#3 Alabama Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Alabama Crimson Tide
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #3
 
Conference Rank: #1 SEC
 
 
2023-24 Record: 25-12, 13-5
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Nate Oats
Coach Record: 117-54 at Alabama, 213-97 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Aaron Estrada, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 4.6 apg, 1.6 spg
Rylan Griffen, Guard, 11.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.9 apg
Nick Pringle, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg
Sam Walters, Forward, 5.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Mark Sears, Senior, Guard, 21.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.6 spg
Grant Nelson, Senior, Forward, 11.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.6 bpg
Latrell Wrightsell Jr., Senior, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.4 apg
Jarin Stevenson, Sophomore, Forward, 5.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Mouhamed Dioubate, Sophomore, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Naas Cunningham, Freshman, Forward
Aden Holloway, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Auburn
Houston Mallette, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Pepperdine
Clifford Omoruyi, Senior, Center, Transfer from Rutgers
Labaron Philon, Freshman, Guard
Derrion Reid, Freshman, Forward
Aiden Sherrell, Freshman, Forward
Chris Youngblood, Senior, Guard, Transfer from South Florida
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 90.1 (1st in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 81.2 (347, 14)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.6 (28, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.7 (175, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 11.2 (2, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.3 (20, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.2 (19, 2)
Rebound Margin: 3.9 (61, 4)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (35, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.8 (178, 11)