Nate Oats’ first Alabama team took the floor on Tuesday night in their season opener versus Pennsylvania. The already short-handed team fought hard but shot and defended poorly, and fell by a score of 81-80 in a thrilling finish at Coleman Coliseum.
The Tide has already lost inside player James Rojas and wing player Juwan Gary to season ending knee injuries. On top of that James “Beetle” Bolden has been nursing a wrist injury, and Alex Reese has a bad hip. Bolden and Reese both have missed the team’s last four practices.