Men's Basketball Game Notes: at Ole Miss
1/21/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
UPCOMING GAME: at Ole Miss
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum (8,700)
TIP-OFF TIME: 8:00 p.m. CT
TICKETS: $15; Available as of 1-17-03; call Ole Miss Ticket Office 662-915-7167 or 1-888-732-8587
UA HOME TICKETS: $17 adults/$8 youth; Buy at UA box office in Coleman Coliseum; or 205-348-BAMA; or http://www.rolltide.com/; (Kentucky, Auburn & LSU home games are sold out)
TV: ESPN with Dave O'Brien and Larry Conley
UA WEEKLY TV: "The Mark Gottfried Show" on CSS with host Tom Roberts, Tuesdays at 10 p.m. CT
"Crimson Tide This Week" with host David Crane: Check local listings on CSS
RADIO: Crimson Tide Sports Network with Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Tom Roberts (color)
105.5 FM in Tuscaloosa & 99.5 in Birmingham (complete list on http://www.rolltide.com/)
WVUA (University of Alabama campus station), 90.7 FM (when classes are in session)
INTERNET: Live audio of CTSN's radio broadcast is available on the internet on http://www.rolltide.com/; UA basketball is also featured on on http://www.markgottfried.com/ and http://www.crimsontradition.com/ (subscription site).
Probable Starters (Lineups subject to change)
No. 9 AP/ No. 10 ESPN/USA Today Alabama Crimson Tide (12-2 Overall, 2-1 SEC)
| PF-35 | Erwin Dudley | 6-8, 260, SR, Uniontown | 14.2 ppg/10.1 rpg |
| F-02 | Emmett Thomas | 6-4, 205, JR/TR, Birmingham | 6.8 ppg/2.2 rpg |
| C-42 | Kenny Walker | 6-9, 220, SR, Jacksonville, FL | 11.7 ppg/5.8 rpg |
| G-14 | Terrance Meade | 6-2, 190, SR, Scottsboro | 4.7 ppg/2.9 rpg |
| G-25 | Mo Williams | 6-1, 195, SO, Jackson, MS | 15.9 ppg/4.1 rpg/4.6 apg |
Head Coach: Mark Gottfried (Alabama, 1987)
Ole Miss Rebels (10-4 Overall, 1-2 SEC)
| F-01 | Aaron Harper | 6-7, 217, JR, Jackson, MS | 13.6 ppg/3.9 rpg |
| F-40 | Derrick Allen | 6-8, 238, SR, Gadsden, AL | 8.6 ppg/4.7 rpg |
| G-02 | Trey Pearson | 6-4, 165, FR, South Fulton, TN | 4.7 ppg/3.4 rpg/3.2 apg |
| G-15 | David Sanders | 6-3, 185, SR, Jackson, MS | 9.1 ppg/3.6 rpg/3.2 apg |
| G-32 | Emmanuel Wade | 6-3, 185, SR, Marianna, AR | 8.2 ppg/2.8 rpg |
Head Coach: Rod Barnes (Ole Miss, 1988)
Alabama Head Coach Mark Gottfried
163-77 (.679%) in 7 complete seasons overall, 94-52 (.644%) in 5th season (4 completed) at Alabama; 2002 SEC Coaches & AP SEC "Coach of the Year"; three total NCAA tournament appearances, one at Alabama (2002, 2nd round), 2 (1997 & 1998) at Murray State; 3 NIT appearances (1996 at MSU, 1999 & 2001 at UA); One SEC Championship (2002) at Alabama; three conference championships at Murray State; Four 20-win seasons (out of 7) as a head coach; Assistant for UCLA's 1995 NCAA Champions team; three NCAA Sweet 16 appearances as a UA player 1985-86-87; Academic All-SEC as a player at Alabama...Coached Bama to its 1st No. 1 ranking...Born January 20, 1964 in Crestline, Ohio.
Ole Miss Head Coach Rod Barnes
96-50 (.658%) in 5th season as head coach at Ole Miss and overall; 2001 Naismith Coach of the Year; 2001 SEC Coach of the Year; 3 NCAA tournament appearances, one NIT
Key Game Notes
- Alabama head coach Mark Gottfried and Ole Miss head coach Rod Barnes are both coaching at their alma maters and the pair used to play against each other in college at Alabama and Ole Miss
- Bama's Mo Williams will have a Jackson, Miss., reunion when he sees his childhood pals Aaron Harper, David Sanders, and Justin Reed who are all also from Jackson and play at Ole Miss
- Game marks 150th meeting between Alabama and Ole Miss in a series that dates to 1921 and is led 105-44 by Alabama
- Player of the Year candidate Erwin Dudley continues as the only SEC player averaging a double double (14.2 ppg/10.1 rpg)
Tide Continues SEC Road Swing in Oxford
The University of Alabama men's basketball team continues a swing where three of its last four games (including its next) will have been played on the road. The Crimson Tide, 12-3 overall and 2-2 in Southeastern Conference play, travels to Oxford, Mississippi for a late night TV date on Tuesday, January 21st with the Ole Miss Rebels, 10-4 overall and 1-2 in league play.
