Crimson Tide Men's Basketball With Convincing Win
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| Photo Credit: Alabama Athletics |
The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team have been looking good so far in this young 2016-17 season, with help coming from the bench as well as freshmen providing points and rebounds to show Alabama basketball is headed in the right direction. Alabama convincingly defeated Charleston Southern on Tuesday evening 76-46 in Coleman Coliseum.
Alabama head coach Avery Johnson said, "Tonight was one of our better first halves of the year. A lot of points of emphasis that we came into the game talking
about in practice and our shoot around were executed in those areas.
Fortunately, [Charleston Southern] missed some shots and they got some
decent looks; but, for the most part, we had a lot of closed-window
situations where they didn't have great looks at the basket. We did a
nice job in transition, we didn't get in a bonus early in the game like
we normally do, so we had a lot of good and consistent patterns of
execution on both ends of the floor. I'm proud of the way the guys
responded after the way we played on this last road trip and the way we
practiced two days ago. They definitely turned it around tonight."
Braxton Key scored 14 points and pulled down six rebounds to lead the Tide on the night. The win improves Alabama to 4-2 on the season while the Charleston Southern Buccaneers fall to 3-3.
"Braxton did a nice job of catching the ball and getting in the right position," Alabama men's basketball head coach Avery Johnson said.
"It's always a team effort," Johnson, Jr. commented. "The second group just tries to come in and give, like, a spark."
Leading the way for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers was Armel Potter with 12 points and three assists.
Alabama redshirt freshman Dazon Ingram was four-of-six from the field for nine points and finished with a game-high four assists while turning the ball over just once in the contest. Sophomore forward Donta Hall finished out the evening with six points and a game-high seven boards.
Immediately following the game, Coach Johnson said, "I'm proud of the way the guys responded after the way we played on this last road trip and the way we practiced two days ago -- they definitely turned it around tonight."
Winning the turnover battle was the Crimson Tide scoring 28 points off 23 Buccaneer turnovers. Charleston Southern scored 13 points off 13 Alabama turnovers.
Next up for Alabama will be the Texas Longhorns this Friday, requiring a trip Austin, Texas. Tipoff time is set for 8:30 p.m. CT and will be broadcast live on ESPNU.
| Game Stats | CSU | UA |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | .340 | .456 |
| 3FG% | .278 | .360 |
| FT% | .538 | .600 |
| RB | 32 | 41 |
| TO | 22 | 13 |
| STL | 5 | 11 |
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| UA men's basketball head coach Avery Johnson Photo Credit: Alabama Athletics |
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Bama Football Practices Indoors On Tuesday
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| Photo Credit: Alabama Athletics |
The Tuesday practice session for the No. 1-ranked University of Alabama football team was an indoor affair, working in full pads for approximately two hours at the Hank Crisp Indoor
Facility in preparation for this weekend's big one - the 2016 Southeastern Conference
Championship Game with the Florida Gators.
Cornerback Marlon Humphrey was participating in yesterday's drills, but appeared to be somewhat limited by the leg injury he suffered. Though his status for this weekend's championship game is not clear at this time, Alabama football head coach Nick Saban had said on Monday that he is hopeful that Humphrey will be ready to play.
Freshman cornerback Shyheim Carter, who didn't dress out for the Iron Bowl, was practicing yesterday.
The Crimson Tide will make yet another trip to Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday for the program's
11th appearance in the conference title game with Florida, and the league-leading 12th overall championship game. Alabama and Florida are scheduled to kick it off at 3:10 p.m. CT, with the game being broadcast live on CBS from the Georgia Dome. Verne Lundquist will be handling play-by-play duties in his final Southeastern Conference football championship game, with Gary Danielson on color analysis and Allie LaForce again doing her thing on the sidelines.
This will be the 40th meeting between the Crimson Tide and Gators, with Alabama leading the series 25-14 (26-14 actual).
This will be the ninth meeting between the two teams in the SEC Championship Game, and the fourth time in the past nine years. The last meeting between the two was in Atlanta in the 2015 SEC Championship game which the Tide won 29-15.
Alabama will practice again today and Thursday in full practice sessions, then head to to Atlanta on Friday.
