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Welcome to Tide Hoops History! This account is dedicated to remembering and preserving the very best of Bama Basketball.
Help us tell the story— drop your favorite Tide Hoops memories in the replies.
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𝐴𝑛 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑡𝑜
@AlabamaMBB
I want to apologize to a program that I have loved and embraced starting as a 12-year-old who became drawn to the sport by the greatness of Ennis Whatley. I want to apologize to all the former players, coaches, staff and fans who
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We want to dedicate this historic run to the Final Four to all the former players, coaches, staff and all the generations of
@AlabamaMBB
fans for the echos of 1976, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990, 2004, 2021 and 2023. This run is for all of those before who fell just short.
#RollTide
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Only three returning players, no returning coaches except the head coach and the team finishes 21-10 overall and 13-5 in the SEC with a chance to be the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament. Well done
@AlabamaMBB
. Job well done.
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Today is the 22nd birthday for SEC Player of the Year candidate and Muscle Shoals native Mark Sears, who transferred to
@AlabamaMBB
after playing two seasons for Ohio University.
Sears, a 6-foot-1 guard, played at Muscle Shoals High School, before finishing his senior year at
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Until this past Saturday night, some of the best and most talented teams in
@AlabamaMBB
history always had the misfortunate of running into THAT team in the NCAA Tournament. The team on an emotional crusade, the team getting hot at the right time, the team that matched up
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If this isn’t the definition of Tide Hoops History, we’re not sure what is.
1. First Final Four in
@AlabamaMBB
history
2. Nate Oats remains steadfast in his commitment to Alabama despite openings at Michigan and now Kentucky
3. Final No. 3 ranking in the AP Poll, No.
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A lot of confusion, teeth gnashing and emotions right now but no matter what please remember these were the players that led
@AlabamaMBB
to its first Final Four in school history. For that they will always be remembered in high regards.
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Since becoming the head coach for
@AlabamaMBB
, Nate Oats is currently 62-25 in SEC games including SEC tournament results. Incredibly, 10 of the 25 losses came in his first season (2019-20). Take that season out and the record is 54-15.
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We can’t express how much joy we’re feeling as the
@AlabamaMBB
fans show their pride and excitement for tonight’s game. This confirms what we’ve known, but perhaps others haven’t, that there has always been a passionate core that loves Alabama basketball. Let’s do this Bama!
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Enjoy 2.5 minutes of nothing but Grant Nelson’s highlights from
@AlabamaMBB
beating North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen.
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Last night when
@AlabamaMBB
took the court in State Farm Stadium for its warmups, the emotions finally caught up to me.
I thought they would hit after the victory against Clemson but they didn’t. I thought they might pop up during this past week but they didn’t. Trying to book
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In the 111-year history of
@AlabamaMBB
that includes 24 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, the Crimson Tide has an opportunity tonight to do something that’s been almost as rare as the fiery appearance of Halley’s Comet in the Southern night sky.
Despite winning nine SEC
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Always great to talk to
@rhendrix35
and appreciate his help this season with Tide Hoops History.
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One year ago today, freshman Brandon Miller put the No. 2-ranked
@AlabamaMBB
team on his shoulders and willed the Crimson Tide to an emotional 78-76 overtime road victory against South Carolina in Columbia.
Despite off-the-court issues surrounding the team, Miller responded with
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Even if
@AlabamaMBB
always gets overlooked and often overshadowed due to another sport, Alabama has been and continues to be a “basketball school” and today is the time to show the rest of the nation.
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Definitely
@AlabamaMBB
legend night at Coleman Coliseum because ran into Bobby Lee Hurt at halftime
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During halftime of Saturday’s game against Texas A&M,
@AlabamaMBB
will be honoring members of the Crimson Tide team that accomplished the deepest NCAA Tournament run in school history. Led by former head coach Mark Gottfried, the 2003-04 squad reached the Elite Eight before
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To update Nate Oats is now 6-3 in head-to-head games against Bruce Pearl.
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On this date in 2020, junior Herbert Jones earned legendary status in the annals of
@AlabamaMBB
history as his grittiness and spirit helped propel the Crimson Tide to an 88-82 victory over the No. 25 LSU Tigers in Coleman Coliseum.
Just two weeks after having his fractured left
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Two
@AlabamaMBB
players have fouled out, Coach Oats gets assessed a technical foul and Alabama is up 88-60 with 3:31 remaining. Alabama basketball fans please appreciate what you are seeing.
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On this date in 2021,
@AlabamaMBB
stormed into Baton Rouge, La., and unleashed a 3-point shooting barrage as the Crimson Tide pummeled the hapless Tigers 105-75 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Led by John Petty Jr., Alabama set the SEC record for most 3-pointers with 23.
