Tide Hoops History
@BamaHistory • 5,564 subscribers
Helping tell the story of Bama Basketball. Curated by the team @CrimsonXover and @msouthern17. Have a favorite memory, team, game, player or coach drop us a DM.
Shorts
Videos
Six years ago today a small plane landed at the Tuscaloosa National Airport and Alabama Men’s Basketball has never been the same. Three days after the announcement that Avery Johnson and Alabama had agreed to part ways, Greg Byrne flew to Buffalo, N.Y., on March 27, 2019, and returned that Wednesday afternoon with Nathanael Justin Oats and his family. While the introductory press conference did not occur until the following day, Nate Oats had arrived in Tuscaloosa as the 21st head basketball coach for the Crimson Tide.
Tide Hoops History192,108 次观看 • 1 年前
Happy birthday to former Alabama Men’s Basketball star and Pelham native Alex Reese, who turns 27 today and was born May 21, 1999. As part of the Top 10 Alabama recruiting class of 2017, Alex Reese played prep basketball at Pelham High School and earned Class 6A Player of the Year honors. During his senior season in Tuscaloosa, Alabama swept the 2021 SEC regular-season and tournament championships as the Crimson Tide finished 26-7 and reached the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen matchup with UCLA, Reese buried a deep three-pointer to force overtime before the Crimson Tide fell to the Bruins. After going undrafted and spending a year doing various jobs, Reese resumed basketball with a stint overseas for Amicale Steesel of the Luxembourg Basketball League. He parlayed that opportunity into a return to U.S. basketball and has played under two-way contracts for the Rip City Remix/Oklahoma City Thunder and the Delaware Blue Coats/Philadelphia 76ers.
Tide Hoops History15,441 次观看 • 29 天前
Noah Williamson, one of the most recent additions to Alabama Men’s Basketball, celebrates his 23rd birthday today. The 7-foot center was born April 18, 2002, in Riga, Latvia. Williamson played prep basketball at St. Thomas More School in Oakdale, Connecticut, before signing with Bucknell University. After playing three seasons for Bucknell and being named the Patriot League Player of the Year as a junior, Williamson committed to Alabama on March 31.
Tide Hoops History135,643 次观看 • 1 年前
On this date 24 years ago, former Alabama Men’s Basketball standout Robert Horry reminded the world why “Big Shot” Bob is one of the most clutch performers in NBA history. With 2.1 seconds remaining, Robert Horry buried a corner three to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 92-91 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on April 28, 2002. The shot capped a three-game sweep in the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs, as Los Angeles continued its march toward a third straight NBA title. Horry finished the night with eight points, five rebounds, and four assists in 32 minutes—adding yet another iconic moment to his postseason legacy.
Tide Hoops History21,233 次观看 • 1 个月前
While the plane landed in Tuscaloosa the day before, seven years ago today on March 28, 2019, Nate Oats held his introductory press conference as the 21st head coach for Alabama Men’s Basketball. One Final Four, two Elite Eights, five Sweet 16s and four SEC titles later...
Tide Hoops History29,353 次观看 • 2 个月前
On this day 24 years ago, Coleman Coliseum witnessed one of the most unforgettable finishes in Alabama Men’s Basketball history that propelled the Crimson Tide to its first SEC regular-season championship in 15 years. With everything on the line and an SEC title within reach, Antoine Pettway delivered a moment that still echoes through Tuscaloosa — a glass-kissing layup that lifted Alabama past Florida, 65-64, on Feb. 23, 2002. Alabama had not won a SEC regular-season title since 1987, but on this memorable day inside Coleman Coliseum, destiny hung in the balance. It was fitting that head coach Mark Gottfried — himself a key contributor on the 1987 SEC championship squad — stood on the sideline. But the final chapter belonged to Antoine Pettway. After Florida’s James White missed a crucial free throw with 14 seconds left, Mo Williams chased the rebound into the corner, raced across midcourt and found Earnest Shelton. With the clock ticking under five seconds, Shelton drove the lane, drew the defense — and at the last instant spotted Pettway cutting free toward the rim. The pass was perfect. The timing, impeccable. Pettway softly laid it off the glass — and the net snapped as time stood still. Coleman erupted and the Mark’s Madness section spilled onto the court. Four days later, the Crimson Tide finished the job at Auburn to lock up the outright regular-season title, then powered its way to the SEC Tournament final. But it was that singular moment — Pettway gliding to the basket — that symbolized the grit and belief of that team. Twenty-four years later, the image remains timeless. A cut to the rim. A pass in stride. A layup immortalized on a Daniel Moore canvas.
