🏀 Alabama adds Penn State to 2018-19 basketball schedule

[Max]

The University of Alabama men’s basketball team will face 2018 NIT champion Penn State, a team that is considered a strong NCAA contender out of the Big Ten, tentatively at Coleman Coliseum on Dec. 21.

The date was listed as a part of Penn State’s non-conference schedule, which was released on Wednesday.

The Nittany Lions finished the 2018 season with a 26-13 record, winning the NIT with an 82-66 win over Utah. The top six scorers from that team are expected to return for Penn State.

Alabama has not released its full 2018-19 non-conference schedule yet but the Nittany Lions will give UA a second Power Five conference opponent at home. Arizona has announced it will play in Tuscaloosa on Dec. 9. The Crimson Tide is also expected to host Murray State in December although no venue (possibly Huntsville or Birmingham) or date has been announced.

Alabama adds Penn State to 2018-19 basketball schedule

 

[sean]

should be a decent game for us. hopefully we'll be in sync and can give them a good game. obviously i'd like us to win, but they may be more tuned than we are seeing as how basically all of their shooters/scorers are returning.