Alabama Women’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Alabama Crimson Tide

SEC (20-10, 9-7)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/15 at Mississippi (63-58), 1/26 at Arkansas (69-66)
Bad Losses: 1/5 Missouri (65-66), 2/23 at Florida (77-81)
Coach: Kristy Curry
 
Probable Starters:
Jada Rice, Senior, Center, 6.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.2 bpg
Sarah Ashlee Barker, Junior, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 2.2 apg, 4.9 rpg
Aaliyah Nye, Junior, Guard, 9.4 ppg
Brittany Davis, Senior, Guard, 17.3 ppg, 2.1 apg, 7.1 rpg
Hannah Barber, Senior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 2.8 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Ryan Cobbins, Senior, Guard, 2.7 ppg
Loyal McQueen, Junior, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 2.0 apg
Megan Abrams, Senior, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 1.5 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.9 (91st in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.8 (66, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.9 (53, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.2 (133, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.9 (11, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.0 (7, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.9 (144, 4)
Rebound Margin: 1.3 (149, 7)
Assists Per Game: 13.2 (154, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.4 (158, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022 NIT First Round win over Troy
2022 NIT Second Round win over Tulane
2022 NIT Third Round win over Houston
2022 NIT Quarterfinal loss to South Dakota State
2021 NCAA Round of 64 win over North Carolina
2021 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Maryland
2018 NIT First Round win over Southern
2018 NIT Second Round win over UCF
2018 NIT Third Round win over Georgia Tech
2018 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Virginia Tech
2017 NIT First Round loss to Richmond
2016 NIT First Round loss to Tulane
2011 NIT Round of 64 win over Memphis
2011 NIT Round of 32 win over Northwestern
2011 NIT Regional Semifinal loss to Toledo
2002 NIT First Round win over Missouri
2002 NIT Second Round win over Eastern Kentucky
2002 NIT Third Round loss to Michigan State
2001 NIT First Round win over Memphis
2001 NIT Second Round loss to UAB
2000 NIT First Round loss to Chattanooga
1999 NCAA Round of 64 win over Grambling
1999 NCAA Round of 32 loss to North Carolina
 
*all team stats through 3/2