2013–14 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

2013–14 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record13–19 (7–11 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,316)
Seasons
2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Florida † 18 – 0   1.000 36 – 3   .923
Kentucky 12 – 6   .667 29 – 11   .725
Georgia 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588
Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 24 – 13   .649
Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
Missouri 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
LSU 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Ole Miss 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Texas A&M 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Vanderbilt 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Alabama 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Auburn 6 – 12   .333 14 – 16   .467
South Carolina 5 – 13   .278 14 – 20   .412
Mississippi State 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424
† 2014 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2013–14 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Anthony Grant, in his fifth season at Alabama after posting a 23–13 record in the 2012–13 season, when the Crimson Tide finished tied for second in the SEC and received a bid to the 2013 National Invitation Tournament. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 101st season of basketball in the school's history.

Off-season

Departures

Just a week after completing the 2012–13 season, associate head coach Dan Hipsher was named head coach at the University of Texas-Pan American.[2] Former Alabama player Antoine Pettway was promoted to assistant head coach, replacing Hipsher. Then, on April 9, starting center Moussa Gueye announced that he would be transferring from the program, ultimately landing at Valparaiso University.[3] Two weeks later, former 5-star recruit Trevor Lacey announced he would also be transferring from Alabama. Lacey, the only player to start all 36 contests, later announced he would attend North Carolina State University, joining former Crimson Tide head coach Mark Gottfried.[4] On June 4, freshman Devonta Pollard, also a former 5-star recruit, was charged as part of a kidnapping for which his mother was arrested the previous month. Pollard faces one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping in the April 30 abduction of a child who was taken from her school in Scooba, Mississippi. It was later announced that Pollard was no longer a member of the Crimson Tide basketball team.

Arrivals

The Crimson Tide also added 2 transfers, 2 freshmen signees as well as a junior college transfer. Guard Ricky Tarrant, a two-time all-conference performer, transferred from Tulane University and will have to sit out the 2013-14 season per NCAA rules. The former Conference USA Freshman of the Year will have two years of eligibility remaining. Before transferring to Alabama, Michael Kessens, a 6-9, 215-pound power forward who played his freshman season at Longwood University. Kessens, a native of Nyon, Switzerland, will also have to sit out this year but will have three years of eligibility remaining.

Class of 2013 signees

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Shannon Hale
PF 		Arden, NC Christ School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 21, 2010 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Algie Key
G 		Decatur, GA Barton Community College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 12, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Jimmie Taylor
C 		Greensboro, AL Greensboro High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 11, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
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:

  • "Alabama Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  • "2013 Alabama Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.

Roster

2013–14 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Algie Key 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Decatur, Georgia
G 2 Ricky Tarrant (i) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Pleasant Grove, Alabama
F 3 Michael Kessens (i) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Nyon, Switzerland
C 4 Carl Engström 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 285 lb (129 kg) RS Jr Ystad, Sweden
F 10 Jimmie Taylor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Greensboro, Alabama
F 11 Shannon Hale 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Johnson City, Tennessee
G 12 Trevor Releford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Shawnee Mission, Kansas
F 13 Julian Goode (w) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
F 15 Nick Jacobs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 20 Levi Randolph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Madison, Alabama
F 21 Rodney Cooper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Hurtsboro, Alabama
G 32 Retin Obasohan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Antwerp, Belgium
G 33 Isiah Wilson (w) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Troy, Alabama
F 35 Dakota Slaughter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Fishers, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source: Rolltide.com 2013–14 Roster[5]

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jimmie Taylor Nick Jacobs Carl Engström
PF Rodney Cooper Shannon Hale
SF Levi Randolph Dakota Slaughter
SG Retin Obasohan Algie Key
PG Trevor Releford

