2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team will represent the University of Alabama during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson Tide are led by sixth-year head coach Nate Oats and will play their home games at Coleman Coliseum located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a member of the SEC.

2024–25 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 2
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
Seasons
2024–25 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Alabama 0 0   0 0  
No. 16 Arkansas 0 0   0 0  
No. 11 Auburn 0 0   0 0  
No. 21 Florida 0 0   0 0  
Georgia 0 0   0 0  
No. 23 Kentucky 0 0   0 0  
LSU 0 0   0 0  
Mississippi State 0 0   0 0  
Missouri 0 0   0 0  
Oklahoma 0 0   0 0  
No. 24 Ole Miss 0 0   0 0  
South Carolina 0 0   0 0  
No. 12 Tennessee 0 0   0 0  
No. 19 Texas 0 0   0 0  
No. 13 Texas A&M 0 0   0 0  
Vanderbilt 0 0   0 0  
2025 SEC tournament winner
As of October 15, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Crimson Tide finished the 2023–24 season with a record of 25–12, 13–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were defeated by Florida Gators in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the number four seed in the West Region, where they beat Charleston in the first round, Grand Canyon in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen, where they upset the one seed North Carolina, where they would then advance to the Final Four for the first time in school history beating Clemson but were defeated by the eventual national champions, the UConn Huskies.[1][2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m.
No. 2 vs. Wake Forest       Boutwell Memorial Auditorium 
Birmingham, AL
October 28, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 2 vs. Memphis
Rocket City Classic
      Propst Arena 
Huntsville, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 2 UNC Asheville       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 8, 2024*
TBA, TBA
No. 2 Arkansas State       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 11, 2024*
6:00 p.m., SECN
McNeese       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 15, 2024*
6:00 p.m., Peacock
at Purdue       Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
November 20, 2024*
8:00 p.m., SECN
vs. Illinois
C.M. Newton Classic
      Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
November 26, 2024*
7:00 p.m., TBS
vs. Houston
Players Era Festival Impact Tournament
      MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 27, 2024*
9:00 p.m., TBS
vs. Rutgers
Players Era Festival Impact Tournament
      MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2024*
12:00 p.m., TruTV
vs. Notre Dame
Players Era Festival Impact Tournament
      MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 4, 2024*
6:15 p.m., ESPN
at North Carolina
ACC–SEC Challenge
      Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 14, 2024*
7:30 p.m., SECN
Creighton       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 18, 2024*
7:30 p.m., Summit League Network
at North Dakota       Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
December 22, 2024*
12:00 p.m., SECN
Kent State       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 29, 2024*
TBA, TBA
South Dakota State       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
January 4, 2025
5:00 p.m., SECN
Oklahoma       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 2025
6:00 p.m., SECN
at South Carolina       Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
January 11, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
at Texas A&M       Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
January 14, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
Ole Miss       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 18, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN
at Kentucky       Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 21, 2025
6:00 p.m., SECN
Vanderbilt       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 25, 2025
7:30 p.m., SECN
LSU       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 29, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Mississippi State       Humphrey Coliseum 
Mississippi State, MS
February 1, 2025
11:00 a.m./1:00 p.m./3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Georgia       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 8, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at Arkansas       Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 11, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
at Texas       Moody Center 
Austin, TX
February 15, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Auburn
Rivalry
      Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 19, 2025
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Missouri       Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 22, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN
Kentucky       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 25, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
Mississippi State       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 1, 2025
12:00 p.m./3:00 p.m., ABC/ESPN
at Tennessee       Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
March 5, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
Florida       Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN
Auburn
Rivalry
      Neville Arena 
Auburn, AL
SEC tournament

TBD, TBD
vs. TBD
First round
      Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ( ) = First-place votes
Week
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AP2 (14)
Coaches

References

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  1. ^ "Alabama basketball cashes ticket to Final Four with win over Clemson". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Alabama Crimson Tide Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 July 2024.