On Wednesday, the University of Alabama basketball team announced a home-and-home series with the Houston Cougars, beginning this season.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT#Alabama and Houston have agreed to a home-and-home series that will begin in Tuscaloosa in the upcoming season. Details ⤵️
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— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) May 27, 2020
The Houston Cougars will travel to Tuscaloosa on Dec. 19, 2020, with Alabama playing the return game in Houston the following year on a date that will be announced at a later time.
This season’s matchup will be just the 5th time that the two teams have faced each other with the last matchup during the 1979-1980 season.
Alabama head coach Nate Oats had this to say:
“We are excited to have a program of high caliber such as Houston on our schedule for the next two years. This is a great opportunity for both programs because it adds a quality opponent to our schedule while at the same time creating excitement for both fanbases. Playing such quality competition is only going to make our team and our program better. Houston has proven to be a perennial NCAA Tournament team that competes for championships each season, so we are looking forward to welcoming them to Coleman Coliseum next year.”
Alabama had a record of 16-15 before the SEC tournament and NCAA tournament were cancelled due to the coronavirus.
This will be a great matchup for the Crimson Tide, considering the Cougars finished at No. 22 in the AP poll, and had a record of 23-8 overall (13-5 in the AAC).
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