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Alabama basketball's Labaron Philon Jr. named SEC player of the week
Alabama star sophomore guard Labaron Philon Jr. was named as the SEC player of the week following his performance against the Red Storm.
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Alabama basketball 2025-26 opponent preview: Purdue Boilermakers
The Purdue Boilermakers come to Tuscaloosa ranked as the nation's No. 1 overall team, led by one of college basketball's top players in Braden Smith.
Alabama basketball traveled to New York and knocked off No. 5 St. John's, 103-96 inside Madison Square Garden. The No. 15 Crimson Tide improves to 2-0 on the season. Head coach Nate Oats spoke to the media after the game. Here's everything he had to say:
Starting with the St. John’s Red Storm, Alabama will face four straight ranked opponents, including No. 1 Purdue, No. 17 Illinois, and No. 21 Gonzaga. The Crimson Tide were the SEC’s top scoring team a season ago, pouring in 90.7 points per game.
The No. 5 St. John’s Red Storm get their first real test of the season on Saturday afternoon when they host the No. 15 Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0) at Madison Square Garden.
Alabama basketball beat St John's in Madison Square Garden as Nate Oats' Tide topped Rick Pitino's Red Storm. Here's how it happened.
One of the risers into the top five was Duke. The Blue Devils jumped two spots to No. 4 after a win over Texas in the first game of the Cameron Boozer era. UConn moved up one spot to No. 3 after blowout wins over New Haven and UMass Lowell to open the season.
The Alabama Crimson Tide faced the LSU Tigers last Saturday and defeated them 20-9. The win brought the Tide to 8-1 on the season after losing their opening game to the Florida State Seminoles. Quarterback Ty Simpson finished the game with 277 yards and one touchdown on 21-of-25 passing.
The Indiana Hoosiers beat the Alabama A&M Bulldogs in the first official game of the Darian DeVries era: Results, scores, highlights.
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