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Top images from Alabama basketball’s Final Four prep in Phoenix

See how Alabama has been preparing for the Final Four of March Madness while in Phoenix through this photo gallery.

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team will take on the top overall team in the Final Four of March Madness, the UConn Huskies, with a chance to play for a national championship on the line.

Nate Oats and his team, consisting of standout players like [autotag]Mark Sears[/autotag], [autotag]Grant Nelson[/autotag], [autotag]Nick Pringle[/autotag], [autotag]Jarin Stevenson[/autotag] and [autotag]Nick Pringle[/autotag], have been in Phoenix since Tuesday and are still preparing for what is going to be the most important game in Crimson Tide basketball history.

UConn ended up landing in Phoenix in the early hours of Thursday morning after a handful of logistics issues delayed the Huskies’ flight.

The two teams will meet on the court at State Farm Arena at 8:49 p.m. ET.

Top photos from Alabama’s Final Four prep

The irony of where Alabama basketball is preparing for the Final Four

Alabama basketball is gearing up to take on UConn in the Final Four of March Madness in a gym that you wouldn’t believe.

Alabama Crimson Tide basketball won the West Region as the No. 4 seed and is now preparing to take on the top-seeded UConn Huskies in the Final Four. This unprecedented March Madness run by the program is not over yet, as head coach [autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] and his team look to advance to the national championship game.

Though UConn arrived in Phoenix, the site of the Final Four, very early Thursday morning, the Crimson Tide has been there since Tuesday, preparing for the biggest game in the program’s history.

A series of photos shared to social media by the Alabama men’s basketball account shows the team, and its many stars like [autotag]Mark Sears[/autotag], [autotag]Grant Nelson[/autotag], [autotag]Nick Pringle[/autotag], [autotag]Jarin Stevenson[/autotag] and others, at their temporary practice facility.

The irony of it all is that the Crimson Tide is practicing at the home of Grand Canyon University, the team Alabama defeated in the round of 32 of this year’s tournament.

In response, the Grand Canyon men’s basketball account quoted to post and said “Just lock up when you’re done.”

Alabama defeated Grand Canyon in a physical battle that resulted in a low-scoring thriller that ended with a final score of 72-61.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Alabama basketball as the team gets ready to face the UConn Huskies in the Final Four of March Madness.

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What’s the statistical chance Alabama beats UCONN in the Final Four?

Alabama basketball has made it all the way to the Final Four in March Madness, but what chance does the Crimson Tide have in defeating the Huskies?

Alabama Crimson Tide basketball has made it to the Final Four, the first in the program’s history. This March Madness run has been memorable for head coach Nate Oats and his team, but they now face the tough task of taking on the UCONN Huskies with a trip to the national championship on the line in Phoenix.

Star players for Alabama like [autotag]Mark Sears[/autotag], [autotag]Grant Nelson[/autotag], [autotag]Nick Pringle[/autotag] and even [autotag]Jarin Stevenson[/autotag] have played huge roles in getting this team this far in the tournament. UCONN, a No. 1 seed, has been a juggernaut and looks practically unbeatable.

ESPN’s advanced analytics broke down the chance each team has to win this game. In short, it does not look good for the Tide.

The Huskies have a 71.6% chance of advancing past the Final Four, which gives Alabama only a 28.4% chance of keeping its national championship hopes alive.

Alabama recently received some good news from guard Latrell Wrightsell, who has been out since the round of 32 with a head injury. He told reporters that he plans on returning and playing against UCONN.

When will Alabama Basketball and UCONN tip off in the Final Four?

On Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 8:49 p.m. ET, the Crimson Tide and Huskies will get things underway in Phoenix.

The winner of this matchup will go on to face the winner of No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers and No. 4 NC State Wolfpack for a national title.

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Relive the excitement of Alabama’s Elite Eight win with March Madness photo gallery

Loved watching Alabama basketball defeat Clemson in the Elite Eight? Relive it with the top images from the massive March Madness win.

After defeating the Clemson Tigers in the Elite Eight of March Madness, the Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team is on to the Final Four to face UCONN. Mark Sears, Grant Nelson, Nick Pringle and others have put together an impressive tournament run so far and it’s not over yet.

