Erwin Dudley

Biography

Erwin Dudley enters his first season as special assistant to the head coach after being hired in July of 2025. Dudley joined the staff in 2023 as a graduate assistant helping the Crimson Tide reached the program's first-ever Final Four (2024) and reached back-to-back Elite Eights in 2024 and 2025. Prior to his current role, Dudley served as a graduate assistant for the Crimson Tide from 2023-25 where the Tide won 53 games while appearing in back-to-back Elite Eights and the program's first-ever trip to the Final Four (2024). Dudley played professionally for 14 seasons in Israel and Turkey, winning the EuroChallenge and the Turkish League in 2012 with Besiktas Milangaz and was named the FIBA EuroCup All-Star Game MVP in 2007 for Türk Telekom. He played at Alabama from 1999-2003 and was named an SEC Basketball Legend in 2019. An Associated Press Third Team All-America honoree in 2002 while leading Alabama to an SEC Western Division title, Dudley was a three-time All-SEC selection throughout his career, ranks fourth on Alabama's all-time rebounding list (1,184 rebounds) and ninth on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,775 career points. He led Alabama to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in 2001 and 2002.