Earlier this month, Alabama basketball star Jaden Shackelford shocked the college basketball world and announced he had entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. Shackelford was a key player for the Crimson Tide, who earned a two-seed in last season’s NCAA Tournament, these past two years. The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 14 points per game […]
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Nimari Burnett, McDonald’s All-American, Announces Transfer
Four-star former Texas Tech guard Nimari Burnett, one of the top available transfers on the market, has committed to Alabama. Burnett announced his decision on Twitter moments ago. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Burnett chose the Crimson Tide over USC, Illinois, Oregon, LSU and Auburn. The first McDonald’s All-American to sign with Texas […]
Read MoreAlabama Basketball Superfan Passed Away Last Night
The Alabama basketball program mourned the loss of one of the team’s most ardent supporters on Saturday morning. Late Friday night, Charlie Potter of BamaOnLine reported that Alabama superfan Cameron Luke Ratliff passed away after complications from COVID-19. He was just 23 years old. Ratliff was a mainstay at Alabama games – both home and […]
Read More5 Coaches North Carolina Might Target To Replace Roy Williams
Legendary basketball coach Roy Williams is retiring after 33 years of head coaching in the NCAA. Through 15 seasons with the Kansas Jayhawks (1988-2003) and 18 seasons with the North Carolina Tar Heels (2003-21), Williams amassed a 903-264 overall record — notching him at No. 11 in all-time college basketball wins. During his time in […]
Read MoreAlabama AD Greg Byrne Responds To Major Job Rumors
Greg Byrne is an Arizona State alum, and has been the athletic director at the University of Arizona, along with athletic department roles at Oregon and Oregon State. Right now, he may have the best AD gig in the country, leading the athletic department at Alabama. He took over in 2017, in the midst of […]
Read MoreCharles Barkley Explains What Makes It Tough At ‘Football Schools’
You can count Charles Barkley among the many people impressed by how good Alabama and USC look in the NCAA Tournament right now. But the Auburn alum had some insight into being a basketball player at a “football school” that makes him extra impressed. During Saturday’s coverage of the NCAA Tournament, Barkley acknowledged how difficult […]
Read MoreTop CBB Coach Responds To Indiana Job Rumors
Indiana basketball is one of the most historic programs in all of college hoops. After 20 years of largely underwhelming results, however, it may not be easy to fill the job with a top name. The Hoosiers fired Archie Miller, one of the top coaching prospects in the sport just a few years ago, at […]
Read MoreJoe Lunardi Names 1 ‘Loser’ From NCAA Tournament Bracket Reveal
The 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed on Sunday night, marking the official return of college basketball’s biggest annual event. Like every year, the bracket was filled with “winners” and “losers” based on the draw that each school received. To ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi there was a program that clearly fell into the latter category. […]
Read MoreReport: Nate Oats Makes Decision On Potential Indiana Interest
Alabama head coach Nate Oats is heading into the NCAA Tournament as the SEC regular season and Tournament champion. But would the midwest native be willing to leave Tuscaloosa to take the newly-vacant Indiana job? Not according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. Norlander reported today that Oats has no desire to leave Alabama for […]
Read MoreAlabama Fans Loving What Nate Oats Said After SEC Championship
Alabama may be a football school, first and foremost, but thanks to Nate Oats, the Tide men’s basketball team is having a tremendous season. Alabama held off LSU this afternoon, earning an 80-79 victory and the program’s first SEC Tournament championship since 1991. The Crimson Tide are heading toward a likely No. 2 seed in […]
Read MoreNate Oats Had A NSFW Message For LSU After The SEC Championship
Ten teams took to the court on Selection Sunday with five conference titles to still sort out. Among the games to be played was the SEC Championship between Alabama and LSU. The Tigers and the top-seeded Crimson Tide went back and forth all afternoon, with the game coming down to the last possession. LSU ultimately […]
Read MoreVideo: Things Got Heated At The SEC Tournament Championship Game
There’s no love lost between Alabama and LSU, who have about as heated a rivalry in every sport as anyone. So it’s almost no surprise that there was a little pregame scuffle before the SEC Tournament Championship Game between the two bitter rivals. About 20 minutes prior to their 1:00 p.m. tip off, Alabama and […]
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