in to see cam scott today. asa newell says he wants to visit bama. 2 top 20 players in the 2024 class.

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Hey everyone. Little bit of news regarding the basketball board. The Coleman Crazies will be no more as basketball will now be posted on the TOC. While I love this board tremendously and everyone who has made it what it is today, it makes the most sense to have basketball talk on the main message board of the site to get the most traffic.

I think with how big Alabama basketball has gotten, that there will be a lot more discourse and basketball discussion if it is on the board with the most traffic. All basketball posts can be labeled as such to differentiate the sports to make it easier to follow.

I hope all of you understand as the staff believes this will help overall traffic on the message boards. Excited for this upcoming basketball season!

Before I get started, let me say that I was never a great hitter and could not hit a long ball, but I could hit line drives. I was always taught that hitting should be done in one motion and that the hitter should be in a cocked position before the pitcher releases the ball. You cannot pull the bat back and the come forward with enough momentum to drive the ball. This bit of holding the bat over the plate as the pitcher commences her motion drives me crazy. The batter never has time to come to the cocked position and set to drive the ball. The more motion you have in the swing the greater the chance to upper cut and hit a fly ball and/or not being set, which leads to a strikeout. To hit a line drive the barrel must be addressed to the ball position. I would think that if I was pitching to Alabama, I would keep the speed stuff on the outer portion of the plate, knowing that anything over the middle is going to result in a fly ball.

Would someone please explain to me why we are holding the bat over the plate, as the batter addresses the pitcher? I just don't get it and I sure did not notice an MTSU or Northwestern batter doing the same.

You know the drill. Alabama basketball adds a new player, and Hunter Cruse breaks down what he will offer the Crimson Tide.

getting a look from bama. transfer from louisiana might be next.

Benson is one of my personal favorite players for the coming season. I know I have him high, but I believe he's going to back up my evaluation this fall.

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Alabama had hosted a large number of recruits so far this year and the expectation is that the visits will pay dividends as we get further down the road.

Here is a look at several offense targets that are giving the Crimson Tide a hard look.

There are legacy Scholarships available to children, whose father's were members of "A Club". Brian Williams was a great Point Guard at Alabama, twice earning All SEC honors. Brian's son. Greedy Williams, played out of position his Freshman year at Northwestern State, and when the season was over he entered the transfer portal. As a result of low stats, he elected to attend Chipola JC next year, rather than accept a lower college scholarship, as it is Alabama that he wants. I think that if Alabama offered him a preferred walk on status with a chance at a scholarship, he would take the chance. I promise you that the young man can play point; however I do not know if he could play effectively in the SEC; however, it would not cost Alabama anything to find out. The worst result is that Alabama would get a second player to practice playing the point guard position. A team, I don't care how good the First eight or nine players may be, is only made better, by having players to practice against. Preferred walk on players are often vital to a teams success.

ok cant link but story at a related site al.como Matt McConaughey talking about TX football "king in TX"

well its BS. been in DFW 11 years and maybe seen 10 people in TX gear. Local paper barely covers TAMu or TX at all. its all Cowboys. College doesnt matter unless in the towns

Prediction:

Alabama

Hunter Cruse broke down Brandon Miller's NBA Summer League debut from last night.

I say good riddance to Pollack and one of the most biased spokespersons on Game Day. Maybe he can get a job wiping Kirby's Ass.
McShey I liked he always seemed pretty neutral.

I don't hear as much Bama buzz for him, but there's still some time to go here

q decides to stay for his last year?

This will be a big year for the redshirt sophomore linebacker.

This is the first time I've had a kicker make the top 10. I think Will Reichard earned it though.

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Bolden will make his decision on August 5th. Bolden has things down to Alabama, Ohio St, Auburn, Georgia and Florida State.

Alabama has a strong pipeline in Georgia and Buford has delivered well. If Alabama is able to pull Bolden it would be some last minute magic but Alabama is always involved for players of Bolden’s magnitude.

Georgia may be the leader at the moment.

Alabama basketball’s coaching staff is once again complete. The Crimson Tide announced its third new assistant of the offseason Monday with the hiring of Preston Murphy. The former Creighton assistant will provide on-court coaching and on-campus recruiting support.

