One of the major reinventions of the Alabama basketball program that Nate Oats wanted to implement when he arrived in Tuscaloosa was an “anybody, anywhere” type of scheduling mentality, and boy, has he done just that. After spending last week in Portland, OR for the Phil Knight Invitational, where the 11th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1; Kenpom: 11; T-Rank: 19) took home a pair of ranked wins against a trio of then #12 Michigan State, #20 UConn, and #1 North Carolina, the Tide will soon spend a week playing at current #1 Houston before returning to the great state of Alabama to play Memphis and #14 Gonzaga - all return trips from last year’s brutal December schedule, of course.
Bama Basketball Breakdown and Game Thread: South Dakota State
