Archive for Top 25 Basketball
Tide Men’s Basketball Team Looking to Bounce Back Against Dayton Tonight
Posted by: | CommentsAfter a tough loss last Thursday night against Georgetown, the Tide travels to coach Anthony Grant’s old stomping grounds visiting Dayton Wednesday night. The Flyers come into tomorrow night’s game with a 5-3 record losing their last two games by double digits to Buffalo and Murray State But according to Grant, the Flyers record doesn’t […]
Georgetown Defeats Tide in Thriller
Posted by: | CommentsThe Crimson Tide found out last night why Georgetown is one of the top defensive programs in the country. Their defense allowed them to hang on to a 57-55 victory over No. 12 Alabama last night. The Hoyas handed the Tide their first loss of the season. Georgetown’s Hollis Thompson shot a three-pointer with 1.8 […]
Bama Faces Georgetown Tonight in Big East-SEC Challenge
Posted by: | CommentsThe Tide will face their biggest challenge of the year so far when they face Georgetown (5-1) tonight at Coleman Coliseum. The Hoyas are coming off an 81-58 victory over IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis) and are averaging 82 points again which is unusual for them because like Alabama, they are known for their defense. […]
VIDEO: Bama Outlasts VCU 72-64 – Men’s Basketball Now 7-0!
Posted by: | CommentsWe’ve been waiting all season for the Crimson Tide to be challenged and the VCU Rams gave the Tide all they wanted last night before the Tide wore them down 72-64 moving the Tide’s record to 7-0. The Tide was lead by JaMycal Green who had a double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds; an […]
Tony Mitchell Named SEC Player of the Week
Posted by: | CommentsAlabama junior forward Tony Mitchell, who averaged 19 points in three victories at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, was named Southeastern Conference’s Player of the Week. Mitchell also averaged 9.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 blocks per game; he also shot almost 57 percent from the field including 54 percent from three-point land. This is Mitchell’s […]
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 […]