2019-20 Schedule Game 22
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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 22 2019-20 SCHEDULE ALABAMA VS TENNESSEE Opponent TV Time (CT)/Result OCTOBER 27 GEORGIA TECH (EXH.) W, 93-65 FEB. 4, 2020 / 6 P.M. CT / TUSCALOOSA, ALA. NOVEMBER COLEMAN COLISEUM (14,474) 5 PENN SEC Network+ L, 80-81 11 FLORIDA ATLANTIC SEC Network+ W, 78-59 TV: ESPNU 15 at Rhode Island NBCSN L, 79-93 19 FURMAN1 SEC Network+ W, 81-73 (Play-By-Play: Kevin Fitzgerald, Analyst: Barry Booker) 27 vs. 6/6North Carolina2 ESPN L, 67-76 28 vs. Iowa State2 ESPN2 L, 89-104 RADIO: CRIMSON TIDE SPORTS NETWORK 29 vs. Southern Miss2 ESPNU W, 83-68 (Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart, Analyst: Bryan Passink) | Sirius/XM Channel NA/381 DECEMBER 6 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN SEC Network+ W, 78-68 14 at 21/21Penn State Big Ten Network L, 71-73 CRIMSON TIDE VOLUNTEERS 18 at Samford3 ESPN+ W, 105-87 21 vs. Belmont4 SEC Network W, 92-72 2019-20 Record 12-9 2019-20 Record 12-9 29 RICHMOND SEC Network W, 90-78 2019-20 SEC Record 4-4 2019-20 SEC Record 4-4 JANUARY NET Ranking/SOS 41/11 NET Ranking/SOS 71/44 4 at Florida* ESPN2 L, 98-104 (2ot) Leading Scorer Kira Lewis Jr. (16.4) Leading Scorer Jordan Bowden (12.6) 8 MISSISSIPPI STATE* SEC Network W, 90-69 11 at 14/14Kentucky* ESPN L, 67-76 Leading Rebounder John Petty Jr. (7.2) Leading Rebounder John Fulkerson (6.0) 15 4/4AUBURN* ESPN2 W, 83-64 Leader in Assists Kira Lewis Jr. (4.7) Leader in Assists Santiago Vescovi (3.6) 18 MISSOURI* SEC Network W, 88-74 Head Coach Nate Oats Head Coach Rick Barnes 22 at Vanderbilt* SEC Network W, 77-62 25 KANSAS STATE5 ESPN2 W, 77-74 Record at Alabama (Years) 12-9 (1st) Record at Tennessee (Years) 100-59 (5th) 29 at 22/24LSU* ESPN2 L, 76-90 Career Record (Years) 108-52 (5th) Career Record (Years) 704-373 (33rd) FEBRUARY 1 ARKANSAS* SEC Network L, 78-82 NUGGETS YOU NEED TO KNOW 4 TENNESSEE* ESPNU 6 p.m. 8 at Georgia* SEC Network 5 p.m. • Alabama will close out its current two-game homestand when it hosts the Tennessee Volunteers on 12 at Auburn* ESPN2 6 p.m. Tuesday night inside Coleman Coliseum. It will mark the lone game played between the two teams during 15 LSU* ESPN/ESPN2 3 p.m. the regular season. 19 TEXAS A&M* SEC Network 6 p.m. • The Crimson Tide is coming off a narrow 82-78 home defeat to Arkansas last Saturday night. The loss 22 at Ole Miss* SEC Network 7:30 p.m. snapped an eight-game home winning streak, which was the longest since 2014. It was the second 25 at Mississippi State* SEC Network 8 p.m. straight loss for Alabama (dropped a road game at LSU on Jan. 29), marking the first time UA has dropped consecutive games since doing so in the first two rounds of the Battle 4 Atlantis when it fell to then-No. 29 SOUTH CAROLINA* SEC Network 7:30 p.m. 6 North Carolina on Nov. 27 and Iowa State on Nov. 28. MARCH • The Tide enters Tuesday night’s contest ranked No. 4 in the nation in scoring offense at 82.2 points per game and is No. 8 in three-point field goals made per game at 10.2 (as of 2/2), leading the league in both 3 VANDERBILT* SEC Network 7:30 p.m. areas. UA also leads the SEC in threes made (215), threes attempted (620) and three-point field goal 7 at Missouri* SEC Network 1:30 p.m. percentage (.347). 11-15 at SEC Tournament6 TBD TBD • Alabama leads the SEC with a No. 11 overall strength of schedule entering Tuesday’s contest. UA is tied for second in the nation in fewest games played against teams ranked above 200 in the NET, which also 1 Battle 4 Atlantis (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) includes three additional SEC teams (Arkansas, Florida and Mississippi State). West Virginia leads the 2 Battle 4 Atlantis (Grand Paradise Island, Bahamas) nation and has played only one game versus a team with a 200-plus NET ranking 3 Game will be played at the BJCC (Birmingham, Ala.) • It was announced prior to the Arkansas game that junior Herbert Jones fractured his left wrist and is 4 Rocket City Classic (Huntsville, Ala.) out indefinitely, while graduate senior Beetle Bolden missed his second straight contest due to illness. 