Tide Hoops History37,428 次观看 • 3 个月前
On this date 22 years ago on March 20, 2004, Alabama Men’s Basketball delivered one of the most stunning NCAA Tournament upsets in program history, rallying from a 13-point second-half deficit to take down No. 1 seed Stanford, 70-67, in Seattle. The eighth-seeded Crimson Tide looked dead in the water midway through the second half. Stanford, powered by Pac-10 Player of the Year Josh Childress and carrying a dominant 30-1 record, had built a 53-40 lead with just 7:40 remaining. Everything pointed toward a routine closeout by the top seed. Then came the surge that Alabama fans still talk about today. The Tide flipped the game on its head with a breathtaking 16-0 run, turning a double-digit deficit into a lead in a matter of minutes. The momentum inside the arena shifted completely as Alabama’s defense tightened and Stanford suddenly had no answers. Kennedy Winston led the charge with 21 points, while Earnest Shelton poured in 14 to help ignite the comeback. Chuck Davis and Antoine Pettway each added 12 points, and Alabama showed poise at the line—knocking down 10 of 14 free throws in the closing minutes to seal the upset. Childress, held to 12 points, fouled out with 3:18 remaining and could only watch from the bench as the Tide completed the shocker. In the Alabama locker room afterward, a sign summed it up perfectly: “They weren’t overrated. We were underrated.” The victory sent shockwaves across college basketball, landing Alabama on the cover of Sports Illustrated and propelling the program to its first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 1991—a moment that still stands as one of the defining wins of the modern era of Crimson Tide basketball.
Tide Hoops History27,694 次观看 • 3 个月前
While Mark Sears will go down as one of the greatest players in Alabama Men’s Basketball history, let’s not forget how much Grant Nelson contributed to these past two years. He played most of this season hurt. There is no Final Four run without the Devils Lake native.
Tide Hoops History97,606 次观看 • 1 年前
One of the most underrated and athletic players in Alabama Men’s Basketball history celebrates his 58th birthday today as we remember David Benoit, born May 9, 1968, in Lafayette, La. The 6-foot-8 forward played two seasons for Wimp Sanderson after joining the Crimson Tide from Tyler (Texas) Junior College and becoming an integral part of the Alabama frontcourt. One of his most memorable moments occurred on March 18, 1990, when Benoit scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Alabama upset No. 2-seed Arizona in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Despite not being selected in the 1990 NBA Draft, he signed a free-agent contract with the Utah Jazz after spending one season in Spain. Benoit seized the opportunity and played five years for the Jazz and later had stints with the New Jersey Nets and Orlando Magic. Known for his athleticism and grit, Benoit finished fourth in the 1993 NBA Slam Dunk contest. His best NBA season occurred in 1995 when he averaged 10.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and shot 84.1 percent from the free-throw line for the Jazz.
