As of 10:00 CST, Thursday night there was no official news on Alabama basketball coach, Avery Johnson. No Alabama basketball beat reporters confirmed the rumors of Avery’s exit from the program until Michael Casagrande of al.com reported at 10:22 PM CST that Johnson is “negotiating a buyout for what would be a mutually agreed upon parting of ways.”
Earlier in the day, there had been widespread message board and social media chatter about Avery’s exit. Multiple Alabama basketball insiders stated exit conversations between Avery and the school began on Thursday.
There was no clear indication if Avery has resigned or if he was fired.