Alabama Men’s Basketball Looks to Bounce Back Against Florida Atlantic on Monday Night

Monday, November 11

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

7:00 PM

Alabama

Florida Atlantic

Alabama Men’s Basketball Looks to Bounce Back Against Florida Atlantic on Monday Night

11/10/2019 2:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Crimson Tide and Owls will tipoff at 7 p.m. on SEC Network+

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama will close out its two-game homestand to open the 2019-20 season when it welcomes the Florida Atlantic Owls to Coleman Coliseum on Monday night. The contest will tip at 7 p.m. CT and will be televised on SEC Network+.

Alabama is coming off a tough 81-80 home loss to Penn in its season-opening contest which took place on Nov. 5 in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide led by a point after sophomore Kira Lewis Jr. knocked down a three-pointer with 15 seconds left to play. However, the Quakers scored the game-winning basket with 7.5 second remaining to claim the road win.

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The Broadcast

Tuesday's game will air on SEC Network+ with Eli Gold (play-by-play), Wimp Sanderson (analyst) and Meggi Hetzel (sideline) on the call.
The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, Roger Hoover (play-by-play) and Bryan Passink (analyst) on the call. The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.

Notes You Need To Know

This marks just the second meeting on the hardwood between Alabama and Florida Atlantic. The only other contest played between the two teams came back on March 14, 2002 when the Tide defeated the Owls, 86-78, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament in Greenville, S.C.
First-year head coach Nate Oats showed fans why his style of play is sure to be entertaining. The Crimson Tide put up 76 shots (27-of-76, 35.5 percent) in the loss to Penn, which is more than any game since it posted 76 shots in a triple overtime loss at LSU on Feb. 13, 2013. Furthermore, the last time an Alabama team put up 76 shots in regulation came on Dec. 4, 2004 when it had 80 field goal attempts in a 79-72 win over Charlotte.
In its lone exhibition game of the preseason, the Tide captured an impressive 93-65 win over Georgia Tech. Freshman Jaden Shackelford (21) and Kira Lewis Jr. (20) led the Tide in scoring, while Lewis also added a team-leading eight assists and seven rebounds in the win. As a team, Alabama knocked down 17 three-pointers (17-of-37) and owned a 44-32 advantage on the boards in the victory.
Lewis was selected to the coaches 2019-20 Southeastern Conference Preseason First Team, it was announced on Nov. 4. Lewis, who led Alabama a year ago in scoring average (13.5) and assists (2.9) per game on his way to earning all-freshman honors, was voted to the preseason second team by the media, which was announced in mid-October.
This year's Crimson Tide squad welcomes back three starters and seven letterwinners from last season's team. Oats' staff welcomed a total of 10 newcomers, which includes Javian Davis, who redshirted the 2018-19 season.

About Alabama

Alabama finished the 2018-19 season with an 18-16 overall mark and an 8-10 record in Southeastern Conference play, which tied for ninth overall.
Guard Kira Lewis Jr., who was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team, led a balanced scoring attack that featured eight Alabama players averaging at least 6.3 points per game. Three UA players averaged in double figures as Lewis' 13.5 points per game topped the Tide and ranked 18th in the SEC. John Petty Jr. also averaged in double figures with 10.2 points per game, respectively.
Lewis also led UA in assists (2.9 apg), minutes (31.6) and free throw shooting (90-of-115, .783), while ranking second in steals (28) and threes made (54) and attempted (151). Meanwhile, Hall topped the team in total dunks (64), rebounds (8.8 rpg), blocks (1.6 bpg), double-figure contests (22) and double-doubles (13).
Herbert Jones averaged 6.4 ppg and was among the team leaders in assists (3rd – 2.0 apg) and rebounds (5th – 3.5 rpg). Considered as one of the top defenders in the SEC, Jones led Alabama with 32 steals and 17 charges taken, while his 20 blocks ranked second-best on the squad.
As a team, the Crimson Tide was outrebounded in 12 of its 34 games on the year to result in a +2.9 advantage on the glass (37.8-34.9). UA shot 44.0 percent from the field and 34.0 percent from beyond the arc on the year, while outscoring the competition by 0.4 points per game (72.0-71.6).
During conference play, Lewis led the team in scoring (13.2 ppg), assists (2.6 apg) and minutes (32.3 mpg), while Petty averaged 10.8 ppg and knocked down a team-leading 37.9 percent of his shots from beyond the arc (33-of-87).

About Florida Atlantic

Now in his second season at the helm of the Florida Atlantic men's basketball program, head coach Dusty May owns a career record of 18-17 (.514). In his first season as head coach, May led the Owls to their first winning season since 2010-11 as the team finished with a 17-16 overall mark which included non-conference wins over UCF and Illinois. As a result, FAU made just the third postseason appearance in school history, taking part in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT).
The Owls have split their first two games of the 2019-20 season. FAU opened the year with a 92-81 victory over Flagler College back on Nov. 5. Last Friday, the Owls played their first Division I opponent of the new season, travelling to face the Miami Hurricanes where Florida Atlantic dropped a 74-60 decision in its first road contest of the season.
Florida Atlantic welcomes back eight players from last year's team, including junior Jailyn Ingram, who was named to the Preseason All-Conference USA team in mid-October. The 6-7 forward averaged 18.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game before a knee injury sidelined him just 10 games into the season. Of the 10 games he played, he collected five double-doubles.
Florida Atlantic is led by graduate transfer Cornelius Taylor, who comes off the bench to lead the team in scoring (15.0 ppg), while also connecting on 57.9 percent (11-of-19) of his shots from the field and 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from beyond the arc. Sophomore center Karlis Silins also averages double figures at 12.5 points a game.

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