It’s been two weeks since Jay Wright’s dominant Villanova Wildcats, the same team that eliminated the Tide in the second round, easily won their second national championship in three years, putting an official end to an incredibly eventful 2018 basketball season. Honestly, incredibly eventful might be an understatement when referring to this season of college hoops. From FBI investigations, to an upset-filled regular season, to a suddenly revamped and loaded SEC, it was a crazy year, and Alabama’s 2018 squad perfectly encapsulated it. Freshman phenom and Tide legend, Collin Sexton began the season under the cloud of the FBI investigation (though it was clear he was barely connected to it), the Tide spent the entire season taking turns pulling off upsets, only to be upset themselves, and, of course, the Tide were deeply entrenched in the incredibly balanced grind of the SEC schedule.
Alabama Basketball Season in Review and 2019 Look-ahead
