The Alabama athletics program is still less than a week removed from the football team winning national championship No. 18. However, the attention has quickly shifted to the hardwood, as head coach Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide basketball team is looking stronger than ever.
With today’s 90-59 win against Arkansas, Alabama remains perfect in conference play with a record of 6-0, and a total record of 11-3.
Alabama has recently been making a push to be nationally recognized for the basketball program, and Oats is making it hard to not notice the Crimson Tide.
Fans and analysts have taken to Twitter to express their thoughts on Alabama basketball:
Alabama now up 30 on Arkansas.
Can’t wait ‘til the Crimson Tide win the national title in both football and hoops.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) January 16, 2021
Alabama basketball is gaining more attention than fresh fajitas at a Mexican restaurant
— Adam Weil (@AdamWeil22) January 16, 2021
Alabama had ZERO interest in guarding anyone last season.
They've now completely bought in on that side of the floor.
Nate Oats has made the Crimson Tide a complete basketball team. https://t.co/b0YMbCmdVc
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) January 16, 2021
2️⃣6️⃣5️⃣ THREES
John Petty Jr. is @AlabamaMBB’s all-time leader in career threes 👌 pic.twitter.com/khd1sG4XOl
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) January 16, 2021
Alabama football and basketball combining to beat Arkansas 142-62 so far this year.
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) January 16, 2021
Alabama hoops is 6-0 in SEC play, with their wins coming by an *average* of 15 points. Forget being the best team in the SEC: As I told you the other day, there aren't 10 teams ANYWHERE playing better than the Tide. Unreal what Nate Oats has done in less than two years at Bama
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) January 16, 2021
Is Alabama ruining college basketball??
— Esther Scott Workman (@estherscott) January 16, 2021
Just happy for Alabama fans, who’ve had a to go a full five days without something good happening, to get this big win.
— Marc Torrence (@marctorrence) January 16, 2021
Probably time to finally put Alabama in the AP Top 25.
— Brandon Zimmerman (@BZSEC) January 16, 2021
Is Alabama the best team in college basketball? Many people are asking
— James Todd (@jamestodd425) January 16, 2021
Message to any team that has to play Alabama this year: pic.twitter.com/WnIPHojtp8
— SDSBasketball (@SDSBasketball) January 16, 2021
Several SEC coaches believe Alabama's chemical makeup is similar to the Auburn team that went to the Final Four in 2019. Athletic wings. Can shoot it from five spots. Tide host Arkansas on Saturday.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) January 15, 2021
bama is here
— Cameron Luke Ratliff (@fluffopotamus88) January 16, 2021