Oats mentioned guard Chris Youngblood, who has started each of Alabama's past two games and posted 23 points against Mississippi State on Wednesday, as an individual who has taken steps towards assuming the mantle of locking down another team's most prolific scoring option. However, he wants to see more of it from other players.

Alabama basketball has what Nate Oats called a "sense of urgency" and "respect" against higher-ranked teams on the road. Why not at home in Coleman?

It's impossible at this point in the season to name any other conference in college basketball that's been better than the SEC this season. Fo

It wasn’t always pretty, but Alabama basketball pulled away from LSU late in the second half on Saturday to beat the Tigers 80-73 at Coleman Coliseum. The win moved the Crimson Tide to 17-3 on the season, 6-1 in SEC play. Aden Holloway led the Tide with 19 points. Cliff Omoruyi led the way in rebounds, with nine.

The Alabama Crimson Tide picked up an impressive road win Wednesday night, defeating Mississippi State in Starkville by a final score of 88-84.