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Today is the 38th birthday for former
@AlabamaMBB
star Ronald Steele, who played for the Crimson Tide from 2005-2009 before injuries decimated a career that seemed destined for greatness.
As a two-time “Mr. Basketball” from John Carroll High School in Birmingham, the 6-foot-3
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Just thought everyone might want to see this again. Enjoy.
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Walker Kessler you met JD Davison when you were at Auburn. Now say hello to Brandon Miller.
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On this date five years ago, Nathaniel Justin Oats arrived in Tuscaloosa to become the 21st head basketball coach at The University of Alabama, and within two seasons his vision had re-ignited the dwindling spirits of a once-proud fan base numbed by mediocrity.
Currently in his
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Today is the 59th birthday for former
@AlabamaMBB
coach Avery DeWitt Johnson, born March 25, 1965, in New Orleans.
Johnson became the 20th Alabama head basketball coach in the spring of 2015 and coached four seasons, compiling a 75-62 record.
Anchored by a Top 10 recruiting
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Alabama nation showed up today at Memorial-Coleman Gymnasium to support
@AlabamaMBB
against the Commodores
#RollTide
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For almost 30 frustrating years,
@AlabamaMBB
believed the ceiling for its NCAA Tournament would always remain the Sweet Sixteen after losing in that fateful round seven previous times (1976, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991).
However, on this date 20 years ago in 2004 a
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Sitting on the plane waiting for our flight to depart Birmingham for Phoenix and I hear a lot of, “I always said if Alabama ever got to a Final Four, I’m going.” A Crimson army is headed to the desert to be a part of
@AlabamaMBB
history.
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With Connecticut defeating Purdue 75-60 in the national championship game on Monday night that marked the fifth time
@AlabamaMBB
has lost to the eventual national champion in the NCAA Tournament.
1976 Indiana (Sweet Sixteen)
1982 North Carolina (Sweet Sixteen)
2004 Connecticut
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Tonight Mark Sears needs 16 points to set the
@AlabamaMBB
single-season record for most points scored. Sears has scored 732 points which trails Reginald King, who scored 747 points in the 1978-79 season.
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On this date 20 years ago in 2004,
@AlabamaMBB
stunned the nation when the Crimson Tide rallied from a 13-point deficit in the second half to upset No. 1-seeded Stanford, 70-67, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Seattle.
Kennedy Winston scored 21 points for the No.
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“We’ve come to love Alabama, and I think we’ve gotten the program turned around. We’ve been able to do what Greg hired us to do. That’s get this basketball program on a national level like about every other sports program at Alabama. We still haven’t gotten to a Final Four.”
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Currently
@AlabamaMBB
is at a historical level for free-throw shooting at 79.1 percent (371 of 469) which is ahead of the 1986-87 team that holds the season record with 78.7 percent (521 of 662). Against LSU Saturday night, the Tide made 25 of 28 free throws (89.3 percent).
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Nate Oats improves to 9-2 against Mississippi State.
@AlabamaMBB
didn’t let the Bulldogs bully them tonight and came ready to fight. Love the grit and physicality.
#RollTide
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Since today is the quarterfinals of the
@SEC
Tournament and
@AlabamaMBB
doesn’t play until late tonight, here are three prior tournament victories along with the legendary calls by
@CStewartSports
from the
@UA_CTSN
to help endure the long wait for tip-off against Florida.
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With the threat of freezing temperatures and potential icy conditions for Tuesday’s game against Missouri,
@AlabamaMBB
actually turned inclement weather 42 years ago into one of the greatest home-court advantages in Crimson Tide history. In the late hours of Monday, Jan. 11,
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Follower
@Bamawh
asked what is Coach Oats record with
@AlabamaMBB
in games that he has gotten a technical foul so after digging through the last 4.5 seasons these are the figures we calculated:
𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐥: 21
𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝:
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For many people today (Jan. 4) is just another continuation of their daily grind, but for Chris Stewart, the voice of
@AlabamaMBB
for more than 20 years, today’s date holds special meaning.
In August 2019,
@CStewartSports
underwent bypass surgery and suffered a post-surgery
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As a double bonus, today is the 23rd birthday for
@AlabamaMBB
graduate transfer guard Aaron Estrada, who has started all 21 games this season for the Crimson Tide. Estrada started his collegiate career at Saint Peter’s before playing one year at Oregon and two at Hofstra.
