Tuscaloosa, AL The No. 24/22 Alabama men's basketball team ended the first half on a 21-4 run and went on to dominate Mississippi State 99-67 Saturday night inside Coleman Coliseum. With the win, the Crimson Tide (16-6, 8-1 SEC) holds onto first place in the league standings while capturing its 14th consecutive SEC home win. Four Alabama players scored in double-figures led by Mark Sears' 21 points - his 13th game of 20 or more points this season. |
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Sunday, February 4, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
• Pull Out an 85-76 Win @ Georgia • Tuscaloosa, AL The No. 24/22 Alabama men's basketball trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half, and by 11 points with 11 minutes left, before a 17-5 run helped UA to an 85-76 come-from-behind road victory at Georgia Wednesday night. The Bulldogs led 41-27 at the half, however, the Crimson Tide (15-6, 7-1 SEC) shot 62.5 percent from the field and posted 58 points in the second half to earn the win and remain in first place in the SEC standings. |
Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Tuscaloosa, AL The Alabama men's basketball team jumped out to a big first half lead and withstood a second-half run to outlast No. 8/6 Auburn 79-75 Wednesday night in front of a sold out and raucous Coleman Coliseum crowd. The Crimson Tide (13-6, 5-1 SEC) ended the first half on a 7-0 run to take a 44-30 lead at intermission, However, the Tigers responded in the second half on a 9-0 run and would eventually take the lead before Alabama made clutch free throws and defensive stops down the stretch to pull out the four-point win. Mark Sears led a balanced offensive attack with 22 points, five rebounds and a season-high eight assists. Grant Nelson picked up the team's second double-double - and his first of the season - with 14 points and 11 boards on the night, while Latrell Wrightsell Jr. added 14 points and nine boards. Rylan Griffen scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half and finished the contest with a career-best five three-pointers in the victory. The Tigers (16-3, 5-1 SEC) were led by Johni Broome with a game-high 25 points and 14 rebounds. |
Sunday, January 21, 2024
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Tuscaloosa, AL KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Alabama men's basketball saw its six-game winning streak come to an end Saturday afternoon falling on the road to Tennessee, 91-71, at the Thompson-Boling Arena Food City Center. The Volunteers (14-4, 4-1 SEC) led from start-to-finish led by Dalton Knecht's 25 points. The Crimson Tide committed a season-high 22 turnovers which led to 23 points for the Volunteers. Mark Sears led the way for Alabama, scoring 22 points, recording his fourth 20-point game during SEC play. |
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
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Tuscaloosa, AL The Alabama men's basketball team improved to 4-0 in Southeastern Conference play behind Rylan Griffen's career-high 21 points, defeating Missouri 93-75 Tuesday night at Coleman Coliseum. With the win, the Crimson Tide maintains at least a share for first place in conference play heading into Saturday's matchup at No. 6/6 Tennessee. With eight minutes left of regulation, Alabama led by four points, 59-55, and Griffen caught fire, cashing in on four straight three-pointers to give UA a 10-point lead. The Tide would extend its lead to as many as 20 points, before settling for an 18-point win. Alabama (12-5, 4-0 SEC) had five players finish with double-figures as Aaron Estrada matched Griffen with 21 points, while Grant Nelson (13), Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (11) and Nick Pringle (10) each contributed offensively. Estrada and Nelson also collected a game-high eight rebounds each, with leading scorer Mark Sears adding nine points and six assists. The Tigers (8-9, 0-4 SEC) had four players finish in double-figures, led by Tamar Bates with 19 points. |
Sunday, January 14, 2024
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Tuscaloosa, AL STARKVILLE, Miss. – For the third time under head coach Nate Oats, the Alabama men's basketball team improved to 3-0 in the Southeastern Conference with an 82-74 win on the road over Mississippi State Saturday night at Humphrey Coliseum. The Crimson Tide's (11-5, 3-0 SEC) defense sealed the victory as UA did not allow the Bulldogs to score for the final 2:42 of the game. Alabama's backcourt was dominant against Mississippi State (12-4, 1-2 SEC) with Mark Sears (22 points), Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (19 points) and Rylan Griffen (17 points) combining to score 58 of UA's 82 points on the night. The Bulldogs had three players score double-figures led by Tolu Smith III's 15 points. |
