TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama will compete in the 2015 AdvoCare Invitational, which will be held in Nov. 26-29 in Orlando, Fla. The Crimson Tide opens this year’s event on Thanksgiving Day at 11 a.m. CT (noon ET) on ESPN2 against the 23rd-ranked Xavier Musketeers.
This year’s meeting between the Crimson Tide and Musketeers marks the third consecutive year the two teams will meet on the hardwood. Xavier has won each of the previous two meetings (77-74 on 12/21/13 in Tuscaloosa and 97-84 on 12/6/14 in Cincinnati) and owns a 4-3 edge in the all-time series.
Xavier is one of eight AP Top-25 teams on Alabama’s 2015-16 schedule (includes a potential second round match-up vs.