2022–23 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Nate Oats. They played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 31–6, 16–2 in SEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Mississippi State, Missouri, and Texas A&M to win the SEC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the South region. As the number one overall seed in the tournament, they defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi and Maryland to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they were upset by San Diego State.

2022–23 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
SEC regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 1
Record	31–6 (16–2 SEC)
Head coach	Nate Oats (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Charlie Henry (4th season) Bryan Hodgson (4th season) Antoine Pettway (11th season)
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum

2022–23 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Alabama†	16	–	2		.889			31	–	6		.838
No. 17 Texas A&M	15	–	3		.833			25	–	10		.714
Kentucky	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
No. 23 Missouri	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
No. 20 Tennessee	11	–	7		.611			25	–	11		.694
Vanderbilt	11	–	7		.611			22	–	15		.595
Auburn	10	–	8		.556			21	–	13		.618
Florida	9	–	9		.500			16	–	17		.485
Mississippi State	8	–	10		.444			21	–	13		.618
Arkansas	8	–	10		.444			22	–	14		.611
Georgia	6	–	12		.333			16	–	16		.500
South Carolina	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
Ole Miss	3	–	15		.167			12	–	21		.364
LSU	2	–	16		.111			14	–	19		.424
† 2023 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the 2021–22 season 19–14, 9–9 in SEC Play to finish a five-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West Region, where they were upset in the First Round by Notre Dame.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jusaun Holt	1	G	6'6"	190	Freshman	Tacoma, WA	Transferred to Georgia
JD Davison	3	G	6'3"	195	Freshman	Letohatchee, AL	Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Juwan Gary	4	F	6'6"	218	RS Sophomore	Columbia, SC	Transferred to Nebraska
Jaden Shackelford	5	G	6'3"	200	Junior	Hesperia, CA	Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Keon Ellis	14	G	6'6"	175	Senior	Eustis, FL	Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft
Tyler Barnes	15	F	6'8"	210	GS Senior	Louisville, KY	Walk-on; graduated
Britton Johnson	21	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Mountain Brook, AL	Walk-on; graduate transferred to Samford
Keon Ambrose-Hylton	22	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Toronto, ON	Transferred to SMU
James Rojas	33	F	6'8"	220	RS Senior	Jamestown, NY	Graduate transferred to Wichita State
Alex Tchikou	35	F	6'11"	230	RS Freshman	Paris, France	Transferred to Rhode Island

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Mark Sears	1	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Muscle Shoals, AL	Ohio
Dominick Welch	10	G	6'5"	205	GS Senior	Buffalo, NY	St. Bonaventure
Nick Pringle	23	F	6'10"	220	RS Freshman	Seabrook, SC	Dodge City Community College

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brandon Miller #6 PG	Antioch, TN	Cane Ridge High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 1, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 92
Jaden Bradley #4 PG	Rochester, NY	IMG Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 30, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Rylan Griffen #10 SF	Richardson, TX	Richardson High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 9, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 86
Noah Clowney #20 C	Roebuck, SC	Dorman High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 1, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
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: "2022 Alabama Commits". Rivals.com. "ESPN- Alabama Crimson Tide Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sam Walters #43 PF	Oxford, FL	The Villages Charter High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 3, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81
R.J. Johnson #43 SG	Huntsville, AL	Virgil I. Grissom High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 26, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
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: "2023 Alabama Commits". Rivals.com. "ESPN- Alabama Crimson Tide Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 19, 2022.

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team
1	Kentucky
2	Arkansas
3	Tennessee
4	Auburn
5	Alabama
6	Texas A&M
7	Florida
8	LSU
9	Ole Miss
10	Mississippi State
11	Missouri
12	Vanderbilt
13	Georgia
14	South Carolina

