BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Basketball season is here, and Alabama fans got their first look at the 2025-26 Crimson Tide with an exhibition game against

Alabama guard Labaron Philon vs. Florida State (Courtesy UA Athletics)

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Takeaways: Alabama 109, Florida State 105

https://youtu.be/C1n4HJF7zOs?si=CI6PQXFasWK39bp6  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama men’s basketball team defeated Florida State, 109-105, in an

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Everything Nate Oats said after Alabama exhibition vs. Florida State

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Alabama basketball unofficially opened the 2025-26 basketball season with a win.  The Crimson Tide took on Florida State at

Alabama guard Davion Hannah vs. Florida State (Courtesy UA Athletics)

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Rapid Recap: Alabama wins preseason exhibition against Florida State

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- If you were to ask someone what Alabama basketball has become known for during head coach Nate Oats' tenure, 3-point shooting is

Alabama head coach Nate Oats (Vasha Hunt / Imagn Images)

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Nate Oats explains scheduling philosophy ahead of non-conference gauntlet

https://youtu.be/hA137JxWk5I?si=-EDSNdhwNtu7-qu8  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- With basketball season just around the corner, Alabama head coach Nate Oats and

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Everything Nate Oats said at SEC Tip-Off '26

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Under Nate Oats, having a good offense has never been a question for Alabama basketball. It's the defense that's had an

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Nate Oats touts defensive improvement from Alabama backcourt

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The coaching carousel hit Nate Oats' staff for the third straight offseason as assistant coach Ryan Pannone took the head

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Alabama players give impressions of new assistant coach Chris Fleming

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- It's been nearly a year since Alabama guard Latrell Wrightsell tore his Achilles against Oregon early in the Crimson Tide's

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Alabama guard Latrell Wrightsell feeling 'really good' coming off Achilles tear

The AP Top 25 Poll released its preseason men’s basketball rankings Monday morning, and the Alabama Crimson Tide, ahead of Year 7 with head coach

Where Alabama basketball is ranked in preseason AP Top 25 Poll

The Southeastern Conference announced the predicted order of finish as voted on by the media for the 2026-26 basketball season on Monday morning.

Alabama guard Labaron Philon vs. Florida (Steve Roberts / Imagn Images)

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Alabama basketball picked 4th in SEC, two players named preseason All-SEC

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama lost some major frontcourt pieces from last season's roster.  Starters Grant Nelson and Cliff Omoruyi are off to compete

Alabama forward Taylor Bol Bowen (courtesy UA Athletics)

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Nate Oats breaks down frontcourt additions to Alabama basketball roster

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama basketball has become widely known for its prolific 3-point shooting under head coach Nate Oats. From teams with John

Alabama guard Aden Holloway vs. Tennessee (courtesy UA Athletics)

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Nate Oats reiterates 2025-26 could be best shooting team of Alabama tenure

The Alabama men’s basketball team will tip off its 2025-26 season in less than a month. And on Tuesday, the SEC and ESPN announced the start times

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Tip-off times, TV channels announced for Alabama basketball's 2025-26 SEC games

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama basketball received some unfortunate injury news a few weeks ago when transfer guard Jalil Bethea underwent foot surgery.

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Where does Alabama basketball turn to replace injured Jalil Bethea?

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — With Auburn’s Bruce Pearl retiring before the start of the 2025-26 men’s basketball season, Nate Oats is now the second-longest

Nate Oats enters 2025-26 season as SEC's second-longest tenured head coach

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama basketball is just around the corner, and the Crimson Tide has eight newcomers on the 2025-26 roster (four freshmen, four

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Nate Oats calls Amari Allen the 'surprise' of Alabama's freshman class

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats addressed the media on Monday for the first time ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. During

Nate Oats provides update on Latrell Wrightsell's recovery a month out from season

Alabama basketball guard Jalil Bethea suffered a foot injury in practice and underwent surgery to repair the issue, Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats

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Jalil Bethea injury update: Alabama guard undergoes surgery

Alabama basketball brought in eight new pieces for its 2025-26 roster over the offseason, four additions from the transfer portal and four additions

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One transfer, one freshman standing out in Alabama basketball offseason practice

Returning production is one of the hardest things to come by in the current age of college basketball. Entering the 2025-26 season Alabama is in a

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How Alabama basketball’s returning players have improved in the offseason

The night of May 28 was quite the eventful one for Alabama basketball fans.  That night at 11 p.m. CT was the deadline for college basketball players

Alabama guard Labaron Philon vs. LSU (Will McLelland / Imagn Images)

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Alabama assistant explains impact of Labaron Philon's return

Two seasons ago, when Alabama basketball made its first Final Four in school history, it did so despite well below average defensive numbers on the

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Q&A: Discussing defense with Alabama basketball assistant Brian Adams

Alabama basketball's guards typically get all the attention in an up-tempo style of play like what Nate Oats runs, but the bigs are still quite

Alabama center Aiden Sherrell vs. Robert Morris (courtesy UA Athletics)

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Alabama basketball staffer breaks down big man position on 2025-26 roster

Alabama basketball's scoring output will look quite different in the 2025-26 season after losing three of its top six scorers from its Elite Eight

Alabama guard Labaron Philon vs. Mississippi State (Will McLelland-Imagn Images)

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Nate Oats talks potential go-to scoring options on 2025-26 roster

Alabama basketball's full SEC slate for the 2025-26 season was revealed by the conference on Wednesday morning. As usual, the schedule consists of 18

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Alabama basketball's 2025-26 SEC schedule dates revealed

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