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.

2009–10 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	17–15 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach	Anthony Grant
Assistant coaches	Dan Hipsher John Brannen Antoine Pettway
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum (Capacity: 15,316)

2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky†	14	–	2		.875			35	–	3		.921
No. 21 Vanderbilt	12	–	4		.750			24	–	9		.727
No. 15 Tennessee	11	–	5		.688			28	–	9		.757
Florida	9	–	7		.563			21	–	13		.618
South Carolina	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Georgia	5	–	11		.313			14	–	17		.452
West
Mississippi State	9	–	7		.563			24	–	12		.667
Mississippi	9	–	7		.563			24	–	11		.686
Arkansas	7	–	9		.438			14	–	18		.438
Alabama	6	–	10		.375			17	–	15		.531
Auburn	6	–	10		.375			15	–	17		.469
LSU	2	–	14		.125			11	–	20		.355
† 2010 SEC tournament winner As of March 30, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

See also

• 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings