Now More Waiting, Black's In

Memphis? Josh Pastner? The best recruiting class in America? Yep. Mid-period additions Jelan Kendrick and Tarik Black force the Buckeyes to No. 2.   Full Story

Senario Hillman made two key plays, neither of which involved him taking a shot, as Alabama came from behind with 10 straight points to close out the game and get a basketball victory at Coleman Coliseum Friday night.   Full Story

Size doesn’t always matter, even in basketball. But Alabama Coach Anthony Grant has noted on more than one occasion that this year’s Crimson Tide is undersized. Friday night might be a rare situation for Alabama as the Tide will be slightly larger than the opponent.   Full Story

The Alabama women’s basketball team will open its home season Tuesday at 5 p.m. The Crimson Tide men’s team will be attempting to get its first victory of the season, also in Coleman Coliseum, beginning 30 minutes after the women’s game, expected to be about 7:30 p.m. Jackson State is providing the opposition in both contests.   Full Story

Tuesday night, Anthony Grant told all who would listen that his first Alabama basketball team was “under-sized and under-skilled.” Saturday afternoon, against a Cornell team that is neither, it showed, despite a gallant Tide comeback in the second half.   Full Story

It took some timely late free throw shooting to overcome a slew of turnovers, but Alabama was able to hold off the game Jaguars of D-2 Augusta State for a 61-55 exhibition crowd before a generously announced crowd of 9.047 at Coleman Coliseum.   Full Story

Alabama basketball fans were looking for a team that played hard for 40 minutes, pressed, dove for loose balls and ran like crazy on offense.   Full Story

The University of Alabama men’s basketball team and first-year Coach Anthony Grant make their public debut Wednesday when the Crimson Tide hosts the University of Montevallo in an exhibition contest at Coleman Coliseum. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. CST.   Full Story

Kentucky coach John Calipari knows the new Thursday-Saturday schedule that Southeastern Conference teams will face occasionally this year could pose problems for a team.   Full Story

The Alabama basketball media guide says the 2009-2010 Crimson Tide team returns four starters. The new coach respectfully disagrees. “I have zero returning starters,” said Anthony Grant at the SEC’s Basketball Media Day in Birmingham Thursday. “I left those guys at VCU (his former employer).”   Full Story

John Calipari steps into a new job as head basketball coach at Kentucky and--surprise, surprise!--finds himself in charge of the favorite to win this year's Southeastern Conference championship.   Full Story

Perhaps you’ve never seen Cornell play a basketball game. You can rectify that this season by being at Coleman Coliseum for the official start of the Anthony Grant Era of Alabama men’s basketball. After a couple of exhibition games, Bama opens the season for real on November 14 hosting Cornell, the defending Ivy League champion.   Full Story

The University of Alabama men’s basketball team will open play at the 2009 Old Spice Classic against Baylor on November 26 at 5:30 p.m. CST, ESPN Regional Television announced. The eight-team tournament takes place over Thanksgiving weekend, November 26, 27 and 29 at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla.   Full Story

Nashville and Atlanta were the winners as the Southeastern Conference awarded sites for the SEC Men's Basketball Tournaments (2013 and 2014) and SEC Women’s Basketball Tournaments (2010-2014).   Full Story

University of Alabama men’s basketball head coach Anthony Grant has finalized his coaching staff, announcing the addition of Dan Hipsher and John Brannen to Antoine Pettway as assistant coaches. Grant has also added Tony Pujol as the director of basketball operations, James Kane as the basketball video coordinator and Andy Weigel as strength and conditioning coach.   Full Story

After a recruiting saga that lasted the better part of four years, Cully Payne feels like he's finally found a home. Listen to what the 2009 PG had to say about his recent commitment in this HN.com Audio Interview.   Full Story

Anthony Grant has been busy in his first couple of weeks as Alabama head basketball coach. He has been recruiting, he has been putting together a basketball staff, and he has been working with the Crimson Tide players he inherited.   Full Story

The University of Alabama and Anthony Grant have signed a memorandum of understanding that will be the basis of his contract to coach the Crimson Tide men's basketball team. The seven-year deal will be worth a minimum of $1.8 million per year.   Full Story

Sales Systems Ltd. fell behind 14-2 in the opening minutes and trailed 41-29, but rallied for a 70-63 win over K&D Round's Landscaping in the opening game of the Portsmouth Invitational. K&D Round's Landscaping shot just nine of 39 (23.1%) form the field in the second half and had 18 turnovers compared to just five for Sales Systems   Full Story

March 27 was a monumental day in Alabama athletics history as Anthony Grant became the head men’s basketball coach of the Crimson Tide.   Full Story

It was no surprise that the top awards went to the best players at Alabama's annual men's basketball awards banquet. And it was also no surprise that appreciation was greatest for a former Crimson Tide walk-on player and assistant coach.   Full Story

For starters, I am not some crazed Bama homer, as the title of this article might suggest. An SEC homer, yes. Alabama, however, is not a team I ever root for. But they just made an excellent hire in Anthony Grant, the 42-year-old former head coach of VCU and long-time assistant to Billy Donovan.   Full Story

the wait is over for Alabama's basketball players. They have their new coach, and they seem to be excited about playing for Anthony Grant.   Full Story

Terry Saban had to keep a secret. When the wife of Alabama Football Coach Nick Saban answered her telephone Friday morning, she heard Christina Grant calling from Richmond, Virginia. “Roll Tide!” said the wife of Basketball Coach Anthony Grant.   Full Story

There is some irony, a friend of mine pointed out, in The University of Alabama going to Richmond to bring Grant here. Civil War analogies aside, it is historic. Yes, Alabama has other African-American head coaches—Harvey Glance for men’s track and field and Wendell Hudson for women’s basketball. But nothing so high profile as Anthony Grant.   Full Story

The University of Alabama will introduce Anthony Grant as the Crimson Tide’s men’s basketball head coach during a press conference Sunday at 6 p.m. Central time in the Naylor Stone Media Room in the Mal M. Moore Athletic Building on the UA campus.   Full Story