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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 […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Alabama-Florida prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Alabama-Florida. The collection of conference tournament college basketball games on Saturday includes this SEC Tournament semifinal between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators. Alabama is still trying to chase down a No. 1 […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Alabama prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kentucky Alabama. The SEC Tournament Friday slate concludes with a night game between Kentucky and Alabama. It’s a game Alabama has to have if it places importance on claiming a No. 1 seed in the […]

The Iron Bowl rivalry didn’t disappoint once again on Saturday. Alabama basketball went down to the wire with Auburn in one of the best college basketball games of the season, and the ending didn’t disappoint. Nate Oats and company were able to force overtime, and it looked like the two teams may be headed for […]

The official start of the opening round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament may still be 12 days away, but March Madness is very much alive on the final Saturday of the 2024-25 college basketball regular season. On a day in which St. John’s forward Zuby Ejiofor ended one top 25 matchup with a game-winning shot […]

It is a rivalry game in the SEC as Alabama faces Auburn. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Alabama-Auburn prediction and pick. Alabama comes into the game at 23-7 on the year and 12-5 in conference play, placing them tied for second place in the SEC. They opened the year […]

The Alabama basketball team has now lost four out of their last six games as they fell at home on Wednesday against #5 Florida. The good news for the Crimson Tide is that these four losses have all come against top-15 teams. Three of them were against top-10 teams. It’s not like Alabama is losing […]

It is a top-ten SEC match-up as Florida visits Alabama. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Florida-Alabama prediction and pick. Florida comes into the game at 25-4 on the year, and 12-4 in conference play. That places them in second place in the SEC this year. They opened the year […]

College basketball in the SEC has delivered day after day in 2024-25, and Saturday was no different. No. 6-ranked Alabama basketball and No. 5 Tennessee went back and forth in Knoxville with critical seeding implications on the line in both the SEC and NCAA Tournaments. Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide held a slim lead, […]

Two of the best teams in the SEC face off as Alabama faces Tennessee. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Alabama-Tennessee prediction and pick. Alabama comes into the game at 23-5 on the year and 12-3 in conference play, placing them in second place in the SEC. They opened the […]

The college basketball season continues on Tuesday with a matchup between Mississippi State and Alabama. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Mississippi State-Alabama prediction and pick. Tuesday’s SEC showdown pits the No.24 Mississippi State Bulldogs (19-8) against the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide (22-5). Alabama, led by Brandon Miller’s 18.7 points […]

Alabama basketball has become one of the top programs in the country under Nate Oats, and the Crimson Tide backed that up again on Saturday with a very impressive 96-83 win against Kentucky. Alabama recovered from a slow start to take a lead at halftime and run away with the win behind an explosive performance […]

Alabama basketball and head coach Nate Oats needed to bounce back in a big way Saturday. Both took two massive losses to Auburn and Missouri before facing No. 17 Kentucky. Oats is now standing alone in the Alabama record books. The Crimson Tide snapped their two-game slide and upended Kentucky 96-83 in Tuscaloosa. A loss […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Kentucky-Alabama prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kentucky Alabama. The SEC basketball Saturday slate has this early-evening game between Kentucky and Alabama. It’s a game Alabama really needs if it wants to get a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Alabama […]

In a shocking game, Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats slammed a clipboard during an upset loss to Missouri. The loss came as a shock to many. The Tigers took down the Crimson Tide in a 110-98 offensive showdown. As Oats took the stage and answered questions about the loss, someone pulled the fire alarm. […]

The Missouri basketball team picked up one of their best wins of the season on Wednesday night as they handily took down #4 Alabama at home. The Tigers started the game on a 12-0 run, and they never looked back as they ended up winning the game 110-98. The Crimson Tide never threatened any sort […]

Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats had an angry outburst in the Crimson Tide’s tough road loss to No. 15 Missouri. For much of Wednesday night, the No. 4 team in the country looked like it was still having a hangover from the heartbreaking home loss to No. 1 Alabama. Such is life in the […]

One of the most intriguing games on the schedule for Wednesday night happens in the SEC. The fourth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide visit the 15th-ranked Missouri Tigers for the first time this season. The Crimson Tide won their matchup last season by 18 points in a down year for the Tigers, but the matchup figures to […]

Alabama basketball had a chance on Saturday to knock off its biggest rival and become the No. 1 team in the country on Monday, but it fell short in a frustrating 94-85 loss against No. 1 Auburn at home. After trailing for most of the first half, Nate Oats and company stormed back to tie […]

No. 1 Auburn basketball was not going to be denied a monster win against the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide on the road on Saturday night. With Bruce Pearl calling the shots for the Tigers, Auburn escaped Tuscaloosa with a 94-85 win against Nate Oats’ squad. And for Pearl, he also pulled off a feat […]

The Iron Bowl is known for its football lineage but will include a chapter on the hardcourt on Saturday when No. 1-ranked Auburn (22-2) faces No. 2-ranked Alabama (21-3). It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Auburn-Alabama prediction and pick. Through a dominant non-conference schedule and a 9-0 start in SEC […]

Bruce Pearl has coached at a high level throughout his time as head coach of the Auburn Tigers men’s basketball team. His success is believed to have played a role in Alabama following a similar route with how they hired Nate Oats, according to Steven Pearl. Steven, Bruce’s son, appeared on the Stingray Show on […]

The SEC is working to find a solution to stop field and court storming. When a big team gets upset in college football or basketball, students love to rush the playing surface to celebrate. It’s happened for a long time, it comes with a hefty price. Schools that let a court/field storm happen have had […]

Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats hyped up the upcoming clash with No. 1 Auburn on Saturday. The No. 2 Crimson Tide blew out the odds against Texas on Tuesday night in their 103-80 win. Meanwhile, the Tigers took care of business at Vanderbilt tonight to ensure that the upcoming Iron Bowl will involve the […]

The talk of college basketball on Monday was the upcoming basketball Iron Bowl, pitting the top two teams in the national polls against each other. However, the Alabama Crimson Tide will have another challenging game to get through before they get there when they visit the Texas Longhorns. Alabama is in a tie for first […]