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Nate Oats has built Alabama basketball into a powerhouse, taking the program closer to the sport’s pinnacle than it has ever been in its long history. He amassed a superb 145-63 record in his firsts six seasons in Tuscaloosa and guided the Crimson Tide to their first-ever Final Four appearance in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide and head coach Nate Oats received big news last week when it was announced that Latrell Wrightsell Jr. was granted a medical redshirt by the NCAA and would be given one more year of college basketball eligibility for next season following an Achilles injury. The question now becomes, when will Wrightsell […]

The Milwaukee Bucks only had one selection in the 2025 NBA Draft, taking Bogoljub Markovic at No. 47, but made one of the biggest splashes in the immediate aftermath. Shortly after the draft concluded, the Bucks signed former Alabama All-American guard Mark Sears. Milwaukee signed Sears on a two-way deal, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported. Sears […]

Alabama men’s basketball is coming off three straight appearances in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (or better) and their quest for a fourth got a major boost on Monday. Latrell Wrightsell Jr., who missed all but eight games last year after he ruptured his achilles tendon in December, has been granted a medical […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide are hoping to build on what was a fairly successful 2024-25 season, with the arrival of a few new recruits. The Crimson Tide were busy in the transfer portal this offseason, adding players to help shore up what should be a contending roster in the SEC. Alabama also added to its […]

The Alabama basketball team got some surprising news on Wednesday night as Labaron Philon announced that he will withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to the Crimson Tide for one more season. At the conclusion of this past season, Philon decided that he was going to explore the NBA Draft process, and it sounded […]

Arkansas basketball is picking up a commitment from a big man with plenty of experience. The Razorbacks got the pledge of big man Nick Pringle, per 247 Sports. The 6-foot-10 forward Pringle played for South Carolina and Alabama before heading to Fayetteville. This past season, the big man played for South Carolina. He averaged 9.5 […]

After a strong season and a run to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament, Alabama basketball is already looking toward next season and what it can do to get back to the Final Four, like it did in 2023. However, that will be a tough task for Nate Oats and company after losing star […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels made a solid addition from the transfer portal with former Alabama forward Jarin Stevenson joining the squad. Stevenson announced his transfer to the Tar Heels on Sunday, per ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. He left the Crimson Tide after two seasons, having been in and out of the team’s starting lineup throughout […]

The college basketball transfer portal has been humming for the past few weeks even as the NCAA Tournament was still going on. The Alabama Crimson Tide struck early with a transfer portal commitment from former Bucknell star Noah Williamson. But Alabama has also lost players to the transfer portal this offseason, with former four-star big […]

The Alabama basketball season came to a close during the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament as the Crimson Tide weren’t able to get past Duke to make the Final Four. The season didn’t end the way that the Crimson Tide wanted it to, but it was still a good year that is worth celebrating. […]

After Alabama basketball was steamrolled by Duke in the Elite Eight, their sophomore forward Mouhamed Dioubate announced he wouldn’t be returning.  Dioubate entered the transfer portal on Friday, according to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. “I would like to thank Coach Oats and the rest of the coaching staff, all the supporting staff, and the […]

Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide made a big splash in the transfer portal with the addition of Bucknell star Noah Williamson. Williamson announced his transfer to the Crimson Tide on Monday, per On3 insider Joe Tipton. Williamson leaves the Bucknell Bison after three seasons, developing his skillset as one of the best players […]

While Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats was finding answers for the Elite Eight loss to Duke, a rumor involving Maryland was quickly mentioned. Originally, there was a rumor that suggested that Oats would leave the program for the Terrapins. It was due to the Alabama athletic department focusing too much money on the football […]

Alabama basketball’s NCAA Tournament journey has ended, and head coach Nate Oats explained that it wasn’t solely a Cooper Flagg problem on the other end against Duke. Before the 85-65 loss, the Crimson Tide experienced the hurricane that many teams previously have this season. Duke’s star trio of Flagg, Tyrese Proctor, and Kon Knueppel combined […]

One of the most highly-anticipated matchups of the Elite Eight in this NCAA Tournament was the heavyweight battle between Duke and Alabama. Despite some moments from the Crimson Tide, the final result of the contest never seemed to be in doubt on Saturday night as the Blue Devils ran away with an 85-65 win. Alabama […]

Grant Nelson had a noteworthy defensive play against Cooper Flagg during the Elite 8 matchup between the 2-seed Alabama Crimson Tide and 1-seed Duke Blue Devils. Three minutes into the second half with Duke leading 50-40, Flagg got past his defender as he drove to the rim and went up to perform a one-handed dunk. […]

Alabama basketball was on the cusp of school history. Toppling high-powered Duke sends the Crimson Tide to consecutive Final Fours, which has never happened in Tuscaloosa. Now Nate Oats admitted a harsh reality after their lopsided March Madness defeat on Saturday. The Blue Devils steamrolled the Tide 85-65. Duke watched Cooper Flagg hit a 31-year-old […]

The mission was clear from Alabama basketball in its 113-88 Sweet Sixteen victory over BYU on Thursday. Make shots. Which the Crimson Tide did. Head coach Nate Oats’ squad exited the floor at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey with the most threes hit in one game of any NCAA Tournament team in history. Senior […]

Duke looks to return to the Final Four as they face Alabama. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Alabama-Duke prediction and pick. Alabama is 28-8 on the year and was third in the SEC. This would earn them a two-seed in the NCAA tournament. In the first round, they would […]