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama guard Mark Sears scored 31 points to lead the men's basketball team past South Carolina, 74-47, Tuesday night inside Coleman Coliseum. With the win, the Crimson Tide (10-5, 2-0 SEC) improved to 2-0 in Southeastern Conference play fourth straight year. Sears and Aaron Estrada (17 points) were the only players to reach double digits as the duo combined for 48 of UA's 74 total points. Alabama's defense was exceptional Tuesday night, holding South Carolina (13-2, 1-1) to a season-low 47 points while committing 17 turnovers. In the second half alone, the Tide limited the Gamecocks to just 18 points and six field goals. The Gamecocks had two players score double figures in Meechie Johnson (16 points) and Ta'Lon Cooper (10 points). |
Sunday, January 7, 2024
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Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama’s basketball team surely wanted to win its Southeastern Conference basketball game against Vanderbilt at Memorial Gymnasium Saturday, but there were times you wondered. The Crimson Tide looked for all the world as Bama Coach Nate Oats has proclaimed one of the best teams in the nation, but also looked like a team that limped into the start of SEC play like the team that had lost five games. Finally, by the barest, Alabama was a 78-75 winner over the Commodores, improving Alabama to 9-5 on the season, while Vanderbilt fell to 5-9. Alabama next returns to Coleman Coliseum for its first SEC home game of the season, Bama hosting South Carolina at 6 p.m. CST Tuesday (SEC Network). The Gamecocks opened league play earlier Saturday with a 68-62 upset win over Mississippi State. There were three early ties in the game and Vandy had a couple of leads in those first few minutes of single digit action, but Alabama’s three-point win came with Bama having the lead or tied for all but 12 seconds of the 40 minutes. And yet… With 34 seconds to play, Mark Sears made two free throws and Alabama had a 76-69 lead. An unguarded second chance trey by Jorda Williams cut it to a 4-point lead. Grant Nelson, usually deadly on free throws, made one and missed one with 19 seconds to play. Seven seconds later Jason Riverra-Torres, made a layup. With eight seconds to play, Bama’s Rylen Griffen missed the front end of a one-and-one. With 4.7 seconds to play Vandy made one of two free throws to pull it to within a two-point game. With 1.1 second to play, Griffen made the first of two free throws, making it 78-75, but fouled going for the ball after his miss. With six-tenths of a second to play, Riverra-Torres missed the front end of the one-and-one and Bama had escaped. |
Friday, January 5, 2024
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Tuscaloosa, AL The Alabama women's basketball team dropped its Southeastern Conference opener to Ole Miss, 55-45, Thursday night inside Coleman Coliseum. The home defeat snapped the Crimson Tide's six-game winning streak as the Rebels claimed their third consecutive win in Tuscaloosa. Alabama (13-3, 0-1 SEC) led early before Ole Miss (11-3, 1-0) used a 19-2 run that spanned more than 10 minutes of the first half to take the lead for good. The Tide would go on to trail by as many as 14 points with just over four minutes left to play, but went on a late 8-0 spurt, fueled by back-to-back treys from Sarah Ashlee Barker and Jessica Timmons, to claw back into it. However, Alabama could not get any closer than six points before settling for the final result. The Crimson Tide was led by Sarah Ashlee Barker's 15 points, eight rebounds and two steals in the losing effort. Jessica Timmons hit double figures with 10 points matched Barker for the team lead with eight boards. |
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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Tuscaloosa, AL BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Alabama men's basketball team (8-5) defeated the Liberty Flames, 101-56, Saturday afternoon inside Legacy Arena at the BJCC in the 2023 C.M. Newton Classic. With the win, head coach Nate Oats won his 100th career game at Alabama becoming the fastest coach in program history to reach 100 career wins. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. led the Crimson Tide scoring with a season-high 19 points while also hitting a season-high five three-pointers. Five other UA players, Mark Sears (16), Aaron Estrada (13), Grant Nelson (12), Rylan Griffen (10) and Sam Walters (10) also scored in double figures. Estrada added his second career double-double, adding 10 rebounds and eight assists to close out non-conference play. Saturday's contest marks the second time in as many games that Alabama has had at least six players reach double figures. The Flames (10-4) were led by Kaden Metheny, scoring 14 points and grabbed four rebounds. |
