Category archives for: Basketball

Releford, Green, Steele suspended indefinitely from basketball team

Alabama will take on LSU Saturday night at 6 p.m. with some personnel problems, after head coach Anthony Grant suspended starting point guard Trevor Releford, forward JaMychal Green and guard Andrew Steele for violating team rules. They join junior forward Tony Mitchell in their suspension. “We are extremely disappointed in the choices and decisions made [...]

Tide prepares for Ole Miss rematch

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The women’s basketball team gears up to face Ole Miss in Oxford tonight at 7 p.m. in Tad Smith Coliseum. This will be the second time the teams have played each other this season. “We have gone through practice to play against what we know we will see,” head coach Wendell Hudson said. “Sometimes, that’s [...]

Releford’s speed key to success

Trevor Releford looks to inbound the ball against Arkansas. /CW | Pete Pajor

Trevor Releford has the ball at the point. There are five seconds on the shot clock. Releford has to make a split-second decision. He looks for a pass; there’s nobody open. Four seconds on the shot clock. B.J. Young, the Arkansas defender guarding Releford, blinks. Bad decision. Releford fakes left, cuts right and drives to [...]

Tide plans to play tough defense at Auburn

Junior forward JaMychal Green dunks the ball during Wednesday night's game against Auburn. Green had 17 points and 4 blocks in the Tide's 51-49 victory. / CW | Margo Smith

After starting the Southeastern Conference schedule with two wins followed by four straight losses, the Crimson Tide basketball team seems to be righting the ship. The Tide is on another two-game winning streak and looking to continue that streak with a road trip to Auburn Arena. The game comes at a bad time for Alabama, [...]

Georgia pushes Tide’s losing streak to ten

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The Alabama women’s basketball team lost its tenth straight Southeastern Conference game of the season Sunday, as the Georgia Bulldogs beat the Tide at home, 81-66. Alabama was able to keep it a close game in the first half and even managed to lead at one point. The Tide was able to make numerous big [...]

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