Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball

The Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball program represents the University of Alabama in the sport of women's basketball. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association. They are coached by eighth-year head coach Kristy Curry.

Alabama Crimson Tide
2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Alabama
Head coachKristy Curry (8th season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationTuscaloosa, Alabama
ArenaColeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 15,383)
NicknameCrimson Tide
ColorsCrimson and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1994
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1994
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1984, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1984, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

Current roster
2020–21 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Ahriahna Grizzle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBill Crothers Secondary School Toronto, Canada
G 1 Megan Abrams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrLafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA
G 2 Keyara Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrJones County CC Heidelberg, MS
G 3 Jordan Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrLake Highland Prep Windermere, FL
G 4 Taylor Sutton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Middle Tennessee State Atlanta, GA
G 5 Hannah Barber 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrHomewood HS Homewood, AL
G 11 Destiny Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoNorth Caddo Magnet HS Shreveport, LA
F 12 Allie Craig Cruce 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLauderdale County HS Killen, AL
G/F 15 Myra Gordon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLobell HS Fort Worth, TX
C 20 Ruth Koang 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrSouth Plains College Rochester, NY
F 22 Ariyah Copeland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrColumbus HS Columbus, GA
G 23 Brittany Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrGulf Coast State College Manchester, GA
G 24 De'sha Benjamin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrLucy Craft Laney HS Augusta, GA
F 32 Alana Busby-Dunphy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoDodge City CC Eureka, CA
F 40 Jasmine Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrJefferson Davis HS Montgomery, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2020

History

The Crimson Tide has appeared in 10 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournaments, including an eight-year streak of consecutive appearances in the tournament stretching from 1992 to 1999. In 10 NCAA tournament appearances, Alabama has advanced to the "Sweet Sixteen" six times and the "Elite Eight" and the "Final Four" once, in 1994.

Notable seasons include 1980–81 (21–12 record, 2nd-place finish in the SEC, a 77–71 victory over Tennessee, coached by Ann Cronic), 1983–84 (21–9 record, a 2nd-place finish in the SEC, an 85–66 victory over Tennessee, and a final AP National Ranking of No. 12, coached by Ken Weeks), 1985–86 (20–9 record, coached by 1986 SEC Coach of the Year recipient, Lois Myers), 1991–92 (a 23–7 record, SEC 3rd place, final AP National Ranking of No. 18, coached by Rick Moody), 1993–94 (a 26–7 record, 4th place SEC, Midwest Regional Tournament Champion, Final Four Participant, coached by Rick Moody), 1994–95 (a 22–9 record, final AP national ranking of No. 13, coached by Rick Moody), 1995–96 (a 24–8 record, 3rd place SEC, final national AP ranking of No. 10, coached by Rick Moody), 1996–97 (a 25–7 record, midseason No. 2 national ranking, 2nd place SEC (10–2), final AP national ranking of No. 8, coached by Rick Moody), 1997–98 (a 24–10 record, 2nd place SEC, final AP national ranking of No. 11, coached by Rick Moody).[2]

The University of Alabama also has a Women's Wheelchair Basketball Program that began in 2003. The University of Alabama was the 2008 National Runner-up, and won the 2009 National Championship (34–2 record, with both losses to men's teams),[3] and the 2010 National Championship [4]

Coaches
NameYear
Stephanie Schleuder1974–1977
Ed Nixon1977–1980
Ann Cronic1980–1981
Ken Weeks1981–1985
Lois Myers1985–1989
Rick Moody1989–2005
Stephany Smith2005–2008
Wendell Hudson2008–2013
Kristy Curry2013–Present