Roster

2022–23 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jaden Bradley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr IMG Academy Rochester, NY G 1 Mark Sears 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Ohio Muscle Shoals, AL G 3 Rylan Griffen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Richardson HS Dallas, TX F 4 Noah Gurley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Furman Fayetteville, GA G 5 Jahvon Quinerly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Villanova Hackensack, NJ G 10 Dominick Welch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS St. Bonaventure Buffalo, NY G 12 Delaney Heard (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Canton, GA C 14 Charles Bediako 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So IMG Academy Brampton, ON, Canada F 15 Noah Clowney 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dorman HS Roebuck, SC F 23 Nick Pringle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Dodge City Community College Seabrook, SC F 24 Brandon Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cane Ridge HS Antioch, TN G 25 Nimari Burnett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Texas Tech Chicago, IL G 30 Adam Cottrell (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lakeview Academy Flowery Branch, GA F 31 Max Scharnowski (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Wheaton Academy Elgin, IL G 32 Kai Spears (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Bishop Canevin HS Pittsburgh, PA G 34 Jaden Quinerly (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Ramsey HS Hackensack, NJ	Head coach Nate Oats (Maranatha Baptist) Assistant coach(es) Charlie Henry (Madonna) Bryan Hodgson (Fredonia State) Antoine Pettway (Alabama) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