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4*
7:00 pm 		West Georgia W 65–64 OT –
  27 – Releford   9 – Jacobs   3 – Cooper  Coleman Coliseum (9, 542)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8*
4:00 pm, FSN 		vs. Oklahoma L 73–82  0–1
  20 – Key   10 – Jacobs   2 – Releford  American Airlines Center (5,207)
Dallas, TX
Nov 14*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Texas Tech
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 76–64  1–1
  29 – Releford   7 – Cooper   4 – Obasohan  Coleman Coliseum (10,746)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov 18*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. (3) Stillman College
NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 102–65  2–1
  17 – Randolph   8 – Engstrom   5 – Key  Coleman Coliseum (9,903)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov 19*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. (3) Georgia State
NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 75–58  3–1
  19 – Releford   7 – Hale   2 – Cooper  Coleman Coliseum (9,527)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nov 27*
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. (3) vs. No. 6 (2) Duke
NIT Season Tip-Off 		L 64–74  3–2
  18 – Jacobs   7 – Jacobs   3 – Cooper  Madison Square Garden (8,741)
New York, NY
Nov 29*
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		No. (3) vs. No. (8) Drexel
NIT Season Tip-Off 		L 83–85 3OT 3–3
  23 – Jacobs   10 – Randolph   5 – Obasohan  Madison Square Garden (13,266)
New York, NY
Dec 4*
7:00 pm, CSS 		North Florida W 76–48  4–3
  20 – Randolph   9 – Taylor   5 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (9,398)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 7*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at South Florida L 64–66  4–4
  20 – Obasohan   5 – Engstrom   3 – Releford  USF Sun Dome (4,255)
Tampa, FL
Dec 14*
7:00 pm 		Charleston Southern W 59–45  5–4
  22 – Obasohan   9 – Obasohan   3 – Cooper  Coleman Coliseum (10,132)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 17*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		#11 Wichita State L 67–72  5–5
  22 – Releford   5 – Taylor   6 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (9,918)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 21*
6:00 pm, CSS 		Xavier L 74–77  5–6
  17 – Releford   8 – Cooper   3 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (10,477)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec 28*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at UCLA L 67–75  5–7
  34 – Releford   9 – Hale   3 – Randolph  Pauley Pavilion (9,061)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 4*
4:30 pm, CSS 		Robert Morris W 64–56  6–7
  18 – Releford   7 – Obasohan   4 – Cooper  Coleman Coliseum (10,125)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
Jan 7
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Vanderbilt W 68–63  7–7 (1–0)
  16 – Releford   4 – Tied   6 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (10,304)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 11
3:00 pm, SECN 		at Georgia L 58–66  7–8 (1–1)
  17 – Releford   6 – Cooper   3 – Tied  Stegeman Coliseum (8,118)
Athens, GA
Jan 15
7:00 pm, SECN 		Mississippi State W 80–61  8–8 (2–1)
  28 – Releford   5 – Tied   4 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (10,112)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 18
1:00 pm, ESPN 		at Missouri L 47–68  8–9 (2–2)
  12 – Hale   8 – Taylor   3 – Cooper  Mizzou Arena (11,003)
Columbia, MO
Jan 23
6:00 pm, ESPN 		#6 Florida L 62–68  8–10 (2–3)
  14 – Releford   7 – Key   7 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (11,892)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 25
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		LSU W 82–80  9–10 (3–3)
  21 – Releford   6 – Cooper   6 – Hale  Coleman Coliseum (12,601)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 30[a]
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Auburn L 55–74  9–11 (3–4)
  15 – Releford   7 – Cooper   2 – Tied  Auburn Arena (9,102)
Auburn, AL
Feb 1
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Tennessee L 59–76  9–12 (3–5)
  23 – Releford   6 – Jacobs   6 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (12,620)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 5
7:00 pm, SECN 		at Arkansas L 58–65  9–13 (3–6)
  22 – Cooper   10 – Cooper   3 – Key  Bud Walton Arena (14,869)
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 8
11:00 am, ESPN 		at #3 Florida L 69–78  9–14 (3–7)
  25 – Releford   6 – Cooper   4 – Releford  O'Connell Center (12,520)
Gainesville, FL
Feb 11
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Ole Miss W 67–64  10–14 (4–7)
  26 – Releford   10 – Cooper   3 – Tied  Coleman Coliseum (9,703)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 15
3:00 pm, SECN 		at South Carolina L 66–67  10–15 (4–8)
  27 – Releford   5 – Cooper   5 – Cooper  Colonial Life Arena (8,186)
Columbia, SC
Feb 20
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at Texas A&M L 48–63  10–16 (4–9)
  20 – Releford   9 – Hale   3 – Hale  Reed Arena (7,089)
College Station, TX
Feb 22
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Missouri W 80–73  11–16 (5–9)
  33 – Randolph   6 – Cooper   6 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (10,907)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 26
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ole Miss L 67–79  11–17 (5–10)
  27 – Hale   9 – Hale   3 – Tied  Tad Smith Coliseum (7,165)
Oxford, MS
Mar 1
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		Auburn W 73–57  12–17 (6–10)
  24 – Randolph   9 – Tied   7 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (13,499)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar 4
8:00 pm, ESPN 		at Kentucky L 48–55  12–18 (6–11)
  13 – Releford   6 – Hale   3 – Releford  Rupp Arena (23,504)
Lexington, KY
Mar 8
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		Arkansas W 83–58  13–18 (7–11)
  24 – Releford   7 – Tie   4 – Releford  Coleman Coliseum (10,961)
Tuscaloosa, AL
2014 SEC tournament
Mar 13
6:00 pm, SECN 		(10) vs. (7) LSU
Second round 		L 56–68  13–19
  11 – Releford, Hale   6 – Randolph   3 – Releford  Georgia Dome (–)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Central Time. (#) is seed within tournament.

Notes:

^[a] Game was originally scheduled for January 29, 2014, but was moved to January 30 due to snowy conditions across Alabama.[6]

Source: 2013–14 Schedule. Rolltide.com

See also

References

  1. ^ Link to AP Poll
  2. ^ Top Alabama assistant coach Dan Hipsher is the new head coach at Texas-Pan American
  3. ^ Former Alabama center Moussa Gueye transfers to Valparaiso
  4. ^ Alabama transfer Trevor Lacey makes it official for NC State
  5. ^ 2013–14 Roster Archived 2012-09-07 at the Wayback Machine. Rolltide.com
  6. ^ Norlander, Matt (January 29, 2014). "Auburn-Alabama game postponed due to snowy weather". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.