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Alabama HC Nate Oats provides update on status of Tide forward Nick Pringle

Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats provided an update on Nick Pringle.

Following Wednesday night’s matchup, Alabama head coach Nate Oats provided an update on the status of Crimson Tide forward Nick Pringle.

“He’s currently suspended. He’s got to decide whether he wants to be part of this program or not. Some of his decisions, how he conducts himself. Nothing bad off the court or anything like that but in practice, in games.”

Pringle has played in 19 games this season. He has made starts in 11 of the 19 contests that he has appeared in. Pringle averages 5.2 points per game in 15.7 minutes per game.

His best game of the season came against No. 8-ranked Creighton. Pringle scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds on the night.

Pringle is most productive as a rebounder and rim protector. Alabama has one true center on the roster without Pringle. That is junior Mohamed Wague. Therefore, Pringle’s presence in Alabama’s frontcourt is welcomed. However, as Oats pointed out, it is unclear what Pringle’s status will be moving forward.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the latest regarding the Alabama men’s basketball program.

Alabama forward Nick Pringle suspended indefinitely for conduct detrimental to team

On Friday, Alabama men’s basketball head coach Nate Oats confirmed that senior forward Nick Pringle was suspended indefinitely from the team for not upholding the standards set out for the team.

The Alabama men’s basketball team took a massive blow on Friday morning. During a press conference, Alabama head coach Nate Oats told reporters that senior forward Nick Pringle was suspended indefinitely from the team.

“Nothing serious off the court or anything,” Oats said. “In-house, just there’s a standard we want our guys to uphold, and he wasn’t upholding it. I still love Nick. Hopefully he can get himself figured out and be back with the team shortly.”

Pringle is in his second season with the Crimson Tide. The former JUCO standout has started in six of Alabama’s seven games this season. Pringle averaged 6.0 points per game, 4.4 rebounds per game, and 0.4 assists per game. He has also shot an impressive 81% from the field.

Pringle is a crucial piece to Alabama’s frontcourt. At 6-foot-10, Pringle can protect the rim and rebound at an elite level. He could very well be Alabama’s best rebounder and shot-blocker this season. Oats and the rest of the team would certainly love to welcome Pringle back. However, it remains unclear as to what his suspension will be and when he will return to the team at this time.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the Alabama men’s basketball program.

Nick Pringle’s suspension further hurts Alabama’s struggling defense

Alabama’s basketball program suspended forward Nick Pringle for conduct detrimental to the team, according to head coach Nate Oats.

The Alabama Crimson Tide have not had a good few weeks on the hardwood, losing two of their last three games to Ohio State and Clemson – thanks primarily to struggles on the defensive end of the floor.

Those issues are about to be exacerbated by the news that forward Nick Pringle has been suspended indefinitely thanks to conduct detrimental to the team, according to coach Nate Oats.

“Nothing serious off the court or anything, just in-house,” Oats told reporters on Friday. “There’s a standard we want our guys to uphold, and he wasn’t upholding it. I still love Nick, and hopefully, he can get himself figured out with the team shortly.”

Pringle is averaging 6 points and 4.4 rebounds in about 15 minutes per game, shooting a whopping 81% from the field but just 42.1% from the free throw line.

The former Wofford Terrier and junior college star averaged 3.5 points and 3 rebounds for Alabama in a small role last year, and was counted on to provide rim protection alongside transfer additions Grant Nelson and Mo Wague in Oats’ frontcourt – a huge area of need for this program right now.

Alabama has given up 80+ points in each of their last three games, and now will have to find a way to shut the door defensively against a trio of outstanding offensive teams coming up in Purdue (12/9) Creighton (12/16) and Arizona (12/20) who rank 4th, 19th, and 8th in KenPom offensive efficiency, respectively.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN: Stat leaders from Alabama’s win in first round of NCAA Tournament

Alabama’s stat leaders from its impressive round of 64 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the NCAA Tournament!

The top overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament got off to a dominating start in the first round as the Alabama Crimson Tide crush the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 96-75 in Birmingham.

Despite star freshman Brandon Miller being held scoreless, Alabama dominated the Islanders from start to finish.

The Crimson Tide was lights out from behind the arch finishing an impressive 15-34 for a solid 44.1%.

The story of the game was the incredible performance from Nick Pringle who dropped 19 points and 15 rebounds in 21 minutes of action.

Here is a complete breakdown of the Alabama box score from its round of 64 win over Texas A&M-CC.

Everything Nate Oats said following win over Jackson State

Everything Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats said following the Tide’s 84-64 win over Jackson State.

Alabama’s 84-64 win over Jackson State on Tuesday night was not always the best-looking performance from the Crimson Tide, but it was enough to get the job done.

[autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] and the Tide are now 10-2 on the season as we dive into the Christmas break before kick-starting SEC play next week against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Alabama had five players score in double figures with a pair of those being a little bit surprising in Noah Gurley and Nick Pringle.

A strong second-half performance was the difference in the matchup as the Crimson Tide outscored the Tigers 51-32 in the final 20 minutes.

Here is everything coach Oats had to say following win No. 10.

Alabama MBB picks up top JUCO prospect Nick Pringle

Tide hoops continues their recruiting hotstreak!

I’ve written several times about how hot Alabama basketball’s recruiting has been, lately, and I’m here to tell you that it’s not going to stop now. It has been a momentous recruiting cycle for Crimson Tide basketball after picking up five-star point guard Jaden Bradley, five-star small forward Brandon Miller and four-star power forward Noah Clowney.

Nate Oats and his Alabama Crimson Tide picked up a verbal commitment from the top-ranked JUCO transfer in the country in Nick Pringle, who tweeted his commitment announcement.

Pringle is a 6-9, 220 pound power forward, currently playing for Dodge City C.C. in Dodge City, KS.

The Dodge City C.C. standout chose the Crimson Tide on Thursday afternoon over Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, West Virginia, Wichita State, and Arizona State.

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