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Charles Bediako in warmups

Charles Bediako is making one more attempt to play for Alabama

Charles Bediako is not giving up on playing college basketball just yet. Two weeks after a preliminary injunction was denied, Bediako plans on filing an appeal while also requesting an “Injunctive relief” to allow him to continue playing …

Darius Acuff Jr. smiling

Darius Acuff Jr. turns heads with a Kobe Bryant accomplishment

Retelling what happened in Wednesday’s showdown between the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks and the No. 25 Alabama Crimson Tide would not be complete without heavily mentioning the exploits of Darius Acuff Jr. The Arkansas freshman guard had a performance …

Closing seconds of Arkansas vs. Alabama game

Fans all said the same thing about wild Arkansas-Alabama 2OT game

College basketball fans were buzzing after Arkansas and Alabama gave them an absolute barnburner on a random Wednesday. Many had high expectations as No. 25 Alabama hosted No. 20 Arkansas for a heavyweight bout at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala. …

Charles Bediako in warmups

Former G League player no longer eligible to play for Alabama

Charles Bediako’s time with the Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team might be coming to an end. On Monday, a Tuscaloosa judge denied the preliminary injunction to allow Bediako to continue playing with the Crimson Tide, per a report from Nick …

Nate Oats leaving the court

Video shows object thrown at Nate Oats while leaving the court against Auburn

Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats got a souvenir he didn’t ask for following his team’s 96-92 win against SEC rivals Auburn Tigers on Saturday at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala. As Oats was exiting the court, someone in the stands …

The Alabama Crimson Tide logo

Alabama judge who granted G League player college eligibility got exposed for being team booster

An Alabama judge is under fire for a conflict of interest in his recent ruling that granted former G League player Charles Bediako’s college eligibility. Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge James Roberts Jr. granted Bediako temporary eligibility on …

Nate Oats at a press conference

Nate Oats had brutally honest take on Alabama losing to Duke

Alabama men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats did not hide his frustration Saturday after his team got eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. The Crimson Tide were outclassed by the Duke Blue Devils 85-65 in their Elite Eight clash at Prudential …

Mark Sears celebrating a made basket

Alabama sets ridiculous all-time record in Sweet 16 win over BYU

It wasn’t just raining 3s for Alabama on Thursday — it was pouring 3s. Alabama, the No. 2 in the East Region, advanced to the Elite Eight with an emphatic 113-88 victory over the No. 6 seed BYU. The three-point line was both the soup of …

Nate Oats at a press conference

Nate Oats adds assistant from NBA team to his staff at Alabama

Nate Oats is plucking from a level above for next season’s coaching staff at Alabama. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported on Wednesday that Alabama is hiring Brian Adams of the Detroit Pistons. Adams will now be serving as an assistant on the …

Michael Phelps at a press conference

Michael Phelps gave pregame speech to 1 Final Four team

23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps does not exactly have any ties to any of the basketball programs in this year’s men’s Final Four, but he was called in for a pregame speech for one squad anyway. Phelps spoke to the Alabama …

Nick Saban in a suit

Alabama used message from Nick Saban to spur Final Four run

The Alabama Crimson Tide might have Nick Saban to thank, at least in part, for their run to the Final Four. Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats admitted that he leaned on Saban prior to the team’s NCAA Tournament run. Oats said that a message …

Nate Oats at a press conference

Everyone said the same thing about the Clemson-Alabama Elite Eight game

Both Alabama and Clemson won in their Sweet 16 matchups on Thursday, setting up an Elite Eight game between them in the finals of the West Region of the NCAA Tournament. Both teams winning in the Sweet 16 to set up an Elite Eight game between them …

ESPN announcer Jay Williams calling an Alabama basketball game

Alabama fans dissed by ESPN announcer during loss to Clemson

ESPN announcer Jay Williams made sure to add insult to injury toward Alabama fans Tuesday during their loss to Clemson. Clemson dealt Alabama their second defeat of the season in an 85-77 affair at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Clemson led for …

Charles Barkley on the sideline

Charles Barkley owns up to bad college basketball take

Charles Barkley has made plenty of questionable predictions in his day, but there is one in particular he had to address on Monday. In January, Barkley referred to the Alabama Crimson Tide as the best team in the country. The Tide basketball program …

Nate Oats at a press conference

Nate Oats lands NBA assistant coach to join his staff at Alabama

Nate Oats is pulling from the NBA ranks to replenish his coaching staff. ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported on Saturday that New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Ryan Pannone has accepted an offer to become an assistant at the University of …

Nate Oats at a press conference

Twitter reacts to No. 1 seed Alabama losing to San Diego State

The No. 1 overall seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament has been eliminated. Top seed Alabama lost to San Diego State 71-64 in their Sweet 16 game at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky. on Friday night. The Aztecs took a 28-23 lead into the half but …

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