Alabama's basketball program was founded in 1913 but spent most of its history in the shadow of the Crimson Tide's legendary football program. The 'Crimson Tide' nickname was coined by a sportswriter after a 1907 football game played in muddy conditions. Under Nate Oats, Alabama has emerged as a national basketball power with a fast-paced, three-point-heavy style, reaching their first Final Four in 2024. The undefeated 1929-30 team (20-0) was retroactively recognized as national champions.
Sports editor Hugh Roberts coined 'Crimson Tide' after watching Alabama play in the mud in 1907; the elephant mascot Big Al emerged from a 1930 sportswriter's description of players as 'Red Elephants'
Reaching the program's first-ever Final Four in 2024, defeating No. 1 North Carolina and Clemson en route
Big Al the elephant mascot can make appearances at weddings for a $400 fee, with a maximum appearance time of one hour
The Alabama Crimson Tide compete in the SEC and hold an all-time record of 1845–1119 (.622 winning percentage) across 112 recorded seasons dating back to 1912-13. The program has reached 1 Final Four.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 23-9 | 13-5 (SEC) | Nate Oats | AP #8 |
| 2024-25 | 28-9 | 13-5 (SEC) | Nate Oats | AP #2 |
| 2023-24 | 25-12 | 13-5 (SEC) | Nate Oats | AP #3 |
| 2022-23 | 31-6 | 16-2 (SEC) | Nate Oats | AP #1 |
| 2021-22 | 19-14 | 9-9 (SEC) | Nate Oats | AP #6 |
| 2020-21 | 26-7 | 16-2 (SEC) | Nate Oats | AP #5 |
| 2019-20 | 16-15 | 8-10 (SEC) | Nate Oats | |
| 2018-19 | 18-16 | 8-10 (SEC) | Avery Johnson | |
| 2017-18 | 20-16 | 8-10 (SEC) | Avery Johnson | AP #24 |
| 2016-17 | 19-15 | 10-8 (SEC) | Avery Johnson | |
| 2015-16 | 18-15 | 8-10 (SEC) | Avery Johnson | |
| 2014-15 | 19-15 | 8-10 (SEC) | Anthony Grant,John Brannen | |
| 2013-14 | 13-19 | 7-11 (SEC) | Anthony Grant | |
| 2012-13 | 23-13 | 12-6 (SEC) | Anthony Grant | |
| 2011-12 | 21-12 | 9-7 (SEC) | Anthony Grant | AP #12 |
| 2010-11 | 25-12 | 12-4 (SEC) | Anthony Grant | |
| 2009-10 | 17-15 | 6-10 (SEC) | Anthony Grant | |
| 2008-09 | 18-14 | 7-9 (SEC) | Mark Gottfried,Philip Pearson | |
| 2007-08 | 17-16 | 5-11 (SEC) | Mark Gottfried | |
| 2006-07 | 20-12 | 7-9 (SEC) | Mark Gottfried | AP #4 |
| 2005-06 | 18-13 | 10-6 (SEC) | Mark Gottfried | AP #15 |
| 2004-05 | 24-8 | 12-4 (SEC) | Mark Gottfried | AP #11 |
| 2003-04 | 20-13 | 8-8 (SEC) | Mark Gottfried | |
| 2002-03 | 17-12 | 7-9 (SEC) | Mark Gottfried | AP #1 |
| 2001-02 | 27-8 | 12-4 (SEC) | Mark Gottfried | AP #5 |
| 2000-01 | 25-11 | 8-8 (SEC) | Mark Gottfried | AP #14 |
| 1999-00 | 13-16 | 6-10 (SEC) | Mark Gottfried | |
| 1998-99 | 17-15 | 6-10 (SEC) | Mark Gottfried | |
| 1997-98 | 15-16 | 6-10 (SEC) | David Hobbs | |
| 1996-97 | 17-14 | 6-10 (SEC) | David Hobbs | AP #19 |
| 1995-96 | 19-13 | 9-7 (SEC) | David Hobbs | |
| 1994-95 | 23-10 | 10-6 (SEC) | David Hobbs | AP #18 |
| 1993-94 | 20-10 | 12-4 (SEC) | David Hobbs | |
| 1992-93 | 16-13 | 7-9 (SEC) | David Hobbs | |
| 1991-92 | 26-9 | 10-6 (SEC) | Wimp Sanderson | AP #9 |
| 1990-91 | 23-10 | 12-6 (SEC) | Wimp Sanderson | AP #6 |
| 1989-90 | 26-9 | 12-6 (SEC) | Wimp Sanderson | AP #19 |
| 1988-89 | 23-8 | 12-6 (SEC) | Wimp Sanderson | AP #20 |
| 1987-88 | 14-17 | 6-12 (SEC) | Wimp Sanderson | |
| 1985-86 | 24-9 | 13-5 (SEC) | Wimp Sanderson | AP #18 |
| 1984-85 | 23-10 | 11-7 (SEC) | Wimp Sanderson | |
| 1983-84 | 18-12 | 10-8 (SEC) | Wimp Sanderson | |
| 1982-83 | 20-12 | 8-10 (SEC) | Wimp Sanderson | AP #5 |
| 1981-82 | 24-7 | 12-6 (SEC) | Wimp Sanderson | AP #8 |
| 1980-81 | 18-11 | 10-8 (SEC) | Wimp Sanderson | |
| 1979-80 | 18-12 | 12-6 (SEC) | C.M. Newton | |
| 1978-79 | 22-11 | 11-7 (SEC) | C.M. Newton | AP #13 |
| 1977-78 | 17-10 | 11-7 (SEC) | C.M. Newton | AP #15 |
