Whatever the outcome is today, it’s been a hell of a year for Tide Hoops. The Crimson Tide, already regular season SEC champs, will be selected later today as, at worst, a 2-seed for this year’s NCAA Tournament, regardless of this game’s outcome. However, a win today will ensure that Alabama will be hanging a second banner for the 2021 season, a rare feat that not many other programs in the conference can claim. It would also clearly surpass the 2002 team in terms of season-long accomplishments, likely putting only Wimp Sanderson’s most successful squad in 1987 still in front of it, for now.