Nate Oats and the Alabama basketball program have had a busy off-season to this point in the summer. From losing all three assistant coaches to head coaching opportunities to the departures of Brandon Miller, Noah Clowney, Charles Bediako, Jaden Bradley, Amari Burnett and even Javon Quinerly the Crimson Tide will look quite different in 2023-2024.
Fortunately, the Tide hit an absolute home run in the transfer portal by landing North Dakota State transfer Grant Nelson. It had been speculated for a few weeks that Nelson was headed to Tuscaloosa, but now all Alabama fans can breathe a sigh of relief as it is finally official. Nelson went through the NBA draft process but ultimately decided to return to college and wanted an opportunity to showcase his talents on the big stage in college basketball.
Nelson is a 6’11 senior who will likely fill in the power forward position that Noah Clowney was awesome in. As a junior with the Bison, Nelson averaged 17.9 PPG, 9.3 RPG and 2.1 APG. Nelson is a massive addition to the Tide, especially offensively and he will have a chance to play himself into a future first-round draft pick.
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