Alabama Basketball

Alabama Gameday Poster Courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Wolverines are coached in their second season by Dusty May, who has them back in the Sweet 16 for the second year in a row. They come in with a 33-3 overall record, with big wins over Gonzaga, Purdue, Illinois, and Michigan State, with losses just to Wisconsin, Duke, and Purdue. They are led in scoring and on defense by 6-9 UAB transfer Yaxel Lendeborg. Yaxel is both a solid rebounder and a very efficient scorer, sitting at 11

Alabama Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Red Raiders are coached in their 3rd season by Grant McCasland, who looks to get his team back to the second weekend for the second year in a row after their Elite 8 last season. This team has big wins over Duke and Arizona, but has not been the same team since losing All-American JT Toppin versus Arizona St. Even prior to the injury to Toppin, the facilitator and one of the leaders of this team was 6-3 Christian Anderson. And

Alabama Gameday Poster Courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Pride are coached in their 5th season by NBA Champion Speedy Claxton. Hofstra has won this season over Penn, Pitt, and Syracuse as well as losing a close one to UCF. Hofstra comes into this game having won 7 straight and 11 of their last 12. Hofstra is led in scoring assists and steals by 6-3 Cruz Davis, averaging 20/4/4.5. Davis has shot over 40% from 3, and 83% from the line. Davis has played over 95% of the minutes this sea

Alabama Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Bulldogs are coached in their 4th season by Mike White, who looks to take them back to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. Currently, they sit at 20-9 overall and 8-8 in conference, including solid conference wins of Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky. Their leading scorer has come off the bench in the last 4 games after missing 2 to injury in 6-1 Jeremiah Wilkinson. The Cal transfer is averaging just under 18 po

Alabama Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Tigers are coached in their 4th season by Matt McMahon. LSU this season sits at 14-12 overall and 2-11 in conference, with wins over Missouri and South Carolina. They lost Reed and Thomas to season-ending injuries, who led the team and were key contributors. The Tigers’ leading scorer is 6-6 Max Mackinnon. The Portland transfer is averaging 15 pts on elite shooting. He is shooting just under 40% on high attempts and is elite a

Alabama Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Razorbacks are coached by John Calipari in his 2nd season in Fayetteville, where he looks to build on their Sweet 16 appearance last season. Arkansas currently sits at 19-6 and 9-3 in conference, which is good for lone second place currently. Arkansas is led in scoring and assists by the SEC leader in both categories, superstar freshman 6-3 Darius Acuff. Acuff is an elite shooter from deep at over 43% and is not afraid of taki

Alabama Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Rebels are coached in their 3rd season by Chris Beard, who looks to build on their Sweet 16 appearance last season. Ole Miss currently sits at 11-12 overall and 3-7 in conference and is currently in the middle of a 5-game losing streak in conference. They are led in scoring by Kansas transfer 6-5 AJ Storr. Storr is averaging just under 14 per game and is doing a ton of damage from behind the arc, where he is shooting 37% from

Alabama Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB Deep Dive Thread for Auburn: The Tigers are coached in their 1st season by Mr. Nepotism himself, Steven Pearl. Auburn currently sits at 14-8 overall and 5-4 in conference. They are coming off their midweek off and look to bounce back after their loss last time out. Auburn is led in scoring and rebounding by 6-7 UCF transfer Keyshawn Hall. Hall is a great defensive rebounder that is an elite shooter from behind the arc at 41%, but

Alabama Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Aggies are coached in their first season by Bucky McMillan, who was hired from Samford after spending time as a high school coach at Mountain Brook. Bucky has the Aggies sitting alone atop the SEC standings, sitting at 17-4 overall and 7-1 in conference, as they head into their toughest stretch in SEC play yet. The Aggies are led in scoring, rebounding, and blocks by 6-8 USC transfer Rashaun Agee. Agee does a great job getting

Gameday Poster Courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Gators are coached by Todd Golden in his 4th season in Gainesville. The defending national champs currently sit at 15-6 overall, including 6-2 in conference after losses to Missouri and Auburn. Golden will look to defend his comments he said about Bediako at home in this game. Florida is led in scoring by 6-9 Thomas Haugh. He is averaging just over 17 per game while also being a great rebounder at over 6.5 per game. Haugh is an elite

Alabama Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Volunteers are coached by Rick Barnes, who is in his 11th season in Knoxville. He looks to get them back to the second weekend and beyond, where they have been for the last 3 seasons. They currently sit at 12-6, including 2-3 in conference, after dropping the game with Kentucky last weekend. Tennessee is led in scoring, assists, and steals by 6-1 Ja’Kobi Gillespie, the Maryland and Belmont transfer. This season, he’s averaging

Gameday Poster Courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Sooners are coached by Porter Moser, who is in his 5th season in Norman after taking Loyola Chicago to a Sweet 16 and Final Four. He looks to get the Sooners back to the tournament for the second time in a row. Oklahoma currently sits at 11-6 and 1-3 in conference after a 3-game losing streak; they do hold wins over Ole Miss, Wake Forest, and Oklahoma State, however. Oklahoma is led by its back court with 5-10 Nijel Pack, the Miami tr

Gameday Poster Courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Bulldogs are coached in their 4th season by Chris Jans, who looks to get back to the NCAA tournament for the 4th time and get his first postseason win in Starkville. Mississippi State currently sits at 10-6 and 2-1 in conference, including a win on the road in Austin. The SEC’s leading scorer is 6-0 Josh Hubbard, averaging just under 23 points and 4 assists. Hubbard is a volume shooter who has played well both times he faced Alabama l

Gameday Poster Courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Longhorns are coached by Archie Miller, who is in his first season in Austin after spending the last few at Xavier. Texas sits at 9-6 this season and 0-2 in conference, holding just one win against a team ranked in the KenPom top 250, against NC State. Their leader in scoring, rebounding, assists, and steals is 6-8 Dailyn Swain, who came with Miller from Xavier. Averaging almost 16/7/3.5/2, he really is a do-everything player who has

Gameday Poster Courtesy of AlabamaMBB Deep Dive Thread for Vanderbilt: The Commodores are coached in their second season by Mark Byington, who looks to have further success after making the tournament in his first season in Nashville. They currently sit at 14-0 this season with wins over UCF, SMU, VCU, and St Mary’s, but Alabama will be their toughest test so far this season. Vandy is led in scoring by 6-2 Oklahoma transfer Duke Miles. Miles is averaging just over 17 points,

Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Wildcats currently sit at 9-4 going into conference play after closing out the nonconference slate with some big wins over Indiana and St Johns. The Cats are coached in their second season by Mark Pope, who looks to get them back to the second weekend and beyond, as he did last season. Kentucky is led in scoring once again by 6-4 Otega Oweh. The SEC preseason POTY is averaging 14/4.5/3 and almost 2 steals to lead the team in both scor

Gameday Poster courtesy of AlabamaMBB The Bulldogs are coached by James Jones, who is in his 26th season in New Haven. He brings a Yale team into Coleman that is 11-1 and has not played in 19 days, but looks to try and bolster their resume to get into the NCAA tournament again for the 4th time in 5 seasons. Alabama will be their toughest test to date, with just 1 game played against a top 100 KenPom team. Yale is led by 6-7 senior Nick Townsend, who leads them in points, rebo

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