University of Alabama

Alabama Basketball Manager Says He, Not Player, Was at Deadly Shooting

By Steve Eder June 2, 2023Athletics and Sports, Basketball, Basketball (College), Colleges and Universities, Deaths (Fatalities), Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, Tuscaloosa (Ala), University of Alabama

A freshman player sued The Times after it placed him at a crime scene. The newspaper will correct its coverage.

‘Bama Rush’ Documentary Reaction

By Madison Malone Kircher May 24, 2023Bama Rush (Movie), Colleges and Universities, Documentary Films and Programs, Fashion, Fleit, Rachel, Fraternities and Sororities, HBO Max, Social Media, University of Alabama, Women and Girls

A new documentary chronicles the TikTok-fueled phenomenon of sorority rush at the University of Alabama. Those who lived through it have thoughts.

Alabama Fires Baseball Coach After Reports of Suspicious Betting on Team’s Game

By Victor Mather May 4, 2023Baseball (College), Coaches and Managers, Colleges and Universities, Gambling, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, University of Alabama

The university said the coach, Brad Bohannon, was fired for cause but did not provide details.

Alabama’s Tumultuous Season Ends With Loss to San Diego State

By Billy Witz March 25, 2023Basketball (College), NCAA Basketball Championships (Men), San Diego State University, University of Alabama

Alabama’s season, which included questions about its handling of a deadly shooting, ended well short of its ambitions of an N.C.A.A. men’s basketball title.

Houston and Alabama Size Each Other Up From the Same Arena

By Billy Witz March 19, 2023Auburn University, College Athletics, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, NCAA Basketball Championships (Men), Sampson, Kelvin, University of Alabama, University of Houston, Willard, Kevin (1975- )

The Cougars and Crimson Tide, the remaining No. 1s in the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament, both played this weekend in Birmingham, Ala. They headline a wide-open round of 16.

Saturday’s Matchups to Watch in the NCAA Tournament

By Shivani Gonzalez March 18, 2023Baylor University, College Athletics, East Carolina University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Middle Tennessee State University, NCAA Basketball Championships (Men), NCAA Basketball Championships (Women), University of Alabama, University of Colorado, University of Texas at Austin, Washington State University

Can Princeton and Furman keep the upsets coming in the men’s tournament? And will we see any double-digit seeds win on the women’s side?

A Fourth Alabama Player Was at a Deadly Shooting, in a Car Hit by Bullets

By Billy Witz March 15, 2023Alabama, Basketball, Basketball (College), College Athletics, Colleges and Universities, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, NCAA Basketball Championships (Men), University of Alabama

The presence of a fourth Crimson Tide player at the deadly shooting in January has come to light as the team begins its run as the top overall seed in the N.C.A.A. men’s tournament.

Seedings for N.C.A.A. Men’s Tournament Show Wide Open Field

By Billy Witz March 12, 2023Basketball (College), Cronin, Michael (1971- ), Duke University, Gonzaga University, Purdue University, Scheyer, Jon, University of Alabama, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Houston, University of Kansas

Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue earned No. 1 seeds in a tournament where top teams seem more beatable than usual, and others that usually might be considered upstarts have viable paths to the championship.

Alabama’s Championship Push Arrives With Murder Indictment

By Billy Witz March 10, 2023Basketball (College), Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides, NCAA Basketball Championships (Men), Southeastern Conference, University of Alabama

A former Crimson Tide player, Darius Miles, and Miles’s friend Michael Davis were indicted by a grand jury. At the Southeastern Conference tournament, Brandon Miller starred for Alabama after being interviewed as a witness in the case.