Last season, there was “the Grant Nelson game” against UNC. This season, Alabama basketball got “the Chris Youngblood game” at Mississippi State.
Over halfway through the regular season, Nate Oats has a good hold on Alabama basketball's identity. "We try to play fast, but we don't want to be Hollywood," he told ESPN's "College GameDay" ...
The odds are stacked for Alabama basketball this weekend ... in the country enters a daunting Rupp Arena coming off what Nate Oats called a "disappointing" loss to No. 21 Ole Miss.