TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama returns to the friendly confines of Coleman Coliseum when it welcomes No. 20/20 Ole Miss on Tuesday night. The contest, which will be the lone meeting between the two teams during the regular season, is set to tip off at 8 p.m. CT and will be televised on ESPNU.
Ole Miss and Alabama will play for the 179th time in series history on Tuesday night. That ranks as the third-most games against any opponent in Crimson Tide program history. UA owns a 120-58 lead in the all-time series, with the 120 wins ranking second against any opponent in program history.
Alabama head coach Avery Johnson owns a record of 12-11 in 23 games against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 entering the game against No. 20/20 Ole Miss. During Johnson's tenure, the Crimson Tide is 7-3 when playing an AP Top-25 opponent under the arched roof of Coleman Coliseum, including five straight victories. This season, the Crimson Tide owns a 1-1 mark when playing a ranked opponent, defeating then-No. 13 Kentucky, 77-75, on Jan. 5 and narrowly falling to then No. 3 Tennessee, 71-68, in Knoxville on Jan. 19.
THE BROADCAST
• Tuesday's game will air on ESPNU with Roy Philpott (play-by-play) and Daymeon Fishback (analyst) on the call.
• The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Bryan Passink (analyst) on the call. The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.
PROMOTIONS
• Buy One Ticket, Get One Free
• Coaches vs. Cancer Week – #SuitsandSneakers
• Taco giveaway for the first 500 students (set-up by Southern at west entrance by 6:00pm)
• $1,000+ in prize giveaways for students and $10,000 half-court shot attempt at halftime (registration at table at west entrance)
NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Coming into Tuesday's game against No. 20/20 Ole Miss, the Crimson Tide is ranked No. 50 in the latest NCAA Net Rankings (as of Jan. 20) and own the No. 27 overall strength of schedule. Alabama has played a total of 10 games against Quadrant 1 (1-3) and Quadrant 2 (6-0) opponents this season and boasts a record of 7-3 in such contests. The 10 total games played and seven combined wins are both tied for first in the SEC (both Mississippi State and LSU are 7-3 in Q1 and Q2 games) entering this week's action. Furthermore, Alabama has a perfect 6-0 record when playing teams ranked in Quadrant 2, which not only leads the SEC but ranks third-best in the country behind Houston (7-0) and Nevada (7-0).
• The Alabama reserves have been a strength of this year's team, averaging nearly 27 points per contest (26.6) entering the contest against Ole Miss. The Crimson Tide bench has been outscored just twice on the season and it outscoring its counterparts by 8.6 points per contest (26.6-18.0). In fact, over the last four games, the UA bench has scored 33 or more points on each occasion and is averaging 35.5 points per game over the stretch.
• The Tide is one of the top rebounding teams in the nation entering the game against Ole Miss. Alabama has won the rebounding battle in 16 of its 17 games this season. For the year, Alabama ranks second in the SEC and 27th nationally in rebounding margin (+6.4), outrebounding the opposition by an average of 39.2-32.8. In SEC games only, the Tide has outrebounded each of its five SEC opponents and leads the league in rebound margin at +5.8 (39.8-34.0).
• The Crimson Tide owns a 6-2 record under the arched roof of Coleman Coliseum, with both defeats coming on buzzer-beating three-pointers. Most recently, Alabama fell to Texas A&M last Saturday when TJ Starks drained an improbable shot from beyond the arc as the buzzer sounded, lifting the Aggies to an 81-80 victory. The other occurrence came back on Dec. 4 when Georgia State's three-pointer at the buzzer gave the Panthers an 83-80 victory.
• Senior forward Donta Hall is looking for his fourth straight double-double when the Tide takes on the Rebels Tuesday night. In doing so, it would be the first occurrence by a UA player in 11 years to achieve the feat. The last time it occurred came when Richard Hendrix collected double-doubles against Chicago State (19 pts, 13 rebs) on Jan. 4, Florida (24 pts, 16 rebs) on Jan. 8, Arkansas (17 pts, 11 rebs) on Jan. 13 and Georgia (19 pts, 10 rebs) on Jan. 16, 2008.
• Alabama is 7-3 against Quadrant 1 (1-3) and Quadrant 2 (6-0) opponents on the year. The seven total wins against Q1 and Q2 teams is tied with LSU and Mississippi State for the most in the SEC, while the winning percentage is tied for second-best behind Tennessee (6-1, .857).
