Grant Nelson made himself a part of Alabama basketball history with his dominant performance against North Carolina. The senior forward though is hoping to be part of another important chapter — getting the Crimson Tide into the Final Four for the first time.
Alabama forward Grant Nelson, left, and guard Rylan Griffen field questions during a news conference Friday, March 29, 2024, in Los Angeles. Alabama plays against Clemson on Saturday in an Elite Eight college basketball game in men’s NCAA Tournament. Alabama forward Grant Nelson, right, blocks a shot from North Carolina guard RJ Davis during the second half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game in the NCAA tournament Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Los Angeles.
“Even before this game, just making it to the tournament and winning the first two games, I’ve been getting a lot of love even though I feel like I didn’t perform how I should have. I feel like I let my teammates down,” said Nelson, who put up 24 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots.UConn’s repeat try may be the last for a while.
The 6-foot-11 forward had a hard time staying on the floor due to foul trouble. Nelson fouled out in six games during the regular season and had 11 where he had more fouls than field goals. “I think Grant is a very versatile player. He showed yesterday he could shoot the 3 off the dribble, off the catch. He can take it in the post. He can drive,” Estrada said. “So I think for us and our offense it kind of just opens it up for everybody else, especially when he gets going, because we have so many great shooters on our team.”
“They can both get rebounds, which hurt us last time. They’re both physical, and I think our scouting report wasn’t perfect. We didn’t follow it how we should have. We got a lot of adjustments to make,” Nelson said.
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