Murphy joins Austin Claunch and Ryan Pannone on Alabama’s revamped staff. That trio replaces Bryan Hodgson (Arkansas State), Charlie Henry (Georgia Southern) and Antoine Pettway (Kennesaw State), who all left for head coaching jobs after spending the past four seasons with the Crimson Tide.

Alabama on Monday announced Preston Murphy would join Austin Claunch and Ryan Pannone as a "special assistant" on Oats' bench, which lost Bryan Hodgson (Arkansas State), Charlie Henry (Georgia Southern) and Antoine Pettway (Kennesaw State) this offseason after each spent the last four seasons with the Tide.

“I’m pleased to be completing our basketball staff with the addition of Coach Murphy. He was a highly sought-after candidate, and we were fortunate he was most interested in joining our program,” said Oats. “I have known Preston for a long time, and I am excited about the many ways he can add tremendous value to what we do. I am always impressed with his energy, his humility, and his basketball acumen. His insight, experience and ability to connect with student-athletes will be a significant advantage for us. Additionally, Preston is a great person who is highly-regarded throughout the college basketball community. We have every expectation his hire will contribute to the continued success and high benchmarks of Alabama basketball.”

Murphy spent the past two seasons serving out an NCAA show cause that expired on June 21. The penalty came after a federal indictment in March 2019 accused him of accepting a $6,000 payment from an undercover FBI agent in a meeting with business manager Christian Dawkins. Murphy hasn’t coached at the college level since.

Murphy spent four years asn an assistant coach at Creighton, helping the Bluejays win 86 games and make the NCAA Tournament twice. Players under his watch have been repeatedly named First Team All-BIG East and BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, and been selected in the NBA Draft. Prior to Creighton, he served several years in a variety of assistant coaching roles with Boston College and his alma mater, URI. From 2006-10, he was the men’s basketball program director for Boston College.

“It’s a privilege to join Alabama Athletics and become a part of the great Crimson Tide tradition – it’s an honor I will work every day to deserve,” Murphy said. “I appreciate the trust Coach Oats, Greg Byrne and the University have put in me, and I look forward to serving this institution and adding to its long history of success,” said Murphy.“It’s a privilege to join Alabama Athletics and become a part of the great Crimson Tide tradition – it’s an honor I will work every day to deserve. I appreciate the trust Coach Oats, Greg Byrne and the University have put in me, and I look forward to serving this institution and adding to its long history of success.”

Murphy played four years for the University of Rhode Island, scoring 1,218 points for the Rams and going to four consecutive postseasons. He graduated from URI with a B.S. in finance in 1999. After college layed professionally three seasons in Belgium and Holland. In 2002, he played for the Los Angeles Clippers in the Southern California Summer Pro League and had one season with the Magic Johnson All-Stars.

Former Alabama head baseball coach Jim Wells was selected to the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as part of the 2024 Class, the ABCA announced on Wednesday morning.

Wells, who is the first ABCA Hall of Fame inductee in Alabama program history, is part of 10 former head coaches that make up the 2024 class. He is joined by Cal Bailey (West Virginia State), Danny Hall (Georgia Tech), Pat McQuaid (Nova High School), Jim Morris (University of Miami), Brian O’Connor (Virginia), Tim Pettorini (The College of Wooster), John Vodenlich (Wisconsin-Whitewater), Wayne Welton (Chelsea High School) and Jeff Willis (LSU Eunice).

Induction to the ABCA Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed by the organization. The ABCA was founded in 1945 with the Hall of Fame beginning in 1966. The 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame Banquet induction ceremony will be held during the 80th annual ABCA Convention on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas.

Jim Wells

Alabama Head Coach, 1995-2009

• Compiled a career 625-322 record across 15 seasons at the Capstone
• The all-time winningest coach in Alabama history with 625 victories, including a program-best 259 in Southeastern Conference play
• Guided the Crimson Tide to three of the program’s five College World Series appearances, making it to Omaha in 1996, 1997 and 1999, and totaled 12 NCAA Regional berths
• Led Alabama to three SEC Western Division titles (1996, 2002, 2006), two SEC regular season titles (1996, 2006) and six SEC Tournament championships (1995-97, 1999, 2002-03)
• His six SEC Tournament titles are tied with Skip Bertman and Paul Mainieri of LSU for the most in the history of the event
• Named SEC Coach of the Year in both 1996 and 2002
• Began his collegiate head coaching career at Northwestern State from 1990-94