After a somewhat disappointing 7-5 start to the season in non-conference play, the Alabama Crimson Tide now turn their attention to the meat of the schedule: SEC play. The NCAA Tournament seems like an incredible long-shot for the Tide in 2017, but that certainly doesn’t mean that this team has nothing to play for. The NIT seems likely with a winning record in conference, and this team has a lot of areas they need to develop and improve in before this program can be successful moving forward. It’s disappointing that Alabama won’t be able to take advantage of what is a pretty light conference schedule (the Tide draw home-and-aways this year with a number of the lesser teams in the SEC) to rack up wins and make a run at a tournament berth, but at least there are a number of opportunities to make some noise in the SEC standings.
Bama Basketball Breakdown: Mississippi State
