GAME 24 2018-19 SCHEDULE ALABAMA VS MISSISSIPPI STATE Opponent TV Time (CT)/Result OCTOBER 30 MONTEVALLO (EXH.) SEC Network+ W, 82-40 FEBRUARY 12, 2019 / 8 P.M
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CRIMSON TIDE BASKETBALL 20 NCAA Appearances » 13 Combined SEC Titles » 2nd in SEC History in Total League Wins » 2nd in SEC History in Winning Percentage GAME 24 2018-19 SCHEDULE ALABAMA VS MISSISSIPPI STATE Opponent TV Time (CT)/Result OCTOBER 30 MONTEVALLO (EXH.) SEC Network+ W, 82-40 FEBRUARY 12, 2019 / 8 P.M. CT / STARKVILLE, MISS. NOVEMBER HUMPHREY COLISEUM (10,575) 6 SOUTHERN SEC Network+ W, 82-62 11 APPALACHIAN STATE1 SEC Network W, 81-73 15 vs. Northeastern2 ESPNU L, 52-68 TV: SEC NETWORK 16 vs. Ball State2 ESPNU W, 79-61 18 vs. Wichita State2 ESPNU W, 90-86 (Play-By-Play: Tom Hart, Analyst: Jon Sundvold) 26 MURRAY STATE SEC Network+ W, 78-72 29 at UCF ESPNU L, 64-70 RADIO: CTSN | SIRIUS/XM DECEMBER (Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart, Analyst: Bryan Passink) | Sirius/XM Channel 135/386 4 GEORGIA STATE SEC Network+ L, 80-83 9 ARIZONA ESPN W, 76-73 18 vs. Liberty3 SEC Network+ W, 84-75 CRIMSON TIDE BULLDOGS 21 PENN STATE SEC Network W, 73-64 30 at Stephen F. Austin ESPNU W, 79-69 2018-19 Record 15-8 2018-19 Record 16-7 JANUARY 2018-19 SEC Record 6-4 2018-19 SEC Record 4-6 5 13/14KENTUCKY* ESPN W, 77-75 NET Ranking/SOS 43/25 NET Ranking/SOS 29/8 8 at LSU* SEC Network L, 79-88 12 TEXAS A&M* SEC Network L, 80-81 Leading Scorer Kira Lewis Jr. (14.3) Leading Scorer Quinndary Weatherspoon (17.9) 16 at Missouri* SEC Network W, 70-60 Leading Rebounder Donta Hall (8.7) Leading Rebounder Aric Holman (7.0) 19 at 3/3Tennessee* ESPN2 L, 68-71 22 20/20OLE MISS* ESPNU W, 74-53 Leader in Assists Kira Lewis Jr. (3.0) Leader in Assists Lamar Peters (5.7) 26 at Baylor4 ESPNU L, 68-73 Head Coach Avery Johnson Head Coach Ben Howland 29 22/21MISSISSIPPI STATE* SEC Network W, 83-79 Record at Alabama (Years) 72-54 (4th) Record at Miss. State (Years) 71-52 (4th) FEBRUARY Career Record (Years) 326-240 (11th) Career Record (Years) 472-258 (24th) 2 at Auburn* ESPN2 L, 63-84 6 GEORGIA* SEC Network W, 89-74 9 at Vanderbilt* SEC Network W, 77-67 12 at Mississippi State* SEC Network 8 p.m. NUGGETS YOU NEED TO KNOW 16 FLORIDA* ESPNU 1 p.m. • Alabama closes its two-game road trip when it travels to Starkville, Miss., where it will take on 19 at Texas A&M* SEC Network 8 p.m. Mississippi State on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. CT on SEC Network. It will mark the second meeting of the 23 VANDERBILT* ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 5 p.m. year between the two teams. Just two weeks ago, the Crimson Tide captured an 83-79 victory over the 26 at South Carolina* ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 6 p.m. then-No. 20 ranked Bulldogs on Jan. 29 in Coleman Coliseum. MARCH • Mississippi State and Alabama will meet for the 201st time in series history when the teams square off on 2 LSU* ESPN/ESPN2 11 a.m. Tuesday night. The Tide owns an all-time record of 125-75 in the series, including wins in 11 of the last 13 5 AUBURN* ESPN/ESPN2 meetings and 15 of the last 19 overall games played between the two programs. The 200 games played ESPNU/SEC Network 8 p.m. and the 125 wins against Mississippi State marks the most for Alabama against any single opponent in 9 at Arkansas* SEC Network 5 p.m. each category in program history. 13-17 at SEC Tournament5 TBA TBA • Alabama is 8-5 against Quadrant 1 (2-5) and Quadrant 2 (6-0) opponents this year (as of 2/10). The eight wins against Q1 and Q2 teams ranks as the fifth-most in the SEC. The Crimson Tide trails only 1 Charleston Classic (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Tennessee (11-1), LSU (11-4), Kentucky (10-4) and Mississippi State (9-7) in combined Q1 and Q2 victories. 