Thursday, December 21, 2023
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Tuscaloosa, AL PHOENIX – The Alabama men's basketball team fell to No. 4/4 Arizona, 87-74, Wednesday night in the Hall of Fame Series contest which was played at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. Grant Nelson paced the Crimson Tide (6-5) with 17 points while Sam Walters added 15 off the bench. Mark Sears collected 12 points, six steals and six rebounds while Aaron Estrada had 11 points and a team-leading six assists in the loss. Wednesday night's contest marked the Tide's third consecutive game against an AP top-10 opponent. Alabama began the stretch by playing then-No. 2 Purdue (lost 92-86) on Dec. 9 followed by taking on then-No. 8 Creighton (lost 85-82) last Saturday. Oumar Ballo led the Wildcats (9-1) with 16 points and 12 rebounds to top four Arizona players in double figures. |
Sunday, December 17, 2023
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Tuscaloosa, AL OMAHA, Neb. – For the second straight game the Alabama men's basketball team went down to the wire with a top-10 team in the country Saturday night on the road at No. 8/8 Creighton in front of a sold crowd of 17,401 fans. The game went back-and-forth with 11 ties and 10 lead changes and with Alabama down three points with two seconds left in regulation, the Crimson Tide had a chance to send the game to overtime, but a half-court shot by Mark Sears went in-and-out as the Tide fell to the Bluejays, 85-82. Alabama (6-4) had four players score double-figures led by Mark Sears' 19 points while Creighton's (9-2) Trey Alexander (22 points) and Baylor Scheierman (20 points) scored 42 of Creighton's 85 points. |
Sunday, December 10, 2023
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Tuscaloosa, AL TORONTO – The Alabama men's basketball team took one of the best teams in the country down to the wire Saturday afternoon before dropping a narrow 92-86 decision to No. 4/4 Purdue at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto. Mark Sears had a career-night for the Tide (6-3), scoring 35 points while shooting 50 percent (8-16) from the three-point line in the losing effort. Reigning Naismith Player of the Year Zach Edey (35) and Braden Smith (27 points) combined to score 62 of Boilermakers' (8-2) 92 points. |
Friday, December 1, 2023
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Tuscaloosa, AL The No. 23/20 Alabama men's basketball team dropped an 85-77 decision to Clemson in the ACC/SEC Challenge Tuesday night inside Coleman Coliseum. Mark Sears led the Crimson Tide (5-2) with a game-high 23 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists in the losing effort. Aaron Estrada (16) and Grant Nelson (14) also reached double digits. The Tigers' (6-0) PJ Hall finished with a team-best 21 points to lead four players in double figures. Ian Schieffelin finished with nine points and a game-high 14 boards. |
Monday, November 27, 2023
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Tuscaloosa, AL NICEVILLE, Fla. – The No. 17/15 Alabama men's basketball team ended the Emerald Coast Classic with a win over Oregon, 99-91, Saturday afternoon at Raider Arena for its fifth win of the season. The Crimson Tide was led by Mark Sears scoring a season-high 27 points and was named to the Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament team. Aaron Estrada filled the stat sheet with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists while Rylan Griffen scored a season-high 17 points. Oregon (4-2) was led by Jermaine Couisnard with a team-high 24 points. |
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
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Tuscaloosa, AL With its new-look roster continuing to produce explosive offensive outings, Alabama men’s basketball again rose in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The Crimson Tide was ranked 15th, up seven spots from last week, in the coaches poll. Alabama was 17th in the Associated Press top 25. UA (4-0) started the season at No. 24 in the coaches and the AP. The top nine remained unchanged with Kansas, Purdue and Arizona leading the pack in both polls. Alabama’s offense has produced 105, 102, 102 and 98 point-outings across its first four non-conference opponents. It’s shooting 57% from the field and 48.9% from 3-point range. Guard Mark Sears is averaging 19.5 points per game. The Tide will head to Florida for the Emerald Coast Classic against Ohio State on Friday at 6 p.m. and either Oregon or Santa Clara on Saturday. The first-ranked opponent on Alabama’s scheduled will be No. 2 Purdue on Dec. 9 in Toronto. |
