UNIVERSITY INFORMATION COACHING STAFF TABLE OF CONTENTS Location ................. Tuscaloosa, Ala. Head Coach .................. Kristy Curry Enrollment ...................... 37,842 Alma Mater . Northeast Louisiana, 1988 INTRODUCTION Founded .................. April 12, 1831 Record at Alabama ....... 116-108 (.518) Athletics Communications Staff .........1 Nickname .................. Crimson Tide Overall Record .......... 425-257 (.623) Quick Facts .........................1 Colors ................ Crimson and White SEC Record ............... 38-74 (.339) Roster .............................2 Conference ................. Southeastern Season at Alabama .............. Eighth Schedule ...........................3 President .................. Dr. Stuart Bell Assistant Coach ............... Kelly Curry Media Information ....................4 Director of Athletics ............ Greg Byrne Alma Mater . Texas A&M, 1990 INTRODUCTION Senior Woman Administrator ... Tiffini Grimes Chancellor Finis E. St. John IV ..........5 Season at Alabama .............. Eighth Faculty Athletics Representative .. Dr. James King Assistant Coach .......... Tiffany Coppage President Dr. Stuart Bell ...............6 Facility ................. Coleman Coliseum Alma Mater . Missouri State, 2009 UA Quick Facts ......................7 Capacity .........................14,474 Season at Alabama ............... Third Director of Athletics Greg Byrne ........8 Assistant Coach ........ Janese Constantine Athletics Administration ...............9 TEAM INFORMATION Alma Mater . Wisconsin, 2008 Coleman Coliseum/Foster Auditorium ...10 2019-20 Overall Record ............. 18-12 Season at Alabama ............... First 2019-20 SEC Record .......... 8-8 (eighth) Director of Operations ....... Brian Johnson Starters R/L . 4/1 THE TEAM Alma Mater . Tennessee, 2016 Letterwinners R/L ................... 10/2 Coaching Staff ...................11-18 Season at Alabama ............... Fifth Newcomers .......................... 5 Dir. of Video and Creative Content . John Clark Support Staff .......................19 All-Time Record . 774-604 (.562) Alma Mater . St. Gregory’s, 2014 Returning Student-Athletes ........20-39 All-Time SEC Record ........ 172-315 (.351) Newcomers .....................40-44 All-Time Home Record ........ 395-192 (.672) Season at Alabama ............. Second First Season ....................... 1974 YEAR IN REVIEW NCAA Appearances . 10 (1984, 1988, 1992-99) 2018-19 Statistics ................45-47 WNIT Appearances . 7 (2000-02, 2011, 2016-18) RECORDS AND HISTORY Year-by-Year Team Statistics ...........48 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Team Scoring Records. .49 Individual Scoring Records ............50 JESSICA PARÉ (WBB CONTACT) JOSH MAXSON Field Goal Records ...............51-52 Senior Associate Athletics Assistant Athletics Director, Free Throw Records .................53 Director, Communications Football Communications 1,000 Point Club. 54-58 Office: (205) 348-6084 Office: (205) 348-3631 Rebound Records ...................59 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Assist Records ......................60 Steals Records ......................61 AARON JORDAN ROOTS WOODRUFF Blocks Records .....................61 Director of Associate Director of Games Played/Started Records .....61-62 Communications Athletics Communications Office: (205) 348-6084 Office: (205) 348-6084 vs. AP Top 25 ......................63 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] 100-plus Point Games. .63 Home Game Records ................64 Coaching Records ...................65 ALEX THOMPSON NATHAN SHEEHAN All-Time Roster ..................66-67 Assistant Director of Assistant Director of Athletics Communications All-Time Jersey Numbers ..........68-69 Athletics Communications Office: (205) 348-6084 Office: (205) 348-6084 All-Time Assistant Coaches. .69 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] SEC Awards ........................70 All-Americans ...................71-72 Miscellaneous Awards ................73 Academic Awards ...................74 Series Results ...................75-84 Year-by-Year Results ..............85-94 WNBA .........................95-96 SEC Tournament Results. 97-98 Postseason Results ..............99-100 Radio/Television Chart ..............101 CREDITS The 2020-21 University of Alabama women’s basketball media guide was produced by the staff of the Alabama Athletics Communications Office. The publication was written and edited by Zach Rhodes and Jessica Paré. Photography by Alabama Athletics Photography. Special thanks to the Crimson Tide coaching staff, Brent Hollingsworth for the cover design and the staff of the SEC office. Copyright 2020 by the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama. “Roll Tide,” “Crimson Tide,” “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The University of Alabama. ROLLTIDE.COM 1 2020-21 ALABAMA ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Ahriahna Grizzle G 5-9 So. 1L Toronto, Canada (Bill