#17 Alabama Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Alabama Crimson Tide
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #17
Conference Rank: #5 SEC
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2021-22 Record: 19-14, 9-9
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Nate Oats
Coach Record: 61-36 at Alabama, 157-79 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jaden Shackelford, Guard, 16.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.5 apg
Keon Ellis, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.8 apg
JD Davison, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.3 apg
Juwan Gary, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Jahvon Quinerly, Senior, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.2 apg
Noah Gurley, Senior, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.6 apg
Charles Bediako, Sophomore, Center, 6.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.7 apg
Darius Miles, Junior, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.9 apg
 
Key New Players:
Jaden Bradley, Freshman, Guard
Nimari Burnett, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Texas Tech
Noah Clowney, Freshman, Forward
Rylan Griffen, Freshman, Guard
Brandon Miller, Freshman, Forward
Nick Pringle, Junior, Forward, Transfer from JC
Mark Sears, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Ohio
Kai Spears, Freshman, Guard
Dom Welch, Senior, Guard, Transfer from St. Bonaventure
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.5 (13th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 76.5 (320, 13)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.9 (184, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.7 (200, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.2 (27, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.9 (300, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.8 (132, 7)
Rebound Margin: 3.5 (76, 4)
Assists Per Game: 14.7 (66, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.5 (314, 12)
 
Madness 2023 NBA Draft Rankings:
#22 Brandon Miller