| 1976-77 | 25-6 | 14-4 (SEC) | C.M. Newton | AP #3 |
| 1975-76 | 23-5 | 15-3 (SEC) | C.M. Newton | AP #6 |
| 1974-75 | 22-5 | 15-3 (SEC) | C.M. Newton | AP #5 |
| 1973-74 | 22-4 | 15-3 (SEC) | C.M. Newton | AP #7 |
| 1972-73 | 22-8 | 13-5 (SEC) | C.M. Newton | AP #6 |
| 1971-72 | 18-8 | 13-5 (SEC) | C.M. Newton | |
| 1970-71 | 10-16 | 6-12 (SEC) | C.M. Newton | |
| 1969-70 | 8-18 | 5-13 (SEC) | C.M. Newton | |
| 1968-69 | 4-20 | 1-17 (SEC) | C.M. Newton | |
| 1967-68 | 10-16 | 3-15 (SEC) | Hayden Riley | |
| 1966-67 | 13-13 | 6-12 (SEC) | Hayden Riley | |
| 1965-66 | 16-10 | 9-7 (SEC) | Hayden Riley | |
| 1964-65 | 17-9 | 9-7 (SEC) | Hayden Riley | |
| 1963-64 | 14-12 | 7-7 (SEC) | Hayden Riley | |
| 1962-63 | 14-11 | 7-7 (SEC) | Hayden Riley | |
| 1961-62 | 11-15 | 6-8 (SEC) | Hayden Riley | |
| 1960-61 | 7-18 | 5-9 (SEC) | Hayden Riley | |
| 1959-60 | 7-17 | 4-10 (SEC) | Eugene Lambert | |
| 1958-59 | 10-12 | 6-8 (SEC) | Eugene Lambert | |
| 1957-58 | 17-9 | 9-5 (SEC) | Eugene Lambert | |
| 1956-57 | 15-11 | 7-7 (SEC) | Eugene Lambert | AP #9 |
| 1955-56 | 21-3 | 14-0 (SEC) | Johnny Dee | AP #4 |
| 1954-55 | 19-5 | 11-3 (SEC) | Johnny Dee | AP #11 |
| 1953-54 | 16-8 | 10-4 (SEC) | Johnny Dee | |
| 1952-53 | 12-9 | 6-7 (SEC) | Johnny Dee | |
| 1951-52 | 13-9 | 9-5 (SEC) | Floyd Burdette | |
| 1950-51 | 15-8 | 10-4 (SEC) | Floyd Burdette | |
| 1949-50 | 9-12 | 8-9 (SEC) | Floyd Burdette | |
| 1948-49 | 13-12 | 9-9 (SEC) | Floyd Burdette | |
| 1947-48 | 15-12 | 8-8 (SEC) | Floyd Burdette | |
| 1946-47 | 16-6 | 13-5 (SEC) | Floyd Burdette | |
| 1945-46 | 11-5 | 8-4 (SEC) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1944-45 | 10-5 | 5-3 (SEC) | Malcolm Laney | |
| 1942-43 | 10-10 | 9-9 (SEC) | Paul Burnham | |
| 1941-42 | 18-6 | 13-4 (SEC) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1940-41 | 14-8 | 11-7 (SEC) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1939-40 | 18-5 | 14-4 (SEC) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1938-39 | 16-5 | 13-4 (SEC) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1937-38 | 4-13 | 4-12 (SEC) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1936-37 | 11-10 | 7-8 (SEC) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1935-36 | 15-9 | 9-6 (SEC) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1934-35 | 9-8 | 8-7 (SEC) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1933-34 | 16-2 | 13-2 (SEC) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1932-33 | 14-5 | 12-3 (SEC) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1931-32 | 16-4 | 11-3 (Southern) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1930-31 | 14-6 | 11-2 (Southern) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1929-30 | 20-0 | 10-0 (Southern) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1928-29 | 16-10 | 10-6 (Southern) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1927-28 | 10-10 | 5-5 (Southern) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1926-27 | 5-8 | 4-5 (Southern) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1925-26 | 10-11 | 6-6 (Southern) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1924-25 | 15-4 | 5-2 (Southern) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1923-24 | 12-4 | 5-1 (Southern) | Hank Crisp | |
| 1922-23 | 20-5 | 3-3 (Southern) | Charles Bernier | |
| 1921-22 | 15-4 | 6-1 (Southern) | Charles Bernier | |
| 1920-21 | 12-10 | Ind | Charles Bernier | |
| 1919-20 | 5-7 | Ind | Bill Moore | |
| 1918-19 | 3-3 | Ind | Yancey Goodall | |
| 1917-18 | 2-5 | Ind | Lonnie Noojin | |
| 1916-17 | 6-8 | Ind | Thomas Kelly | |
| 1915-16 | 13-4 | Ind | Griff Harsh | |
| 1914-15 | 7-4 | Ind | Tubby Graves | |
| 1913-14 | 6-4 | Ind | Tubby Graves | |
| 1912-13 | 7-4 | Ind | Tubby Graves |
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