Tide Hoops History13,909 次观看 • 1 个月前
Five years ago today Alabama Men’s Basketball changed forever. What unfolded on the night of Jan. 19, 2021 in Baton Rouge, La., wasn’t just a road win or a hot-shooting performance. It became the moment the rest of the SEC realized the Crimson Tide had entered a new era, one that would permanently alter the program’s trajectory. Under Nate Oats, the modern identity of Alabama basketball announced itself inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Alabama demolished LSU, 105–75, setting a SEC record with 23 made three-pointers, a seismic shift that echoed far beyond the final buzzer. When a program ascends, fans can pinpoint the exact second when everything changed. For Alabama, the seminal moment had arrived. Bamalytics, Blue Collar basketball, layups, free throws and threes weaponized into a relentless, modern offensive system that the league wasn’t prepared to stop. “The 2021 team was really special,” Bryan Passink, the color analyst for Crimson Tide Sports Network, told Tide Hoops History. “Alabama fans knew we were good and everyone enjoyed our style of play, but that night in Baton Rouge, it all came together in a huge way. “We hoped it was a sign of things to come, and it absolutely was. Banners, championships, rings and long tournament runs were all to follow.” John Petty Jr. led the avalanche with 24 points, drilling 8-of-10 from deep. Jahvon Quinerly and freshman Joshua Primo each knocked down six threes and finished with 22 points, while Herbert Jones added 13. Alabama stormed out to a 60–32 halftime lead and at one point buried eight consecutive three-pointers in the first half. Which brings us to this question for our followers: Should Jan. 19 be celebrated as a Nate Oats holiday for the Alabama basketball nation? A day to remember the night the SEC record book burned, the blueprint revealed and Alabama basketball officially became something it had never been before.
Tide Hoops History30,498 次观看 • 5 个月前
Six years ago today junior Herbert Jones achieved legendary status in the annals of Alabama Men’s Basketball history as his grittiness and spirit helped propel the Crimson Tide to an 88-82 victory over the No. 25 LSU Tigers in Coleman Coliseum on Feb. 15, 2020. Just two weeks after having his fractured left wrist surgically repaired, Jones literally played one-handed against the Tigers and somehow finished with a career-high 17 rebounds, including five on the offensive end, to go along with six points, three assists, two blocks, two charges taken and a steal in 29 minutes of action. During a dramatic moment in the second half, Jones made two one-handed free throws that stirred the Alabama crowd into a frenzy. “There was a lot of crowd noise when that happened,” Alabama head coach Nate Oats said. “I think it was recognition of the fact that he is such a warrior. He stepped up with one hand, got 17 rebounds, goes 2-for-2 with his off hand at the line.” The blue-collar performance inspired his teammates as Kira Lewis Jr. scored a game-high 27 points and handed out four assists, while Jaden Shackelford had 26 points which included five 3-pointers.
Tide Hoops History24,365 次观看 • 4 个月前
𝐴𝑛 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑡𝑜 Alabama Men’s Basketball I want to apologize to a program that I have loved and embraced starting as a 12-year-old who became drawn to the sport by the greatness of Ennis Whatley. I want to apologize to all the former players, coaches, staff and fans who also share my passion for Alabama basketball. I want to apologize for almost losing faith, and today on Easter Sunday this seems the most appropriate time to ask for your forgiveness. I never stopped supporting every coach, every player and every season, but there were many times I questioned why the second-winningest program in the conference seemed sentenced to wander in college basketball purgatory. During those barren seasons of more than a decade with only one NCAA Tournament appearance, and a quick one at that, my crisis of faith occurred. I truly felt a once-proud program had become an afterthought, and in that brief moment I almost accepted that I would never see the Crimson Tide reach the Final Four in my lifetime. I had become numb to the mediocrity and I didn’t expect more. I had forgotten what the program could be, and actually achieved, when I grew up in the 80s and graduated from The University of Alabama in the early 90s. I wanted to take time to process the significance of last night’s 89-82 victory over Clemson in the very appropriate City of Angels. The basketball gods, who I cursed after every mis-seeding by the NCAA selection committee, after every unexpected postseason injury and after every agonizing loss in the Sweet Sixteen, knew. They knew a team and staff assembled together out of necessity but embracing “mudita” would be the one. They knew a team questioned about its