The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team has adopted a ‘blue-collar’ culture under their new head coach, Nate Oats.
This culture may just be what will propel them into the NCAA tournament come March.
With a current record of 14-11, and 6-6 in conference play, Alabama is still a team that has some work to put in in order to improve their resume.
ESPN bracketologist, Joe Lunardi released his most recent takes for teams that lie on the bubble.
— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) February 17, 2020
As seen in Lunardi’s tweet, Alabama sits in the ‘first four out’ category along with Georgetown, Richmond and Mississippi State.
While Alabama basketball fans would rather see the Crimson Tide listed as a team that’s a lock to “dance in March,” it should be encouraging to see that they are right on the cusp of making it into the tournament.
This is a big turnaround from their 2018-2019 season which ended in a disheartening loss to Norfolk St. in the first round of the NIT.
With six games remaining in the regular season, Alabama should look to win the rest of them in order to achieve a record of 20-11 before heading into the SEC Tournament in Nashville.
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