Though many have soured on the move, Nate Oats says Alabama plans to play Charles Bediako on Saturday against Tennessee.
Nate Oats billed 2025-26 Alabama basketball as his best shooting team yet. That squad still hasn't shown up, but won in spite of it at Mississippi State.
The Alabama head coach details what he personally has "got to do better" after giving up an 11-0 run at the end of the first half.
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Alabama’s Labaron Philon details heated Nate Oats halftime speech to inspire comeback vs. Oklahoma
Alabama overcame an 11-point halftime deficit for the win over Oklahoma, and Labaron Philon spoke after the game about how they came back.
Tom Izzo and Todd Golden took aim at eligibility with Charles Bediako return to Alabama, mention hypocrisy of some coaches bringing back pros.
Leading scorer Labaron Philon came into Saturday's game as 76 percent free throw shooter on the season but finished 4-of-9 against Oklahoma. At one point in the second half, he missed three straight free throws; however, he did make his final free throw to complete a critical and-1 with 20 seconds left that put the Tide up 79-74.