Alabama Set to Welcome Louisiana for Charity Exhibition contest Sunday
10/23/2021 5:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Proceeds from the game between the Crimson Tide and Ragin’ Cajuns will go to the United Way of West Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama men's basketball team will open the 2021-22 campaign on Sunday afternoon when it welcomes Louisiana at 2 p.m. CT for a charity exhibition game that will be played inside Coleman Coliseum. Proceeds will benefit the United Way of West Alabama.
Charity Exhibition Game Notes vs. Louisiana
- This will mark the second time under head coach Nate Oats that Alabama has participated in an exhibition game for charity (def. Georgia Tech 93-65 on Oct. 27, 2019)
- The NCAA approved that an institution may use one of its possible two exhibition games against a Division I institution for the purposes of raising funds for a catastrophic event
- The two teams will play a regulation 40-minute game
- There will be no television or radio broadcast for the Alabama-Louisiana contest
- Tickets are on sale soon and can be purchased on RollTide.com/tickets or by calling the TIDE PRIDE/Athletic Ticket office at 205-348-BAMA
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