2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 SEC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 10
2020–21 record	15–4 (10–0 SEC)
Head coach	Nate Oats (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Bryan Hodgson (2nd season); Antoine Pettway (8th season); Charlie Henry (2nd season);
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum

The 2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Nate Oats. The Crimson Tide play their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the 2019–20 season 16–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in ninth place. They were set to take on Tennessee in the second round of the SEC Tournament. However, they remainder of the SEC Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Javian Davis	0	F	6'9"	242	RS Freshman	Clanton, MS	Transferred to Mississippi State[1]
Kira Lewis Jr.	2	G	6'3"	165	Sophomore	Meridianville, AL	Declared for 2020 NBA draft[2]
James Bolden	11	G	6'0"	160	RS Senior	Covington, KY	Graduated
Jaylen Forbes	12	G	6'4"	186	Freshman	Florence, MS	Transferred to Tulane[3]
Sam Okauru	34	G	6'5"	200	Freshman	Raleigh, NC	Walk On; Transferred
Raymond Hawkins	35	F/C	6'9"	240	Freshman	Oakland, CA	Transferred to Long Beach State[4]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jordan Bruner	2	F	6'10"	225	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduate transfer from Yale[5]
Keon Ellis	14	G	6'6"	170	Junior	Eustis, FL	Junior College Transfer from Florida Southwestern State College.[6]
Kendall Wall	30	F	6'5"	192	Senior	Columbia, SC	Walk On; Graduate transfer from Francis Marion University.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joshua Primo #5 G	Toronto, Ontario	Huntington Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 27, 2020
Joshua Primo #5 G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Darius Miles #26 F	Washington D.C.	Theodore Roosevelt High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 17, 2020
Darius Miles #26 F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Keon Ambrose-Hylton #14 F	Toronto, Ontario	Andrews Osborne Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 17, 2019
Keon Ambrose-Hylton #14 F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Alex Tchikou #6 F	Paris, France	Dream City Christian High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jul 5, 2020
Alex Tchikou #6 F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2020 Alabama Commits". Rivals.com. "ESPN- Alabama Crimson Tide Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 12, 2020.[7]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
1	Tennessee
2	Kentucky
3	LSU
4	Florida
5	Alabama
6	Arkansas
7	Auburn
8	South Carolina
9	Ole Miss
10	Missouri
11	Texas A&M
12	Mississippi State
13	Georgia
14	Vanderbilt

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Crimson Tide had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

First Team

John Petty Jr.

Roster

2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	1	Herbert Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Hale County HS	Greensboro, AL
F	2	Jordan Bruner	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Yale	Columbia, SC
F	3	Alex Reese	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Pelham HS	Pelham, AL
F	4	Juwan Gary	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	RS Fr	West Charlotte HS	Charlotte, NC
G	5	Jaden Shackelford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Hesperia HS	Hesperia, CA
G	10	Delaney Heard (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Canton, GA
G	11	Joshua Primo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Huntington Prep	Toronto, Ontario
F	12	Darius Miles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Theodore Roosevelt High School	Washington, D.C.
G	13	Jahvon Quinerly	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Villanova	Hackensack, NJ
F	14	Keon Ellis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Florida Southwestern State College	Eustis, FL
F	15	Tyler Barnes (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Sr	St. Xavier HS	Louisville, KY
G	21	Britton Johnson (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Mountain Brook HS	Mountain Brook, AL
F	22	Keon Ambrose-Hylton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Andrews Osborne Academy	Toronto, Ontario
G	23	John Petty Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Jemison HS	Huntsville, AL
G	24	Jaden Quinerly (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Ramsey HS	Hackensack, NJ
G	25	Adam Cottrell (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Lakeview Academy	Flowery Branch, GA
F	30	Kendall Wall (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	GS	Francis Marion University	Columbia, SC
F	33	James Rojas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Hutchinson CC (JC)	Jamestown, NY
G	34	Paul Stramaglia	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Mountain Brook HS	Mountain Brook, AL
F	35	Alex Tchikou	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Dream City Christian High School	Paris, France

Head coach

Nate Oats

Assistant coach(es)