In the win over Clemson, Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats’s team remained resilient and didn’t let a scoring drought or a strong run from the Tigers slow them down.

Next up for Alabama is a tough UCONN team that has blown just about every opponent out of the water this tournament. Before looking ahead, however, relive the excitement from the Tide’s win over Clemson that sent the program to its first-ever Final Four appearance!

Photo gallery from Alabama Crimson Tide Basketball’s win over the Clemson Tigers in the Elite Eight of March Madness

Alabama Crimson Tide knocks off Clemson to advance to first ever Final Four

Alabama Basketball’s March Madness run lives on and the program advances to first-ever Final Four appearance!

For the first time in program history, the Alabama Crimson Tide are advancing to the Final Four! It was a back-and-forth game for all 40 minutes, but Alabama’s tenacious defense and Clemson’s inability to make a free throw in the second half was the difference in an 89-82 Alabama victory.

[autotag]Mark Sears[/autotag] and [autotag]Jarin Stevenson[/autotag] both stepped up in massive ways for the Tide as they combined to shoot 15-of-22 from three-point land. Sears also hit six of his final seven threes to get Alabama over the hump. However, the biggest difference in the game was Clemson’s inability to knock down their free throws as they shot 8-of-16 on the day.

The path to the title doesn’t get any easier as they will take on the No. 1 overall seeded UCONN Huskies in the Final Four. The Huskies are the defending national champs and just beat Illinois by 25 in the Elite 8. The game will tip off next Saturday with the time still yet to be announced.

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Jarin Stevenson talks about playing against UNC

Alabama forward Jarin Stevenson talks about facing off against the UNC basketball program in the Sweet 16.

When North Carolina and Alabama meet in Thursday’s Sweet 16 game in Los Angeles, Crimson Tide forward Jarin Stevenson will face off against a program his very familiar with.

Stevenson grew up near the Chapel Hill campus and made a few different trips there during his recruitment. He knows coaches and players but opted to pick Alabama over the Tar Heel back in the Summer of 2023 and then reclassify to start playing right away. Now, he faces off against the program that recruited him hard.

“I watched quite a bit of North Carolina basketball,” Stevenson said. “I was 10 minutes away from their campus. So I watched quite a bit. I know a lot of their coaches, a lot of their players. Yeah, it’s definitely surreal, just a full-circle moment for sure playing North Carolina.”

In addition to living close to the university, Stevenson’s mother played at North Carolina and his father played against the Tar Heels in college. The Tar Heels were considered the heavy favorites to land him before he went to Alabama, making a bit of a shocking decision in the end.

But he had his reasons with the biggest one being that he could make a bigger impact right away at:

“I felt like I could make a bigger impact here,” Stevenson said. “I love the offense here, with it playing fast and stuff I thought I could improve here more. That was the main decision. I feel like I’m getting better, just different things, seeing the ball. I feel like it’s going to show, especially next year.”

“It was a hard decision. I love the school, for sure, Carolina’s a great school. Getting to know the players and coaches, and seeing the facilities, it’s a great school. It was a hard decision.”

The Tar Heels are hoping they can spoil Stevenson’s plans months after he spoiled what could have been a big recruiting win.

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UNC basketball set to face off against former top recruiting target in Sweet 16

The UNC basketball program will face off against a former top recruiting target as they play Alabama on Thursday in the Sweet 16

When North Carolina and Alabama face off in the Sweet 16 on Thursday, one player on the court will have ties to both programs.

Former five-star recruit and current Alabama forward Jarin Stevenson has a connection to both programs. Stevenson attended Seaforth High School in Pittsboro and his mom played at North Carolina. He was a recruit that was high on North Carolina’s list for the 2024 class as Hubert Davis and the Tar Heels recruited him thoroughly.

However, Stevenson opted to go to the SEC, picking the Crimson Tide over the Tar Heels. He then decided to reclass to this year and join Alabama right away. And months later, he’s facing the program for a trip to the Elite 8.

