Alabama officials wondered about the home-court advantage not being at an optimal level for Saturday’s game against Kentucky. With spring semester classes not starting until next week, Alabama students are not on campus.
Then there’s that football game on Monday. Alabama plays Clemson for the national championship. Alabama officials were happy. With that game in Santa Clara, Calif., rather than, say, nearby Atlanta or New Orleans, more fans might stay in Tuscaloosa and attend the Tide’s basketball game against UK.
“In a perfect world, we want to start (Southeastern Conference play) when our students are back. Sure,” Alabama Coach Avery Johnson said Thursday.