The Extra Point: Expectations for Alabama Basketball in the PKI

Alabama basketball is off to a sizzling begin.

The Crimson Tide is 4-0 to begin the 2022-23 season, together with wins over three NCAA Match groups from final season: Longwood, Liberty and Jacksonville State.

Not solely has Alabama gained, but it surely’s regarded very spectacular whereas doing so, profitable all three dwelling video games by over 20 factors.

Whereas some would argue Alabama already confronted a check when it went on the highway to defeat South Alabama, the Crimson Tide have a wholly completely different stage of problem forward this weekend in Portland, Ore. for the Phil Knight Invitational.

The PKI is an 8-team multi-team occasion placed on to honor Nike discovered Phil Knight, and the sphere is loaded this season.

Alabama’s first sport shall be Thursday evening towards No. 12 Michigan State, who performed Gonzaga to the ultimate second and already has different wins over Kentucky and Villanova. 

Within the second spherical, Alabama will play both No. 20 UConn or Oregon relying on the results of the earlier sport. Both one could be a problem as each have excellent basketball packages that at all times produce profitable groups. 

Alabama’s remaining sport might be any of Portland, Iowa State, Villanova or No. 1 North Carolina, relying on how the remainder of the bracket shakes out. 

The Crimson Tide has proven to be a gifted workforce up to now this season, however the PKI is head coach Nate Oats’ workforce’s first likelihood to point out the school basketball world how good it could possibly actually be.

Try the video above as BamaCentral’s Blake Byler and Joey Blackwell talk about Alabama basketball’s expectations within the PKI over Thanksgiving weekend.

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