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Alabama basketball continues success with win over Vanderbilt

Alabama Crimson Tide basketball earns win No. 18 on the season with a home win over Vanderbilt, their SEC record improves to 13-1.

Nate Oats is one day removed from a contract extension that will keep him at Alabama through the 2027 season, and he decided to celebrate with a win on his home court.

The No. 8 Crimson Tide took down the Vanderbilt Commodores with a final score of 78-82, a game many thought would have a larger margin of victory for Alabama.

Sophomore guard Jaden Shackelford led Alabama in scoring with 27 points, while Keon Ellis led the team in rebounds with nine.

Graduate transfer forward Jordan Bruner returned from injury after missing a substantial amount of time, his presence was felt in his first game back.

The Crimson Tide’s defense allowed 78 points, which is high for one of the nation’s top-ranked defenses.

With this win, Alabama’s overall record improves to 18-5, with an SEC record of 13-1.

Three games remain for the Crimson Tide’s regular season, with the next contest coming Wednesday, Feb. 24 against Arkansas on the road.

Alabama basketball target Jordan Bruner makes college decision

Yale graduate transfer Jordan Bruner announced on Friday where he’ll be finishing his collegiate basketball career.

Jordan Bruner has finally made his decision on where he’ll finish his collegiate basketball career. On Friday, the Yale graduate transfer announced he’ll be joining the Alabama Crimson Tide.

This is a huge addition to an already impressive 2020 recruiting class for Nate Oats and the rest of the Alabama basketball program.

Bruner was being heavily pursued by several of the nation’s top schools and had recently narrowed his choices down to three: Alabama, Baylor and Maryland.

The 6-foot-9 forward from Columbia (S.C.) brings a versatile skill set to Tuscaloosa, as he almost averaged a double-double for Yale last season (10.9 points, 9.2 rebound per game).

Bruner is also an effective player on the defensive end of the courst, as he averaged 1.7 blocks as well.

In addition to Bruner, the Crimson Tide have also added other key members to its 2020 class within the last couple of weeks. Included in those additions are five-star guard Josh Primo, four-star JUCO guard Keon Ellis and three-star forward Darius Miller.

Alabama already had four-star forward Keon Ambrose-Hylton committed as well.

Combine those with the arrivals of Jahvon Quinerly, Juwan Gary and James Rojas, and this Alabama basketball team is going to look vastly different than it did during the 2019-20 season.

Oats and company are still waiting on any potential return announcements from John Petty, Herb Jones or Kira Lewis Jr. But even if all three choose to stick to leaving early for the 2020 NBA Draft, the Tide look to be in good shape.

Stay tuned for more Alabama basketball and recruiting updates from Roll Tide Wire!

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Alabama basketball target Jordan Bruner sets commitment time, date

Alabama basketball target Jordan Bruner will make his college decision on Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. ET.

As of late, the Alabama basketball program has been on a tear when it comes to its 2020 recruiting class.

Within the last two weeks, the Crimson Tide have added three commitments, including five-star guard Josh Primo, four-star guard Keon Ellis and three-star forward Darius Miller.

Now, head coach Nate Oats and company have their sights set on Yale graduate transfer Jordan Bruner, who has already narrowed down his list to three schools: Baylor, Maryland and, of course, Alabama.

In addition, the 6-foot-9 versatile forward from Columbia (S.C.) told Tyler DeLuca that he would be making his announcement on Friday at 3:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. CT).

As of right now, it looks like Baylor and Alabama are in the lead, but anything can happen between now and Bruner’s announcement time tomorrow.

Bruner averaged an impressive 10.9 points and 9.2 rebounds for Yale last season while also averaging 3.8 assists and 1.7 blocks.

That versatility, in addition to being able to run the floor, finish at the rim and be effective beyond the three-point arc, would make Bruner a valuable and dangerous addition to an already impressive roster in Tuscaloosa.

The Crimson Tide will also have other new key additions to its 2020 on-court rotation in Jahvon Quinerly, Juwan Gary and James Rojas, making this team a strong candidate to make a push for a NCAA Tournament bid — and beyond.

Stay tuned for more information on Bruner’s recruitment from Roll Tide Wire!

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