A year ago, Mark Sears and the Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team walked off the court in Phoenix, Arizona as 86-72 losers to eventual champion UConn in the Final Four. The Tide played a sharp game that night — UConn was just better. No one was better than Alabama on Thursday night in the […]

Alabama basketball watched Mark Sears go off on the shooting end against BYU. Sears helped deliver a bonkers shooting night for Alabama, rolling to the 113-88 romp on Thursday. Nate Oats dished out some motivation beforehand, though, to spark the epic shooting performance. Turns out Oats dropped some math knowledge on Sears during practice, which […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide lit up the nets in their Sweet 16 matchup against the BYU Cougars in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Alabama scored 113 points against the Cougars defense, getting whatever shot they desired as they were efficient throughout the night. They shot 53% from the field, including 49% from beyond the arc. With […]

The Sweet 16 kicks off as BYU faces Alabama. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a BYU-Alabama prediction and pick. BYU is 26-9 on the year, which was third in the Big 12 this year. They would earn a six-seed in the NCAA Tournament. In their first game, BYU faced 11-seed […]

No. 2 seed Alabama basketball is heading to the Sweet 16 for the third straight season after beating No. 7 seed St. Mary’s basketball 80-66 in the Round of 32 on Sunday. The Crimson Tide had big man Grant Nelson, who has been dealing with a knee injury, on the floor during the game. Afterward, […]

Alabama basketball scrapped its way back to the Sweet 16 by knocking off St. Mary’s 80-66 Sunday. The Crimson Tide needed to hit a wild stat in their March Madness win, though, to scale the Gaels. Nate Oats himself acknowledged this rare accolade. Alabama struggled early getting baskets against one of the nation’s best defenses. […]

Alabama basketball found itself in a slugfest with St. Mary’s for its Sunday March Madness contest. A trip to the Sweet 16 hung in the balance. But Crimson Tide star Grant Nelson hit a major milestone against the Gaels during their 80-66 romp. The long-armed forward and graduate transfer hit a new accolade at 8:05 […]

As he prepares for Alabama’s second-round matchup with Saint Mary’s, Nate Oats took notice of his former competitor, Will Wade, signing with NC State. With Wade’s reportedly agreeing to the deal while still coaching McNeese State in the NCAA Tournament, Oats believed the 42-year-old handled the situation well. Oats believes that Wade made the right […]

Though Alabama escaped with a 90-81 win over Robert Morris in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, it nearly became the latest victim of college basketball’s next Cinderella story. The Crimson Tide gutted out the victory without forward Grant Nelson for most of the game, who all but forced Nate Oats to give him […]

Although Alabama basketball was concerned about Grant Nelson before Friday’s game, they are now concerned about Jarin Stevenson. The latter took a hard fall and was favoring his left wrist, according to Charlie Potter of On3 Sports on X (formerly Twitter). He also described that Stevenson immediately went to the locker room. Stevenson later returned […]

Alabama basketball senior Grant Nelson had an injury update from head coach Nate Oats a few days ago. However, Nelson himself dropped a key injury update ahead of Friday’s game against Robert Morris. “If I can help our team win, I’m gonna play, but it’s a game-time decision right now,” Nelson said via The Next […]

Defense wins championships, or so the saying goes. Alabama basketball is looking to prove that idea wrong during the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Crimson Tide have the top offense in the nation, and they are certainly one of the favorites to win March Madness this year. Rumors have been whispered about the school with the […]

Alabama begins their March Madness run as they face Robert Morris. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Robert Morris-Alabama prediction and pick. Robert Morris was 26-8 on the year, and 15-5 in conference play, which placed them first in the Horizon League. As the top seed, they had a bye […]

The Alabama basketball team is fresh off a Final Four run in 2024. Alabama defeated Charleston, Grand Canyon, North Carolina and Clemson to get to the Final Four before losing to the UConn Huskies, who wound up winning the tournament. This year, Alabama has had a strong year. The Crimson Tide finished 25-8 overall with […]

Head coach Nate Oats provided an injury update on Alabama Crimson Tide star Grant Nelson ahead of their first-round matchup against the Robert Morris Colonials. Oats revealed on his Hey Coach radio show on Monday that Nelson will carry a questionable status going into the NCAA Tournament for the Crimson Tide, per team reporter Nick […]

Alabama basketball has firmly established itself as a March Madness regular under head coach Nate Oats. With this year’s Selection Sunday in the books, the Crimson Tide are now set to make their fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Fans can expect the usual up-tempo, high-powered offense that can overwhelm opponents when it’s clicking. However, as […]

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats is preparing his Crimson Tide for March Madness. Oats may be without one of his star players for awhile, though. Alabama’s Grant Nelson is seeing a knee specialist on Monday about his injury, per basketball reporter Jon Rothstein. Nelson got hurt in the SEC conference tournament. During the team’s loss […]

It has been nearly 20 years since Billy Donovan led the last Florida basketball team to a national title victory. The Gators won back-to-back national championships under the watch of Donovan in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 campaigns. After the No. 2 seed Gators crushed the No. 3 seed Alabama Crimson Tide, 104-82, in the second […]

The No. 3 seed Alabama Crimson Tide’s dream of winning the 2025 SEC Tournament ended on Saturday, as Nate Oats and his team got eliminated from the tourney by the No. 2 Florida Gators via a 104-82 loss. Alabama basketball trailed the Gators by only two points after 20 minutes of action, but the Crimson […]