Nate Oats may not be carried out filling out Alabama basketball’s roster, however we now know what numbers the present members of the Crimson Tide will likely be carrying this season.
The staff has up to date its on-line roster, offering new measurements for all its gamers, together with its seven incoming arrivals. Whereas the brand new jersey numbers have but to be listed, BamaCentral is ready to affirm what every present Crimson Tide participant will likely be suiting up on this season.
Alabama added two transfers this offseason in Ohio guard Mark Sears and St. Bonaventure guard Dominick Welch. The Crimson Tide additionally introduced in a five-man signing class that includes 4 SI99 members in small ahead Brandon Miller, level guard Jaden Bradley, ahead Noah Clowney and capturing guard Rylan Griffen in addition to highly-rated JUCO ahead Nick Pringle.
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Alabama returns 5 gamers from final season’s staff in forwards Charles Bediako and Noah Gurley and Darius Miles in addition to guard Nimari Burnett and Jahvon Quinerly. The Crimson Tide nonetheless has room for yet another scholarship participant if it chooses so as to add one other addition out of the switch portal.
Quinerly will now put on No. 5 after donning No. 13 beforehand at Alabama. The five-star level guard wore No. 5 in highschool and is lastly in a position to make the change following the departure of Jaden Shackelford this offseason.
In the meantime, Gurley will change to No. 4 from No. 0, and Bediako will change from No. 14 from No. 10.
Gurley wore No. 4 whereas at Furman earlier than becoming a member of the Crimson Tide final offseaosn. He is ready to make the change following the Juwan Gary’s switch to Nebraska.
Bediako wore No. 14 throughout highschool and might now the place it for Alabama following the departure of Keon Ellis. Bediako’s change permits Welch, a local of Buffalo, N.Y., to put on No. 10 in honor of the ten victims who misplaced their lives in final month’s Tops grocery store assault.
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Sears will don the No. 1 jersey at Alabama. So far as the incoming members of Alabama’s recruiting class, Bradley will put on No. 0; Griffin will put on No. 3; Clowney will put on No. 15; Pringle will put on No. 23, and Miller will put on No. 24. All members of the recruiting class had been in a position to kee their numbers from their earlier colleges.
When it comes to bodily modifications, Bediako added 10 kilos since arriving at Alabama final season and is now listed at 7-foot, 225 kilos. Gurley bulked up 5 kilos from final 12 months and is now listed at 6-foot-8, 215 kilos. Burnett, Miles and Quinerly didn’t see any change in weight within the replace.
Right here’s a have a look at which numbers Alabama gamers will likely be carrying in addition to their heights and weights.
Alabama basketball roster
0 — Jaden Bradley, freshman, guard, 6-3, 185
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1 — Mark Sears, junior, guard, 6-1, 185
2 — Darius Miles, junior, ahead, 6-6, 185
3 — Rylan Griffin, freshman, guard, 6-5, 180
4 — Noah Gurley, graduate, ahead, 6-8, 215
5 — Jahvon Quinerly, senior, guard, 6-1, 175
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10 — Dominick Welch, graduate, guard, 6-5, 205
12 — Delaney Heard, junior, guard, 6-3, 198
14 — Charles Bediako, sophomore, heart, 7-0, 225
15 — Noah Clowney, freshman, ahead, 6-10, 210
23 — Nick Pringle, junior, ahead, 6-9, 220
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24 — Brandon Miller, freshman, ahead, 6-9, 200
25 — Nimari Burnett, sophomore, guard, 6-4, 190
30 — Adam Cottrell, senior, guard, 6-3, 200
Alabama basketball’s incoming gamers
No. 0 — Jaden Bradley
Quote from Oats: “Jaden is the No. 1 level guard within the nation, and it was enormous for us that we received his dedication first. There are lots of different good gamers who wish to play with an unselfish, pass-first level guard like Jaden. We expect he’s subsequent within the line of nice level guards since we’ve been right here at Alabama following in Kira Lewis Jr., Jahvon Quinerly and JD Davison’s footsteps. Jaden is a confirmed winner and that’s one thing that’s necessary to us throughout recruiting, not simply getting gifted gamers. He comes from an excellent household and we’re actually excited to have him part of our program for quite a few causes.”
No. 1 — Mark Sears
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Quote from Oats: “We’re excited to welcome Mark and his household to the Alabama basketball program. Our complete employees felt like Mark was probably the greatest total guards out there within the switch portal, so we actually went after him onerous. He’s a excessive character child with nice basketball really feel who is an ideal match for the way in which we wish to play. He shoots the ball very well, he’s an excellent decision-maker and is terrific in transition. On prime of that, Mark is an Alabama child who is worked up to come back again to his house state and play in entrance of household and mates. I feel our followers could have lots of enjoyable watching him subsequent season and he’s an enormous addition for us.”
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No. 3 — Rylan Griffen
Rylan Griffen’s Twitter account, @GriffenRylan
Quote from Oats: “Rylan is a really gifted scoring guard. We really feel he has a excessive ceiling and by taking part in in our system he’ll be capable of maximize his potential. We like lengthy, athletic shooters like Rylan who has proved he has the flexibility to attain at a excessive clip this final summer season. He’s additionally a confirmed winner coming from Richardson Excessive College, a program that persistently wins at a excessive stage and is taken into account one of many prime groups in Texas this 12 months.”
Quote from Oats: “Dom is initially from Buffalo, so we had been in a position to make an instantaneous connection. He’s additionally somebody who’s going to come back in and earn his taking part in time. He is a four-year starter and has had lots of success each from a staff and a person standpoint. He has impacted profitable in an enormous means, serving to St. Bonaventure to 76 wins within the final 4 years which exhibits that he cares about doing what must be carried out to assist his staff win.
“Mix all these components with the truth that Dom is a terrific younger man off the court docket, we really feel he’s the right match for what our program wanted.”
No. 15 — Noah Clowney
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Quote from Oats: “Noah is a talented huge with dimension and the flexibility to stretch the ground together with his capturing. He is a good athlete with lots of upside. He performs for one of many prime packages within the state of South Carolina and we place lots of worth on that. Noah goes to be slot in our system. He has the flexibility to play inside-outside, take guys off the dribble and might play together with his again to the basket.”
No. 23 — Nick Pringle
Nick Pringle’s Twitter account, @iNickPringle
Quote from Oats: “We’re very excited to signal such an athletic and expert huge man like Nick. He already has faculty expertise each on the D-I and junior faculty ranges. We’ve a historical past of success with junior faculty gamers right here, significantly discovering ones who might have flown beneath the radar, just like James Rojas and Keon Ellis. We expect he provides us a special dimension within the frontcourt. He would be the most versatile and athletic ahead in all of junior faculty basketball proper now. We’re wanting ahead to including an skilled frontcourt participant to the roster subsequent season.”
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No. 24 — Brandon Miller
Quote from Oats: “Brandon is a really gifted and versatile participant. I don’t suppose you possibly can put a place on him and we really feel he is likely one of the greatest professional prospects in your entire class. We’re actually excited to get him in our system and see what he can do. He’s a 6-9 basketball participant that may do every thing. We’ve recruited him for a very long time and have gotten to know him and his household properly. We’re past excited to get a participant of his caliber in our program.”
