NOVEMBER 3, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
9ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 5-1 · 14TH IN SEC
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Everyone 'Should Be Available' for Alabama Basketball in Season Opener Veteran guard Mark Sears and Davin Cosby missed both of the Crimson Tide’s preseason exhibitions against TCU and Wake Forest.
Alabama head coach Nate Oats remembers legendary Bob Knight Oats honored Knight during a preseason press conference on Friday afternoon. Knight passed away Wednesday at 83 years old.
NOVEMBER 3, 2023 • AL.COM
Mohamed Wague - Four boards during exhibition game Wague (foot) logged zero points (0-1 FT) and four rebounds during Alabama's exhibition game Sunday at Wake Forest.
Impact Now, Wague is expected to be available when Alabama's 2023-24 team begins its regular season on Nov. 6. He transferred to the SEC college from West Virginia during July. Wague averaged 4.1 points and 3.1 rebounds as a secondary center enrolled at WVU. Now, he will compete for minutes against fellow big men Grant Nelson and Nick Pringle.
OCTOBER 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Mohamed Wague - Four boards during exhibition game Wague (foot) logged zero points (0-1 FT) and four rebounds during Alabama's exhibition game Sunday at Wake Forest.
Impact Now, Wague is expected to be available when Alabama's 2023-24 team begins its regular season on Nov. 6. He transferred to the SEC college from West Virginia during July. Wague averaged 4.1 points and 3.1 rebounds as a secondary center enrolled at WVU. Now, he will compete for minutes against fellow big men Grant Nelson and Nick Pringle.
OCTOBER 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Nick Pringle - Efficient exhibition showing Pringle had 13 points (5-5 FG, 3-7 FT) and nine rebounds across 28 minutes in Sunday's 88-80 exhibition loss to Wake Forest.
Impact Pringle was an ancillary player at best for Alabama last season, as he appeared in 36 games but averaged just 8.0 mpg. With Brandon Miller and Charles Bediako now out of the picture, there are plenty of frontcourt minutes to be had on Alabama's 2023-24 squad. Whether he locks down a starting spot or not, Pringle does appear poised for a major boost in playing time.
OCTOBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Aaron Estrada - 24 in exhibition loss Estrada had a team-high 24 points (10-20 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 3-3 FT) to go along with six rebounds, three assists and two steals in Sunday's 88-80 exhibition loss to Wake Forest.
Impact Estrada has now led Alabama in scoring in each of its two exhibition games, though it's worth noting that backcourt running mate Mark Sears -- who is the team's leading returning scorer at 12.5 ppg -- was sidelined for both contests due to an ankle injury. Effectively, Estrada got by on volume, taking nearly twice as many shots as any other Alabama player. Look for Sears to cut into that workload once healthy, but in the short term, Estrada appears poised to have to carry the fast-paced Crimson Tide offense.
OCTOBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Mouhamed Dioubate - Active in exhibition Dioubate had three points (1-5 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 1-1 FT) and two rebounds across 14 minutes in Sunday's exhibition loss to Wake Forest.
Impact Dioubate had been dealing with a knee injury for much of the offseason, but reports from a few weeks back suggested he would be ready to play in the team's Nov. 6 opener. That notion was confirmed Sunday with his participation in a relatively meaningless exhibition contest. Look for him to be available as a depth option at the wings with the Tide opens up against Morehead State on Monday.
OCTOBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Takeaways from Alabama Basketball's Pair of Preseason Scrimmages Blake Byler’s thoughts and takeaways from the Crimson Tide’s exhibition games against TCU and Wake Forest.
OCTOBER 29, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Mark Sears - Remains out Sunday Sears (groin) won't play in Sunday's charity exhibition against Wake Forest, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Impact Sears has been dealing with a nagging groin injury throughout preseason. While Alabama could just be playing it cautious with the senior guard, his availability for the team's season opener against Morehead State on Nov. 6 is now in question. Latrell Wrightsell and Rylan Griffen would be candidates to receive extended minutes in Sears' absence.
OCTOBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
The Extra Point: Sam Walters, Alabama Perform Well in Secret Scrimmage Freshman Sam Walters scored 29 in a secret scrimmage against TCU on Sunday.
OCTOBER 26, 2023 • SUNHERALD.COM
A Hofstra transfer could be key to Alabama's continued basketball success Aaron Estrada was the back-to-back CAA player of the year before joining Nate Oats in Tuscaloosa. His leadership is needed.
OCTOBER 24, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Davin Cosby - DNP during scrimmage Cosby (undisclosed) did not play during Alabama's secret scrimmage Sunday against TCU, according to Nick Kelly of the Tuscaloosa News.
