Alabama learned Tuesday night it will play No. 16 seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday.
MIKE RODAK al.com Alabama learned Tuesday night it will play No. 16 seed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the first round of the NCAA tournament Thursday.On Wednesday, Alabama players Brandon Miller and Mark Sears, and later coach Nate Oats, held a news conference around 12:35 p.m. CT ahead of an open practice in the arena at 1:15 p.m.— Miller and Sears have arrived. Asked about playing in front of home fans, Miller said the fans “give us great energy, and we play off them.
— Sears: “We love each other like a brother. That means on the court, having that bond on the court. That leads to our success.” — Miller: “I’ve never seen a team bond like this, off the court. We are with each other every day, at each other’s houses.”— Oats said Alabama knew they would have to play well to choose their site, and they played well enough to play close to home in Birmingham. “We’re excited.”
— Asked about Nimari Burnett and Dom Welch not playing in the Sunday championship game, Oats said it’s hard to play 11 players in every game. “We kind of went with the guys that were playing well. Stuff started out great and we just kind of rolled with the guys that were playing well,” he said. Both players are 100 percent healthy, Oats said, and he anticipates seeing Burnett early in the game Thursday based on his practice this week.
— Asked about playing in Birmingham after playing on the road in the SEC, especially after the Darius Miles/Brandon Miller situations, Oats said it’s not technically a home game but “I sure hope Legacy is packed out like a home game.” — Oats said they did not go long in practice this week because they will need to potentially play two games in three days.
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