Alabama basketball players were in for a big surprise ahead of the Crimson Tide’s game against Creighton Saturday night.
Former Alabama forward Erwin Dudley, who played at the Capstone from 1999-2003 under coach Mark Gottfried, introduced Mark Sears, Grant Nelson and other current Crimson Tide players to a special throwback uniform — one Bama fans will instantly recognize.
It’s the classic Crimson jersey Alabama wore during the early 2000s when Dudley and others helped lead the Tide to a string of NCAA Tournament appearances. Alabama wore this jersey during its run to the Elite Eight in 2004, which included a stunning 70-67 second-round upset of No. 1 seed Stanford at Key Arena in Seattle.
The school posted a video of the jerseys to their official social media accounts, which you can view below.
Tipoff for Alabama vs. Creighton is set for 7:30 p.m. CT. The game can be seen on SEC Network, with Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Dane Bradshaw (analyst) on the call at Coleman Coliseum.
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