2012–13 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

2012–13 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball

2K Sports Classic Champions
NIT
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2012–13 record	23–13 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach	Anthony Grant (4th year)
Assistant coach	Dan Hipsher (4th year)
Assistant coach	John Brannen (4th year)
Assistant coach	Tony Pujol (3rd year)
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum (Capacity: 15,316)

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Florida	14	–	4	.778	29	–	8	.784
Ole Miss †	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
Alabama	12	–	6	.667	23	–	13	.639
Kentucky	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Missouri	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Arkansas	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
LSU	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Vanderbilt	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Texas A&M	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
South Carolina	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
Mississippi State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313
Auburn	3	–	15	.167	9	–	23	.281

† 2013 SEC Tournament winner As of March 31, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Anthony Grant, in his fourth season at Alabama after posting a 21-12 record the in the 2011–12 season, where the Crimson Tide finished fifth in the SEC and received a bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Pre-season

The 2011–12 season was the third under head coach Anthony Grant and was the 99th season of basketball in the school's history. The squad finished the season 21–12 overall (9–7 SEC), and finished in 5th place. They were defeated by Florida in the quarterfinals of the 2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament, and they lost to Creighton in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Green, JaMychalJaMychal Green	1	C	6'8"	235	Senior	Montgomery, Alabama	Graduated
Ben Eblen	2	G	6'0"	191	Junior	Isle of Palms, South Carolina	Left team
Mitchell, TonyTony Mitchell	5	F	6'0"	190	Junior	Swainsboro, Georgia	Entered 2012 NBA Draft
Charles Hankerson	10	G	6'4"	210	Sophomore	Miami, Florida	Transferred to Wyoming

Class of 2012 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Devonta Pollard F	Porterville, Mississippi	Kemper County	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 1, 2012
Devonta Pollard F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
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: "Alabama Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-05-25. "2012 Alabama Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-05-25. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-05-25. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-05-25. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-05-25.

Roster

2012–13 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
5.0 !C	4	Engström, CarlCarl Engström	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 285 lb (129 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Ystad, Sweden
1.5 !G	5	Lacey, TrevorTrevor Lacey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Huntsville, Alabama
1.5 !G	12	Releford, TrevorTrevor Releford	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Shawnee Mission, Kansas
5.0 !C	14	Gueye, MoussaMoussa Gueye	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 255 lb (116 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dakar, Senegal
3.5 !F	15	Jacobs, NickNick Jacobs	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 265 lb (120 kg)	2.0 !So	Atlanta, Georgia
1.5 !G	20	Randolph, LeviLevi Randolph	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Madison, Alabama
3.5 !F	21	Cooper, RodneyRodney Cooper	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Phenix City, Alabama
1.5 !G	22	Steele, AndrewAndrew Steele	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Birmingham, Alabama
3.5 !F	24	Pollard, DevontaDevonta Pollard	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Porterville, Mississippi
1.5 !G	32	Obasohan, RetinRetin Obasohan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Antwerp, Belgium

Head coach

Anthony Grant (Dayton)

Assistant coach(es)

Dan Hipsher (Bowling Green)
John Brannen (Marshall)
Tony Pujol (Sterling College)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 3
C	Nick Jacobs	Moussa Gueye	Carl Engström
PF	Rodney Cooper	Devonta Pollard
SF	Levi Randolph
SG	Trevor Lacey	Andrew Steele
PG	Trevor Releford	Retin Obasohan

