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Alabama Men’s Basketball Season Underway with First Official Team Practice

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The 2015-16 Alabama men’s basketball season officially began on Friday with the first practice of the season at the Coleman Coliseum Practice Gym.

Head coach Avery Johnson enters his first year at the helm of the Crimson Tide program this season after spending seven years coaching in the NBA. Johnson said he was as excited as his players to get things officially started on Friday.

“We started off by getting the boys up early this morning for a one hour practice and now we are going again this afternoon,” Johnson said.