1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	24–9 (13–5 SEC)
Head coach	Wimp Sanderson (6th season);
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kentucky †	17	–	1	.944	32	–	4	.889
Alabama	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
Auburn	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Florida	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
LSU	9	–	9	.500	26	–	12	.684
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	17	–	13	.567
Vanderbilt	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Tennessee	5	–	13	.278	12	–	16	.429
Ole Miss	4	–	14	.222	12	–	17	.414
Mississippi State	3	–	15	.167	6	–	22	.214

† 1986 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Wimp Sanderson, who was in his sixth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 24–9, 13–5 in SEC play, finishing in a tie for second place.

The team lost forward Bobby Lee Hurt to graduation, but key additions were freshman forwards Michael Ansley from Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham and William DeVaughn from Birmingham.

The Tide made it to the 1986 SEC men's basketball tournament final, but lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they defeated Xavier and Illinois and reached the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. In the Sweet 16, however, the Tide lost to Kentucky for the fourth time in the 1985–86 season.^[1]

Roster

1985–86 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	24	Buck Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Hayes High School	Birmingham, Alabama
F	45	Michael Ansley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Jackson-Olin High School	Birmingham, Alabama
G	23	Mark Gottfried	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F/C	31	Derrick McKey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So	Meridian High School	Meridian, MS
G	30	Terry Coner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	24	Craig Dudley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
F	21	Jim Farmer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	11	James Jackson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—
	52	William DeVaughn	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Wimp Sanderson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Rankings

References

^ "1985-86 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] "1985-86 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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Venues	Little Hall (1915–1939) Foster Auditorium (1939–1968) Coleman Coliseum (1968–present)
Rivalries	Auburn
Culture & lore	Traditions Big Al Gambling scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics