PORTLAND, Ore. – Alabama will have its second straight top-20 matchup in as many days as the Crimson Tide face No. 20/22 UConn in the Phil Knight Invitational semifinals. The Tide await the winner/loser of the North Carolina/Iowa State matchup.
The Broadcast
Friday’s game will be aired on ESPN with Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play) and Bill Walton (analyst) on the call.
The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Roger Hoover (play-by-play) and Bryan Passink (analyst) on the call. The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.
Notes You Need To Know
- The Crimson Tide are looking to start the season 6-0 for the first time since 2012-13.
- Brandon Miller was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 21.
- Brandon Miller is averaging 21.0 points per game, the most by any freshman in the country and No. 20 overall.
- Miller is averaging 3.8 three-pointers per game, which ranks No. 8 in the country.
- Alabama ranks No. 1 in the country in rebounds per game (52.8), offensive rebounds per game (17.8) and rebound margin (19.2).
- Alabama’s newcomers have scored 339 of the Tide’s 420 points this season.
- Noah Clowney ranks No. 37 in the country averaging 10.5 rebounds per game and No. 1 in the SEC.
- Charles Bediako ranks No. 50 in the country averaging 3.4 offensive rebounds per game.
- Alabama has made 52 three-pointers this season, the most under Nate Oats in the first five games of the season.
- The Tide are making 10.4 three-pointers per game, which ranks No. 24 in Division I.
- Alabama welcomes the highest ranked recruiting class in program history, including McDonald’s High School All-Americans Jaden Bradley and Brandon Miller, along with four-start prospects Noah Clowney and Rylan Griffen.
- The Tide rank No. 4 in the country in blocks per game (6.8).
- Ten years ago, Dan Hurley recruited E.C. Matthews from Romulus High School in Michigan to Rhode Island, where Alabama head coach Nate Oats was the head coach.
About UConn
- The No. 20/22 UConn men’s basketball team, riding a six-game winning streak, advances to the semifinals of the Phil Knight Invitational, taking on No. 18/18 Alabama
- UConn (6-0) is…
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