• Alabama steps outside of conference play for the final time during the regular season for the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Crimson Tide will travel to Waco, Texas, where it will square off against the Baylor Bears on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. CT on ESPNU.
ABOUT ALABAMA
• Alabama is coming off a hard-fought loss at then-No. 3 Tennessee, 71-68, last Saturday afternoon in Thompson-Boling Arena. The Crimson Tide, which entered the game as 14.5-point underdog nearly pulled off a stunning upset. Alabama led for seven minutes of the second half – the first time the league-leading Vols have trailed at home this season. The game was a back-and-forth affair over the final 20 minutes, featuring six ties and three lead changes. In fact, neither team led by more than on possession over the final 12-plus minutes of play.
• Freshman guard Kira Lewis Jr. leads a balanced scoring attack that features seven Alabama players averaging 6.8 points per game or more. Three UA players average in double digits as Lewis' 14.2 points per game tops the Tide and ranks 12th in the SEC. Sophomore John Petty Jr., who tied his career high with 30 points in the loss to the Vols, ranks second on the team at 12.4 ppg, while senior Donta Hall is collecting 11.4 points per game.
• Lewis leads UA in minutes (30.9), three-point field goal percentage (.382) and free throw shooting (53-of-63, .841). Meanwhile, Hall tops the team in total dunks (34), rebounds (9.0 rpg), blocks (2.0 bpg), double-figure contests (12) and double-doubles (9). He currently ranks among the league leaders in double-doubles (1st), rebounding (3rd) and blocked shots (7th). Petty leads the Tide in threes made (37) and attempted (99) and ranks second on the team in minutes (30.2) and rebounding (4.8).
• Junior Tevin Mack, who scored a season-high 22 points in the win over Kentucky back on Jan. 5, is averaging 8.7 ppg, while junior Dazon Ingram (7.6 ppg), and sophomores Alex Reese (6.9 ppg) and Herbert Jones (6.8 ppg) are both averaging over 6.5 points per contest. Ingram tops the team with 2.9 assists per game, while Jones, who is considered one of the top defenders in the Southeastern Conference, tops UA with 15 charges taken and 16 steals.
• As a team, Alabama enters Tuesday's contest as one of the top rebounding teams in the SEC. The Tide has outrebounded 16 of its 17 opponents on the year and ranks second in the SEC and 27th nationally with a 6.4 advantage on the glass (39.2-32.8). UA is shooting 45.0 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from beyond the arc on the year, while outscoring the competition by 3.6 points per game (76.0-72.4).
• Through five games in conference play, Petty leads the team in scoring at 14.4 ppg and has knocked down 45.5 percent of his shots from beyond the arc (15-of-33). Meanwhile, Hall is averaging a double-double at 12.4 points and 11.0 rebounds per game – a number that tops the SEC in conference games only. Lewis is scoring 12.0 ppg in league play and tops the team in free throw percentage (88.9 percent). Ingram (3.6 apg) and Jones (3.2 apg) are the top two assist men in SEC games, while both players' 2:1 assist-to-turnover ratio rank in a tie for fourth overall.
ABOUT OLE MISS
• Ole Miss and Alabama will play for the 179th time in series history on Tuesday night. That ranks as the third-most games against any opponent in Crimson Tide program history. UA owns a 120-58 lead in the all-time series, with the 120 wins ranking second against any opponent in program history.
• The Rebels come into Tuesday night's contest as one of the surprise teams in not only the Southeastern Conference, but in the nation as well. Ole Miss was picked to finish last in the league in a preseason vote by media and coaches but enters the game at Alabama sporting a 14-3 overall mark and a 4-1 record in SEC play. The Rebels have won 11 of their last 12 games entering Tuesday's match-up.
• Junior guard Breein Tyree leads the Rebels with 17.5 points per game, while senior Terence Davis is collecting 16.2 points per contest. Davis also tops the squad in rebounds (6.1) and assists (3.7) a game. Additionally, he has made a team-leading 35 three-pointers and tops the squad in three-point field goal percentage (42.2 percent).
• As a team, Ole Miss is outscoring the opposition by 11.3 points per game (79.4-68.1) and owns a +6.0 advantage on the boards (36.6-30.6). The Rebels are shooting 49.2 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from beyond the arc while allowing the opposition to shoot 41.2 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from three.
• Head coach Kermit Davis is in his first season at the helm of the Ole Miss program. Now in his 24th year as a head coach, Davis has compiled a record of 483-266 (.645). His 483 career win rank 31st among Division I head coaches.
