SJR68 Summary

• Honors legendary University of Alabama basketball coach Winfrey "Wimp" Sanderson for outstanding achievement in college basketball.

• Sanderson won 200 or more games in his first 10 years as Alabama's head coach, recording a 267-119 record with five SEC tournament championships and appearances in 10 NCAA tournaments and one NIT tournament.

• Named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year in 1987, 1989, and 1990, and National Coach of the Year in 1987; also selected as SEC Coach of the Decade in the 1980s and inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.

• Known for his distinctive dapper sideline fashion wearing plaid sport jackets, a tradition that led Coleman Coliseum to be dubbed the "Plaid Palace."

• Resolution adopted by the Alabama Legislature on February 15, 2018 (Senate) and February 22, 2018 (House) to commend Coach Sanderson for his contributions to college athletics.