• On Dec. 28, 2022, Alabama coach Nate Oats said Darius Miles was away from the team “with a personal matter.”
• On Jan. 15, 2023, Miles among 2 charged with capital murder in shooting death on the Strip early Sunday morning and he is no longer active in the roster.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022* 2:00 p.m.	No. 20	Southern Illinois	W 73–64		14 – Miller	8 – Tied	3 – Welch	Foster Auditorium (2,000) Tuscaloosa, AL
Regular Season
November 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., SECN+	No. 20	Longwood	W 75–54	1–0	14 – Tied	13 – Miller	5 – Sears	Coleman Coliseum (10,472) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	No. 20	Liberty	W 95–59	2–0	22 – Sears	8 – Tied	4 – Sears	Coleman Coliseum (10,270) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 15, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 18	at South Alabama	W 65–55	3–0	19 – Miller	15 – Clowney	3 – Miller	Mitchell Center (7,673) Mobile, AL
November 18, 2022* 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 18	Jacksonville State	W 104–62	4–0	28 – Miller	10 – Clowney	8 – Quinerly	Coleman Coliseum (9,018) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 24, 2022* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 18	vs. No. 12 Michigan State Phil Knight Invitational Quarterfinals	W 81–70	5–0	24 – Miller	9 – Miller	5 – Tied	Moda Center  Portland, OR
November 25, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 18	vs. No. 20 UConn Phil Knight Invitational Semifinals	L 67–82	5–1	18 – Miller	9 – Miller	4 – Bradley	Veterans Memorial Coliseum  Portland, OR
November 27, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 18	vs. No. 1 North Carolina Phil Knight Invitational 3rd place game	W 103–101 4OT	6–1	24 – Sears	16 – Bediako	8 – Quinerly	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (1,921) Portland, OR
December 3, 2022* 7:30 p.m., SECN+	No. 11т	South Dakota State	W 78–65	7–1	22 – Clowney	9 – Tied	7 – Quinerly	Coleman Coliseum (9,086) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ABC	No. 8	at No. 1 Houston	W 71–65	8–1	16 – Clowney	11 – Clowney	4 – Bradley	Fertitta Center (7,718) Houston, TX
December 13, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 4	Memphis	W 91–88	9–1	24 – Miller	9 – Clowney	5 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (9,195) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 17, 2022* 12:00 p.m., CBS	No. 4	vs. No. 15 Gonzaga C.M. Newton Classic	L 90–100	9–2	36 – Miller	13 – Clowney	4 – Bradley	Legacy Arena (15,847) Birmingham, AL
December 20, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN	No. 9	Jackson State	W 84–64	10–2	16 – Gurley	14 – Miller	7 – Bradley	Coleman Coliseum (8,803) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 8	at No. 21 Mississippi State	W 78–67	11–2 (1–0)	20 – Sears	11 – Miller	7 – Bradley	Humphrey Coliseum (9,803) Starkville, MS
January 3, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 7	Ole Miss	W 84–62	12–2 (2–0)	17 – Miller	8 – Clowney	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (8,505) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 7, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	Kentucky	W 78–52	13–2 (3–0)	19 – Miller	7 – Miller	4 – Sears	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 4	at No. 15 Arkansas	W 84–69	14–2 (4–0)	26 – Sears	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
January 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	LSU	W 106–66	15–2 (5–0)	31 – Miller	9 – Miller	6 – Bradley	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 17, 2023 7:30 p.m., SECN	No. 4	at Vanderbilt	W 78–66	16–2 (6–0)	30 – Miller	10 – Miller	3 – Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (10,517) Nashville, TN
January 21, 2023 5:00 p.m., SECN	No. 4	at Missouri	W 85–64	17–2 (7–0)	17 – Tied	14 – Clowney	3 – Tied	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
January 25, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN	No. 2	Mississippi State	W 66–63	18–2 (8–0)	14 – Quinerly	8 – Clowney	4 – Quinerly	Coleman Coliseum (11,681) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 28, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 2	at Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 69–93	18–3	15 – Griffen	8 – Clowney	3 – Miller	Lloyd Noble Center (10,869) Norman, OK
January 31, 2023 7:30 p.m., SECN	No. 4	Vanderbilt	W 101–44	19–3 (9–0)	22 – Miller	8 – Miller	8 – Sears	Coleman Coliseum (9,513) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 4, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 4	at LSU	W 79–69	20–3 (10–0)	14 – Tied	10 – Miller	6 – Quinerly	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,652) Baton Rouge, LA
February 8, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 3	Florida	W 97–69	21–3 (11–0)	24 – Miller	9 – Miller	5 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (10,599) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	at Auburn Rivalry/College GameDay	W 77–69	22–3 (12–0)	16 – Griffen	7 – Clowney	3 – Tied	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
February 15, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 1	at No. 10 Tennessee	L 59–68	22–4 (12–1)	15 – Miller	11 – Clowney	4 – Bradley	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, TN
February 18, 2023 5:00 p.m., SECN	No. 1	Georgia	W 108–59	23–4 (13–1)	21 – Miller	12 – Pringle	7 – Bradley	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 22, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	at South Carolina	W 78–76 OT	24–4 (14–1)	41 – Miller	9 – Bediako	3 – Bradley	Colonial Life Arena (11,242) Columbia, SC
February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	Arkansas	W 86–83	25–4 (15–1)	24 – Miller	13 – Clowney	7 – Quinerly	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
March 1, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	Auburn Rivalry	W 90–85 OT	26–4 (16–1)	24 – Quinerly	8 – Tied	6 – Quinerly	Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL
March 4, 2023 11:00 a.m., CBS	No. 2	at No. 24 Texas A&M	L 61–67	26–5 (16–2)	19 – Miller	10 – Miller	3 – Quinerly	Reed Arena (12,989) College Station, TX
SEC tournament
March 10, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(1) No. 4	vs. (9) Mississippi State Quarterfinals	W 72–49	27–5	18 – Miller	9 – Miller	5 – Miller	Bridgestone Arena (16,107) Nashville, TN
March 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(1) No. 4	vs. (4) No. 25 Missouri Semifinals	W 72–61	28–5	20 – Miller	12 – Miller	7 – Quinerly	Bridgestone Arena (17,528) Nashville, TN
March 12, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN	(1) No. 4	vs. (2) No. 18 Texas A&M Championship	W 82–63	29–5	23 – Miller	13 – Bediako	4 – Miller	Bridgestone Arena (18,690) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2023* 1:45 p.m., CBS	(1 S) No. 1	vs. (16 S) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First Round	W 96–75	30–5	19 – Pringle	15 – Pringle	6 – Bradley	Legacy Arena (15,126) Birmingham, AL
March 18, 2023* 8:40 p.m., TBS	(1 S) No. 1	vs. (8 S) Maryland Second Round	W 73–51	31–5	22 – Quinerly	10 – Bediako	3 – Sears	Legacy Arena (15,198) Birmingham, AL
March 24, 2023* 5:30 p.m., TBS	(1 S) No. 1	vs. (5 S) No. 18 San Diego State Sweet Sixteen	L 64–71	31–6	16 – Sears	11 – Miller	3 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (20,289) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	20	18	18	11т	8	4	9	8	7	4	4	2 (23)	4	3 (1)	1 (38)	2 (7)	2 (5)	4	1 (48)	Not released
Coaches	19	16	18	14	10	5	10	9	7	4	4 (1)	2 (8)	5	3 (1)	1 (15)	2 (6)	2 (2)	5	2 (8)	4

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

See also

• 2022–23 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team