5 Big 12/SEC Challenge When factoring in the ACL injuries prior to the season to forwards James Rojas and Juwan Gary – both 6 SEC Tournament (Nashville, Tenn.) of which were expected to play significant minutes this season – along with transfer Jahvon Quinerly’s NCAA waiver denial, the Tide was down to seven scholarship players who were active for that contest. In all, injuries and illness have cost UA players a total of 48 games this season. * Southeastern Conference game • According to Ken Pomeroy’s “Luck” statistic, the Crimson Tide ranks 327th out of 353 D-I teams. The BOLD indicates home game category takes into account “the deviation between a team’s actual winning percentage and what one Rankings listed are AP/Coaches would expect from its game-by-game efficiencies. Essentially, a team involved in a lot of close games should not win (or lose) all of them. Those that do will be viewed as lucky (or unlucky).” #ROLLTIDE PAGE 1 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / #ROLLTIDE / #BLUECOLLARBASKETBALL 2019-20 OVERALL RECORDS • 12-9 / SEC • 4-4 / HOME • 8-2 / AWAY • 2-5 / NEUTRAL • 2-2 PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS HIGHLIGHTED IN SHADED BOX LAST GAME: 11 pts, 2 rebs, 3 blks vs. Arkansas SEASON HIGHS JAVIAN DAVIS NOTES: Sat out the 2018-19 season as a redshirt ... leads UA in FG%, F • 6-9 • 242 • R-Fr. • Canton, Miss. ranks 4th on team in blocks and steals ... made first collegiate start & had Pts: 19 vs. Florida Atlantic (11/11/19) 19 pts & 9 rebs vs. FAU ... 11 pts and season-high 3 blks vs. Arkansas ... Rebs: 9 vs. Florida Atlantic (11/11/19) 0 PPG RPG APG BPG FG% FT% MPG six games in double-digits ... dropped nearly 40 pounds of weight since Asts: 2 2x, last vs. Iowa State (11/28/19) 6.1 3.9 0.6 0.6 .606 .618 16.1 arriving on campus ... a four-star prospect by ESPN & first team all-state. Blks: 3 vs. Arkansas (2/1/20) LAST GAME: DNP vs. Arkansas SEASON HIGHS HERBERT JONES NOTES: Out indefinitely with fractured wrist ... two-year captain ... 5 F/G • 6-7 • 205 • Jr. • Greensboro, Ala. double-digit gms over last 6 prior to injury ... team-high 3 double-doubles Pts: 18 at Kentucky (1/11/20) (Richmond, Auburn & Mizzou) ... season-high 18 pts at UK ... 17 pts at Rebs: 12 2x, last vs. Missouri (1/18/20) 1 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FT% MPG Rhode Island ... set UA record for charges taken in a season with 23 Asts: 7 at Samford (12/18/19) 9.9 6.3 2.7 1.1 0.6 .625 27.4 (2018) & has 54 for his career ... Academic All-District (4th in UA history). Stls: 3 at Penn State (12/14/19) LAST GAME: 12 pts, 3 asts, 3 stls vs. Arkansas SEASON HIGHS KIRA LEWIS JR. NOTES: Leads team in scoring, assists, steals & minutes per game, 3rd in G • 6-3 • 165 • So. • Meridianville, Ala. rebounding ... tops SEC in mpg, 3rd in apg, 6th in ppg & spg ... career highs Pts: 30 vs. Penn (11/5/19) of 30 pts & 8 rebs vs. Penn ... team-best 6 games of 20 or more points & Rebs: 8 3x, last at Kentucky (1/11/20) 2 PPG RPG APG SPG 3FG% FT% MPG 19 in double figures ... SEC POW (1/27) ... preseason All-SEC First Team ... Asts: 8 3x, last at LSU (1/29/20) 16.4 5.3 4.7 1.8 .298 .833 37.2 helped Team USA to gold medal at the 2019 FIBA U-19 World Cup. Stls: 4 2x, last at Florida (1/4/20) LAST GAME: 14 pts, 7 rebs, 2 blks vs. Arkansas SEASON HIGHS ALEX REESE NOTES: Leads team in blocks, 3rd in 3-pt FG%, 4th in rpg & ppg ... F • 6-9 • 245 • Jr. • Pelham, Ala. double-figures in 10 of last 14 gms, starting 13 of those contests ... Pts: 17 2x, last at LSU (1/29/20) averaging 11.6 ppg and 4.6 rpg, shooting 38% from deep (31-of-82) Rebs: 9 vs. North Carolina (11/27/19) 3 PPG RPG APG BPG 3FG% FT% MPG over the span ... season-high 17 pts vs Mizzou ... matched that with 17 Asts: 4 at Rhode Island (11/15/19) 9.9 4.7 1.1 1.1 .345 .700 22.5 at LSU ... had 16 pts at Samford ... 11 games in double figures. Blks: 3 2x, last vs. K-State (1/26/20) LAST GAME: 28 pts, 7 rebs, 3 asts vs. Arkansas SEASON HIGHS JADEN SHACKELFORD NOTES: Avg. 15.3 ppg, 5.0 rpg & 2.9 3s made in last 11 gms ... ranks G • 6-3 • 195 • Fr. • Hesperia, Calif. 3rd on team in ppg, 2nd in total 3s made (47), leads UA in 3s attempted Pts: 28 2x, last vs. Arkansas (2/1/20) (147) & 4th in mpg ..