Crimson Tide head basketball coach Nate Oats reveals six new and returning Alabama players who will need to use their physicality against a fellow Final Four team from last season.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— Since Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats' hiring in 2019, the Crimson Tide has grown renowned for its shooting ability from downtown in addition to the extremely fast-paced play style.
After three games and three victories, the No. 2 Crimson Tide will have its first road test of the young season on Friday against No. 13 Purdue––a fellow Final Four team from last season. The Boilermakers lost two-time Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year and 7-foot-4 center Zach Edey to the NBA, but they still have multiple bigs that Oats is game-planning for.
"I've seen coach Painter has been talking about their rebounding, so I'm sure he's all over them about it," Oats said. "They haven't rebounded as well as he would like from what I'm seeing, so I'm sure that it's going to get picked up, and we're going to really have to do a better job keeping them off of the offensive boards."
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