Last
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Bought a MegaMillions ticket on our way into Nashville so when Tide Hoops History wins the $792 million jackpot Friday, we promise to fund the new arena for
@AlabamaMBB
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Everyone who loves
@AlabamaMBB
here is a wallpaper just for you. Great photo from the
@tuscaloosanews
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While unveiling football displays in the Paul W. Bryant Museum is not an unexpected event, Friday morning Alabama men’s basketball takes center stage with the official debut of a new exhibit honoring five coaches that have won SEC regular-season championships and the players that
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On this date in 2021, second-year head coach Nate Oats led
@AlabamaMBB
into Rupp Arena and walked out with a dominating 85-65 victory. John Petty Jr. scorched the Wildcats for a game-high 23 points which included four 3-pointers. Jaden Shackelford followed with 18 points and
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𝟏 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝟏𝟕:𝟒𝟗
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑖𝑑 𝑝𝑢𝑡 ℎ𝑖𝑠 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑎𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑙𝑢𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠
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Tonight the 64th SEC Tournament tips off at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., and while
@AlabamaMBB
is second in the conference with eight tournament championships, a former Crimson Tide head coach considers a game that didn’t result in a title as the greatest in tournament
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Tide Hoops History follower
@postupmalone23
asked if we could post Nate Oats’s record against all 13 SEC schools. After Saturday night, Oats improved his record with
@AlabamaMBB
against SEC opponents (including tournament games) to 63-25 (71.6 winning percentage). Texas A&M is
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During his senior season,
@AlabamaMBB
guard Mykal Riley made 103 three-pointers but none would be more important than the one in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament on Friday night, March 14, 2008, inside the Georgia Dome.
With the Crimson Tide trailing 59-56 and just two
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Based on this
@AlabamaMBB
could have a definitive home advantage if
@Crimson_Chaos
had this access along the court. Not an easy thing to do with current season-ticket holders but the potential is there.
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With the 2023-24 season ending for
@AlabamaMBB
Saturday night in the Final Four, the Crimson Tide finished with a list of historic team and individual achievements.
1. School-record and nation’s best points per game average: 90.1 (previous school record of 87.9 held by the
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If
@AlabamaMBB
had more fans like Morgan Crabtree then those sparsely attended games in November, December and mid-week SEC games would be a thing of the past. For years he watched Alabama basketball games on television and attended his first game in Coleman Coliseum two years
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While
@AlabamaMBB
waits for its NCAA Tournament debut tonight against Charleston, three years ago on this date the Crimson Tide hammered Maryland 96-77 in the round-of-32 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
After sweeping the SEC regular-season and tournament
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This past Tuesday night on the
@SECNetwork
,
@AlabamaMBB
fans were delighted to see Richard Hendrix make his studio debut on “SEC Now” and provide analysis and insight on that night’s slate of conference games.
Hendrix, named “Mr. Basketball” from Athens High School in 2005,
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For multiple generations of
@AlabamaMBB
fans, reaching the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament meant that’s where the season usually ended.
Before last night’s epic 89-87 victory over the top-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels in the West Region, the Crimson Tide had a frustrating
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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑭𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌
We are publishing what reaching the hallowed ground of college basketball’s premiere event by
@AlabamaMBB
means to our followers. Enjoy the memories and emotions (try not to cry) because all of us have
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A special present to
@aterry65
who asked if a highlight video for just this past season could be made for
@AlabamaMBB
. I hope everyone enjoys this one even more. November can’t get here soon enough.
#RollTide
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On this date 41 years ago in 1983,
@AlabamaMBB
traveled to Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles and upset No. 1-ranked UCLA 70-67 to provide some comfort to the
@AlabamaFTBL
fan base still reeling from the sudden death of legendary football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant two days earlier.
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On this date three years ago in 2021,
@AlabamaMBB
suffered a heart-breaking 88-78 overtime loss to the UCLA Bruins in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Fresh off sweeping the 2021 SEC regular-season and tournament championships, the Crimson Tide
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With a 3-pointer by Davin Cosby
@AlabamaMBB
broke 100 points for the ninth time this season, tying the SEC record also held by 1995-96 Kentucky.
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The Nate Oats technical foul meter is on high alert for tonight
Officials for Alabama at Florida:
Doug Shows
Don Daily
Byron Jarrett
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Sigh. The Nate Oats technical foul counters have been updated
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In last night’s thrilling victory over top-seeded North Carolina, Mark Sears scored 18 points and is now the single-season record holder for most points scored with 750. Heading into the game, Sears trailed
@AlabamaMBB
legend Reginald King, who scored 747 points in 1978-79.
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Today is the 22nd birthday for
@AlabamaMBB
senior forward Grant Nelson, who joined the Crimson Tide this season after playing three years for North Dakota State.
Nelson, born March 18, 2002, in Devils Lake, N.D., played for Devils Lake High School and averaged 25 points, 18
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Tonight at 7 p.m. in Coleman Coliseum,
@AlabamaMBB
will be facing the LSU Tigers for an incredible 191st time in a series that started 108 years ago on Jan. 14, 1916, in Baton Rouge with the Crimson Tide taking a 44-26 victory.
