Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- apettway@ia.ua.edu
- Phone:
- 205-348-4551
Former Crimson Tide standout Antoine Pettway will begin his eighth season as an assistant coach at his alma mater in 2018, and his 11th year on the Alabama men’s basketball staff. During his 13 seasons as a collegiate coach, Pettway has developed a reputation as one of the top recruiters not only in the Southeast, but in the nation as well.
Pettway played a key role in Alabama signing the program’s top recruiting class in school history this past year. The 2017 class boasted two players among the top-25 recruits in the country, both five-star recruits as listed by Rivals.com, as well as two four-star players and a three-star, while four of the five signees were ranked among the top-100 players in the nation, according to the site. Combined, the Crimson Tide signing class was ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation.
Among the signees was Collin Sexton, who Rivals.com ranked as the nation’s No. 7 overall recruit and No. 2 guard in the class of 2017, along with Alabama Mr. Basketball John Petty, who the site ranked as the No. 25 overall player and the No. 11 guard in the nation.
Pettway not only played a big role in the Tide’s most recent signing class, but he also played a key part in luring the top recruits in the state of Alabama to the Capstone. Due in large part to his efforts on the recruiting trail, Alabama has signed the No. 1-ranked player in the state in four out of the last six years (Jimmie Taylor in 2013, Justin Coleman in 2014, Dazon Ingram in 2015 and Petty in 2017).
Prior to his role as an assistant coach with the Crimson Tide, Pettway spent three seasons as Alabama’s director of operations (2010-13) after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater for the previous two years (2008-10). The Alberta, Ala., native re-joined the Crimson Tide in the summer of 2008, after a two-year stint on the staff at Jacksonville State.
A former Crimson Tide star player, Pettway’s duties include recruiting, on-court coaching working primarily with the guards, scouting and statistical breakdown, along with other duties assigned by the head coach. He also works with the coaching staff to develop players off the court while assisting in the day-to-day management of the program.
Pettway is a fan-favorite in Tuscaloosa. He was an integral part of Alabama’s NCAA quarterfinal run in 2004, starting every game at point guard. That marked the third consecutive season in which he led the Tide to the NCAA Tournament.
While attending graduate school in 2005-06, Pettway began his coaching career by serving as an office assistant in the Alabama basketball office before accepting the full-time position as an assistant coach at Jacksonville State.
Following his graduation from the Capstone with a degree in biology, Pettway played professionally for the Huntsville Flight of the NBA Developmental League and the Kentucky Reach of the World Basketball Association. While with the Reach, he was named the league’s rookie of the year in 2004.
Pettway is married to the former Kim Minor, also a University of Alabama graduate. The couple has one son, Kingston and a daughter, XXXXX.
