Alabama Basketball

Alabama Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Bulls are coached by Bryan Hodgson, in his first season after spending the last 2 at Arkansas State. If that name sounds familiar, it should because he was formerly an assistant for Nate Oats at Buffalo and Alabama. USF has started this season 6-4, including a win over top 40 Utah State by 13 points. USF’s leading scorer is former Arkansas and Arkansas State transfer 6-5 Joseph Pinion. He averages just under 15 pts per game wh

Gameday Poster Courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Wildcats are coached by Tommy Lloyd, who is in his 5th season in Tucson. Lloyd looks to take his team back to the second weekend, a place they have been 3 of his first 4 seasons. The Wildcats come into this game undefeated, boasting huge wins over Florida, UCLA, Auburn, and at UConn. This team boasts a solid mix of freshmen and experience. Arizona is led in scoring by freshman phenom 6-8 Koa Peat. Peat is averaging nearly 16/5.5/3, on

Alabama Gameday Poster Courtesy AlabamaMBB The Roadrunners are coached by Austin Claunch, in his second season in San Antonio after a season under Nate Oats. So far this season, they have started 4-4, including a win over former Oats Assistant Charlie Henry and Georgia Southern. This will be Claunch’s first time facing Nate Oats as a head coach. Their leading scorer is Senior Southern Utah Transfer 6-5 Jamir Simpson. Simpson is averaging almost 19/5 per game while shooting ov

Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Terrapins are coached in their first season by Buzz Williams, who made the move this past season from Texas A&M. They will look to try and get back to the Sweet 16, where they were last season. They are coming off a 39-point loss to Gonzaga yesterday and sit at 5-2 this season. Buzz is known for having teams that are solid defensively and rebounding. This one is decent at both but is not quite as dominant as they have been in years pa

Alabama Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Bulldogs are coached by Mark Few, who is in his 26th year in Spokane. He will look to get them back to the second weekend, a place they missed last time, for the first time since 2014. So far this season, they have started at 5-0, including 3 wins over Power 5 teams, though Alabama will be their best opponent thus far. They are led in scoring and rebounding by 6-9 Graham Ike. The skilled lefty does most of his scoring near the

Gameday Poster Courtesy AlabamaMBB The Fighting Illini are coached by Brad Underwood in his 9th season, who looks to get them back to the second weekend for just his second time in Champaign. Illinois sits at 5th in KenPom this season and looks to avenge its 100-87 loss to Alabama last season in Birmingham. Illinois is led in scoring by 6-2 Kylan Boswell, in his second season after spending his first 2 in Arizona. He also leads the team in assists and steals, as well as being

Official Gameday Poster courtesy of @AlabamaMBB The Boilermakers come into Coleman sitting at 2nd in the country at 2-0 after being ranked preseason 1st. Matt Painter is in his 21st season as the head coach and looks to try to get back to the Final Four again as he did in 2024 with Zach Edey. Purdue is led by 6-0 Braden Smith, who last season had the number 2 assist rate in the entire country. Smith, so far this season, is averaging 13/10, which is right on par with the 17/10

Dustin Satloff / Getty Images The Red Storm are coached by Hall of Famer Rick Pitino, who is in his third season in New York. Pitino looks to try and get the Johnnies to the NCAA Tournament, a place where they were a 2 seed just a season ago. The Johnnies are led by 6-9 Zuby Ejiofor. Just a season ago, he averaged nearly 15/8. Ejiofor is an elite offensive rebounder and a presence in the interior who thrives at getting to the line. Zuby was in double figures nearly all season

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