ESPN Keeps Saban Busy
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| Alabama head football coach Nick Saban at ESPN Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Kent Gidley |
BRISTOL, Conn. - It was a very busy Wednesday for University of Alabama football head football coach Nick Saban. He spent his day participating in various interviews at the ESPN Car Wash.
The day kicked off with a telephone interview with ESPN's "Mike & Mike" before ever even leaving Tuscaloosa. Next up, upon arrival in Bristol, was an interview with Rece Davis. Following that were several live and taped segments for "SportsCenter" to be aired at various times. Next up was an interview with the crew of "First Take". Next up was the cast of characters from ESPN's College GameDay, which is always fun. It was then on to another segment of "SportsCenter", followed by interview on "NFL Live." Saban then met off-camera with a couple of interviews with ESPN writers, and then back on-air again, this time with the "Ryen Russillo Show", the "Championship Drive" podcast, the "Paul Finebaum Show" and then the "Stephen A. Smith Show". Then lastly it was Saban on-set for "College Football Live" before heading back to The Capstone.
The Alabama Crimson Tide will officially kick off its 2017 Fall Camp with the Nick's Kids Luncheon on Wednesday, August 2nd at Bryant-Denny Stadium before the team hits the field on Thursday, August 3rd for the start of practice. Bama will work throughout the month of August in preparation for a season-opening matchup with the Florida State Seminoles at the brand-new, state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. Kick off on Saturday, September 2nd is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT on ABC.
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| Nick Saban & Rece Davis Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Kent Gidley |
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| Nick Saban Photo Credit: UA Athletics/Kent Gidley |
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Avery Johnson Has Alabama
Men's Basketball On The Rise
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| Alabama men's basketball head coach Avery Johnson Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama - Could this be the year that University of Alabama football AND basketball are both nationally ranked? Could BOTH sports programs at UA be listed among the upper echelon this coming season?
Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban has the Tide dominating the college football polls pretty much every season. And now, as head basketball coach Avery Johnson heads into his third season at the helm of Bama men's basketball, this could very well be the year that UA fans truly need to "buckle up."
Word from The Capstone is that with only a few practices under their belts, new Tiders Alex Reese, Collin Sexton and John Petty are making some impressive moves on the the court and giving the Bama coaching staff a reason to smile. These three are part of UA's highly-rated 2017 recruiting class.
Here's a look at the 2017-18 University of Alabama men's basketball team:
Coaching Staff:
Avery Johnson, head coach
John Pelphrey, associate head coach
Antoine Pettway, asst. coach
Yasir Rosemond, asst. coach
Lou Deneen, associate AD
Kobie Baker, strength & conditioning coach
Colton Houston, director of operations
Alex Fain, scouting & recruiting coordinator
Clarke Holter, athletic trainer
Blake Gray, director of player development
Players:
Donta Hall
Riley Norris
Collin Sexton
Alex Reese
Daniel Giddens
Avery Johnson, Jr.
Herb Jones
Tevin Mack
Dazon Ingram
Ar'Mond Davis
John Petty
Lawson Schaffer
Braxton Key
Galin Smith
Landon Fuller
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Alabama Volleyball Wins
2016-17 AVCA Team Academic Award
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| Photo Credit: UA Athletics |
In order to be honored with this prestigious award, a team must display excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team GPA. The Alabama Crimson Tide is one of eight Southeastern Conference teams to earn the award this season.
Last season, Bama senior Krystal Rivers was one of two SEC student-athletes to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. Rivers was only the second two-time honoree in Alabama volleyball history. Twelve members of the 2016 Crimson Tide roster took home SEC Academic Honor Roll accolades.
