Women's Basketball Game Notes: UTSA Classic
11/27/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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UA WOMEN HIT ROAD FOR FIRST OF THREE IN-SEASON TOURNAMENTS
The week of season firsts continues for the Crimson Tide as Alabama travels to San Antonio, Texas, to play in their first in-season tournament of the year. UA will face UT-San Antonio (Friday) and Stephen F. Austin (Saturday) as part of the Hampton Inn Six Flags/UTSA Classic.
TIDE'S TOURNEY HISTORY
Alabama owns a 111-38 (.745) all-time record in regular season tournaments (71 events). Following a pair of tournament titles last seaon, the Tide upped its championship total to 34 all-time tourney crowns. Rick Moody has enjoyed a great deal of success at in-season tournaments posting a 76-10 (.884) record in 44 events. Bama has also made a habit of capturing tournament hardware, having won 26 titles under Moody's tutelage.
BAMA-UTSA SERIES NOTEBOOK
*Alabama and UT-San Antonio have played just once before with the Crimson Tide earning a 77-72 win during the 1986-87 season.
All-Time Scores in the Series
1987 UA, 77-72 Nacogdoches, TX
*UA's first meeting with the Roadrunners was on Dec. 5, 1986 as part of the Ladyjack Dial Classic, which was hosted by Stephen F. Austin.
VICE'S 2-MINUTE WARNING
Senior guard Beth Vice sparked a second half surge against Birmingham-Southern with an 11-point run of her own. Vice accumulated the 11 points in just a span of 1:40 and her spurt included a lay-up off a steal followed by a trio of treys.
BAMA'S MAGIC NUMBER: 70
Since 1997-98, when Alabama scores 70 or more points they own a 66-16 mark. If the Tide can keep their opponents under that total, Bama is 77-15 over that span.
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
Alabama owns a 232-78 (74.8%) in 310 all-time games at Coleman Coliseum, and in the 90s the Tide was a phenomenal 104-17 (86.0%). In 28 seasons, Bama has suffered just one losing record at home... a 5-7 mark in the 1982-83 season.
Non-SEC Home Winning Streak
Coleman Coliseum has always been a difficult place to play for visiting teams, but it has been years since a non-SEC team has left the "old building" with a win against the Tide. Alabama has won 49 straight non-SEC home contests. Bama's last home loss to a team outside the SEC was 79-68 to Clemson on Dec. 19, 1992.
BAMA STRONG IN HOME OPENERS
In their nearly 30 years of existence, the Crimson Tide has proven to be a tough foe in their home debuts posting a 24-5 mark all-time including this season's 75-58 win over Birmingham-Southern. Coach Rick Moody has played a major role leading the Tide to a 12-2 record under his watch. Bama's last opening night loss was an 87-70 decision to Vanderbilt in the 1992-93 campaign.
STATE CHAMPIONS
Alabama owns a 133-46 (74.3%) all-time record in 179 games versus other in-state schools. The Tide has played 17 schools from the state's borders and owns a winning record against all of them except one (Talladega - 4-6). UA holds a 29-25 advantage over archrival Auburn thanks to its current 5-game win streak. Against non-SEC in-state opponents, Bama has won 56 of its last 58.
Tide All-Time Versus Alabama Schools:
Auburn (28-25) Alabama A&M (1-0)
UAB (13-6) UAH (6-0)
Alabama State (11-2) AU-Mont. (2-0)
B'ham-Southern (2-0) Jacksonville St. (4-0)
Livingston (4-0) Montevallo (5-0)
North Alabama (4-0) Samford (6-0)
South Alabama (21-2) Stillman (3-0)
Talladega (4-6) Troy State (15-3)
Tuskegee (3-2)
UA STAFF FULL OF MOODY PUPILS
The Crimson Tide staff is almost entirely made up of people who have played for Coach Rick Moody. Assistants Brittney Ezell and C.C. Moorer were both standout players for Moody at Alabama. Moody mentored Moorer while he was a UA assistant coach and Ezell was his starting point guard for four years. Graduate assistant Dan Cranford played for Moody when he guided the Guntersville High School boys program. Only Kelly Brooks did not play for Moody, but Brooks' sister Bridgette was a teammate of Moorer's at Alabama.
TREYS AWAY FOR TIDE
The Tide has made atleast one three-pointer in 67 straight games since going 0-for-12 against Georgia on Feb. 24, 2000. This year's squad features 8 different players who've hit a trey in their careers.