ALABAMA-OLE MISS – SERIES NOTES
• Tuesday's game will mark the 179th meeting on the hardwood in series history and the only meeting between the two schools this year.
• The Crimson Tide owns a 120-58 lead in the all-time series. The 179 all-time games ranks as the third-most games UA has played against any one opponent in program history, while the 120 victories by the Tide is the second-most victories against an opponent in program lore.
• Ole Miss is one of three teams, along with Mississippi State (124) and LSU (108), that UA has won 100 or more games against.
• Alabama boasts a record of 38-7 when playing Ole Miss in Coleman Coliseum, including wins in four of the last five games played in Coleman Coliseum. In the last game played in Tuscaloosa between the two teams, the Crimson Tide captured a 70-55 victory over the Rebels on March 1, 2016. That was the lone home contest Alabama has played against Ole Miss over the last four times the teams have squared off.
• The Crimson Tide has won two of the last three games in the series, but the Rebels have had the upper hand as of late. Despite falling twice in the last three head-to-head match-ups, Ole Miss has beaten the Tide in six of the last nine and nine of the last 14 contests dating back to the 2009-10 campaign.
• Last season, Alabama fell at Ole Miss, 78-66, in a contest played at The Pavilion on Jan. 23, 2018. The box score and recap from that game can be found on page 11.
• The series began during the 1920-21 campaign.
TOPPLING THE TOP 25
• Head coach Avery Johnson has led his teams to success when playing against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 during his time at the Capstone.
• In 23 total games played against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 (including NCAA Tournament contests), Johnson has led the Tide to a record of 12-11. That's a huge improvement, especially considering prior his arrival, Alabama had lost 21 consecutive games to nationally-ranked opponents.
• In its lone contest against a team ranked in the AP Top 25, Alabama captured a 77-75 win over then-No. 13/14 Kentucky on Jan. 5. It marked the fifth consecutive win when playing a ranked opponent at Coleman Coliseum. The streak began with a resounding 79-57 win over then-No. 5 Texas A&M on Dec. 30, 2017 and includes victories over then-No. 17 Auburn (76-71 on 1/17/18), then-No. 12 Oklahoma (80-73 on 1/27/18) and then-No. 15 Tennessee (78-50 on 2/10/18).
• Last season, Alabama finished with six wins over ranked opponents, It was the most victories over top-25 teams in a single season in program history, topping the four victories over ranked foes which was set in four different seasons (1981-82, 1986-87, 2001-02 and in coach Johnson's first season in 2015-16).
Alabama Men’s Basketball Returns Home to Face No. 20/20 Ole Miss on Tuesday Night - University of Alabama Athletics
Ole Miss and Alabama will play for the 179th time in series history on Tuesday night. That ranks as the third-most games against any opponent in Crimson Tide program history. UA owns a 120-58 lead in the all-time series, with the 120 wins ranking second against any opponent in program history.
Alabama head coach Avery Johnson owns a record of 12-11 in 23 games against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 entering the game against No. 20/20 Ole Miss. During Johnson's tenure, the Crimson Tide is 7-3 when playing an AP Top-25 opponent under the arched roof of Coleman Coliseum, including five straight victories. This season, the Crimson Tide owns a 1-1 mark when playing a ranked opponent, defeating then-No. 13 Kentucky, 77-75, on Jan. 5 and narrowly falling to then No. 3 Tennessee, 71-68, in Knoxville on Jan. 19.
THE BROADCAST
• Tuesday's game will air on ESPNU with Roy Philpott (play-by-play) and Daymeon Fishback (analyst) on the call.
• The radio broadcast can be heard on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Bryan Passink (analyst) on the call. The pregame show will begin one hour prior to tipoff.
PROMOTIONS
• Buy One Ticket, Get One Free
• Coaches vs. Cancer Week – #SuitsandSneakers
• Taco giveaway for the first 500 students (set-up by Southern at west entrance by 6:00pm)
• $1,000+ in prize giveaways for students and $10,000 half-court shot attempt at halftime (registration at table at west entrance)
NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Coming into Tuesday's game against No. 20/20 Ole Miss, the Crimson Tide is ranked No. 50 in the latest NCAA Net Rankings (as of Jan. 20) and own the No. 27 overall strength of schedule. Alabama has played a total of 10 games against Quadrant 1 (1-3) and Quadrant 2 (6-0) opponents this season and boasts a record of 7-3 in such contests. The 10 total games played and seven combined wins are both tied for first in the SEC (both Mississippi State and LSU are 7-3 in Q1 and Q2 games) entering this week's action. Furthermore, Alabama has a perfect 6-0 record when playing teams ranked in Quadrant 2, which not only leads the SEC but ranks third-best in the country behind Houston (7-0) and Nevada (7-0).
