Alabama basketball is set to begin its season Tuesday at 7 p.m. CT against Penn inside Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide finished 18-16 last season with an 8-10 mark in SEC play. The Quakers finished 19-12 with a 7-7 record in the Ivy League.
How to watch
When: 7 p.m. CT Tuesday, Nov. 5
Where: Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
TV: SEC Network +
Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network
Alabama projected starting five
Kira Lewis Jr.: 6-foot-3, 165 pounds, sophomore
2018-19 stats: 13.5 ppg., 2.6 rpg., 2.9 apg., 43.3 FG%, 35.8 3-pt%
John Petty Jr.: 6-foot-5, 184 pounds, junior
2018-19 stats: 10.2 ppg., 4.2 rpg., 1.9 apg., 41.3 FG%, 34.5 3-pt%
Herbert Jones: 6-foot-7, 205 pounds, junior
2018-19 stats: 6.4 ppg., 3.5 rpg., 2.0 apg., 42.2 FG%, 28.6 3-pt%
Alex Reese: 6-foot-9, 245 pounds, junior
2018-19 stats: 6.3 ppg., 2.5 rpg., .5 apg., 40.3 FG%, 37.5 3-pt%
Galin Smith: 6-foot-9, 240 pounds, junior
2018-19 stats: 3.8 ppg., 2.2 rpg, .1 apg., 52.2 FG%, 0.0 3-pt%
Penn projected starting five
Devon Goodman: 6-foot, 170 pounds, senior
2018-19 stats: 13.9 ppg., 3.3 rpg., 2.3 apg., 47.7 FG%, 37.5 3-pt%
Bryce Washington: 6-foot-4, 180 pounds, sophomore
2018-19 stats: 7.5 ppg., 3.0 rpg., .6 apg., 41.1 FG%, 39.8 3-pt%
Ryan Betley: 6-foot-5, 200 pounds, senior
2018-19 stats: Played in just five minutes due to injury
Michael Wang: 6-foot-10, 220 pounds, sophomore
2018-19 stats: 8.5 ppg., 3.6 rpg., 1.1 apg., 45.5 FG%, 31.0 3-pt%
A.J. Brodeur: 6-foot-8, 240 pounds, senior
2018-19 stats: 17.6 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 3.6 apg, 52.8 FG%, 34.0 3-pt%
Fast-break points
— Nate Oats is set to make his debut as Alabama’s 21st men’s basketball coach. Alabama’s past six head coaches — Avery Johnson, Anthony Grant, Mark Gottfried, David Hobbs, Wimp Sanderson and C.M. Newton — have gone a combined 3-3 in their debut games.
— Kira Lewis earned preseason All-SEC first-team honors from conference coaches. The starting point guard earned SEC All-Freshman honors last season, leading the team in scoring average (13.5) and assists (2.9) per game
— Penn was picked to finish second in the 2019-20 Ivy League’s preseason media poll. Harvard received 15 of the 17 first-place votes from the media and was picked for the top spot with 134 voting points. The Quakers had 117 points to place second, including the other two first-place votes.
— Three returning Penn players have earned All-Ivy honors during their careers. AJ Brodeur has been first-team All-Ivy each of the last two years while Ryan Betley (2017-18) and Devon Goodman (2018-19) have been second-team picks over the last two seasons. All three will serve as captains for this year’s squad, which returns nine letter winners and welcomes five newcomers.
— “Ball And Oats” t-shirts will be given away to fans attending Tuesday night’s game while supplies last.
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