Year-by-year results
Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Alabama Crimson Tide (Independent) (1974–1979)
1974–75 Stephanie Schleuder 13–12AIAW Championship
1975–76 Stephanie Schleuder 13–9
1976–77 Stephanie Schleuder 13–15NWIT
1977–78 Ed Nixon 21–10AAIAW Championship
1978–79 Ed Nixon 13–13AAIAW Championship
AIAW Total: 73–59
Alabama Crimson Tide (Southeastern Conference) (1979–present)
1979–80 Ed Nixon 12–153–5
1980–81 Ann Cronic 21–124–3
1981–82 Ken Weeks 17–114–3
1982–83 Ken Weeks 16–132–6
1983–84 Ken Weeks 23–95–3NCAA Mideast Regional
1984–85 Ken Weeks 18–103–5
1985–86 Lois Myers 20–92–7
1986–87 Lois Myers 19–102–7
1987–88 Lois Myers 18–105–4NCAA First Round
1988–89 Lois Myers 14–151–8
1989–90 Rick Moody 16–124–57th
1990–91 Rick Moody 17–123–69th
1991–92 Rick Moody 23–77–43rdNCAA Second Round
1992–93 Rick Moody 22–96–55thNCAA Second Round
1993–94 Rick Moody 26–77–44thNCAA Final Four
1994–95 Rick Moody 22–97–46thNCAA Sweet Sixteen
1995–96 Rick Moody 24–87–44thNCAA Sweet Sixteen
1996–97 Rick Moody 25–710–22ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen
1997–98 Rick Moody 24–1010–42ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen
1998–99 Rick Moody 20–117–75thNCAA Second Round
1999–2000 Rick Moody 15–145–98thWNIT First Round
2000–01 Rick Moody 19–125–98thWNIT Second Round
2001–02 Rick Moody 19–127–78thWNIT Quarterfinals
2002–03 Rick Moody 13–153–1110th
2003–04 Rick Moody 12–164–1010th
2004–05 Rick Moody 14–154–109th
2005–06 Stephany Smith 9–193–1111th
2006–07 Stephany Smith 10–200–1412th
2007–08 Stephany Smith 8–221–1312th
2008–09 Wendell Hudson 13–171–1312th
2009–10 Wendell Hudson 12–184–1211th
2010–11 Wendell Hudson 18–155–1110thWNIT Third Round
2011–12 Wendell Hudson 12–192–1411th
2012–13 Wendell Hudson 13–182–14T-13th
2013–14 Kristy Curry 14–167–9T-6th
2014–15 Kristy Curry 13–192–1414th
2015–16 Kristy Curry 15–164–1212thWNIT First Round
2016–17 Kristy Curry 22–145–11T-11thWNIT Quarterfinals
2017–18 Kristy Curry 20–147–98thWNIT Quarterfinals
2018–19 Kristy Curry 14–175–1111th
NCAA Total: 648–485166–297
Total:721–544

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA Tournament results
Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1984 #2First Round
Sweet Sixteen		#7 Central Michigan
#3 Tennessee		W 78−70
L 58–65
1988 #9First Round#8 South CarolinaL 63–77
1992 #5First Round
Second Round		#12 Tennessee Tech
#4 Western Kentucky		W 100−87
L 68–98
1993 #5First Round
Second Round		#12 Georgia Southern
#4 North Carolina		W 102−70
L 73–74 (OT)
1994 #6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		#11 Oregon State
#3 Iowa
#2 Texas Tech
#1 Penn State
#4 Louisiana Tech		W 96−86
W 84–78
W 73–68
W 96–82
L 66–69
1995 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Mount St. Mary's
#5 Duke
#1 Connecticut		W 82−55
W 121–120 (4OT)
L 56–87
1996 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Appalachian State
#5 NC State
#1 Stanford		W 95−66
W 88–68
L 76–78
1997 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#15 Saint Francis (PA)
#7 St. Joseph's
#6 Notre Dame		W 94−50
W 61–52
L 71–87
1998 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#15 UNC Greensboro
#7 UCLA
#3 Louisiana Tech		W 94−46
W 75–74
L 57–71
1999 #5First Round
Second Round		#12 Grambling
#4 North Carolina		W 80−68
L 56–70

References
  1. "Alabama Crimson Tide Logo Sheet" (PDF). June 28, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. "2009–10 Alabama media guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-12. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  3. "UA Women's wheelchair team wins national championship". Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  4. "UA wheelchair basketball team wins national title".
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