Schedule and results

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
November 6, 2012*		Stillman	W 76–68	-	16 - Jacobs	7 - Pollard	4 - Lacey	Coleman Coliseum (10,547)
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 9, 2012*		South Dakota State (2K Sports Classic)	W 70–67	1–0	18 - Releford	6 - Randolph	4 - Steele	Coleman Coliseum (11,669)
November 11, 2012*		West Alabama	W 80–49	2–0	23 - Lacey	7 - Cooper	4 - Lacey	Coleman Coliseum (10,443)
November 15, 2012*		vs. Oregon State (2K Sports Classic)	W 65–62	3–0	20 - Lacey	4 - Pollard	5 - Releford	Madison Square Garden (6,149)
November 16, 2012*		vs. Villanova (2K Sports Classic)	W 77–55	4–0	25 - Releford	5 - Tied	4 - Tied	Madison Square Garden (6,177)
November 23, 2012*		Charleston Southern	W 59–46	5–0	22 - Releford	8 - Engstrom	6 - Tied	Coleman Coliseum (12,425)
November 27, 2012*		Lamar	W 75–47	6–0	17 - Cooper	9 - Gueye	3 - Cooper, Lacey, Randolph	Coleman Coliseum (10,436)
December 1, 2012*		at #17 Cincinnati (SEC–Big East Challenge)	L 56–58	6–1	16 - Lacey	7 - Lacey	3 - Lacey	Fifth Third Arena (10,155)
December 5, 2012*		Dayton	L 76–81	6–2	16 - Lacey	7 - Cooper	5 - Lacey	Coleman Coliseum (11,460)
December 15, 2012*		at VCU	L 54–73	6–3	13 - Pollard	8 - Pollard	2 - Lacey, Slaughter	Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693)
December 19, 2012*		at Texas Tech	W 66–62	7–3	22 - Crockett	11 - Crockett	4 - Robinson	United Spirit Arena (7,172)
December 22, 2012*		Mercer	L 59–66	7–4	19 - Releford	7 - Cooper	3 - Lacey	Coleman Coliseum (10,243)
December 30, 2012*		Tulane	L 50–53	7–5	12 - Jacobs, Lacey	6 - Lacey, Gueye	2 - Releford, Lacey, Randolph	Coleman Coliseum (12,445)
January 5, 2013*		Oakland	W 65–45	8–5	18 - Releford	9 - Gueye	7 - Lacey	Coleman Coliseum (10,081)
SEC Regular Season
January 8, 2013		at #10 Missouri	L 68–84	8–6 (0–1)	26 - Releford	7 - Cooper	3 - Releford	Mizzou Arena (13,895)
January 12, 2013		Tennessee	W 68–65	9–6 (1–1)	15 - Releford, Lacey	6 - Randolph	3 - Cooper, Randolph	Coleman Coliseum (12,093)
January 16, 2013		at Mississippi State	W 75–43	10–6 (2–1)	18 - Randolph	11 - Jacobs	6 - Lacey	Humphrey Coliseum (7,182)
January 19, 2013		Texas A&M	W 50–49	11–6 (3–1)	15 - Releford	6 - Lacey	5 - Lacey	Coleman Coliseum (13,741)
January 22, 2013		Kentucky	W 59–55	12–6 (4–1)	14 - Jacobs	6 - Cooper	4 - Lacey	Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
January 26, 2013		at Tennessee	L 53–54	12–7 (4–2)	18 - Releford	4 - Cooper, Lacey	4 - Releford, Lacey	Thompson-Boling Arena (18,791)
January 31, 2013		Arkansas	W 59–56	13–7 (5–2)	14 - Lacey	7 - Gueye, Pollard	3 - Randolph	Coleman Coliseum (11,132)
February 2, 2013		at Vanderbilt	W 58–54	14–7 (6–2)	17 - Lacey	7 - Cooper	2 - Tied	Memorial Gymnasium (12,345)
February 6, 2013		at Auburn	L 37–49	14–8 (6–3)	11 - Releford, Cooper	7 - Cooper, Randolph	3 - Randolph	Auburn Arena (7,502)
February 9, 2013		LSU	W 60–57	15–8 (7–3)	15 - Jacobs	7 - Lacey	4 - Steele	Coleman Coliseum (13,511)
February 12, 2013		at Georgia	W 52–45	16–8 (8–3)	14 - Cooper	7 - Randolph	3 - Lacey	Stegeman Coliseum (5,385)
February 16, 2013		South Carolina	W 68–58	17–8 (9–3)	17 - Lacey	9 - Randolph	5 - Releford	Coleman Coliseum (13,112)
February 20, 2013		Mississippi State	W 64–56	18–8 (10–3)	20 - Cooper	10 - Cooper	5 - Releford	Coleman Coliseum (10,682)
February 23, 2013		at LSU	L 94–97 ^3OT	18–9 (10–4)	36 - Releford	9 - Cooper	3 - Releford	Maravich Center (8,200)
February 26, 2013		Auburn	W 61–43	19–9 (11–4)	21 - Releford	10 - Jacobs	2 - Tied	Coleman Coliseum (12,633)
March 2, 2013		at #8 Florida	L 52–64	19–10 (11–5)	12 - Releford	5 - Tied	4 - Releford	O'Connell Center (11,624)
March 5, 2013		at Ole Miss	L 83–87	19–11 (11–6)	19 - Lacey	9 - Jacobs	7 - Lacey	Tad Smith Coliseum (5,913)
March 9, 2013		Georgia	W 61–58	20–11 (12–6)	19 - Releford	5 - Jacobs	2 - Releford, Lacey	Coleman Coliseum (13,166)
2013 SEC Tournament
March 15, 2013*		vs. Tennessee (Quarterfinals)	W 58–48	21–11	15 - Randolph	12 - Jacobs	2 - Lacey	Bridgestone Arena (15,649)
March 16, 2013*		vs. #13 Florida (SEC Tournament Semifinals)	L 51–61	21–12	12 - Releford	5 - Gueye, Lacey	2 - Releford, Lacey	Bridgestone Arena (14,574)
2013 NIT
March 19, 2013*	#(1)	(8) Northeastern (First Round)	W 62–43	22–12	13 - Randolph	6 - Gueye, Jacobs, Pollard	4 - Lacey	Coleman Coliseum (2,889)
March 23, 2013*	#(1)	(4) Stanford (Second Round)	W 66–54	23–12	16 - Randolph	8 - Pollard	2 - Releford, Cooper, Pollard	Coleman Coliseum (6,148)
March 26, 2013*	#(1)	#(2) Maryland (Quarterfinals)	L 57–58	23–13	15 - Randolph	5 - Cooper	8 - Lacey	Coleman Coliseum (9,479)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#)Tournament seed within region.

Source: 2012–13 Schedule. Rolltide.com

Rankings

Main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball

Venues	Little Hall (1915–1939) Foster Auditorium (1939–1968) Coleman Coliseum (1968–present)

Rivalries	Auburn

Culture & lore	History Traditions Big Al Mark's Madness / Crimson Chaos

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

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2012–13 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Pre-season

Departures

Class of 2012 signees

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References