Nate Oats looks to start year No. 2 off strong as the Crimson Tide men’s basketball head coach.
Hopes are high for Oats and Alabama basketball. ESPN’s Dick Vitale has the Crimson Tide ranked at No. 17 to open up the 2020-21 college basketball season.
“Nate Oats has a loaded roster and could use 12 players,” writes Vitale. “Veterans John Petty and Herb Jones are back, but there is potential for more balanced scoring this season. Canadians Keon Ambrose-Hylton and Josh Primo, along with Alex Tchikou of France, are three of the six newcomers to keep an eye on. This Tide team will make noise in the SEC, and I have them higher than some prognosticators.”
The non-conference schedule for Alabama has been released, and here’s what Oats and the Crimson Tide have ahead of them:
Alabama MBB officially releases its 2020-21 non conference schedule:
11/25 vs Jacksonville State
11/30 vs Stanford*
12/1 vs UNC/UNLV*
12/2 vs TBA*
12/12 vs Clemson+
12/15 vs Furman
12/19 vs Houston
12/22 vs East Tennessee State
1/30 at Oklahoma ^— William Galloway (@Wm_Galloway) November 4, 2020
The full schedule, along with the SEC schedule, has yet to be announced.