Alabama basketball adds exhibition vs. Wake Forest in Birmingham
Alabama basketball has scheduled a charity exhibition to open its season against Wake Forest on Friday, Oct. 18. The game will take place at Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham. Greg Garrison of AL.com was first to report the game’s scheduling.
The game will sell 2,000 tickets to the public, and all proceeds will go to Children’s of Alabama hospital. Bama in Boutwell is the official name of the game, and it’s sponsored by Nike and Hibbett.
It’s the first of two preseason charity exhibitions that Alabama will play before the 2024-25 season begins. The second will take place 10 days later at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, where Alabama will take on Memphis.
This is the second straight year Alabama and Wake Forest will play in a preseason charity exhibition. Last preseason, playing at Wake Forest’s home arena, Alabama blew an early 20-plus-point lead and lost the exhibition game 88-80.
The Demon Deacons roster sophomore guard Davin Cosby, who transferred to Wake Forest from Alabama after spending 1-and-a-half seasons in Tuscaloosa.
Coming off a trip to the 2024 Final Four and bringing in one of the top recruiting and transfer classes in the country, the Alabama basketball is enjoying one of its most hyped preseasons in the history of the program. Crimson Tide fans will get chances in both Birmingham and Huntsville to get a sneak peek at the 2024-25 team before the squad officially starts the season in Coleman Coliseum on Nov. 4 against UNC Asheville.
Nate Oats has added a wealth of marquee games to Alabama’s non-conference schedule this season, including road games against Purdue and North Carolina, a home game against Creighton, a game against Illinois at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, and a game against Houston in Las Vegas.
