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head coach Nick Saban:
"Most of the time I remember the ones we lose, but I think i'll remember this one because of the way the players competed in this game and this was a great comeback."
Stay the course
@SEC
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There are solid protocols in place from our nation’s top medical experts. There is money for rigorous testing. You’ve already had compliant student-athletes back on campus practicing. The road ahead will be bumpy like we’ve seen with MLB but it can be done.
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head coach Nate Oats on postgame locker room:
"Music thumpin a little bit by the time I got back there. Those seniors haven't won here since they got here. To get a win their senior year was huge. Guys understand the rivalry. Great when you win some close games."
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head coach Kalen DeBoer on style of play:
"We will be explosive, I promise you that. We'll be aggressive, we'll be attack. The game is meant to be played one way and that's physical."
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WR DeVonta Smith on how he heard about Sarkisian leaving for Texas:
"We had a meeting, Coach Saban told us about it. Everyone is happy for Coach Sark, that's part of the business. He's going to be here for this game and finish things the right way."
Heartbroken beyond words to learn about the passing of Cameron Luke Ratliff
@fluffopotamus88
. I loved our pre/postgame visits and seeing him on the road all over the SEC.
Here's what he had to say on
@UA_CTSN
a few weeks ago about
@AlabamaMBB
recognizing him on Senior Night.
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head coach Nate Oats:
"We've got some really talented players that will be back next year. There's a lot of guys that played well, we've got big time recruits coming in. The future of Alabama basketball is in a great spot."
Former
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AD Bill Battle donated the money to help
@AlabamaSB
bring the 7 seniors back for this 2021 season according to
@UACoachMurphy
. Six super-seniors will graduate with a master's degree and Krystal Goodman will graduate with two undergraduate degrees.
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head coach Nate Oats:
"The Athletic wrote an article about how he's (Petty) struggling from 3PT. Since then, big numbers, shooting great. Maybe someone can write an article about Reese struggling, that's a request from Reese."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"I want to be here. I don't care what the buyout is for me to leave here. I don't really care, because I don't plan on leaving."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"These seniors, you think about Petty, Reese, Jones, what they've meant to the program. They didn't have to stick around and be coached by a guy that didn't recruit him. They did."
I was very fortunate to be around Coach Saban in all on-air settings for
@UA_CTSN
:
Started each halftime interview with:
"Coach, your thoughts on the first half?"
Ended each interview with:
"Thank you Coach."
The only words I can find today....
Thank you Coach.
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head coach Nate Oats:
"First all, that was the first official sellout of the year, that was huge. The crowd was unbelievable, we needed that energy tonight."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"I'd like to thank the crowd. I thought everyone that showed up was pretty loud and we needed it and they brought it. I thought you guys helped pull us through."
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Herbert Jones:
"I looked up in the fans and I saw a whole lot of red. Our fans showed up and showed out. The intensity was great. It's any player's dream to be playing in the tournament."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"Greg's one of the best ADs in the country, when he says he's going to get it done, he gets it done.
This is a big day for Alabama basketball today."
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John Petty, Jr.:
"I just want to be remembered as a winner. That's all I wanted to do when I got here. I wanted to make this school and season special, that's exactly why I came back and that's exactly what we did.
I just always wanted to be known as a winner."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"If
@fluffopotamus88
will stay and get him to do a 4-year masters then PHD, if we can get him right on the floor for the next 8-9 years, that would be great. New sport coat every few years."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"I think the state of Alabama is fired up for Crimson Tide basketball and I love hearing from the people I've gotten to know here."
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head coach Nick Saban:
"Obviously this is a very disappointing loss for us. I know the players are very disappointed. I think everybody needs to remember how they feel, and not forget it. When I talk about having respect for winning, that's what I mean."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"The one thing you're gonna get out of Britton Johnson is that he's going to play hard. He played less than three minutes, had three offensive boards. he tied for the lead in offensive boards in less than three minutes. Happy for BJ."
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head coach Nick Saban:
"Ty Simpson, won a state championship, won player of the year in Tennessee. Guy's got a really good arm, he's very accurate, he's smart. He loves football and wants to learn as much as he can. Football junkie but that's a good thing."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"I'd rather go into the conference playing some really good teams in non-conference to get exposed on what we have to work on. Our defense has been exposed. We've got to fix it."
Nick Saban: "The fact we're playing 10 SEC games, I've wanted that for a long time. This year we get to do that. Good for players to create value against 10 quality opponents. Very challenging. Every week a very good opponent. Good for the fans. Create a lot of interest. Pleased"
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head coach Nate Oats:
"We're never going to schedule light. I'd rather get exposed in non-conference, figure out what we've got to fix. We were 4-3 in seven games, then 16-2 in SEC. Better to get wake-up call in non-conference than in the SEC."
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head coach Nate Oats on
@UA_CTSN
pregame:
"Joshua Primo, good game to get him back. He's a big guard that can guard their big guards with size. He's looked good. He's gotten some live reps, our trainer feels good about giving him the go."
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head coach Nate Oats on Tuscaloosa fan billboards:
"I love it. They're on the same page as the coaching staff. I love the fact the fans in Tuscaloosa are in to basketball enough to pay for a billboard."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"In high school, JD made all kind of big plays late. He's a kid that the moment's not too big for him ever. He got our fans going, I was happy for him. It seemed like he was having fun again."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"Everybody has to be about the right stuff all the time. We had to get little stuff cleaned up. The guys understand we're putting together a winning culture here. Petty is making all of those winning plays. He said at half, put me on Cooper."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"It's not the referee's fault when you run into a guy shooting a 3. I told the guys I don't want anymore reactions to calls period. I'm going to screw calls up in practice on purpose just to see if you can move on to the next play."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"Herb carries us with 20 and 6 tonight. He was the only guy 100% at the FT line. I thought he was really locked in, his leadership has been great, he's been at the heart of this culture change."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"I really do think that the guys understand what it takes. They understand 75-80% is not a max effort and won't get it done. Anything less than 100% is unacceptable. I think they're sick of losing."
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LB Will Anderson, Jr.:
"What's the message? the message is going to be the same. Nobody is going to give us anything, we have to go out there and earn it. Everybody has to be prepared and all in."
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head coach Nate Oats on
@UA_CTSN
:
"It was special, this is a special group. We're excited. Petty, Herb, Reese, he was crying. It means a lot to these guys and to help these guys reach their goals means a lot to me. And to do it against Auburn makes it better."
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John Petty, Jr.:
"We were real concerned at first with what happened with Primo but we know he's going to be alright. We're going to pray for him and we'll get the job done for him if he's not able to go over the weekend."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"Home court advantage is less than it used to be. LSU didn't have a very raucous crowd there with us last year. My guess would be home court advantage is the same for them this year as any other year."
"It's Caught! Caught by Isaiah Bond! Caught by Isaiah Bond!"
"These fans are in disbelief, and I'm loving it."
🎙️: Eli Gold and Tyler Watts on the call for 4th and 31
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head coach Nate Oats:
"I don't try to create friction. I'll say this, when I was at Romulus HS, no one cared what I said. Now 30 minutes after I say it, it's all over the timeline and ESPN. I have to get a better filter maybe I think."
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head coach Nate Oats:
"There's levels to how hard you play. When Rojas came in, he exposed how hard we should've been playing. He just came in and showed how hard you have to play to win games in this league."
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Jahvon Quinerly:
"It's been a long journey for me. One of my highs was winning SEC Tournament Championship, and winning MVP in front of my parents. That was a special moment, having them there with everything they've been through."