2 Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) Furthermore, Alabama’s 6-0 mark against Q2 opponents is second only to Tennessee’s 7-0 record. In 3 Rocket City Classic (Huntsville, Ala.) fact, the Tide is one of only seven teams in the nation have have played at least six games against Q2 4 SEC/Big12 Challenge opponents and owns a perfect record (Houston, Michigan and Nevada are 8-0, Tennessee is 7-0, while 5 SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) Gonzaga and Texas Tech are 6-0). • The 70-point mark is the magic number for the Crimson Tide this season. When scoring 70 or more points, * Southeastern Conference game Alabama is 15-3 on the year. However, the Tide falls to 0-5 this season when scoring fewer than 70 points BOLD indicates home game in a contest. Rankings listed are AP/Coaches • Seven of the Tide’s eight remaining opponents are either Quadrant 1 (4) or Quadrant 2 (3) opponents. • Alabama will play its first home Saturday contest since Jan. 12 when it welcomes the Florida Gators to Coleman Coliseum. The contest, which will be the lone meeting between the teams this season, will tipoff at 1 p.m. and will be televised on ESPNU. #BUCKLEUP PAGE 1 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / MEN’S BASKETBALL / #ROLLTIDE 2018-19 OVERALL • 15-8 / SEC • 6-4 / HOME • 9-2 / AWAY • 3-5 / NEUTRAL • 3-1 PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS HIGHLIGHTED IN SHADED BOX LAST GAME: 7 pts, 4 rebs at Vanderbilt SEASON HIGHS DONTA HALL NOTES: Leads SEC in double-doubles (10) and is the league-leader in F • 6-9 • 230 • Sr. • Luverne, Ala. SEC games only at 9.4 rpg ... tops UA in rebounds & blocks, 3rd in scoring Pts: 21 vs. Liberty (12/18/18) ... ranks 3rd in SEC in rpg & 9th in bpg ... scored career-high 21 pts & had Rebs: 16 vs Texas A&M (1/12/19) 0 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 4 blks vs. Liberty ... 20 pts in season opener vs. Southern ... team high 16 Asts: 2 2x, last vs.Miss. State (1/29/19) 11.0 8.7 0.6 0.4 1.8 25.7 double-figure scoring gms ... SEC All-Defensive team as a junior. Blks: 4 3x, last vs Texas A&M (1/12/19) LAST GAME: 15 pts, 12 rebs at Vanderbilt SEASON HIGHS RILEY NORRIS NOTES: Leads team with 125 career games played ... sat out first G/F • 6-7 • 212 • Gr. • Albertville, Ala. five games this season due to a medical procedure ... second on team Pts: 16 at Baylor (1/26/19) in 3-pt FG% (.400) ... season-high 16 pts at Baylor, hitting all 4 of his Rebs: 12 at Vanderbilt (2/9/19) 1 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 3-pointers ... had 15 pts & 12 rebs at Vandy for 1st double-double this Asts: 2, 3x, last at Auburn (2/2/19) 6.9 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.2 18.8 year ... scored 14 pts at SFA ... medical redshirt with hip injury last year. Stls: 2 at LSU (1/8/19) LAST GAME: 18 pts, 4 asts, 2 rebs at Vanderbilt SEASON HIGHS KIRA LEWIS JR. NOTES: SEC Freshman of the Week (Dec. 10) ... leads team & ranks 10th G • 6-3 • 167 • Fr. • Meridianville, Ala. in SEC in ppg ... also tops UA in assists and FT% ... has team-high 5 20-pt Pts: 24 2x, last vs. Georgia (2/6/19) scoring games ... career high 24 pts vs. Wichita State ... matched that Rebs: 5 at Baylor (1/26/19)) 2 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG with 24 pts and added 7 asts vs. Georgia ... 21 pts vs. App State ... 17 pts Asts: 8 at SFA (12/30/18) 14.3 2.3 3.0 0.9 0.3 30.9 and career-high 8 asts at SFA ... second-youngest player in the country. Stls: 3 vs. Ball State (11/16/18) LAST GAME: DNP at Vanderbilt SEASON HIGHS ALEX REESE NOTES: Missed game at Vandy with illness ... scored a career high 19 F • 6-9 • 238 • So. • Pelham, Ala. pts vs. Wichita State ... had 15 pts and season highs of 8 rebs & 3 stls Pts: 19 vs. Wichita State (11/18/18) vs. Arizona ... added 14 pts off the bench vs. UCF ... had 12 pts at LSU Rebs: 8 vs. Arizona (12/9/18) 3 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG ... 2nd on team in FT% (.816) & 4th in threes made (16) and attempted Asts: 3 vs. Arizona (12/9/18) 6.0 2.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 13.4 (49)... named SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll in 2017-18. Stls: 2 4x, last vs. Ole Miss (1/23/19) LAST GAME: 3 pts, 2 rebs, 3 blks at Vanderbilt SEASON HIGHS DANIEL GIDDENS NOTE: Has seen action in 8 games ... finished with season highs of 6 F/C • 6-11 • 247 • Jr. • Mableton, Ga. points at LSU ... had 4 pts & a block in 11 mins vs. Georgia ... had 3 pts Pts: 6 at LSU (1/8/19) & 3 blks at Vandy ... collected 2 pts & season-high 6 rebs in season- Rebs: 6 vs. Southern (11/6/18) 4 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG opener vs. Southern (11/6) ... added 4 pts and 5 rebs vs. App State Asts: 1 2x, last at Vandy (2/9/19) 2.5 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.5 8.6 (11/11) ... saw action in 34 games, making 18 starts as a sophomore.