Alabama basketball fans want Athletic Director Greg Byrne to hire a game-changer for the Crimson Tide. A coach who can transform Alabama basketball from a currently NCAA Tournament also-ran to a frequent Sweet Sixteen team and beyond.
Alabama basketball has never been to an NCAA Tournament Final Four. For a school with championships in its DNA, that shortcoming is glaring. To some Alabama basketball fans, it is inexcusable and proof Tide power brokers don’t value success for Alabama men’s basketball.
Other Tide fans believe the men’s basketball program has a ceiling not far from where it is today.