• The Alabama reserves have been a strength of this year's team, averaging nearly 27 points per contest (26.6) entering the contest against Ole Miss. The Crimson Tide bench has been outscored just twice on the season and it outscoring its counterparts by 8.6 points per contest (26.6-18.0). In fact, over the last four games, the UA bench has scored 33 or more points on each occasion and is averaging 35.5 points per game over the stretch.
• The Tide is one of the top rebounding teams in the nation entering the game against Ole Miss. Alabama has won the rebounding battle in 16 of its 17 games this season. For the year, Alabama ranks second in the SEC and 27th nationally in rebounding margin (+6.4), outrebounding the opposition by an average of 39.2-32.8. In SEC games only, the Tide has outrebounded each of its five SEC opponents and leads the league in rebound margin at +5.8 (39.8-34.0).
• The Crimson Tide owns a 6-2 record under the arched roof of Coleman Coliseum, with both defeats coming on buzzer-beating three-pointers. Most recently, Alabama fell to Texas A&M last Saturday when TJ Starks drained an improbable shot from beyond the arc as the buzzer sounded, lifting the Aggies to an 81-80 victory. The other occurrence came back on Dec. 4 when Georgia State's three-pointer at the buzzer gave the Panthers an 83-80 victory.
• Senior forward Donta Hall is looking for his fourth straight double-double when the Tide takes on the Rebels Tuesday night. In doing so, it would be the first occurrence by a UA player in 11 years to achieve the feat. The last time it occurred came when Richard Hendrix collected double-doubles against Chicago State (19 pts, 13 rebs) on Jan. 4, Florida (24 pts, 16 rebs) on Jan. 8, Arkansas (17 pts, 11 rebs) on Jan. 13 and Georgia (19 pts, 10 rebs) on Jan. 16, 2008.
• Alabama is 7-3 against Quadrant 1 (1-3) and Quadrant 2 (6-0) opponents on the year. The seven total wins against Q1 and Q2 teams is tied with LSU and Mississippi State for the most in the SEC, while the winning percentage is tied for second-best behind Tennessee (6-1, .857).
• Alabama steps outside of conference play for the final time during the regular season for the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Crimson Tide will travel to Waco, Texas, where it will square off against the Baylor Bears on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 11 a.m. CT on ESPNU.
ABOUT ALABAMA
• Alabama is coming off a hard-fought loss at then-No. 3 Tennessee, 71-68, last Saturday afternoon in Thompson-Boling Arena. The Crimson Tide, which entered the game as 14.5-point underdog nearly pulled off a stunning upset. Alabama led for seven minutes of the second half – the first time the league-leading Vols have trailed at home this season. The game was a back-and-forth affair over the final 20 minutes, featuring six ties and three lead changes. In fact, neither team led by more than on possession over the final 12-plus minutes of play.
• Freshman guard Kira Lewis Jr. leads a balanced scoring attack that features seven Alabama players averaging 6.8 points per game or more. Three UA players average in double digits as Lewis' 14.2 points per game tops the Tide and ranks 12th in the SEC. Sophomore John Petty Jr., who tied his career high with 30 points in the loss to the Vols, ranks second on the team at 12.4 ppg, while senior Donta Hall is collecting 11.4 points per game.
• Lewis leads UA in minutes (30.9), three-point field goal percentage (.382) and free throw shooting (53-of-63, .841). Meanwhile, Hall tops the team in total dunks (34), rebounds (9.0 rpg), blocks (2.0 bpg), double-figure contests (12) and double-doubles (9). He currently ranks among the league leaders in double-doubles (1st), rebounding (3rd) and blocked shots (7th). Petty leads the Tide in threes made (37) and attempted (99) and ranks second on the team in minutes (30.2) and rebounding (4.8).
• Junior Tevin Mack, who scored a season-high 22 points in the win over Kentucky back on Jan. 5, is averaging 8.7 ppg, while junior Dazon Ingram (7.6 ppg), and sophomores Alex Reese (6.9 ppg) and Herbert Jones (6.8 ppg) are both averaging over 6.5 points per contest. Ingram tops the team with 2.9 assists per game, while Jones, who is considered one of the top defenders in the Southeastern Conference, tops UA with 15 charges taken and 16 steals.
