It’s Thanksgiving week again, which means it’s time for family bonding, delicious food, Iron Bowl build-up, and holiday basketball tournaments. The Crimson Tide will be doing it big this year, traveling out to Las Vegas, Nevada to participate in the MGM Grand Main Event. Joining the Tide out in the desert this year will the BYU Cougars, the Saint Louis Billikens, and Alabama’s opening opponent, the Valparaiso Crusaders (3-1). The Crusaders won a school-record 30 games last season and finished as runners-up in the 2016 NIT. Really, this was an NCAA Tournament team that got snubbed because of the conference that they play in, the Horizon League.
Bama Basketball Breakdown: Valparaiso
