Bama Men's Basketball Bests Mizzou 57-54
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For the Tide, Riley Norris, Braxton Key and Jimmie Taylor each added nine points. The three were able to combine for 19 second-half points. Bola Olanyian was able to pull down a season-high 14 rebounds.
Crimson Tide men's head basketball coach Avery Johnson said, "I think people will ask why I am so excited about this win. It's not just a win [Wednesday night], it's the way we won. Our guys had a tough first half. We couldn't get much going, especially against their zone. We scrapped what we were doing against their zone at halftime. We went more to a man-to-man offensive look and got a couple of easy baskets. I'm so proud of our guys. This was a game we could have easily laid down and quit, because Coach (Kim) Anderson is doing a great job with his team under the circumstances. They've lost double digit games in a row and now they've come back and beat Arkansas and Vanderbilt at home and lost a tough one at Texas A&M. Under the circumstances, he really has his ball club playing at a high level. We rebounded better in the second half, and Braxton Key and Dazon Ingram triggered a comeback with their decision-making and their shot making. A lot of guys on our team deserve credit like Bola, but no more than these two young guys. I'm really proud of our guys, and of these two guys, because they really grew up tonight, especially in the last five to seven minutes of the game."
Alabama shot 36 percent from the field while also leading Mizzou in the rebounding battle by a 39-36 margin. Missouri shot 34 percent from the field, while shooting 21 percent from behind the three-point line.The Tide also improved to 13-0 on the year when holding teams to below 62 points in a game.
The Tide improves to 15-10 , 8-5 Southeastern Conference while Missouri falls to 7-18, 2-11 SEC.
| Game Stats | UA | MU-M |
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| FG% | .358 | .340 |
| 3FG% | .250 | .211 |
| FT% | .667 | .696 |
| RB | 39 | 36 |
| TO | 11 | 9 |
| STL | 5 | 7 |
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Coach Avery Johnson Post-Game Press Conference
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Crimson Tide Softball Defeats South Alabama
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Alabama (6-0) was out-hit 5-4 by, but two early runs gave Bama the edge and some late insurance provided the Crimson Tide with the two-run victory. Bama's top three batters in order accounted for three of the team's four hits, and Marisa Runyon smacked a fifth-inning solo home run for the final hit of the night for the Tide.
Alabama softball head coach Patrick Murphy said, "At the beginning of the year, I told the team we have to learn to win in a lot of different ways. [Last night], we had to win while being out-hit. We had some key hits though. I thought Runyon was going to get one, she hit two really hard during her first two at-bats and had a great swing. Demi Turner had a hustle-double, Peyton Grantham hit it hard and Elissa Brown caused them to hurry with her speed and got a run all by herself."
Bama's Alexis Osorio (3-0) gave up her first base runner of the season in the fourth inning. She ended the night with one run allowed on five hits and 15 strikeouts while USA starter Devin Brown (2-1) took her first loss of the season with three runs on four hits and four strikeouts.
Next for the Crimson Tide is a trip to Lafayette, Louisiana for a three-game series against 18th-ranked Louisiana-Lafayette (4-2). Game one is set for Friday, February 17th at 5 p.m. CT.
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Time Change Set For Alabama Baseball This Saturday
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Saturday's contest was originally set for 2 p.m. CT, but had to be moved in order to avoid weather delays and accommodate fans coming from the basketball game at Coleman Coliseum. Sunday's baseball series finale will remain at the same 1 p.m. CT start as originally scheduled.
This will be the first meeting between Alabama and Presbyterian College. Though it's the first meeting for Bama, it is the 10th for Alabama baseball head coach Greg Goff. Goff is 8-1 all-time against the Blue Hose.
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Brian Daboll Expected To Be Named
Alabama Football Offensive Coordinator
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Brian Daboll Expected To Be Named
Alabama Football Offensive Coordinator
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| Brian Daboll Photo Credit: USA TODAY Sports/Kyle Terada |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - Various sports outlets are reporting that Alabama head football coach Nick Saban is expected to name 17-year NFL assistant and player Brian Daboll as the new offensive coordinator of the Crimson Tide.
The 41-year old five-time Super Bowl champion has served as an offensive as well as defensive assistant to head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots for 10 seasons. Daboll has been with the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs and
Miami Dolphins.
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Crimson Tide In 2 Track & Field Meets This Weekend
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The Bama men's team will be sending its 4x400-meter relay team to the Alex Wilson Invitational being held at Notre Dame, and then will also send four athletes to the Tiger Tuneup being held at Clemson. For the Tide, Terry Jernigan will run in both the 60 meters and 200 meters competition, Ruebin Walters and Angelo Goss will run in the 60-meter hurdles and Will Herrscher will compete in the pole vault competition.
Five Alabama women will be headed to the Tiger Tuneup. Bama will send Symone Darius and Takyera Roberson to compete in the 60 meters competition, Diamond Gause in the 60 meters and 200 meters, Vanessa Clerveaux in the 60 meters and 60-meter hurdles and then Lakan Taylor will compete in the pole vault competition.
The Tiger Tuneup is scheduled for Friday, February 17th. The Alex Wilson Invitational is scheduled for Saturday, February 18th.
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Alabama Women's Basketball Hosts Tennessee Tonight
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All fans attending tonight's Bama game with the Volunteers are encouraged to wear crimson to really add color to the competition. It should also be noted this is the only matchup between the two teams this season.
Tonight's contest will be broadcast live on SEC Network +. The game will be called by Eli Gold on play-by-play, Rick Moody serving as analyst and Hannah Chalker at courtside and commentary. The game can also be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Roger Hoover and Tyler Williams calling the action.
The Crimson Tide was able to snap a Volunteers 42-game winning streak last season when Alabama defeated Tennessee 54-46. It was also Bama's first win in series history in Tuscaloosa.