Stevenson is averaging 5.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game while shooting 40.7 percent from the field. He’s appeared in 34 games, averaging 16.6 minutes per game.

The forward will be a factor in Thursday’s game if he can stay out of foul trouble, something he didn’t do against Grand Canyon. He scored just two points in that game after fouling out in the win.

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UNC recruiting target reveals reasons for picking Alabama

A former UNC basketball recruiting target talks about his biggest factor in picking Alabama over the Tar Heels.

North Carolina native Jarin Stevenson made the decision to go out of state and pick Alabama over North Carolina last month, reclassifying from 2024 to 2023 and joining the Crimson Tide.

It was a tough recruiting loss for the Tar Heels who had pursued Stevenson for nearly two years. It was even tougher to lose a recruit right in their own backyard.

But there were some factors in Stevenson’s decision that led him to Tuscaloosa rather than staying in Chapel Hill and playing for the Tar Heels.

Andrew Carter of the News & Observer wrote on Stevenson’s recruitment as part of a series that documents what it’s like being a top recruit in college basketball in 2023. In the piece on Stevenson, it talks about some factors in the recruit’s decision and the biggest one appeared to be playing time, which took UNC and Virginia out of the race.

At UNC, Stevenson left his visit having “learned a lot,” he said. Among the lessons: “Playing time might be tough” if he were to reclassify. Davis, he said, made no such promises. His message was one of competing and working hard and though Stevenson understood he’d need to do that anywhere, he especially valued “a place where I can show off my abilities.” Meanwhile, he and his parents were still debating the decisions in front of them.

At UNC, “Coach Davis, he believes in me a lot,” Jarin said. It helped that Davis had a well-earned reputation as one of the kindest people in college basketball. Jarin knew the history of the place, the tradition; he took pride in being a legacy, and that his mom played there. And yet the concerns remained obvious, too: that Davis, for all his positivity and character, didn’t have much use for his bench during his first two seasons as the Tar Heels’ head coach. That seven players transferred out of UNC after last season. That, well, Jarin didn’t see much of a path to playing, at least not early.

With Stevenson’s goal of getting to the NBA, reclassifying felt like a good step towards that path. The Tar Heels added two players in the 2023 class and five out of the transfer portal plus returned Armando Bacot and R.J. Davis.

So playing time in 2023 might have been tough for Stevenson. And seeing the exodus after last season with playing time being a contributing factor, it makes sense to see why Stevenson picked Alabama.

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Alabama basketball lands commitment from four-star PF, Jarin Stevenson

Nate Oats lands massive four-star commitment out of North Carolina

Nate Oats continues to add to an already loaded 2023 Alabama recruiting class by adding four-star power forward, Jarin Stevenson, from Pittsboro, NC. Stevenson is 6’10 and the No. 2 recruit out of North Carolina, so to steal him from right under UNC and Duke is a massive win for Oats and the Tide. Stevenson had recently taken visits to Georgetown, Missouri and Virginia, but ultimately, it was too hard to pass on what Alabama is building right now.

Stevenson is the fourth high school commitment Oats has landed alongside Sam Walters, Mouhamed Dioubate and Kris Parker, all of which are four-star and top 100 players in the class. The Tide also landed Grant Nelson, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. and Aaron Estrada via the transfer portal to entirely revamp their roster.

The Tide will look entirely different in 2023-24 after replacing virtually the entire starting line-up including Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney as well as all three assistant coaches. However, Alabama fans should feel ecstatic with the work Oats has put in this offseason.

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Alabama Basketball: Tracking the offseason roster movement

Roll Tide Wire updates the offseason roster turnover for Alabama basketball!

It would be an understatement to say it has been a busy offseason for Alabama men’s basketball coach Nate Oats. Aside from the roster turnover that we will break down momentarily, coach Oats has also had to replace his entire coaching staff over the past couple of months.

Now, to the roster turnover that Oats and the Tide have experienced this offseason. Whether it’s eligibility being exhausted, the transfer portal, or early exits to the NBA, the Alabama basketball roster has undergone some significant changes.

Roll Tide Wire gives a complete breakdown of who’s gone, who’s returning, and who’s coming in.