25-10 Season Record
Holloway didn't play in the 2026 NCAA Tournament after being arrested on felony drug charges
Alabama built a 35-10 halftime lead and beat South Carolina 49-18 at Bryant-Denny Stadium, moving up to No. 7 in both the AP and Coaches polls. Keelon Russell turned in his best game yet, and tight end Josh Ford scored on a one-handed touchdown catch.
Point guard Anderson Diaz, who reclassified from the 2027 recruiting class to join Alabama a year early, is drawing buzz as the Tide's potential breakout freshman after impressing as a three-level scorer over the summer.
Alabama basketball hires Alex Accetta, who recently married head coach Nate Oats, into a new role with the program. Accetta is a familiar face in Tuscaloosa, having worked for the team from 2015 to 2022.
Alabama basketball will host Furman in an exhibition Oct. 8 at Coleman Coliseum, marking the second straight year the teams have met in the preseason and giving the Tide a third tune-up before 2026-27.
Alabama men's basketball revealed two staff updates Thursday as the program prepares for the 2026-27 season.
Kai Spears, who walked on with the Alabama basketball program, won a $9.25 million defamation judgment against the New York Times this week.
An Alabama jury sided with a Crimson Tide basketball player Thursday, ordering The New York Times to pay $9.25 million after concluding the paper wrongly placed him at a deadly Tuscaloosa shooting.
Alabama
77 - 90
Michigan Wolverines
Auburn
84 - 96
Alabama
Ole Miss
80 - 79
Alabama
Alabama
88 - 98
Georgia
Tennessee
79 - 73
Alabama
No. 18 Alabama rallied from a first-half deficit to defeat Mississippi State 97-82 in Starkville, with Labaron Philon Jr. leading the Crimson Tide's second-half surge with 32 points. The Bulldogs showed fight early behind Josh Hubbard's 23 points and Quincy Ballard's 17 rebounds, but couldn't maintain their upset bid against the ranked visitors. - S Stanfield
