One of the new realities of “Alabama: Basketball School” is — and will be going forward — a heavy yearly roster turnover, with one-and-dones increasingly stocking the two-deep.
For what seems to be the umpeenth year in a row, the Tide lost a pair of First Rounders to the NBA last night. To that, add the matriculation out of the program of several other players, and the departure of still more to the portal. The Tide will return its starting PG, Mark Sears and reigning SEC 6th Man of the Year. There are some exciting portal prospects coming in, as well as a nice recruiting class; and there are some very high potential underclassmen that saw time last year as well (Nick Pringle et al).