Alabama Basketball

Alabama Gameday Poster courtesy of @AlabamaMBB The Fighting Hawks are in their 7th year under head coach Paul Sather, who will bring his team into Coleman for one of two return trips from the game last season. Last season in Grand Forks was a great game, finishing 97-90, but Treysen Eaglestaff, who dropped 40 on Alabama, now plays for West Virginia, so this will be a much different team. They return just 1 starter from last season in 6-4 Eli King. King shot about 38% from dee

Amari Allen Goes For the Layup | Photo Credit Crimson Tide Photos/UA Athletics Alabama took down Furman by a score of 96-71 after a rocky start and getting down 9-0 early. Oats’ team turned up the intensity on defense and found rhythm on offense in route to a comfortable win in the exhibition on the road. The game was not perfect, as you would expect from a preseason showing, but there were a ton of really good things that Alabama did in this game that I think are worth point

Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats | Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images Alabama Basketball plays North Dakota on November 3rd to tip off the season, but before that, they have one final exhibition which will be played on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 CT against Furman on ESPN+. This exhibition will serve as the final time Alabama can take the floor against another opponent and learn what they need to work on before the games start to count. Much more important than the final resul

Labaron Philon Handles the Ball. Image Courtesy of UA Athletics Alabama took down Florida State 109 to 105 in their Ballin in Boutwell Exhibition on Thursday night. The team got their first chance to play someone not in a crimson jersey, and the fans got their first look at the 2025-26 edition of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama had 3 guys who were unable to play in this exhibition: Latrell Wrightsell, Noah Williamson, and Jalil Bethea, all sitting. Wrightsell and Williamson

Fans will get their first look at this season's Alabama Basketball team when Alabama tips off with Florida State at 7 p.m. tonight for the Ballin in Boutwell Scrimmage. You can watch it live on the Hibbett Sports YouTube Channel here . I have a few things I will be watching for when Alabama takes the floor. Front Court Defense - Nate Oats talked about challenging those interior players at Media Days because he knows that the success of his team will hinge on defense. Nate ha

Nate Oats took the stage in Mountain Brook at SEC Media Days, and he had a lot to say. He was asked a few times about his faster and more analytical style of play becoming the norm. He deflected the credit which he was given and attributed it more to the changing style of basketball overall and the success which has trickled down from the NBA. Nate additionally was asked about his defense, and he reiterated what we have heard many times, mentioning his 2 teams that won both t