Saturday, November 18, 2023
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Tuscaloosa, AL The No. 22/22 Alabama men's basketball team claimed its fourth-straight win to open the 2023-24 season with a 98-67 win over the Mercer Bears Friday night inside Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide (4-0) connected on 14 of its first 16 shots from the field and never looked back, leading by as many as 38 points (97-59) before settling for the 31-point victory. Alabama was led by Mark Sears' 26 points and six assists to help the Tide extend its home winning streak to 19 straight wins, 15 of which have been won by double-digits. In addition to Sears' output, Nick Pringle (14), Jarin Stevenson (14) and Aaron Estrada (10) also scored double digits. The Bears (1-3) were led by Jalyn McCreary scoring 17 points and collecting eight rebounds. |
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama basketball guard Kris Parker may not see the Coleman Coliseum court this year in real-game action. The Tide freshman is in the “process” of potentially redshirting, head coach Nate Oats announced Monday. Parker was ruled out of UA’s season-opening win with an eye injury, according to multiple reports. A former four-star recruit, he didn’t appear against Morehead State or Indiana State last Friday. “We’re in the process of talking about possibly redshirting Kris. Just to get stronger, get better at some things. I think he’s got a chance to be really good. I just, you know, we’re at that point in the process that he had the injury, he’s healed from the injury, he’s practicing. We’re in the process of talking through that right now.” Parker was ranked as the No. 10 prospect in Florida in the class of 2023, per Rivals. He averaged 24.8 points and 14.2 rebounds per game at Crossroad Academy, which won its district title in Class 2A last winter. Parker is listed on Alabama’s roster as a 6-foot-9 guard weighing 195 pounds. Oats has mentioned repeatedly throughout the start of the season that Alabama’s rotation will be whittled down eventually. The Tide is attempting to sort its best defensive lineups to pair with its offensive talent. The other scholarship guards on the roster include transfers Aaron Estrada and Latrell Wrightsell Jr., senior Mark Sears and underclassmen Rylan Griffen and Davin Cosby Jr. The No. 22 Tide (2-0) host South Alabama on Tuesday and Mercer on Friday. |
Saturday, November 11, 2023
• Alabama men’s basketball wins 102-80 over Indiana State •
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Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama basketball moved to 2-0 on the season Friday, with a 102-80 win over Indiana State at Coleman Coliseum. Aaron Estrada led the Crimson Tide with 27 points and five assists, while Grant Nelson had the most rebounds with eight. The Crimson Tide will face an in-state challenger on Tuesday, when South Alabama visits Tuscaloosa. Before that, here are three takeaways from Friday’s victory. Closer than the score looked Alabama didn’t get off to a good start. The Sycamores roared out of the gates, scoring the contest’s first nine points while the Tide struggled to keep up. “That’s a really good, very well coached team,” Alabama head coach Nate Oats said after the game. “We knew it was gonna be that way, we knew it when we scheduled them. They were even better than I thought they were gonna be when we scheduled them.” Throughout the game, Indiana State was able to keep the score fairly close on the Tide. Isaiah Swope led the way with 17 points for the Sycamores, while Ryan Conwell had 16 and Julian Larry scored 15. The Tide pulled away late to win the game by more than 20 points. But for an early-season non-conference matchup, Indiana State put up a solid fight. Newcomers show out Alabama had a lot of talent to replace for the 2023-24 season. During the offseason, Oats went looking in the portal. The players he found there were a key part of leading the Crimson Tide to a win on Friday. Estrada especially showed out in the first half, scoring 22 of his 27 in that frame. “We know what Aaron can do,” Oats said. “We’ve seen it and I think he’s improved, even since last year.” North Dakota State transfer Grant Nelson has won the team’s hard hat award during the first two games. He had 18 points in the second half for a total of 20 to go with his team-leading rebounding performance against Indiana State. If both Estrada and Nelson keep on track, they’ll be a major key to replacing Alabama’s lost star power. |
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
• Morehead State vs #24 Alabama Basketball Game Highlights •
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