Archive for SEC Basketball
Tide Won Puerto Rico Classic Convincingly, Looking Ahead to Big Season
Posted by: | CommentsAlabama finished up their business trip with a victory over Purdue 65-56 to win the Puerto Rico Classic Sunday. Unlike the beginning of last season when the Tide was 0-3 in the Virgin Islands, this team had no problem handling its opponents. Now Alabama is 5-0 and looking forward to a big season with a […]
Tide to Face Purdue Tonight in Puerto Rico Classic Final
Posted by: | CommentsThe Tide got a little bit of revenge last night when they defeated Wichita State 70-60. The Shockers had beaten the Tide last season in the NIT Finals. The Tide defense again came through holding the Shockers to 34 percent shooting. To add insult to injury, Alabama blocked 14 shots as well. “We saw a […]
Tide Routes Terrapins
Posted by: | CommentsIn the opening round of the Puerto Rico Classic, Alabama routed the Maryland Terrapins 62-42 behind Tony Mitchell’s 17 points. The Tide and Mitchell got off to a hot start leading at one point 8-1. That is about as close as Maryland would get for the rest of the game. The Terps only shot 26 […]
Tide Drowns Oakland 74-57
Posted by: | CommentsIf you thought like me that the Tide would get challenged last night by Oakland, boy were we wrong. The Tide smashed Oakland 74-57 and it wasn’t even THAT close. The Tide lead by as many as 23 in the second half and basically had no problem handling the Golden Grizzles. The Tide was led […]
Tide’s Green Looking for Big Things from Him and the Tide
Posted by: | CommentsThe Republic, a newspaper out of Indiana did an interesting profile on All-SEC forward JaMychal Green. The article talks about in detail about how the senior and his teammates struggled in the beginning of last season, but how they managed to come together mainly because of Green’s maturity on and off the court. “I felt […]
Tide Hopes to Get Off To Better Start this Season
Posted by: | CommentsAfter being left out of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth year in a row, Anthony Grant and his Crimson Tide team know it’s important that they get off to a better start this season. Although the Tide would finish first in the SEC West with a 12-4 record, their non-conference record killed the Tide’s […]
VIDEO: SEC Basketball Media Days – Featuring Alabama
Posted by: | CommentsLast Friday, Anthony Grant & Wendell Hudson talked Alabama basketball. Both teams have reason for optimism this season. The men’s team returns one of the top players in the country, 2nd team All American JaMychal Green. Green spoke at Media days and spoke about his intentions to step up and set the example for the […]
Grant Talks Hoops Expectations to the Media
Posted by: | CommentsIf you see Alabama basketball coach Anthony Grant walking around with a HUGE smile on his face, he has reason to. Grant finally has a team that not only can be competitive in the SEC, but can win the SEC as well. Coach Grant talked about his team recently in a press conference that was […]
Former Bama Basketball Coach to Jump out of a Plane
Posted by: | CommentsI’ve heard of trying to get publicity for your program but this is a bit over the top. Former Bama basketball coach Mark Gottfried will jump from a plane Saturday to present the game ball in the South Alabama/North Carolina State game. Gottfried said he is making the jump for two reasons — to pay […]
High Expectations for Alabama Basketball This Season
Posted by: | CommentsI know we are just getting started with the football season, but basketball season is just around the corner and FINALLY we as Alabama fans have something to be excited about other then football. After an exciting end to the 2010 season which included an SEC West Title, Coach Anthony Grant and his 2011 squad […]