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Alabama WBB guard Brittany Davis selected by Las Vegas Aces in 2023 WNBA Draft

Alabama women’s basketball guard Brittany Davis was selected No. 36 overall by the Las Vegas Aces in the 2023 WNBA Draft.

Alabama women’s basketball point guard Brittany Davis was selected No. 36 overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft by the Las Vegas Aces.

Davis transferred to Alabama in 2019 from Gulf Coast State College. She would go on to spend the next four seasons with the Tide.

Davis was a two-year starter for the Tide in her final two seasons at the Capstone. As a graduate senior, Davis averaged 17.8 points per game, 7.0 rebounds per game, and 2.1 assists per game. She also shot an efficient 45.5% from the field and 35.5% from distance.

Following the season, Davis was named to the 2022-2023 All-SEC First-Team. Her hard work helped lead Alabama to its second NCAA Tournament appearance since 1999.

Davis will now be a part of an Aces team that won the WNBA Finals during the 2022 season. The team will look to repeat as champions heading into the 2023 season.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow news surrounding the Alabama women’s basketball program.

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Alabama women’s basketball earns 10-seed in NCAA Tournament

Alabama women’s basketball earns another NCAA Tournament bid!

Kristy Curry and the Alabama women’s basketball team will be dancing for the second time in the last three seasons.

The women’s bracket was revealed late Sunday night and the Crimson Tide are the 10-seed in the Seattle 3 region.

While a tip-off time has yet to be set, coach Kurry and the Tide are set to take on Baylor on Saturday, March 18 in the first round.

Alabama enters the tournament on a four-game losing streak and hopes to regain the momentum it had before the losing streak started when the Tide won eight out of ten games in the SEC.

Congratulations to coach Curry and the Alabama women’s basketball team!

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How to watch Alabama-Kentucky women’s basketball matchup in SEC tournament

How to watch the Alabama women’s basketball team take on Kentucky in the 2023 SEC women’s basketball tournament!

Kristy Curry and the Alabama women’s basketball team will compete in the second round of the 2023 SEC women’s tournament on Thursday night against the Kentucky Wildcats.

As the sixth seed, Alabama received a first-round bye while Kentucky defeated the Florida Gators on Wednesday in the 11 vs. 14 matchup, 72-57.

Alabama defeated Kentucky in the lone regular season matchup with the Wildcats in Lexington back in early February, 72-65.

The winner will move on to face the No. 3 seed in the Tennessee Lady Vols on Friday night in the quarterfinals.

Here is everything you need to know to catch all the action between Alabama and Kentucky on Thursday night!

Alabama women’s basketball the No. 6 seed in 2023 SEC tournament

Alabama women’s basketball will play on Thursday as the No. 6 seed in the 2023 SEC women’s basketball tournament.

The 2022-23 season is complete for Kristy Curry and the Alabama women’s basketball team. The ladies in crimson and white finished the season 20-9 and 9-7 in SEC play. The 20 regular season wins are quite an accomplishment. It marks the first time this century that the ladies reached 20 wins in the regular season.

Now that the regular season is complete and the Tide is firmly in the NCAA women’s tournament, it is time to focus on the 2023 SEC women’s basketball tournament that will be held in Greenville, South Carolina.

Alabama enters the SEC tournament as the No. 6 seed and will play on Thursday after they await the winner of the Florida (11) vs. Kentucky (14) matchup on Wednesday.

Here is the complete bracket!

Best of luck to coach Kurry and the Tide!

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Alabama women’s basketball makes history in 88-70 win over Vanderbilt

Alabama women’s basketball makes history in an 88-70 win over Vanderbilt on Thursday night!

Kristy Curry and the Alabama women’s basketball team made history on Thursday night with its 88-70 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores.

The win notched the 20th of the regular season which is the first time that the women’s program has accomplished that since the 1997-98 season. The win also gave the Tide nine regular season SEC wins which is the first time that has been accomplished since the 1997-98 season.

Brittany Davis helped lead the Tide to victory with her stat-stuffing performance. Davis finished the game with 16 points, eight assists, five rebounds, and five steals.

