Petty, No. 18 Alabama rain in 3s, beat LSU 105-75
— John Petty scored 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and Alabama made a Southeastern Conference-record 23 shots from beyond the arc in a 105-75 win over LSU on Tuesday night.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
12-3, 1st in SEC
- 11/25W 81-57
- 11/30L 82-64
- 12/1W 86-74
- 12/2W 88-71
- 12/12L 64-56
- 12/15W 83-80
- 12/19L 73-71
- 12/22W 85-69
- 12/29W 82-64
- 1/27W 71-63
- 1/5W 86-71
- 1/9W 94-90
- 1/12W 85-65
- 1/16W 90-59
- 1/19W 105-75
- 1/23
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- 1/30
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- 2/619
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Bama breaks its own SEC record for 3-pointers with 23 (1:56)
Alabama's Petty drains first seven 3-point attempts vs. LSU (1:21)
Courtside: Chris Holtmann previews Ohio State's showdown against Purdue. Plus, the guys share their thoughts on Baylor's Kim Mulkey
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing Kim Mulkey’s comments about playing college basketball during a pandemic, if there’s a home court advantage this season, not panicking over Michigan’s loss, Auburn’s Sharife Cooper bursting onto the scene, Gonzaga Watch and Iowa’s roster construction. Then, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann joins the show to talk about Kyle Young’s throwback style, an update on Seth Towns, Dakich wanting to take a bullet for Holtmann, Jae’Sean Tate making an impact with the Rockets and the happiest he’s ever seen his team. Later, quick hitters on Baylor, Texas, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas Tech.
College Basketball Power Rankings: A two-team race for No. 1
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
Alabama improves to 6-0 in SEC with win over Hogs (0:57)
Oats praises Jones' toughness, Bama's senior leadership (2:43)
Petty sets record; Alabama routs Arkansas, wins 7th straight
— John Petty Jr. made five 3-pointers and set an Alabama program record, and finished with 17 points as the Crimson Tide routed Arkansas 90-59 on Saturday.
College basketball picks: Can anyone slow down Michigan?
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Michigan-Minnesota, Baylor-Texas Tech and other top games of the weekend.
Defense, team chemistry key to Bama's ascension (2:36)
Tide's Bruner out indefinitely with knee injury
Alabama's Jordan Bruner, who is averaging 7.8 points and 5.9 rebounds and leads the team in blocks (16) and steals (20) this season, is out indefinitely with a right meniscus injury.
Alabama moves to 5-0 in SEC by beating Kentucky 85-65 (1:52)
Petty scores 23 points, Alabama blows out Kentucky 85-65
— John Petty Jr. scored 23 points, including four of Alabama’s 14 3-pointers, Jaden Shackleford added 18 points and Alabama never trailed Kentucky to earn an 85-65 rout Tuesday night in a matchup of the Southeastern Conference’s top two unbeaten teams.
Alabama blows out Kentucky for first win at Rupp Arena since 2006 (0:44)
Alabama's heads-up steal sets up big slam for Petty (0:19)
Alabama's Jones glides to the rim for two-handed jam (0:21)
College Basketball Power Rankings: Unbeaten Michigan continues moving up, Pac-12 gets closer
Juwan Howard and the Wolverines are carrying the banner for the rugged Big Ten, while USC and UCLA had big weeks out west.
Bama pulls away in late-game thriller vs. Auburn (1:20)
Alabama prevails despite Cooper's 26-point debut for Auburn
— Joshua Primo scored a career-high 22 points, Jordan Bruner added a season-high 20 and first-place Alabama edged last-place Auburn 94-90 despite a strong debut by freshman point guard Sharife Cooper on Saturday.
Jones throws down a vicious poster for Bama (0:24)
Why Alabama is hard to guard (1:26)
Alabama takes early SEC lead with 86-71 win over Florida
— Keon Ellis scored 16 points and James Rojas scored 15 — each off the bench — to help carry Alabama past Florida 86-71 on Tuesday night to sit atop the Southeastern Conference.
Alabama upsets No. 7 Tennessee in SEC showdown (2:00)
Alabama upsets No. 7 Tennessee in SEC showdown (2:00)
Petty says Tide came out with mindset to win (1:36)
2020-21 SEC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7-0 | - | 12-3 |
| LSU | 5-2 | 2 | 10-3 |
| Tennessee | 4-2 | 2.5 | 10-2 |
| Missouri | 3-2 | 3 | 9-2 |
| Florida | 4-3 | 3 | 7-4 |
| Mississippi State | 4-3 | 3 | 9-6 |
| Kentucky | 3-3 | 3.5 | 4-9 |
| Arkansas | 3-4 | 4 | 11-4 |
| Georgia | 2-4 | 4.5 | 9-4 |
| Texas A&M | 2-4 | 4.5 | 7-5 |
| Ole Miss | 2-4 | 4.5 | 7-6 |
| South Carolina | 1-2 | 4 | 3-4 |
| Auburn | 2-5 | 5 | 8-7 |
| Vanderbilt | 0-4 | 5.5 | 4-6 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game81.831st
Rebounds Per Game41.226th
Assists Per Game14.2139th
Points Allowed70.5
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 18 | 16 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. Davison | PG | Signed | 92 |
| Jusaun Holt | SF | Signed | 81 |
| Langston Wilson | PF | Signed | - |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 22-21 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 21 |