The 2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson Tide played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. Avery Johnson was in his second year as head coach of the Tide. They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in SEC play. They defeated Mississippi State and South Carolina to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Richmond.
Previous season The Crimson Tide finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Ole Miss in the second round of the SEC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Kentucky. The Crimson Tide received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament as a #5 seed, where the team lost to Creighton in the first round.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Home town Notes Michael Kessens 3 F 6'9" 228 RS Junior Nyon, Switzerland Graduate transferred Florida International Arthur Edwards 4 G 6'6" 217 RS Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated Justin Coleman 5 G 5'10" 168 Sophomore Birmingham, AL Transferred to Samford Retin Obasohan 32 G 6'2" 210 RS Senior Antwerp, Belgium Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Corban Collins 3 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior High Point, NC Transferred from Morehead State. Will eligible to play immediately since Collins graduated from Morehead State. Daniel Giddens 4 F/C 6'10" 228 Sophomore Marietta, GA Transferred from Ohio State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Giddens will not play for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Ar'mond Davis 22 F 6'5" 170 Junior Tacoma, WA Junior college transferred from College of Southern Idaho
2016 recruiting class
2017 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition game
!colspan=12 style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC Tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#990000; color:#FFFFFF;"| National Invitation Tournament
See also 2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
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