Will the Alabama Crimson Tide be back on the basketball court today? Well, the answer is yes.
Yes, after the Crimson Tide suffered their first defeat of the season last Friday night, Alabama will return to action later tonight for their first neutral-court contest of the year against the Illinois Fighting Illini out of the Big Ten.
The 2024 C.M. Newton Classic, this game will be played in Birmingham, Alabama, with tipoff set for 9 p.m. ET from Legacy Arena at BJCC, and will be available to watch live on SEC Network.
Alabama and Illinois are also two of the top teams in the SEC and Big Ten, with this game featuring a pair of Top 25 ranked teams.
Alabama Crimson Tide 2024-25 basketball schedule
- Nov. 4: vs. UNC Asheville (W, 110-54)
- Nov. 8: vs. Arkansas State (W, 88-79)
- Nov. 11: vs. McNeese State (W, 72-64)
- Nov. 15: at Purdue (L, 87-78)
- Nov. 20: vs. Illinois at C.M. Newton Classic in Birmingham, Alabama
- Nov. 26-30: vs. Houston, Rutgers, Notre Dame at Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Dec. 4: at North Carolina in ACC/SEC Challenge
- Dec. 14: vs. Creighton
- Dec. 18: at North Dakota
- Dec. 22: vs. Kent State
- Dec. 29: vs. South Dakota State
- Jan. 4: vs. Oklahoma
- Jan. 8: at South Carolina
- Jan. 11: at Texas A&M
- Jan. 14: vs. Ole Miss
- Jan. 18: at Kentucky
- Jan. 21: vs. Vanderbilt
- Jan. 25: vs. LSU
- Jan. 29: at Mississippi State
- Feb. 1: vs. Georgia
- Feb. 8: at Arkansas
- Feb. 11: at Texas
- Feb. 15: vs. Auburn
- Feb. 19: at Missouri
- Feb. 22: vs. Kentucky
- Feb. 25: vs. Mississippi State
- March 1: at Tennessee
- March 5: vs. Florida
- March 8: at Auburn
Record: 3-1 overall