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Alabama Offensive Line Finalist For Joe Moore Award
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| Photo Credit: Alabama Athletics |
Pretty much everyone was at least a little worried after the graduation and NFL-loses to the University of Alabama football offensive line last season. Seems the young men have proven that the worry was for nought.
The Alabama offensive line has been chosen as one of three finalists for the Joe Moore Award, the
Foundation for Teamwork announced Tuesday. The Joe Moore Award is
presented annually to the nation's top offensive line unit. The Crimson Tide is
joined by Iowa and Ohio State as the three finalists for the 2016 season.
The Alabama offensive line has been dominating this season, providing protection
for a balanced offensive attack that leads the SEC in scoring (39.4 points per
game) and is second in total offense (479.6 yards per game), rushing
offense (245.9 yards per game) and yards per rushing attempt (5.7).
The Joe Moore Award is named after Joe Moore, widely regarded as one
of the best offensive line coaches in college football history, and is
the only major college football award to honor a unit. The award
annually recognizes the nation's most outstanding offensive line unit
that best displays toughness, effort, teamwork, physicality, tone
setting and finishing. The Crimson Tide won the award in 2015. This year's
winner will be announced on December 9th.
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College Football Playoff
Selection Committee Rankings
(5th Ranking)
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team is once again the number one team in the nation in the poll that counts, The College Football Playoff poll, as voted by the College Football Selection Committee. As it stands today, Alabama (1) would take on Washington (4) while Ohio State (2) would play Clemson (3) in the the semifinals with the winners then playing for the National Championship.
There are five teams from the Southeastern Conference in this week's poll, consisting of the Alabama Crimson Tide (1), Auburn (14), Florida (15), LSU (21) and Tennessee (22).
Here is a complete look at the College Football Playoff Selection Committee Rankings for the fifth week:
1 Alabama Crimson Tide
2 Ohio State
3 Clemson
4 Washington
5 Michigan
6 Wisconsin
7 Penn State
8 Colorado
9 Oklahoma
10 Oklahoma State
11 USC
12 Florida State
13 Louisville
14 Auburn
15 Florida
16 West Virginia
17 Western Michigan
18 Stanford
19 Navy
20 Utah
21 LSU
22 Tennessee
23 Virginia Tech
24 Houston
25 Pittsburg
This week's key matchups:Alabama Crimson Tide (1) vs Florida (15)
Clemson (3) vs Virginia Tech (23)
Washington (4) vs Colorado (8)
Wisconsin (6) vs Penn State (7)
Oklahoma (9) vs Oklahoma State (10)
Western Michigan (17) vs Ohio
Navy (19) vs Temple
Louisiana Tech vs Western Kentucky
San Diego State vs Wyoming
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Notebooking The Alabama Defense
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| Photo Credit: Alabama Athletics |
Just a few facts concerning the University of Alabama Crimson Tide defense for the 2016 College Football Season thus far:
ALABAMA Defense leads the nation in:
Nuff said?
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Big Al Kids Day Set For This Sunday
Alabama Women's Basketball To Host Kansas
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| Photo Credit: Alabama Athletics |
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team will host the Kansas Jayhawks this Sunday, December 4th. Members of the Big Al's Kids Club are invited to attend Sunday's game against for Big Al's Kids Club Day. The doors to Coleman Coliseum will open at 9:30 a.m. CT and admission is free for each kids club member and one parent.
Get this, all Big Al's Kids Club members and parents will be invited to the Crimson Tide Hospitality Suite to enjoy complimentary pizza and cookies, courtesy of McAlister's Deli. In addition, all kids will have the opportunity to be a part of the run out tunnel on court for the women's basketball team and will have a chance to participate in in-game promotions.
If interesting in becoming a member, parents should register their children by going to RollTide.com for kids 12 and under. Membership for the 2016-17 season is only $20 and includes an official Big Al's Kids Club T-shirt or a onesie for fans two years of age and under, a membership credential, birthday card from Big Al, a free cookie coupon from McAlister's Deli, admission to select Alabama athletic events, exclusive access to Big Al's Kids Club events and giveaways, one free kids meal with the purchase of an adult meal at McAlister's Deli, and more.
