In the Alabama basketball 2017 signing class, the Crimson Tide was rated as the No. 8 among all Division 1 teams. The jewel in that class was 5-Star, Collin Sexton. With Sexton moving up to the NBA after one season, the Tide needed a point guard. PG, Jared Butler was signed in the 2018 class. Butler, a 4-star recruit is believed to not have been cleared to play for health reasons.
The 2018 point guard situation took another turn on Friday. Top 30, 4-Star (5-Star rated by 247Sports) Kira Lewis committed to Alabama basketball. Lewis has been a priority target for the 2019 class but he has decided to re-classify to the 2018 class.