Bryan Hodgson
Antoine Pettway
Charlie Henry

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN		Jacksonville State	W 81–57	1–0	18 – Tied	12 – Jones	3 – Quinerly	Coleman Coliseum (2,025) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 30, 2020* 8:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Stanford Maui Invitational Quarterfinals	L 64–82	1–1	14 – Quinerly	6 – Petty	3 – Primo	Harrah's Cherokee Center (0) Asheville, NC
December 1, 2020* 8:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. UNLV Maui Invitational consolation 2nd round	W 86–74	2–1	22 – Petty Jr.	7 – Bruner	6 – Petty Jr	Harrah's Cherokee Center (0) Asheville, NC
December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Providence Maui Invitational 5th Place Game	W 88–71	3–1	16 – Petty Jr.	8 – Jones	5 – Jones	Harrah's Cherokee Center (0) Asheville, NC
December 12, 2020* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		vs. Clemson Holiday Hoopsgiving	L 56–64	3–2	17 – Jones	5 – Reese	5 – Reese	State Farm Arena (0) Atlanta, GA
December 15, 2020* 8:00 pm, SECN		Furman	W 83–80	4–2	18 – Jones	12 – Jones	5 – Petty Jr.	Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 19, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Western Kentucky	L 71–73	4–3	16 – Jones	7 – Petty, Jr.	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 22, 2020* 6:30 pm, SECN+		ETSU	W 85–69	5–3	26 – Shackelford	8 – Bruner	9 – Quinerly	Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
December 29, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN		Ole Miss	W 82–64	6–3 (1–0)	24 – Quinerly	7 – Shackelford	4 – Shackelford	Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 7 Tennessee	W 71–63	7–3 (2–0)	19 – Petty Jr.	8 – Jones	6 – Quinerly	Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191) Knoxville, TN
January 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Florida	W 86–71	8–3 (3–0)	16 – Tied	8 – Ellis	4 – Bruner	Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 9, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN2		at Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball	W 94–90	9–3 (4–0)	22 – Primo	8 – Tied	4 – Bruner	Auburn Arena (1,824) Auburn, AL
January 12, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN		at Kentucky	W 85–65	10–3 (5–0)	23 – Petty Jr.	6 – Rojas	6 – Shackelford	Rupp Arena (3,075) Lexington, KY
January 16, 2021 2:30 pm, SECN		Arkansas	W 90–59	11–3 (6–0)	17 – Petty Jr.	5 – Primo	4 – Quinerly	Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 19, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 18	at LSU	W 105–75	12–3 (7–0)	24 – Petty Jr.	7 – Rojas	8 – Shackelford	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,295) Baton Rouge, LA
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, SECN	No. 18	Mississippi State	W 81–73	13–3 (8–0)	17 – Jones	5 – Jones	7 – Jones	Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 26, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN	No. 9	Kentucky	W 70–59	14–3 (9–0)	21 – Shackelford	9 – Jones	8 – Jones	Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 30, 2021* 11:00 a.m., ESPN	No. 9	at No. 24 Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 61–66	14–4	15 – Reese	7 – Jones	5 – Jones	Lloyd Noble Center (2,680) Norman, OK
February 3, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 10	LSU	W 78–60	15–4 (10–0)	19 – Shackelford	8 – Jones	5 – Petty Jr.	Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6, 2021 11:00 am, ESPN	No. 10	at No. 18 Missouri	L 65–68	15–5 (10–1)	15 – Shackleford	6 – Tied	1 – 6 Tied	Mizzou Arena (3,113) Columbia, MO
February 9, 2021 5:30 pm, SECN		at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
February 13, 2021 2:30 pm, SECN		Georgia						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 17, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN		at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 20, 2021 12:00 pm, SECN		Vanderbilt						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 24, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU		at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
March 2, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Tournament
March 10–14, 2021 SECN		vs.						Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	18	9	10
Coaches	25	25^	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	24т	16	8т	7

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

Horka, Tyler (July 27, 2020). "Magnolia State native Javian Davis to transfer from Alabama to Mississippi State". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
Potter, Charlie (March 24, 2020). "Alabama's Kira Lewis, John Petty to test NBA draft waters". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
"Men's Basketball Adds Alabama Transfer Jaylen Forbes". Tulane Green Wave. April 22, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
"Beach Basketball Receives Commitment From Alabama Transfer Raymond Hawkins III". Long Beach State Beach. May 6, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
Borzello, Jeff (April 10, 2020). "Jordan Bruner joining Alabama as graduate transfer". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
Martin, Alex (April 17, 2020). "FSW guard Keon Ellis commits to Alabama over Iowa State, Kansas State, Western Kentucky". Fort Myers News-Press. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
"Media picks Vols to win 2021 SEC Men's Basketball title". Southeastern Conference. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

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[1] Horka, Tyler (July 27, 2020). "Magnolia State native Javian Davis to transfer from Alabama to Mississippi State". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

[2] Potter, Charlie (March 24, 2020). "Alabama's Kira Lewis, John Petty to test NBA draft waters". 247 Sports. Retrieved March 25, 2020.

[3] "Men's Basketball Adds Alabama Transfer Jaylen Forbes". Tulane Green Wave. April 22, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

[4] "Beach Basketball Receives Commitment From Alabama Transfer Raymond Hawkins III". Long Beach State Beach. May 6, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

[borzello-5] Borzello, Jeff (April 10, 2020). "Jordan Bruner joining Alabama as graduate transfer". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

[6] Martin, Alex (April 17, 2020). "FSW guard Keon Ellis commits to Alabama over Iowa State, Kansas State, Western Kentucky". Fort Myers News-Press. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

[7] "Media picks Vols to win 2021 SEC Men's Basketball title". Southeastern Conference. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

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