Before any decisions are made about the future of Alabama basketball, a review of the program is in order. What are the goals of the program as established by Greg Byrne? What are the expectations of Alabama basketball fans?
When Mal Moore and Bill Battle announced the hirings of Anthony Grant and Avery Johnson, the word championship was never used. In retrospect, the omission is glaring.
When Paul Bryant hired C.M. Newton as Alabama basketball head coach, a clear goal was winning a championship. Bryant did not know much about basketball but he wanted the Tide’s basketball program to be a winner, a big winner.