Impact It is unclear what caused Cosby's recent absence. Without any public updates on Cosby, it does not make his availability status any better for the Crimson Tide's next few games, an exhibition game at Wake Forest on Oct. 29 and their season opener Nov. 6 against Morehead State.
OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Grant Nelson - Almost logs double-double Nelson logged 13 points (3-6 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 7-8 FT), nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks across 36 minutes during Alabama's secret scrimmage Sunday against TCU, Nick Kelly of...
Impact Nelson was one rebound short of a double-double, the story of his overall 2022-23 season. He finished it with averages of 17.9 points and 9.3 rebounds across 30 games. Even though his scoring numbers may take a slight dip, Nelson's scoring and rebounding should remain strong to the point he can log or almost record double-doubles quite frequently.
OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Aaron Estrada - Scores 19 points Estrada logged 19 points (7-16 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 5-6 FT0< five rebounds, three assists and two steals across 36 minutes during Alabama's secret scrimmage Sunday against TCU, Nick Kelly...
Impact Estrada was Alabama's best scorer Sunday. Ideally for him, he can continue to serve such a role regularly during his 2023-24 season. Though difficult, that is very well possible, considering the Crimson Tide need a new top scorer after Brandon Miller left for the NBA. Even if it was for a lesser-known basketball school like Hofstra, Estrada still averaged 20.2 points during the team's 2022-23 season and should be able to continue his scoring prowess.
OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Sam Walters - Leads scorers in Sunday scrimmage Walters had 29 points (10-16 FG, 7-12 3Pt, 2-3 FT) and three rebounds across 28 minutes in Sunday's defeat to TCU in a secret scrimmage, Nick Kelly of the Tuscaloosa News reports.
Impact Walters was not only Alabama's leading scorer, but he made all but one of the team's three-point baskets. Granted, the team was missing a lot of players, including Mohamed Wague, Mark Sears, Mouhamed Dioubate and Davin Cosby, but the outing from the freshman Walters was impressive nonetheless. There seems to be some minutes at at power forward open in the Alabama rotation, and Walters is positioning himself well -- along with fellow freshman Jarin Stevenson -- to earn them.
OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Mark Sears - Sits out scrimmage Sears (groin) did not play in a secret scrimmage against TCU on Sunday, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Impact This update falls right in line with a report from a few days earlier that Sears would be questionable for the official exhibition opener against Wake Forest on Oct. 29 due to a groin injury suffered during the preseason. As Alabama's returning leading scorer (12.5 ppg), Sears expects to again start and serve a key role in the offense, but it remains to be seen if the team will take a conservative approach with his reintroduction to basketball action given a relatively light early non-conference schedule.
OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
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OCTOBER 19, 2023 • 247SPORTS.COM
Is Fifth in the SEC Too High or Low for Alabama Basketball? Just A Minute The Crimson Tide was picked fifth in last year’s preseason poll as well — when it won both the SEC regular season and tournament championshi...
OCTOBER 19, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Jarin Stevenson - Most surprising during preseason Alabama's head coach Nate Oats said Thursday that Stevenson has been his most surprising player this preseason, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.
Impact Stevenson is a 6-foot-11, 210-pound forward the Crimson Tide recruited from Seaforth High School in North Carolina. Currently, he is expected to be the successor to Noah Clowney, who served as the 2022-23 Tide's primary option at power forward before turning pro after one season. Stevenson can receive the same opportunity with this campaign.
OCTOBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Mark Sears - Questionable for exhibition Sears (groin) is questionable for the Crimson Tide's exhibition game against Wake Forest on Oct. 29, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.
Impact Sears suffered a groin injury sometime during preseason. He will sit out the Crimson Tide's upcoming weekend scrimmage against TCU but is not ruled out for their only exhibition game before they begin playing regular-season games. Ideally for the Tide, Sears can be tested at least once before hosting Morehead State on Nov. 6.
OCTOBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
How Alabama Basketball's Additions are Adjusting to Life in the SEC With Aaron Estrada, Grant Nelson, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. and Mohamed Wague now into the fold, the Crimson Tide have a veteran roster capable...
OCTOBER 19, 2023 • SACBEE.COM
How Alabama Basketball's Additions are Adjusting to Life in the SEC With Aaron Estrada, Grant Nelson, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. and Mohamed Wague now into the fold, the Crimson Tide have a veteran roster capable...
OCTOBER 19, 2023 • SUNHERALD.COM
3 takeaways from Nate Oats' basketball media days comments The big takeaways from Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats' comments in Mountain Brook on Wednesday.
OCTOBER 19, 2023 • 247SPORTS.COM
Jahvon Quinerly's Assurances Inspired Aaron Estrada to Take Talents to Tuscaloosa Alabama graduate transfer Aaron Estrada saw a path paved in Tuscaloosa by another New Jersey athlete.
OCTOBER 18, 2023 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
