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No. 4 Alabama Gets Back to Blue Collar Basketball in Thrashing of Vanderbilt
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — What did Nate Oats need to see from his workforce after struggling the largest lack of his tenure because the Alabama basketball head coach? Effort.
Max effort is among the three core tenants that comprise blue collar basketball for Oats alongside steady development and selfless love.
He was not happy in any respect with the best way the Crimson Tide carried out in its final outing at Oklahoma, and the teaching employees plus a number of gamers challenged the workforce to reply. They answered the bell in accordance with Oats.
The robust 3-point capturing helped, and there have been some spotlight reel dunks and alley oops that had the Coleman Coliseum crowd on its toes, however the spotlight for Oats was the hassle of his workforce.
The ultimate rating wouldn’t point out something apart from the truth that Alabama was in full management over Vanderbilt within the 101-44 win. And that may be true, however for a quick interval on the very starting of the sport, the Commodores truly held a 5-0 lead.
The Crimson Tide tied it up shortly after, and on Vanderbilt’s subsequent offensive possession, Jaden Bradley and Noah Clowney set the tone for what sort of evening it was going to be for Alabama.
Clowney and Bradley each received on the ground for a free ball. After securing the steal, it received handed forward to Brandon Miller, who nailed a 3-pointer to go forward 8-5, and Alabama by no means appeared again.
“When these guys went to the ground, we knew these guys had been purchased in,” Oats mentioned after the sport. “‘That is what we’ll be about tonight,’ I feel is what it screamed early within the sport… If we’re going to be blue collar and make performs like this, it’s going to be rewarded on the opposite finish.”
Miller’s 3-pointer was a part of a 21-0 run for the Crimson Tide to place away the Commodores earlier than the sport may even actually get began.
Alabama turned Vanderbilt over 16 instances Tuesday evening with 10 steals, a season excessive for convention play. (The Crimson Tide had 11 steals towards Jackson State on Dec. 20.) The 16 turnovers led to 27 factors for the Crimson Tide.
The blue collar effort mixed with the excessive capturing performances from the ground helped the Crimson Tide attain its largest margin of victory in an SEC sport ever.
“I really feel like with our guys diving on the ground, making all the hassle performs, I feel that brings power to the workforce simply to go on the market and get one other win towards a great workforce,” Miller mentioned.
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Even when Alabama’s lead ballooned as much as 20, 30, 40 and even 50 factors within the second half, gamers had been nonetheless diving for free balls, going exhausting for rebounds, pushing the ball in transition and having lively arms in passing lanes attempting to get steals as an alternative of simply coasting to a simple victory.
Vanderbilt shot simply 3 of 30 from past the arc, and Oats challenged his workforce to nonetheless be capable to win video games even when they shoot that poorly as a result of the hassle will make up for it.
“It was nice to see pictures drop, but when we’d have performed this tough and shot 18 p.c from 3, I’d have been good with it,” Oats mentioned. “I really feel like we nonetheless would’ve received as a result of we had been enjoying that tough.”
Firing on all cylinders Tuesday evening confirmed who Alabama is, and what it may be. Whereas the Oklahoma sport displayed some flaws and a disappointing lack of effort, the efficiency towards the Commodores was one other instance of the ceiling of this workforce and simply how dominant it may be when it offers max effort on protection and hits pictures on offense.
Nimari Burnett, who had 16 factors and 4 rebounds, mentioned the efficiency at Oklahoma uncovered some complacency throughout the workforce. The gamers knew they needed to begin enjoying more durable.
“We would have liked that loss,” Burnett mentioned. “It’s going to assist us get higher. It’s serving to us get higher, and it revealed some issues that we have to work on. And we had a great comeback at this time.”
The sport towards Vanderbilt kicks off a three-game stretch towards lesser opponents with LSU and Florida up subsequent earlier than a tricky two-game highway swing at No. 25 Auburn at No. 2 Tennessee. Regardless of the opponent or the setting, Oats desires to see the kind of effort he noticed Tuesday evening.
“We have sort of proven who we’re, and I feel we’re a tricky, hard-nosed blue collar, gritty workforce,” Oats mentioned.
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Wisconsin LSC Short Course Senior Champion Mazie Paradis has committed to continuing her swimming career at the University of Alabama in the fall of 2025. Paradis is currently a senior at New Glarus High School and trains with the Verona Area Swim Team.
