On Saturday, February 23rd, 2002, Antoine Pettway laid in a game-winning basket to defeat a top ten Florida Gator team in front of a raucous crowd in Coleman Coliseum. A week later, the Tide were named SEC Champions. A week after that, the Tide battled the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game, falling just short of winning their 7th SEC Tournament Championship. Only Kentucky has won more.
On Saturday March 20th, 2004, Alabama stunned #1 Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, sending the Tide to their 8th Sweet Sixteen.