Alabama basketball issues initial availability report for Texas A&M game
Alabama Basketball issued its first availability report for tomorrow’s road trip to Texas A&M.
The Crimson Tide will take on the Aggies at Reed Arena on Saturday, January 11. Alabama’s second straight road game is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. CT and air live on ESPN.
UA’s first two availability reports only featured Latrell Wrightsell, who is out for the season with an Achilles injury. But Friday’s report included another senior guard, Houston Mallette, who has played in six games this year. Mallette was initially going to redshirt, but after Wrightsell’s injury, he leaped into action. The Pepperdine transfer is averaging 8.0 minutes per game but has only played a combined five minutes during Alabama’s last two outings.
Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats provided an update on Mallette’s health on Friday.
“I love Houston. I think he’s gonna be really good. But his knees have been bothering him still,” Oats said. “That’s the issue with him. They got him well enough to play the games they needed him to at Pepperdine, but he didn’t practice the entire summer. A lot of the fall he was out because he’s had these recurring knee issues. He’s still not 100 percent.”
With Mallette and Wrightsell out – and Naas Cunningham redshirting – Alabama will be down to 10 available scholarship players for its road game in College Station tomorrow.
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Meanwhile, the Aggies will be without top scorer Wade Taylor for a second straight game.
Alabama and Texas A&M must update their availability reports 90 minutes before tip-off.
Alabama Availability Report
Houston Mallette – Out
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. – Out
Texas A&M Availability Report
Wade Taylor IV – Out
SEC Availability Report Policies
Beginning with the 2024-25 athletics season, all Southeastern Conference schools will provide public reports on the availability of student-athletes to participate in each conference game in the sports of football, men’s and women’s basketball and baseball.
Prior to an SEC basketball game, an institution must issue the Initial Report the night before a game by 7 p.m. CT (or, for an institution that played a game the day before, by 11:00 am local time the day of the game, or two hours before the game starts, whichever is earlier).
Designated Participation Statuses
If an institution has knowledge that a student-athlete may not be able to participate in the upcoming game for any reason (including, but not limited to, injury, illness, suspension, ineligibility, or personal matter), the institution must accurately designate the student-athlete’s participation status on the Initial Report as follows:
– Out – Will not play / 0% chance to play
– Doubtful – Unlikely to play / 25% chance to play
– Questionable – Uncertain to play / 50% chance to play
– Probable – Probable to play / 75% chance to play
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