No. 4/5 Alabama Faces Memphis at Coleman Coliseum

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – For the second straight game, the Alabama men's basketball will be on national television as the Crimson Tide face Memphis on ESPN2, Tuesday night at Coleman Coliseum. The Tide and the Tigers meet for the second straight season as Alabama goes into the game ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25 Poll, its highest ranking in 15 years.

The Broadcast

Tuesday's game is set for an 8 p.m. tipoff and will be aired on ESPN2 with Tom Hart (play-by-play) and Fran Fraschilla (analyst) on the call.

The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Bryan Passink (analyst) on the call, while Tom Stipe (engineer) is turning the dials. The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.

Notes You Need To Know

Alabama is ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25 Poll, the highest ranking for the Tide since 2006-07 (Ranked No. 4).
For the second straight week, Noah Clowney has been named SEC Freshman of the Week.
Alabama is the first team since 1965-66 (Duke) with multiple wins over the AP No. 1 team before the New Year.
Alabama's win over No. 1 Houston was the Tide's first true road victory over the nation's top-ranked team in almost 40 years, dating back to Jan. 28, 1983 when UA won at then-No. 1 UCLA, 70-67.
Alabama head coach Nate Oats has won five straight games when playing a team who played in the previous year's Final Four (3-0 last year, 2-0 this year).
Alabama is 5-7 all-time against the No. 1 team in the country, most recently defeating No. 1 Houston on Dec. 10 and No. 1 North Carolina on Nov. 27.
Alabama is 5-4 against AP top-5 teams since Nate Oats' arrival in 2019.
Nate Oats' five AP top-5 wins is the most in program history.
Brandon Miller is averaging 17.9 points per game, the most by any freshman in the country and No. 65 overall.
Miller is the only freshman in the country to rank in the top 65 in points per game (No. 65) and rebounds per game (No. 65).
Miller is averaging 3.0 three-pointers per game, which ranks No. 34 in the country.
Alabama is the only school in Division I to have two freshmen rank in the top 75 in rebounds per game, as Miller ranks No. 65 (8.4 rpg) and Noah Clowney ranks No. 73 (8.3 rpg).
Alabama ranks No. 1 in the country in rebounds per game (49.6), defensive rebounds per game (33.3), offensive rebounds per game (16.2) and No. 2 in rebound margin (+12.9).
Alabama's newcomers have scored 589 of the Tide's 739 points this season.

About Memphis

Memphis' six game win streak matches the 4th-longest win streak in five seasons under Penny Hardaway. The Tigers won 10 straight in 2019-20 and 6 straight in each of the last two seasons.
The Tigers already have five wins over Power Five conference opponents, including three SEC foes (Auburn, Vandy, Ole Miss, Nebraska, Stanford). Their next two outings are also versus SEC teams, setting them up for a strong resume builder.
Senior point guard Kendric Davis has scored or assisted on 36.7 percent of Memphis' points this season.
The 7-2 start is the 2nd-best for Memphis under Hardaway (12-1 start in 2019-20).
The Tigers were picked to finish second in the AAC preseason coaches poll, just behind 2022 Elite Eight participant Houston.
Memphis seniors Kendric Davis and DeAndre Williams were voted to the Preseason All-Conference First Team. The Tigers were the only team with multiple selections to the first team.
Memphis' 2022-23 schedule features 12 games against teams ranked in the top-66 in KenPom's preseason rankings.
Memphis is averaging 9.1 steals per game on the season, which ranks 45th in the nation. The Tiges are on pace for the most steals per game in a season since 2008-09 (13.7 spg).
The Memphis Tigers are in their 102nd season of basketball.

For all the latest information on the team, follow AlabamaMBB on Twitter, Instagram and Facer the book. General athletic news can be found @UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and Alabama Athletics on Facebook.

University of Alabama Athletics