physicality, about its defense, would be the one. They knew when the rest of the country laughed at Alabama and many penciled them as opening-round losers would be the one. They knew a team that ignores the criticism and puts its faith in themselves and the process would be the one. They knew this team would be the one. The one to offer salvation to a long-suffering fanbase that had paid its penance across all generations (Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials). Thank you 2023-24 for being THE one. Thank you Mark Sears for coming back to your home state. Thank you Rylan Griffen for signing with Alabama out of high school and staying for another season. Thank you Grant Nelson, Aaron Estrada, Latrell Wrightsell and Mohamed Wague for seeing something in Alabama. Thank you Nick Pringle for your fiery emotion and your gritty play last night with a bruised heel. Thank you Jarin Stevenson for sacrificing your senior year of high school and choosing Alabama over your home state Tar Heels. Thank you Sam Walters for your timely shooting and also choosing Alabama over your childhood Gators. Thank you Mouhamed Dioubate for always giving maximum effort every minute and never backing down against larger and physical opponents. Thank you Davin Cosby and keep the faith as you recover from your injury. Thank you Nate Oats, Austin Claunch, Ryan Pannone and Preston Murphy for restoring the faith in a fanbase when it seemed prayers would never be answered. Seeing Robert Horry in attendance to witness history warmed my heart. I wish all of us could have been together in person last night to cherish the moment, but I could feel the Crimson spirit as the seconds ticked off the clock. I’m grateful for meeting so many kindred spirits through this X account and again I thank Crimson Crossover, Gottfried Grant Johnson and Christian Sykes for inviting me to join the team and help promote the program on this platform. Alabama basketball I humbly ask for your forgiveness this Easter Sunday and I will never question my faith in you again. Roll Tide for eternity and Let’s Do This Bama! The Tide has risen. - 𝑀𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑒𝑙 𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑛, 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑎𝑚𝑎 (Michael Southern)
Tide Hoops History99,416 次观看 • 2 年前
Three years ago today Alabama Men’s Basketball delivered one of the most unforgettable nights in Coleman Coliseum history and secured another championship. Down 17 points with just more than 10 minutes to play, the No. 2-ranked Crimson Tide stormed back to defeat arch-rival Auburn 90-85 in overtime, clinching its second SEC regular-season title in three years on March 1, 2023. In a rivalry that never lacks drama, this one felt destined to live forever. Alabama trailed 66-49 before flipping the game completely, outscoring the Tigers 26-9 the rest of regulation to force overtime, then winning the extra period 15-10. The victory secured a 16-1 SEC mark and capped a perfect 15-0 season at home — the program’s first undefeated run inside Coleman Coliseum since 2010-11. Jahvon Quinerly came off the bench with 24 points and six assists, while Brandon Miller, Mark Sears and Noah Clowney added 17 apiece. The Tide’s core accounted for 75 of the team’s 90 points in a championship-clinching performance. Afterward, Nate Oats summed up the night perfectly: “To be down 17 with just over 10 minutes to go in the game and come back to win, I couldn’t be prouder of our guys.” It wasn’t just a rivalry win. It was a sweep of the in-state rival. It was an undefeated home season. That’s how championships are defined and banners hung.
Tide Hoops History20,024 次观看 • 3 个月前
While Coleman Coliseum has become a punching bag when fans list antiquated college basketball venues, there are still times the “hangar” can produce an intimidating and hostile environment like seven years ago in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. No. 12 Oklahoma led by freshman sensation Trae Young entered into a raucous 15,000-plus White Out crowd that helped propel Alabama Men’s Basketball to an 80-73 upset on Jan. 26, 2018. Young entered the game as the nation’s leading scorer with a 27-point average, but Alabama countered with its freshmen duo of Collin Sexton and Herbert Jones. Sexton led the Crimson Tide with 18 points, while Jones held Young to just 17 points and scored 14 points of his own. Sophomore Braxton Key added 11 points. Junior Donta Hall blocked a career-high eight shots while grabbing seven rebounds and scoring nine points. After jumping out to a 41-35 halftime lead, Alabama watched Oklahoma fight back and take a 60-55 lead midway through the second half. However, the Crimson Tide answered with a 13-0 run that included a dunk by Hall and pair of three-pointers from Key for a 68-60 advantage it would never relinquish.
Tide Hoops History57,974 次观看 • 1 年前