewis Jr. | Von Braun Center (5,712) Huntsville, AL |
| December 29, 2019* 5:30 pm, SECN | | Richmond | W 90–78 | 7–5 | 28 – Shackelford | 10 – Jones | 4 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (9,960) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 4, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Florida | L 98–104 $^{2OT}$ | 7–6 (0–1) | 19 – Petty Jr. | 9 – Jones | 4 – Jones | O'Connell Center (9,350) Gainesville, FL |
| January 8, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN | | Mississippi State | W 90–69 | 8–6 (1–1) | 18 – Petty Jr. | 8 – Lewis Jr. | 4 – Lewis Jr. | Coleman Coliseum (9,938) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 11, 2020 11:00 am, ESPN | | at No. 14 Kentucky | L 67–76 | 8–7 (1–2) | 18 – Jones | 8 – Lewis Jr. | 4 – Tied | Rupp Arena (20,407) Lexington, KY |
| January 15, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 4 Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball | W 83–64 | 9–7 (2–2) | 25 – Lewis Jr. | 12 – Jones | 3 – Lewis Jr. | Coleman Coliseum (14,474) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 18, 2020 2:30 pm, SECN | | Missouri | W 88–74 | 10–7 (3–2) | 20 – Petty Jr. | 12 – Jones | 7 – Lewis Jr. | Coleman Coliseum (10,950) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 22, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Vanderbilt | W 77–62 | 11–7 (4–2) | 23 – Petty Jr. | 10 – Petty Jr. | 5 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (9,019) Nashville, TN |
| January 25, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Kansas State Big 12/SEC Challenge | W 77–74 | 12–7 | 26 – Lewis Jr. | 7 – Tied | 3 – Lewis Jr. | Coleman Coliseum (11,824) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 29, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 22 LSU | L 76–90 | 12–8 (4–3) | 21 – Shackelford | 8 – Jones | 8 – Lewis Jr. | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,871) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 1, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN | | Arkansas | L 78–82 | 12–9 (4–4) | 28 – Shackleford | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (12,461) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 4, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tennessee | L 68–69 | 12–10 (4–5) | 19 – Lewis Jr. | 11 – Petty Jr. | 7 – Petty Jr. | Coleman Coliseum (9,651) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 8, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN | | at Georgia | W 105–102 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (5–5) | 37 – Lewis Jr. | 8 – Davis | 7 – Lewis Jr. | Stegeman Coliseum (10,041) Georgia, GA |
| February 12, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 11 Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball | L 91–95 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (5–6) | 28 – Shackleford | 10 – Lewis Jr. | 13 – Lewis Jr. | Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL |
| February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 25 LSU | W 88–82 | 14–11 (6–6) | 27 – Lewis Jr. | 17 – Jones | 4 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (12,479) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 19, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN | | Texas A&M | L 68–74 | 14–12 (6–7) | 24 – Shackelford | 5 – Jones | 4 – Petty Jr. | Coleman Coliseum (9,157) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 22, 2020 7:30 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | W 103–78 | 15–12 (7–7) | 21 – Petty Jr. | 5 – Reese | 11 – Lewis Jr. | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,393) Oxford, MS |
| February 25, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Mississippi State | L 73–80 | 15–13 (7–8) | 29 – Lewis Jr. | 9 – Shackelford | 4 – Lewis Jr. | Humphrey Coliseum (6,685) Starkville, MS |
| February 29, 2020 7:30 pm, SECN | | South Carolina | W 90–86 | 16–13 (8–8) | 25 – Lewis Jr. | 10 – Tied | 6 – Lewis Jr. | Coleman Coliseum (11,112) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 3, 2020 7:30 pm, SECN | | Vanderbilt | L 79–87 | 16–14 (8–9) | 30 – Lewis Jr. | 8 – Tied | 8 – Lewis Jr. | Coleman Coliseum (9,071) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 7, 2020 1:30 pm, SECN | | at Missouri | L 50–69 | 16–15 (8–10) | 18 – Lewis Jr. | 5 – Tied | 4 – Lewis Jr. | Mizzou Arena (10,047) Columbia, SC |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2020 12:00 pm, SECN | (9) | vs. (8) Tennessee Second round | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||