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BamaCentral Courtside After Alabama’s 89-75 Win Over South Carolina

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4 months ago

February 15, 2026

BamaCentral Courtside After Alabama’s 89-75 Win Over South Carolina

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama basketball beat South Carolina 89-75 at home on Saturday night.

But if you backtrack a bit, it’s been quite the last few weeks for the Crimson Tide. Despite being the only team in the country to make each of the last two NCAA Tournament Elite Eights, Alabama found itself ninth in the conference standings after falling to Florida on Feb. 1. UA was removed from the AP Top 25 for the first time since Jan. 22, 2024, ending a 42-week streak of being on the prestigious list.

Due to its 4-4 record against the conference at the time, head coach Nate Oats considered the Texas A&M game on Feb. 4 as a “tipping point” for the rest of the season, and the Tide prevailed.

Since the win over the Aggies, Alabama has beaten Auburn, Ole Miss and now South Carolina — leading to what is now tied for the fourth-best record in the conference. The Crimson Tide has been on the right side of the tipping point, and it is finding its rhythm more and more with each win during the streak.

The Crimson Tide’s victory over the Gamecocks was led by the guards. Oats has stated numerous times that Labaron Philon Jr. and Aden Holloway have the potential to be the “best backcourt in the country,” and they’ve played pivotal roles throughout the streak. The duo combined for 39 points on Saturday night, as Holloway led UA with 20 and Philon was tied as the runner-up with 19.

Philon scored the same number of points as fellow guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr., who has come up big for the Tide in each of the last two games. Against Ole Miss, Wrightsell had 18 of his 21 points in the second half on Wrightsell 7 of 13 from deep. He’s come off the bench in each of his last two games, as he’s emerged as a tremendous sixth-man option.

The Crimson Tide has turned things around after a worrisome first half of SEC play, as it has a decent chance to return to the AP Top 25 on Monday. But perhaps more importantly, Alabama has six more games in the regular season, with No. 21 Arkansas being the only currently ranked opponent. Capitalizing against unranked opponents will be a necessity for the rest of the way.

Watch the above video as BamaCentral’s Katie Windham and Hunter De Siver provide thoughts and takeaways from the Alabama men’s basketball team’s 89-75 home win over South Carolina on Saturday night.

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Alabama hits home with plans for Tuscaloosa 2027 Edge on official visit

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7 minutes ago

June 23, 2026

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Alabama hits home with plans for Tuscaloosa 2027 Edge on official visit

Alabama football hosted a hometown kid for an official visit last weekend when it got Jeremiah Beverley on campus for an official visit.

Beverley attends Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and ESPN currently has him rated as a four-star recruit. He is considering Alabama, Cincinnati, Wake Forest and others.

The Crimson Tide offered Beverley earlier this month and got him on campus for an official visit last weekend. The Alabama target told Touchdown Alabama he used the visit to learn what the Tide has planned for him if he commits.

“I’m truly happy that I went on that official visit,” Beverley said. “Blessed for that. All I was talking about was the next step, what I got to do? So, just knowing what they have planned for me, knowing what they have set for me.”

At 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds, Beverley makes plays for Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa as a defensive end. Alabama has plans to use him similarly at the next level.

“They’re going to have me at wolf mostly,” Beverley said. “I know coach (Kane) Wommack and coach (Christian) Robinson, I think they see me at other positions, but I know it is guaranteed they’re going to see me at Wolf and me working my way up on special teams, and they expect that out of me.”

Beverley is expected to announce a commitment decision on Friday.

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Alabama hires former college offensive lineman as assistant tight ends coach

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11 hours ago

June 23, 2026

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Alabama hires former college offensive lineman as assistant tight ends coach

Alabama football is hiring Noah Fisher to be its assistant tight ends coach, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

Fisher spent two seasons as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line and tight ends at Louisville before joining the Tide’s staff. He played three years on the offensive line at South Alabama and spent one season with Tulane. The Jaguars started Fisher along its offensive line when he was a player for multiple games.

The Crimson Tide appear to want to use their tight ends in multiple ways in the future including as extra blockers along the line of scrimmage. Fisher looks as if he can assist the Tide with this mission.

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Petition calls on State of Alabama to fund fix for Prichard sewer system after spills

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21 hours ago

June 22, 2026

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Petition calls on State of Alabama to fund fix for Prichard sewer system after spills

PRICHARD, Ala. (NBC 15) — Sewage overflows during storms in Prichard are sending wastewater into local waterways that feed Mobile Bay, prompting an environmental group to push for state funding to upgrade aging infrastructure.

Mobile Baykeeper says sewage overflows during storms flow into Three Mile Creek, then into the Mobile River, and ultimately end up in Mobile Bay. The group said that last week, during heavy rain, more than 256,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Gum Tree Branch and Three Mile Creek.

Mobile Baykeeper has launched a petition seeking funding from the state of Alabama to fix Prichard’s old water infrastructure.

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