I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Alabama! I first want to thank my family, coaches & teammates for helping me through this process. I also want to thank the amazing coaching staff at Alabama who have given me this opportunity. ROLL TIDE 🐘❤️🤍
Paradis earned her best 200 IM time of 2:02.99 last month at the Speedo Winter Junior Championship West (SCY) in Austin, Texas. At the meet, she qualified for the 2025 Futures Championship in Madison in four events: the 100 back (55.23), 200 back (1:59.46), 100 fly (55.95), and the 200 IM.
Earlier in the year, in March, Paradis secured her SCY 100 fly personal best of 55.71 at the NCSA Spring Championships in Orlando, Florida. She also set a personal best in another SCY event, the 50 breast, with a time of 29.45. She made it to the finals in both events, which were held in LCM.
Paradis was the 2023 Wisconsin LSC Senior Short Course Champion (SCY) in the 100 IM (56.76) and 100 back (54.68), with her 100 back time remaining her personal best. She was also a finalist in the 200 back (1:59.49), finishing 2nd, the 200 IM (2:04.69), earning 3rd, the 100 fly (56.90), placing 5th, and the 50 back (25.83), where she took 6th.
Paradis set her personal best in the SCY 200 back at the 2023 NCSA Spring Championships in March, finishing 20th overall in the finals with a time of 1:59.22. She also reached the finals in the 50 back (26.17), 100 back (54.85), and 200 IM (2:03.92).
In November 2023, at the IA IFLY A3 Midwest Challenge (SCY) in Iowa City, Paradis set a new personal best in the 50 free with a time of 23.37, placing 2nd. She also made it to the finals in the 100 back (55.37), finishing 2nd, the 200 back (2:00.82), also placing 2nd, the 100 fly (55.83), where she finished 3rd, the 200 IM (2:03.69), earning 2nd, and the 400 IM (4:27.68), where she claimed 1st.
Top SCY Times
- 50 Free – 23.37
- 100 Back – 54.68
- 200 Back – 1:59.22
- 100 Fly – 55.71
- 200 IM – 2:02.99
The Alabama women placed 6th out of 12 teams at the SEC Championships last season, down from 4th the previous year. Paradis’s best 200 IM time (2:02.99) could help strengthen the IM group at Alabama. The Crimson Tide’s fastest time last season, 1:58.24, was held by Olympic swimmer Diana Petkova, who competed in the 100 breast and 200 IM at the Tokyo Games, representing Bulgaria. She is currently a graduate student. Paradis is also strong in the 100 back (54.68). The fastest time last season, 52.11, was held by sophomore Ella Menear.
Paradis will join Madyson Hartway, Lili Ratzlaff, Sarah Parker, Isabella Chavez-Varela, and Lolly Milbaum as part of Alabama’s 2025 recruiting class. Chavez-Varela also shows strength in the 200 IM, with a time of 2:00.89.
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Another national title is coming back to Tuscaloosa.
The University of Alabama’s Co-Ed Cheer squad earned first place in the Universal Cheerleader Association’s College Championships on Sunday. It was Alabama’s first Co-Ed Division IA National Championship in 10 years, previously winning the top titles in 2015, 2011 and 1984.
The Tide beat out second-place finishers the University of South Florida and the University of Kentucky in third.
UA’s All-Girl Squad placed second in its division, finishing behind Ole Miss with its first national championship.
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In anticipation of severe winter weather and snow coming to most of the state, including the Gulf Coast, several school systems in south Alabama have announced changes to their schedule for this week.
Dangerously cold temperatures are expected to settle in tonight over most of the state. A winter storm watch has been issued for south Alabama and lower central Alabama starting Tuesday. Precipitation—snow, sleet, freezing rain, or a wintry mix—will begin in southwest Alabama Tuesday morning and continue through the day, moving eastward.
However, it’s still not clear how much snow can be expected. Transportation will still be hazardous, with forecasters warning that roads could be icy into Wednesday.
See the list of school closings and changes below. Most schools will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday.
This list will be updated as more information becomes available.
Mobile County Public Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21
Baldwin County Public Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
Washington County Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
Escambia County Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
Clarke County Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
Monroe County Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
Conecuh County Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
Geneva County Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
Choctaw County Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22. Students provided virtual learning information.
Houston County Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
Henry County Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
Wallace Community College: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
Orange Beach City Schools: Virtual learning Tuesday, Jan. 21
Gulf Shores City Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21
Saraland City Schools: Decision to be made by Sunday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m.
Dothan City Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
Geneva City Schools: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Mobile (includes lower half of Alabama): Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
UMS-Wright Preparatory School: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21
St. Paul’s Episcopal School: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21
Bayside Academy: Closed Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22
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