Crimson Tide 3-Point Club
Player Career 3s in '02-03
Beth Vice 204 6
Katie Sipe 47 0
Manisha Redus 30 1
Monique Bivins 29 2
Shun Hunter 12 0
Capper Reed 4 0
Natasha Gamble 1 1
Oreal Taylor 1 1
JJ HAS CAREER NIGHT VS SAMFORD
Senior center Jamilah Johns has played extremely strong in the early going for the Tide. Johns is coming off her best game at Alabama after posting her first career double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds against Samford. Johns' scoring and rebounding totals were also career highs in those categories. In addition, Johns attempted a personal high 19 shots versus the Bulldogs.
RECORD OF SUCCESS
*UA's current overall record is 525-305 (63.3%) in 830 games.
*Alabama posted a 479-260 (64.8%) overall record in the 1900s.
*The Tide is 46-35 in its 81 games in this century (2000s)
*During the decade of the 90's, the Crimson Tide really made its mark on the national scene posting a 219-92 (70.4%)... Bama made eight NCAA Tournament appearances reaching the "Sweet 16" five times and earned one trip to the Final Four (1994). Alabama's 219 wins ranked 21st nationally for most wins in the decade and was the third highest for teams in the SEC.... The Tide's success was not limited to just overall play. Alabama tallied a 68-45 mark in the Southeastern Conference, the league's third best total.
TIDE SIGNS THREE EARLY
Here's a list of the Crimson Tide's early signees for the 2003-04 season...
Class of 2003
Tamisha Hamilton (6-5, FR, C, Corpus Christi, TX)
Navonda Moore (5-10, FR, G/F, Jackson, MS)
Krista Watson (6-4, FR, F/C, Gainesville, GA)
* Hamilton is a two-sports All-State performer. She is the reigning Texas High School Shot Put champion
*Moore is an All-State standout at Mississippi Prep state champion Murrah High School, the same school that produced current Bama men's star Mo Williams.
*Watson was a member of the Georgia 2A champion Greater Atlanta Christian team last season before transferring to Gainesville High for her senior year. Watson has spent the past two summers being personally trained by former UVA and NBA standout Ralph Sampson.
TIDE'S HOME GROWN TALENT
The Alabama roster this season features 8-of-13 players from the State of Alabama. This year's crop of four Tide freshmen includes a trio of in-state products including the reigning "Miss Basketball" - Kate Mastin (the 8th Alabama "Miss Basketball" to continue her career wearing the Crimson and White).
ALABAMA PICKED TO FINISH 9th IN SEC
In a preseason poll of the media in attendance at SEC Basketball Media Day, the Crimson Tide was tabbed to finish ninth this season in the league. Bama has drawn that preseason spot the past three seasons and finished higher than expected each of those years.
UA DUO TO BE REDSHIRTED
With an abundance of talented and experienced players on the perimeter, Coach Rick Moody plans to redshirt freshmen Kate Mastin and Leah Drury for this season. Both players will travel with and practice with the team this year.
TIDE HIGH IN SEASON OPENERS
Alabama is now 23-6 all-time in season openers. With its 68-46 win over Samford in 2002-03, Coach Rick Moody has guided the Tide to a 12-2 mark in season starters including his current six game win streak. Alabama's last opening night defeat was a 74-65 loss at Stanford in the season debut of 1996-97.
BAMA FANS GET FREE HOOPS
The Crimson Tide's game with Arkansas on Sunday, Feb. 2 has been designated as the "Fan Appreciation" Game for the 2002-03 season. There will be no admission charged.
RETURN OF CRIMSON DOUBLEHEADER
It's not uncommon to play a doubleheader in baseball, but on Tuesday, Dec. 3 the Alabama women's and men's basketball teams will play their first doubleheader since Jan. 31, 1996. This season's version of a twinbill features the Tide women hosting Providence at 5:00 followed by the Bama men and UNC-Greensboro at 7:30. The last time the Bama hoops duo played a double dip the women earned a 105-42 win over Alabama State while the men dropped a 68-65 decision to Florida.
HOOP STREAKS
*Senior Beth Vice has hit a trey in 17 straight games. Vice has also made her last 17 FTs.
*Sophomore Katie Sipe has played in 32 (of a possible 33) games in her Bama career and started every one of them. Sipe missed just one game as a freshman due to mono.
*Sophomore Monique Bivins has never missed a game in her career at Alabama (33 games), but is still looking for her first career start
*Senior Jamilah Johns has opened the season with two straight double doubles.
*Bama entered the 2002-03 season having finished the last 13 seasons with a winning record... The Tide has also qualifed for postseason play the past 11 years.
*The Tide has defeated at least one nationally-ranked team in each of the past 11 seasons.
*UA has captured a regular season tournament crown in each of the last four seasons and in 12 of the past 13 years.
