Alabama Women's Basketball Defeats Alcorn State
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It was Tide juniors Quanetria Bolton and Meoshonti Knight pumping in 18 points apiece to pace the Bama scoring. Both young ladies played outstanding basketball last evening.
"It's good to be able to have another opportunity to improve and grow and get better," commented Alabama women's basketball head coach Kristy Curry. "I thought as the game went, we continued to try to improve and grow. We had some good minutes there down the stretch and some great opportunities for us tonight to get better."
Knight was impressive from the free throw line, where sh scored 12 of her 18 points. Also scoring in double figures last evening was junior Hannah Cook, who added another 13 points to the talley. Coming ever-so-close to a double-double herself was sophomore Shaquera Wade with a game-high 10 rebounds and nine points. Bama freshman Ashley Knight contributed four blocks, tying her season high.
Alcorn State senior Brianna Luton led the Lady Braves with 11 points and four rebounds in the contest.
Alabama was 31-of-58 (53.4 percent) from the floor last evening, while Alcorn State shot 17-of-62 (27.4 percent). From the free throw line the Tide took 37 shots as compared to only four for Alcorn State. In the rebounding department, it was again Alabama leading 53-25. The Crimson Tide also was able to score 37 points off 27 State turnovers.
Curry said, "We will continue to focus on some improvement areas and little things. We'll come back and go to work in the morning, and we're excited about the opportunity on Sunday."
Alabama will next host the Kansas Jayhawks as part of the 2016 SEC/Big 12 Challenge this Sunday, December 4th, in Coleman Coliseum. Game time is 11 a.m. CT, and will be broadcast on the SEC Network.
| Game Stats | ALCN | UA |
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| FG% | .274 | .534 |
| 3FG% | .286 | .417 |
| FT% | .750 | .703 |
| RB | 25 | 53 |
| TO | 27 | 19 |
| STL | 12 | 14 |
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Tide Ready For Gators
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Though still recovering from a hamstring injury, Marlon Humphrey is expected to play, according to Alabama head coach Nick Saban. Saban had earlier commented that Humphrey has done "pretty well."
This will be the 11th championship game for the Tide and the 12th for the Gators.
CBS will broadcast the game, and Verne Lundquist will be making his final call for an SEC championship. Gary Danielson will provide analysis while Allie LaForce will work the sidelines. The game is scheduled for a 3:10 p.m. CT kickoff from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Alabama won the last championship game, defeating Florida 29-15 in 2015.
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Men's Basketball Student-Athlete Corban Collins
Nominated For NABC Allstate Good Works Team
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Collins is in his first season with the Crimson Tide, and is a member of of the Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Leadership Council. This council consists of one male and one female representative from each school in the Southeastern Conference and provides student-athletes with additional opportunities to engage with campus leaders and conference office staff. Though only in his first season, Collins has already made an impact in the Tuscaloosa community. During his limited spare time, he has volunteered to help locally at food shelters, and has also visited elementary schools, where he read to the children and talked about the importance of education.
This is not the first nomination for Collins for this award. It is, in fact, his second. Last year while at Morehead State, he was actively involved in the community, and also spent a portion of his summer in New Zealand with Athletes in Action, a Christian organization known for using sports as a platform to help people answer questions of faith.
Collins has made the most of his time at the Capstone, having started each of the Tide's six games. He is second on the team in assists per game (2.0) as well as third in scoring average with 8.8 ppg.
Collins led Morehead State in scoring (11.0 ppg) on his way to earning a spot on the 2015-16 Ohio Valley Conference second team prior to transferring to Alabama.
The Allstate Good Works Teams is now in its fifth year, and recognizes student-athletes at all levels of collegiate basketball for their service and community involvement off the court. Two special voting panels will select 10-member teams from both the NABC and WBCA, comprised of five student-athletes from the NCAA Division I level and five student-athletes from Divisions II, III and the NAIA. Award-winners will be invited to the 2017 NABC Convention and the Final Four in Phoenix to participate in a community service project.
The final award winners are slated to be announced in February.
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Saban Speaks Briefly About The Florida Gators
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University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban spoke a little to the press about the Crimson Tide and the upcoming 2016 Southeastern Conference Championship Game on Saturday in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
Saban said that cornerback Marlon Humphrey has been practicing and that he has done "pretty well" as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury incurred during the second half of the Crimson Tide's 30-12 victory over the Auburn Tigers this past Saturday.
Speaking of injuries, Saban says that the team has contingency plans for injuries, which are prepared early each week for that particular game in the event of personnel loss due to injury or for any circumstance that may arise. He spoke of necessary reps for individuals in order to be ready to play, whether a starter or backup, should they be called upon.
Talking about the Florida defense, Saban said that the Gators have had "one of the top defenses in the country all season long."
Concerning Florida quarterback Austin Appelby, Saban said he is "a really smart player," and that the young man's struggles this year have been a result of pass protection problems. He said that other than that Appelby has "made a lot of good plays for them."
The Alabama Crimson Tide heads to Atlanta today for tomorrow's SEC championship matchup with the Gators.
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2017 Football Commitments For Alabama Football
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team currently has 23 student-athletes who have committed to furthering their football careers at the Capstone. As new commits are announced the list will be updated and released.
Here is the complete list of 2017 commitments to UA as of 12/01/16:
- Najee Harris, RB (6-1, 210), Antioch, California
- Alex Leatherwood, OL (6-4, 300), Pensacola, Florida
- Chadarius Townsend, ATH, (6-0, 180), Tanner, Alabama*
- Brian Robinson, RB (6-2, 210), Tuscaloosa, Alabama*
- VanDarius Cowan, LB (6-4, 217), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Tua Tagovailoa, QB (6-1, 210), Honolulu, Hawaii
- Elliot Baker, OL (6-7, 295), City College of San Francisco (California)
- Mac Jones, QB (6-2, 185), Jacksonville, Florida
- Markail Benton, LB (6-2, 245), Phenix City, Alabama*
- Brandon Ruiz, K (5-10, 165), Gilbert, Arizona
- Tyrell Shavers, LB ( 6-6, 202), Lewisville, Texas
- Thomas Fletcher, C (6-2, 220), Bradenton, Florida
- Akial Byers, DL, (6-4, 275), Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Jhavonte Dean, (6-2, 189), Homestead, Florida
- Hunter Brannon, (6-4, 290), Cullman, Alabama*
- Jerry Jeudy, ( 6-1, 177), Deerfield Beach, Florida
- Kyriq McDonald, DB (5-11, 185), Madison, Alabama*
- Kendall Randolph, OL (6-5, 290), Madison, Alabama*
- Kedrick James, TE (6-5, 250), Waco, Texas
- Dylan Moses, LB (6-3, 235), IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
- Major Tennison, TE (6-6, 230), Bullard, Texas
- Jedrick Wills, OT, (6-5, 318), Lexington, Kentucky
- Christopher Allen, LB (6-4, 234), Baton Rouge, La.
*State of Alabama Recruits/Commitments
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