Alabama Holds First Official Practice of 2020-21 Season

10/15/2020 4:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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Crimson Tide holds first of 30 practices leading up to the season opener

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The 2020-21 Alabama men’s basketball season tipped off on Thursday morning with the first official team practice. The Crimson Tide went for approximately two-and-a-half hours on the practice court as it begins preparations for the home opener in late November.

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Alabama Forward Tyler Barnes (15)
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Alabama Forward Jordan Bruner (2)
Alabama Forward Tyler Barnes (15)
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Alabama Forward Jordan Bruner (2)
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Alabama Forward Jordan Bruner (2)
Alabama Forward Alex Reese (3)
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Alabama Guard Adam Cottrell (25)
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Alabama Guard Adam Cottrell (25)
Alabama Guard Joshua Primo (11)
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Alabama Guard Keon Ellis (14)
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Alabama Director of Player Development Arnie Guin
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Alabama Assistant Coach Charlie Henry
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Alabama Assistant Coach Bryan Hodgson
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Alabama Guard Britton Johnson (21)
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Alabama Guard Herbert Jones (1)
Alabama Guard Keon Ellis (14)
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Alabama Guard Herbert Jones (1)
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Alabama Forward Darius Miles (12)
Alabama Guard Keon Ellis (14)
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Alabama Forward Darius Miles (12)
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Alabama Forward Darius Miles (12)
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Alabama Forward Darius Miles (12)
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Alabama Head Coach Nate Oats
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Alabama Head Coach Nate Oats
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Alabama Assistant Coach Antoine Pettway
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Alabama Guard John Petty Jr. (23)
Alabama Guard Herbert Jones (1)
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Alabama Guard John Petty Jr. (23)
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Alabama Guard Joshua Primo (11)
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AlabamaÕs Jaden Quinerly
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Alabama Guard Jahvon Quinerly (13)
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Alabama Guard Jahvon Quinerly (13)
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Alabama Forward Alex Reese (3)
Alabama Forward Jordan Bruner (2)
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Alabama Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Mike Snowden
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Alabama Forward Keon Ambrose-Hylton
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Excitement for the upcoming season is high as Alabama returns four starters – including three All-SEC performers – and seven letterwinners from last season’s team.

In addition to the returnees, the Crimson Tide welcomes a total of six newcomers who made up the nation's ninth-ranked signing class, according to Rivals.com, and the No. 12 overall class by 247sports.com. The team recruiting rankings did not include graduate transfer Jordan Bruner, who earned First Team All-Ivy League honors last season at Yale.

Head coach Nate Oats will also welcome back three highly-rated players (Juwan Gary, Jahvon Quinerly and James Rojas) who were forced to redshirt last season, giving Alabama added depth in both the frontcourt and backcourt.

Oats enters his second season at the helm of the Crimson Tide program and his fifth season overall as a head coach. In his first season at the helm, Alabama’s new-look offense ranked among the top in the nation in pace of play, points per game and threes made per game, while setting program records for three made (334) and attempted (334-of-957).

While Alabama’s 2020-21 schedule has not yet been officially released, the college basketball season can begin no sooner than Wednesday, Nov. 25.

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