Alabama is now fourth in the SEC standings with a 20-6 overall record and a 9-4 conference record.

Up next for the ladies is a road trip to Starkville on Sunday to take on Mississippi State.

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Alabama women’s basketball completes season sweep of Auburn, defeats Tigers 69-46

Alabama women’s basketball dominates Auburn 69-46 on Sunday to get the season sweep of the Tigers.

It was an excellent weekend for the Alabama men’s and women’s basketball. First, Nate Oats and the men’s squad went down the Plains and took care of Bruce Pearl and the Auburn Tigers. Then, Kristy Curry and the women’s team completed the season sweep of Auburn on Sunday with a 69-46 win over the Tigers.

With the win, Alabama is now 19-6 on the season and a solid 8-4 in SEC play.

Brittany Davis led Alabama in scoring (18) and rebounds (17) and contributed four assists and three blocks in the contest.

Sarah Ashlee Barker and Aalyiah Nye each chipped in with an additional 11 points.

Alabama will be back at home on Thursday night to take on Vanderbilt at 6:00 p.m. CT.

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Alabama women’s basketball gets another road win, defeating Missouri 76-69

Alabama women’s basketball gets its fourth SEC road win in a row with a 76-69 win at Missouri!

The Alabama women’s basketball team picked up win No. 17 on Sunday afternoon by defeating the Missouri Tigers up in Columbia 76-69.

Kristy Curry and the Crimson Tide are now 17-6 on the season and 6-4 in SEC play.

Brittany Davis dropped a career-high of 33 points on Sunday against the Tigers, including 23 in the second half. David also led the team in rebounds (8) assists (3) and steals (3).

Davis was an incredible 13-21 from the floor and a perfect five for five from the free throw line.

Missouri held a three-point lead at halftime before Alabama came back in the second half, outscoring the Tigers 49-39 in the final two quarters.

Next up for the ladies is another road trip on Thursday night against Kentucky.

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Alabama women’s hoops earns road win over Arkansas

Alabama women’s basketball grabs a massive road win over Arkansas on Thursday night!

The Alabama women’s basketball team picked up a massive road win against Arkansas on Thursday night, 69-66.

With the win, the Crimson Tide improved to 16-5 on the season and an impressive 5-3 record in SEC play.

Alabama claimed the 69-66 victory thanks to a Hannah Barber three-pointer with just eight seconds remaining to take down the No. 24 Razorbacks.

Brittany Davis led the Tide in scoring with 22 points and also hauled in four rebounds. Jada Rice also scored in double digits for Alabama finishing with 12 points.

Up next for the Crimson Tide is a home contest against No. 1 South Carolina on Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 12:00 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

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2023 Alabama women’s basketball signee Essence Cody named McDonald’s All-American

Essence Cody becomes just the second signee in women’s basketball history to be named a McDonald’s All-American.

Essence Cody, a five-star forward prospect for the class of 2023 and Alabama women’s basketball signee has been named to the McDonald’s All-American team.

Cody is just the second signee for the women’s program to be named to the prestigious roster joining 2010 signee Kaneisha Horn.

The Valdosta, Ga native is considered by ESPNW to be the top post player in the state and is ranked as the No. 22 overall prospect in the class of 2023.

Cody is one of 24 prospects that were selected to join the prestigious McDonald’s All-American team.

The 6’4″forward should make an immediate impact for Kristy Curry and the Crimson Tide next season.

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Alabama Morning Drive: Bill O’Brien interviews with Patriots, Tide adds UGA transfer

The latest news and notes involving the Alabama Crimson Tide on Friday, Jan. 20.

Good morning, Tide fans! Welcome back to another Friday edition of Alabama Morning Drive!

Thursday certainly was an exciting day for the fans of the Alabama football program.

Alabama offensive coordinator [autotag]Bill O’Brien[/autotag] interviewed for the same position with New England Patriots. He is now expected to eventually land the role with his old boss, Bill Belichick.

Tide fans have made their feelings about O’Brien known over the past couple of seasons, so it appears they will be getting their wish and a new coordinator will soon take over in Tuscaloosa.

Here are a few other top stories to follow this Friday morning!