Alabama

Official Name: 
University of Alabama
Nickname: 
Crimson Tide
Mailing Address: 

Room 170
Coleman Coliseum
323 Bryant Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0391

Website: 
www.rolltide.com
Telephone: 
(205) 348-6084
Fax: 
(205) 348-8841
Enrollment: 
19,400
Arena: 

Coleman Coliseum
Capacity: 15,316
Year Opened: 1968

School Colors: 
Crimson and White
Conference: 

Southeastern (since 1933)/Western Division
Former Member of southern (1922-32)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(5) 1956, 1975, 1976, 1987, and 2002

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(19) 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006
20-19 record (.513)
Reached regional final in 2004

NIT Appearances: 

(10) 1973, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, and 2007
17-13 record (.567)
Finished 4th in 1973, 4th in 1977, 3rd in 1979, 4th in 1996 and 2nd in 2001

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Winfrey Wimp Sanderson (12 years from 1981-92, 267-119 record, .692)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Reggie King (2,168 points from 1976-79)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Jerry Harper (1,688 from 1953-56)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Mike Nordholz (50 points as junior vs. Southern Mississippi on 12/12/66 in Birmingham Classic)

All-American Selections: 

(13) G-F Charles Cleveland (1975), C Leon Douglas (1975 and 1976), F-C Erwin Dudley (2002), G T.R. Dunn (1977), C-F Jerry Harper (1956), F Wendell Hudson (1973), F Reggie King (1978 and 1979), F-C Derrick McKey (1987), F Eddie Phillips (1980 and 1982) and G Ennis Whatley (1983)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Leon Douglas (1975)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Mike Nordholz (50 vs. southern Mississippi in Birmingham Classic)
December 12, 1966 (junior/21 ppg)

1

2

Total

Alabama

51

52

103

Southern Mississippi

41

48

89

Alabama

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Turner

3

7-8

13

Jones

2

1-1

5

Caldwell

1

1-1

3

Elliott

8

2-4

18

Nordholz

22-30

6-8

50

Ludwig

0

0-0

0

McDaniel

0

0-0

0

Deppe

4

1-2

9

Orton

0

0-0

0

Wilson

2

1-2

5

Totals

42-87

19-26

103

Percentages

.483

.731

Southern Mississippi

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Hannan

9

4-5

22

Ladner

3

3-3

9

Kochersperger

7

0-0

14

Thornburry

7

7-7

21

Kidd

1

0-0

2

Lockhardt

1

1-2

3

Baker

1

0-0

2

Murphy

1

0-0

2

Edkins

1

0-0

2

Swindle

1

0-0

2

Totals

37-77

15-19

89

Percentages

.481

.789
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Dorsett V. "Tubby" Graves

3

1913-15

20-12

.625

1913, 1915

7-4

Griff Harsh

1

1916

13-4

.765

1916

13-4

Thomas Kelly

1

1917

6-8

.429

1917

6-8

Balpha L. "Lonnie" Noojin

1

1918

2-5

.286

1918

2-5

Yancey Goodall

1

1919

3-3-1

.500

1919

3-3-1

Bill Moore

1

1920

5-7

.417

1920

5-7

Charles Bernier

3

1921-23

47-19

.712

1923

20-5

Hank Crisp

19

1925-42, 1946

264-133

.665

1930

20-0

Paul Burnum

1

1943

10-10

.500

1943

10-10

Malcolm Laney

1

1945

10-5

.667

1945

10-5

Floyd Burdette

6

1947-52

81-59

.579

1947

16-6

Johnny Dee

4

1953-56

68-25

.731

1956

21-3

Eugene Lambert

4

1957-60

49-49

.500

1958

17-8

Hayden Riley

8

1961-68

102-104

.495

1965

17-9

C.M. Newton

12

1969-80

211-123

.632

1974

22-4

Winfrey "Wimp" Sanderson

12

1981-92

267-119

.692

1987

28-5

David Hobbs

6

1993-98

110-76

.591

1995

23-10

Mark Gottfried

11

1999-2009

210-131

.616

2002

27-8

Philip Pearson

1

2009

6-7

.462

2009

6-7

Anthony Grant

2

2010, 1911

42-27

.609

2011

25-12
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,524-925 (.622) from 1913 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Alabama did not field a formal team in 1943-44 during World War II
  • The Crimson Tide vacated three NCAA Tournament games in 1987 (2-1 record)
  • Gottfried's record was 12-7 in 2008-09 when he was replaced by Pearson on an interim basis.