# 2009–10 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2009–10 college basketball season. The head coach was Anthony Grant, who was in his first year. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 97th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 17–15, 6–10 in SEC play, lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament and were not invited to a post season tournament.

## Roster

| # | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town | Last School |
| 1 | Anthony Brock | Guard | 5–9 | 165 | Senior | Little Rock, Ark. | Itawamba CC |
| 2 | Mikhail Torrance | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | Eight Mile, Ala. | Mary Montgomery HS |
| 5 | Tony Mitchell | Forward | 6–6 | 185 | Freshman | Swainsboro, Ga. | Central Park Christian HS |
| 10 | Ben Eblen | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Freshman | Isle of Palms, S.C. | Florida Air Academy |
| 20 | Greg Cage | Guard | 6–4 | 212 | Senior | Indianapolis, Ind. | Bishop Chatard HS |
| 21 | Senario Hillman | Guard | 6–1 | 192 | Junior | Irwinton, Ga. | Wilkinson County HS |
| 23 | Demetrius Jemison | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Senior | Birmingham, Ala. | Huffman HS |
| 24 | Charvez Davis | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Montgomery, Ala. | Northwest Florida State College |
| 25 | Andrew Steele | Guard | 6–3 | 215 | Sophomore | Birmingham, Ala. | John Carroll HS |
| 32 | JaMychal Green | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Sophomore | Montgomery, Ala. | St. Jude HS |
| 40 | Justin Knox | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Junior | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Central HS |
| 44 | Chris Hines | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Junior | Evergreen, Ala. | Southwestern Illinois CC |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 4* 7:30 p.m. | | Montevallo | W 81–53 | | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Nov. 10* 7:00 p.m. | | Augusta State | W 61–55 | | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Regular season – non-conference play ||||||
| Nov. 14* 1:00 p.m. | | Cornell | L 67–71 | 0–1 | Coleman Coliseum (10,135) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Nov. 17* 7:30 p.m. | | Jackson State | W 86–69 | 1–1 | Coleman Coliseum (9,384) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Nov. 20* 7:00 p.m. | | Providence | W 84–75 | 2–1 | Coleman Coliseum (10,032) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Nov. 26* 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Baylor Old Spice Classic | W 79–76 | 3–1 | The Milk House (2,210) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov. 27* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Florida State Old Spice Classic | L 51–60 | 3–2 | The Milk House (1,915) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Nov. 29* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. No. 15 Michigan Old Spice Classic | W 68–66 | 4–2 | The Milk House (2,225) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| Dec. 2* 7:00 p.m. | | North Florida | W 73–51 | 5–2 | Coleman Coliseum (9,244) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec. 5* 12:00 p.m. | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 74–46 | 6–2 | Coleman Coliseum (8,502) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec. 12* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 5 Purdue | L 65–73 | 6–3 | Coleman Coliseum (12,477) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec. 16* 7:00 p.m. | | Samford | W 60–45 | 7–3 | Coleman Coliseum (9,565) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec. 19* 7:30 p.m., CSS | | No. 17 Kansas State Coors Classic | L 74–87 | 7–4 | Mitchell Center (5,192) Mobile, AL |
| Dec. 23* 7:00 p.m. | | Mercer | W 90–71 | 8–4 | Coleman Coliseum (9,705) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Dec. 30* 7:30 p.m. | | Tennessee State | W 77–65 | 9–4 | Coleman Coliseum (9,799) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan. 4* 6:00 p.m. | | at Toledo | W 67–50 | 10–4 | Savage Arena (4,023) Toledo, OH |
| Regular season – conference play ||||||
| Jan. 9 4:00 p.m., FSN | | at LSU | W 66–49 | 11–4 (1–0) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,666) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan. 13 8:00 p.m., CSS | | Vanderbilt | L 64–65 | 11–5 (1–1) | Coleman Coliseum (11,608) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan. 16 12:30 p.m., SEC Network | | at Arkansas | L 59–71 | 11–6 (1–2) | Bud Walton Arena (13,332) Fayetteville, AR |
| Jan. 19 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 8 Tennessee | L 56–63 | 11–7 (1–3) | Coleman Coliseum (12,098) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan. 23 11:00 a.m., CBS | | No. 23 Mississippi State | W 62–57 | 12–7 (2–3) | Coleman Coliseum (12,336) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan. 27 7:00 p.m., SEC Network | | LSU | W 57–38 | 13–7 (3–3) | Coleman Coliseum (10,657) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan. 30 3:00 p.m., SEC Network | | at Auburn | L 57–58 | 13–8 (3–4) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (10,775) Auburn, AL |
| Feb. 4 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Florida | L 65–66 | 13–9 (3–5) | Coleman Coliseum (10,845) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb. 6 5:00 p.m., FSN | | at No. 25 Mississippi | L 67–74 | 13–10 (3–6) | Tad Smith Coliseum (7,601) Oxford, MS |
| Feb. 9 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 3 Kentucky | L 55–66 | 13–11 (3–7) | Rupp Arena (23,318) Lexington, KY |
| Feb. 13 3:00 p.m., SEC Network | | Arkansas | W 73–68 | 14–11 (4–7) | Coleman Coliseum (13,151) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Feb. 20 3:00 p.m., SEC Network | | at Georgia | L 70–76 | 14–12 (4–8) | Stegeman Coliseum (8,510) Athens, GA |
| Feb. 24 8:00 p.m., CSS | | at Mississippi State | L 66–74 | 14–13 (4–9) | Humphrey Coliseum (8,477) Starkville, MS |
| Feb. 27 1:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Mississippi | L 73–76 | 14–14 (4–10) | Coleman Coliseum (11,147) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Mar. 3 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at South Carolina | W 79–70 | 15–14 (5–10) | Colonial Life Arena (11,109) Columbia, SC |
| Mar. 6 12:30 p.m., SEC Network | | Auburn | W 73–61 | 16–14 (6–10) | Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| Mar. 11 12:00 p.m., SEC Network | (W4) | vs. (E5) South Carolina First Round | W 68–63 | 17–14 | Bridgestone Arena (15,152) Nashville, TN |
| Mar. 12 12:00 p.m., SEC Network | (W4) | vs. (E1) No. 2 Kentucky Quarterfinals | L 67–73 | 17–15 | Bridgestone Arena (19,123) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||