Talk of the Tide: Alabama s First SEC Title Under Nate Oats Won t Be Its Last
Coaching philosophy, player-development and recruiting are the three main components that will keep the Crimson Tide in the running for an SEC title year-in and year-out with Oats
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Mar 4, 2021
Following No. 8 Alabama basketball s season sweep of Auburn on Tuesday night, the rims at Coleman Coliseum were bare and net-less.
Coach Nate Oats even showed up to his post-game press conferencing wearing one of the nets as a necklace to celebrate the Crimson Tide s 2020-2021 Southeastern Conference regular season championship.
Oats, who hasn t even finished his second year at the Capstone, is hoping that it won t be his last in the SEC.
#8 Alabama vs Auburn Game Thread
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Your 2021 SEC Champion Crimson Tide takes the floor for the final time in Coleman Coliseum tonight, as the lowly Auburn Tigers come to town (along with mortal enemy to Tide Hoops and fans of fun college basketball everywhere, Doug Shows). As the calendar has now flipped to March, Alabama must now gear up for deep runs in the SEC and NCAA Tournaments. That starts tonight, when the Tide will try to send the seniors out triumphantly with a sweep of Auburn for the first time since the 2015 season.
Auburn is gearing up for its second meeting of the season with the Alabama Crimson Tide on Tuesday.
"[Alabama's] 1-5 when they're held under 70, and that's got to be something we try to do, and we've only done that three times," Pearl said.
Alabama Hoops Rolls Auburn, 70-58
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Alabama finished their home season with a 70-58 victory over Auburn on Tuesday night. The Tide swept the season series with the Tigers for the first time since 2015. Bama finished 13-1 at Coleman Coliseum and is now 20-6 overall and 15-2 in league play. Auburn fell to 12-14 overall and 6-11 in the SEC.
The Tigers played without star point guard Sharife Cooper, who was out for the third straight game with a sprained ankle. Cooper looks to be a lottery pick in this summer’s NBA draft.