Alabama basketball lost its first game of the 2024-25 season to Purdue, and head coach Nate Oats heaped praise over the Boilermakers.

Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats said he was "super happy" for former assistant and Kennesaw State head coach Antoine Pettway on Monday.

Alabama men’s basketball doesn’t need or want Mark Sears to fill the role he did in 2023-24. Sears doesn’t need to be the player averaging 21.5 points and 33.6 minutes per game for this version of the Crimson Tide to succeed at a high level.

Star freshman Dylan Harper put on a show in Las Vegas as Rutgers pushed the Alabama Crimson Tide to their limit on Wednesday night

Rutgers freshman stars Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey combined to score 59 points in Wednesday's loss to Alabama, a performance that had Tide coach Nate Oats calling them "two of the most talented players,