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.
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
2023 recruiting class
Preseason
SEC media poll The SEC media poll was released on October 19, 2022.
Media poll 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
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
!colspan=12 style=""|Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=""|Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=""| SEC tournament
!colspan=12 style=|NCAA tournament
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
See also 2022–23 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
References