Crothers Secondary School) 1 Megan Abrams G 5-9 Jr. 2L Lafayette, La. (Lafayette Christian Academy) 2 Keyara Jones G 5-6 Jr. TR Heidelburg, Miss. (Jones County CC) 3 Jordan Lewis G 5-7 R-Sr. 4L Windermere, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep) 4 Taylor Sutton G 5-4 Jr. TR Atlanta, Ga. (Middle Tennessee) 5 Hannah Barber G 5-6 Jr. 2L Homewood, Ala. (Homewood) 11 Destiny Rice G 5-8 So. 1L Shreveport, La. (North Caddo Magnet) 12 Allie Craig Cruce F 6-1 Jr. 2L Killen, Ala. (Lauderdale County) 15 Myra Gordon G/F 6-0 Fr. HS Fort Worth, Texas (L.D. Bell) 20 Ruth Koang C 6-5 Jr. TR Rochester, N.Y. (South Plains College) 22 Ariyah Copeland F 6-3 Sr. 3L Columbus, Ga. (Columbus) 23 Brittany Davis G 5-9 Jr. 1L Manchester, Ga. (Gulf Coast State College) 24 De’Sha Benjamin G 6-0 Jr. 2L Augusta, Ga. (Lucy C. Laney) 32 Alana Busby-Dunphy F 6-3 So. TR Eureka, Calif. (Dodge City CC) 40 Jasmine Walker F 6-3 Sr. 3L Montgomery, Ala. (Florida State) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Megan Abrams G 5-9 Jr. 2L Lafayette, La. (Lafayette Christian Academy) 5 Hannah Barber G 5-6 Jr. 2L Homewood, Ala. (Homewood) 24 De’Sha Benjamin G 6-0 Jr. 2L Augusta, Ga. (Lucy C. Laney) 32 Alana Busby-Dunphy F 6-3 So. TR Eureka, Calif. (Dodge City CC) 22 Ariyah Copeland F 6-3 Sr. 3L Columbus, Ga. (Columbus) 12 Allie Craig Cruce F 6-1 Jr. 2L Killen, Ala. (Lauderdale County) 23 Brittany Davis G 5-9 Jr. 1L Manchester, Ga. (Gulf Coast State College) 15 Myra Gordon G/F 6-0 Fr. HS Fort Worth, Texas (L.D. Bell) 0 Ahriahna Grizzle G 5-9 So. 1L Toronto, Canada (Bill Crothers Secondary School) 2 Keyara Jones G 5-6 Jr. TR Heidelburg, Miss. (Jones County CC) 20 Ruth Koang C 6-5 Jr. TR Rochester, N.Y. (South Plains College) 3 Jordan Lewis G 5-7 R-Sr. 4L Windermere, Fla. (Lake Highland Prep) 11 Destiny Rice G 5-8 So. 1L Shreveport, La. (North Caddo Magnet) 4 Taylor Sutton G 5-4 Jr. TR Atlanta, Ga. (Middle Tennessee) 40 Jasmine Walker F 6-3 Sr. 3L Montgomery, Ala. (Florida State) INSIDE THE ROSTER PRONUNCIATIONS Returning Letterwinners (10) Newcomers (5) Juniors (8) De’Sha Benjamin DAY-shuh Megan Abrams Alana Busby-Dunphy * Megan Abrams Alana Busby-Dunphy uh-LAWN-uh Hannah Barber Hannah Barber Myra Gordon Ariyah Copeland uh-RYE-uh De’Sha Benjamin Keyara Jones * De’Sha Benjamin Ariyah Copeland Ruth Koang * Allie Craig Cruce Allie Craig Cruce CREWCE Brittany Davis Allie Craig Cruce Taylor Sutton * Ahriahna Grizzle Ah-ree-AH-na Keyara Jones * Brittany Davis Keyara Jones key-AIR-uh Ruth Koang * Ahriahna Grizzle Returning Starters (4) Taylor Sutton * Ruth Koang KONG Jordan Lewis Megan Abrams Myra Gordon MY-ruh Destiny Rice Ariyah Copeland Sophomores (3) Jasmine Walker Jordan Lewis Alana Busby-Dunphy * Jasmine Walker Ahriahna Grizzle Destiny Rice Seniors (3) Ariyah Copeland Freshmen (1) Jordan Lewis Myra Gordon Jasmine Walker * Transfer 2 ALABAMA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time (CT) TV/Live Stream Wednesday, November 25 Samford Tuscaloosa, Ala. 12 p.m. SEC Network+ Sunday, November 29 Houston Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 p.m. SEC Network+ SCHEDULE Wednesday, December 2 USC Upstate Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6 p.m. SEC Network+ Saturday, December 5 at Oklahoma State1 Stillwater, Okla. 2:30 p.m. ESPN+ Wednesday, December 9 Sam Houston State Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 p.m. SEC Network+ Sunday, December 13 at Mercer Macon, Ga. 1 p.m. Thursday, December 17 Southern Miss Tuscaloosa, Ala. 8 p.m. SEC Network Saturday, December 19 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 2 p.m. Monday, December 21 Jacksonville Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 p.m. SEC Network+ Thursday, December 31 at Missouri* Columbia, Mo. 2 p.m. SEC Network+ Monday, January 4 South Carolina* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6 p.m. SEC Network Thursday, January 7 LSU* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6 p.m. SEC Network+ Sunday, January 10 at Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. 1 p.m. SEC Network Thursday, January 14 at Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. 7 p.m. SEC Network+ Sunday, January 17 Tennessee* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 p.m. SEC Network+ Sunday, January 24 Auburn* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 1 p.m. ESPNU Thursday, January 28 at Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. 5:30 p.m. SEC Network Sunday, January 31 at South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. 2 p.m. SEC Network Thursday, February 4 Georgia* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6 p.m. SEC Network Thursday, February 11 Ole Miss* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6 p.m. SEC Network+ Sunday, February 14 at Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 5 p.m. SEC Network Thursday, February 18 at Florida* Gainesville, Fla. 5 p.m. SEC Network+ Sunday, February 21 Mississippi State* Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2 p.m. SEC Network+ Thursday,