Every Alabama basketball player to be selected in the NBA draft since 2000!
The Alabama men’s basketball program may not be the NBA pipeline like Duke or Kansas, but the Tide has produced its fair share of talent to the league over the years.
As we countdown to the hours until the start of the 2023 NBA draft, we continue to take a deep dive into what to expect from this year’s draft and also reflect on what Alabama has done in previous drafts.
Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney will both likely be selected in the first round on Thursday night adding to Alabama’s NBA draft pedigree.
While we await NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver to open up the 2023 NBA draft, let’s take a look back at every Alabama player to be selected in the NBA since 2000.
Live stream, injury report, and broadcast information for Alabama basketball’s final matchup in non-conference play against Mo Williams and Jackson State.
[autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] and the Alabama men’s basketball team are coming off a tough neutral site loss to Gonzaga this past Saturday and will look to get back on track Tuesday night when they host Jackson State for the final non-conference matchup before SEC play begins next week.
If Alabama can win on Tuesday night, they will improve to 10-2 on the season and have one of the most impressive non-conference resumes in the country.
Jackson State has struggled this season with just a 1-10 start. The Tigers are coached by former Crimson Tide star point guard, Mo Williams.
Here is everything you need to know to catch all the action between Alabama and Jackson State.
Larry Hughes recently talked about being a teammate with LeBron James and the growth he’s seen from him since then.
After winning his fourth NBA championship back in October with the Los Angeles Lakers, the debate about LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan got even more interesting as James added a 10th NBA Finals appearance and another championship ring, all while doing so in his 17th season. The comparisons and the debates sparked a great story idea from our colleague Bryan Kalbrosky of HoopsHype, in which he interviewed players who played with both LeBron and MJ.
Among the interviews for the article was LeBron’s former Cavaliers teammate Larry Hughes, who was a teammate of his during his first NBA Finals run in 2007 against the San Antonio Spurs. According to Hughes, he knew as soon as he arrived in Cleveland that the Cavs would go as LeBron did.
Larry Hughes: We always talked about competition, never backing down and never allowing anyone to see that you are frustrated or not playing to the best of your abilities. We talked about keeping an even keel presence and making sure that your teammates know where you stand. In every situation, as we’ve seen his career play out, LeBron is the leader of the group. I wanted to make sure he knew that early. Like, dude, we’re going to follow you. You just have to make sure your body language and your communication matches up to your game and who you want to be. I think he was a good teammate. He has really enhanced everything that he was as a young kid. It’s coming out now as a veteran in the league.
James truly has enhanced basically every attribute, both on and off the court, in his 17 NBA seasons. As he is now a week from the start of season No. 18, it would be unexpected for all of that to change.
Former Alabama basketball star Mo Williams is returning to the state of Alabama to become the men’s head basketball coach at Alabama State.
Former Alabama basketball star Mo Williams is returning to the state of Alabama, this time to become the men’s head basketball coach at Alabama State.
Dec 11, 2015; Orlando, FL, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mo Williams (52) dribbles the ball as Orlando Magic guard Elfrid Payton (4) defends during the first quarter at Amway Center. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Williams played for the Alabama Crimson Tide from 2001-2003 under Mark Gottfried.
For the Tide, Williams started in all 64 games he played. He recorded a total of 838 points in his career for Alabama. As a freshman, he averaged 10.4 points and 4.5 assists per game. In 2003, Williams led Alabama in scoring and assists, averaging 16.4 points and 3.8 assists per game.
Williams went on to be drafted by the Utah Jazz in the second round (47th overall pick) of the 2003 NBA draft.
In his NBA career, Williams has played for the Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Charlotte Hornets, and most recently the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2015-2017 where he was a part of the 2016 NBA championship team.
In his NBA career, Williams played in 818 games, starting 525 of them. He also averaged 13.2 points per game and 4.9 assists per game. He finished his NBA career with an incredible 10,759 points, 3,990 assists, 2,264 total rebounds, and 721 steals.
In 2018, Williams joined his former college coach, Mark Gottfried for two seasons as an assistant basketball coach for California State University.
Nov 10, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mo Williams (52) brings the ball up the court during the first quarter against the Utah Jazz at Quicken Loans Arena. Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
