The team played their home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The only key loss from the prior season was James "Hollywood" Robinson to the NBA.
Senior forwards Jason Caffey and Jamal Faulkner and sophomores Antonio McDyess and Eric Washington were the hub of the team.
[1] The Tide reached the semifinal of the 1995 SEC men's basketball tournament final, but lost to Arkansas.
The Tide earned an at-large bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament, defeating Penn in the first round and losing to eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma State.