Alabama leads the overall series with the Tigers
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On this date in 2020, Nate Oats experienced his first game against in-state rival Auburn coached by Bruce Pearl and his team responded with a dominating 83-64 upset over the previously-unbeaten and fourth-ranked Tigers. Oats became the only
@AlabamaMBB
coach besides David Hobbs
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Any chance we can find 14 more people who love
@AlabamaMBB
as much as we do before tip-off tomorrow night? Oh so close.
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This year’s
@AlabamaMBB
team already has the school record with most 100-point games but it’s now going after the SEC mark. With Davin Cosby’s last-second 3-pointer, Tide got its eighth of the season and trails 1996 Kentucky by one game for the SEC record.
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A huge shout out and thanks to
@c_rickmn2
for this
@AlabamaMBB
wallpaper. This should be on everyone’s phones.
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While the current tip-off times (6 p.m. and the dreaded 8 p.m.) for mid-week SEC games make it difficult for out-of-town
@AlabamaMBB
fans to help pack out Coleman Coliseum, during a glorious stretch in the 1988-89 season the “Plaid and Parquet” promotion inspired by former head
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Now that the
@AlabamaFTBL
crisis is subsiding don’t forget
@AlabamaMBB
has a huge game in Starkvegas tomorrow night. Everyone please come be Gumps in the Hump. Also we need just 7 more followers to break 1,400 for Tide Hoops History.
#RollTide
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All of these brackets were from Tuscaloosa. Just saying
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Today is the 56th birthday for former
@AlabamaMBB
star David Benoit, who played two seasons for the Crimson Tide from 1989-90 under Wimp Sanderson.
The 6-foot-8 forward born May 9, 1968, in Lafayette, La., played prep basketball for Lafayette High School before signing with
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While the athletic department continues to weigh the financial feasibility of building a new arena for
@AlabamaMBB
, today on this date in 1968 The University of Alabama officially debuted Memorial Coliseum 56 years ago as the Crimson Tide defeated Samford 86-65 in the new
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Best of luck to
@iNickPringle
and thanks for being an important part in two historic seasons for
@AlabamaMBB
. Please come back when it’s time to honor those teams in the future.
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Today is the 56th birthday for former
@AlabamaMBB
star Melvin Cheatum, born in 1968 on this date in Winnsboro, La.
Becoming a four-year starter for former Alabama head coach
@wimpsanderson1
, Cheatum is an anomaly in today’s college environment with rosters facing yearly turnover
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For our Christmas list, Tide Hoops History is asking the Board of Trustees to show faith in
@AlabamaMBB
and approve the next phase in February. Based on the new Tide Totals needed for lower-level SEC Tournament seating, it appears donations have picked up considerably.
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Waited my whole life to see
@AlabamaMBB
in the Final Four and so it begins. Also great to meet pregame for food and drinks with
@CrimsonYinzer
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With a basket from Mohamoud Diabate this year’s
@AlabamaMBB
team set a new single-season record for most 100-point games with six. They had been tied with 1956-57, 1971-72 and 2022-23 with five 100-point games.
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@BryanPassink
joined
@UA_CTSN
in the fall of 2003 as a courtside reporter and four years later moved to his current analyst role. Along with play-by-play announcer
@CStewartSports
, Passink has provided unique insight, humor and perspective to Alabama fans for the last 21 years.
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𝑆𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡-𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑎𝑡 𝐴𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑎𝑚𝑎’𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑠
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟎-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 𝐒𝐄𝐂 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
𝟐𝟔-𝟕 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝟏𝟔-𝟐 𝐒𝐄𝐂
𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡: 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐎𝐚𝐭𝐬
𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩:
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Taking some time today to really try and capture what this season has meant to the program, the fans and send our gratitude for all the support everyone has given to this account and what we wanted to do to help promote
@AlabamaMBB
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On this date 48 years ago in 1976, the
@AlabamaMBB
team suffered one of its most painful losses in the NCAA Tournament when the three-time SEC champions lost to the undefeated Indiana Hoosiers 74-69 in Baton Rouge, La., in a Sweet Sixteen showdown between college basketball
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Incredibly this account has grown from 200 to more than 2,200 in less than three months. Thanks to everyone who shares our passion for the rich history of
@AlabamaMBB
, and we’re not about to slow down. Keep joining us daily and invite others along for the ride during the season.
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Huge news. Great to have Latrell Wrightsell back.
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Tonight
@AlabamaMBB
travels to Oxford, Miss., to face the Ole Miss Rebels in a pivotal road game if the Crimson Tide wants to keep its SEC regular-season championship hopes alive.
After getting burned for 117 points against Kentucky this past Saturday, Alabama needs to set a
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