1977–78 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

1977–78 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	17–10 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	C.M. Newton (10th season)
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum

1977–78 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kentucky	16	–	2		.889			30	–	2		.938
Mississippi State	13	–	5		.722			18	–	9		.667
LSU	12	–	6		.667			18	–	9		.667
Alabama	11	–	7		.611			17	–	10		.630
Florida	8	–	10		.444			15	–	12		.556
Auburn	8	–	10		.444			13	–	14		.481
Tennessee	6	–	12		.333			11	–	16		.407
Vanderbilt	6	–	12		.333			10	–	17		.370
Georgia	5	–	13		.278			11	–	16		.407
Ole Miss	5	–	13		.278			10	–	17		.370
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1977–78 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was C.M. Newton, who was in his tenth season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season 17–10, 11–7 in SEC play.^[2]

Roster

1977–78 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 52 Reggie King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr F 32 Ken Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr G 10 Robert Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So G Anthony Murray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr G Kent Looney 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — G Keith McCord 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr C Chris Bragwell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So F Robert Chapman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr G Greg McElveen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — F Richie Hood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — C William Henry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) —	Head coach C.M. Newton Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

References

1. sports-reference.com 1977-78 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. "1977-78 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.