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Dec
03

Georgetown Defeats Tide in Thriller

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The 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 […]

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The 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. […]

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We’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 […]

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Alabama 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 […]

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Alabama 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 […]

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The 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 […]

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Nov
18

Tide Routes Terrapins

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In 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 […]

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Nov
15

Tide Drowns Oakland 74-57

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If 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 […]

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The 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 […]

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After 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 […]

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