Game time in the Rebels' C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum (known on campus as "The Tad Pad") is set for 8 p.m. CT.
ESPN Is Televising the Game
Alabama plays two games this week and both are being televised on ESPN. Tuesday night's game at Ole Miss will be broadcast by the sports network at 8 p.m. Dave O'Brien and Larry Conley are the announce team, and Ray Tipton is the producer. Conley should be familiar with the Tide, having been part of the Jefferson Pilot Sports broadcast team at Alabama's last two games against Mississippi State and Auburn.
The Tide's sold out game on Saturday, January 25th against Kentucky will also be televised on ESPN. Announcers for that game are Dan Shulman and Dick Vitale.
Alabama, who played the Ohio State game on ESPN on November 29th and the Oklahoma game on ESPN2 to open the season on November 14th and won both those games, will appear on the network on February 18th as well when Alabama hosts Georgia in Tuscaloosa for an 8 p.m. CT game.
Tickets Remained As of Weekend for Ole Miss Game
Because these game notes are generated several days before a game for media, ticket availability can change by game day. But as of this past weekend, Ole Miss' ticket website listed tickets to Tuesday night's game as still being available. Ole Miss home game tickets are $15. To order or check on availability, call the Ole Miss ticket office at (662) 915-7167 or 1-888-732-8587 or go to their website at http://www.olemisssports.com/.
Here's Where to Buy Tide Home Tickets
Tickets for Alabama's home games are on sale at the Athletic Ticket Box Office in Coleman Coliseum and may be purchased at the ticket window, by phone at 1-877-TIDETIX (877-843-3849) or 205-348-BAMA (2262), or on the Crimson Tide's official website, http://www.rolltide.com/.
Ticket prices are $17 adults/$8 youth age 15 and under. Box office hours are from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and phone hours are from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets may be charged to MasterCard, VISA or Discover.
Tickets for Kentucky, LSU and Auburn are sold out.
Fans Can Catch All Tide Games on the Radio or Internet
All University of Alabama men's basketball games are broadcast on the radio on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Chris Stewart and Tom Roberts calling the action. Fans can listen locally on 105.5 in Tuscaloosa or 99.5 in Birmingham. Fans from around the country or around the world may listen to Alabama Basketball radio broadcasts on the internet. There's an audio link on Bama's official website, http://www.rolltide.com/.
"Mark Gottfried Show" Every Tuesday Night
"The Mark Gottfried Show" airs each week on CSS. The 30-minute show stars Tide basketball coach Mark Gottfried and is hosted by Tom Roberts of the Crimson Tide Sports Network. A new show airs each Tuesday night at 10 p.m. CT.
Tuesday Marks 150th Meeting Between Bama & Ole Miss
On Tuesday night the University of Alabama and the University of Mississippi will be playing their 150th game against one another in a series that dates to the first meeting in Tuscaloosa in 1921.
Ole Miss won that first game in 1921, a year the two teams played four times, and since that first meeting, Alabama has collected a series lead of 105 wins to 44 by Ole Miss.
Following is a quick series breakdown:
- Series Record: UA 105 wins, Ole Miss 44 wins
- Streak: Split last season with UA winning in Tuscaloosa and Ole Miss winning in Oxford
- In Tuscaloosa: Alabama leads 60-8
- In Oxford: Alabama leads 35-33
- Neutral Sites: Alabama leads 8-3
SEC teams have become dominant on their home courts in the last few years, and this series is another example. Alabama and Ole Miss play one another twice each regular season as both teams compete in the SEC Western Division.
Alabama hasn't won in Oxford since the 1997 Bama team won 57-54. It has lost its last five games there. Ole Miss has not won in Tuscaloosa since 1998 (David Hobbs' final season at Alabama) when the Rebels avenged Alabama's previous season win in Oxford by defeating Alabama on its home court 74-63. Ole Miss has lost in Tuscaloosa its last four straight trips/years.