• As a team, Alabama enters Tuesday's contest as one of the top rebounding teams in the SEC. The Tide has outrebounded 16 of its 17 opponents on the year and ranks second in the SEC and 27th nationally with a 6.4 advantage on the glass (39.2-32.8). UA is shooting 45.0 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from beyond the arc on the year, while outscoring the competition by 3.6 points per game (76.0-72.4).
• Through five games in conference play, Petty leads the team in scoring at 14.4 ppg and has knocked down 45.5 percent of his shots from beyond the arc (15-of-33). Meanwhile, Hall is averaging a double-double at 12.4 points and 11.0 rebounds per game – a number that tops the SEC in conference games only. Lewis is scoring 12.0 ppg in league play and tops the team in free throw percentage (88.9 percent). Ingram (3.6 apg) and Jones (3.2 apg) are the top two assist men in SEC games, while both players' 2:1 assist-to-turnover ratio rank in a tie for fourth overall.
ABOUT OLE MISS
• Ole Miss and Alabama will play for the 179th time in series history on Tuesday night. That ranks as the third-most games against any opponent in Crimson Tide program history. UA owns a 120-58 lead in the all-time series, with the 120 wins ranking second against any opponent in program history.
• The Rebels come into Tuesday night's contest as one of the surprise teams in not only the Southeastern Conference, but in the nation as well. Ole Miss was picked to finish last in the league in a preseason vote by media and coaches but enters the game at Alabama sporting a 14-3 overall mark and a 4-1 record in SEC play. The Rebels have won 11 of their last 12 games entering Tuesday's match-up.
• Junior guard Breein Tyree leads the Rebels with 17.5 points per game, while senior Terence Davis is collecting 16.2 points per contest. Davis also tops the squad in rebounds (6.1) and assists (3.7) a game. Additionally, he has made a team-leading 35 three-pointers and tops the squad in three-point field goal percentage (42.2 percent).
• As a team, Ole Miss is outscoring the opposition by 11.3 points per game (79.4-68.1) and owns a +6.0 advantage on the boards (36.6-30.6). The Rebels are shooting 49.2 percent from the field and 37.1 percent from beyond the arc while allowing the opposition to shoot 41.2 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from three.
• Head coach Kermit Davis is in his first season at the helm of the Ole Miss program. Now in his 24th year as a head coach, Davis has compiled a record of 483-266 (.645). His 483 career win rank 31st among Division I head coaches.
ALABAMA-OLE MISS – SERIES NOTES
• Tuesday's game will mark the 179th meeting on the hardwood in series history and the only meeting between the two schools this year.
• The Crimson Tide owns a 120-58 lead in the all-time series. The 179 all-time games ranks as the third-most games UA has played against any one opponent in program history, while the 120 victories by the Tide is the second-most victories against an opponent in program lore.
• Ole Miss is one of three teams, along with Mississippi State (124) and LSU (108), that UA has won 100 or more games against.
• Alabama boasts a record of 38-7 when playing Ole Miss in Coleman Coliseum, including wins in four of the last five games played in Coleman Coliseum. In the last game played in Tuscaloosa between the two teams, the Crimson Tide captured a 70-55 victory over the Rebels on March 1, 2016. That was the lone home contest Alabama has played against Ole Miss over the last four times the teams have squared off.
• The Crimson Tide has won two of the last three games in the series, but the Rebels have had the upper hand as of late. Despite falling twice in the last three head-to-head match-ups, Ole Miss has beaten the Tide in six of the last nine and nine of the last 14 contests dating back to the 2009-10 campaign.
• Last season, Alabama fell at Ole Miss, 78-66, in a contest played at The Pavilion on Jan. 23, 2018. The box score and recap from that game can be found on page 11.
• The series began during the 1920-21 campaign.
TOPPLING THE TOP 25
• Head coach Avery Johnson has led his teams to success when playing against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 during his time at the Capstone.
• In 23 total games played against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 (including NCAA Tournament contests), Johnson has led the Tide to a record of 12-11. That's a huge improvement, especially considering prior his arrival, Alabama had lost 21 consecutive games to nationally-ranked opponents.
• In its lone contest against a team ranked in the AP Top 25, Alabama captured a 77-75 win over then-No. 13/14 Kentucky on Jan. 5. It marked the fifth consecutive win when playing a ranked opponent at Coleman Coliseum. The streak began with a resounding 79-57 win over then-No. 5 Texas A&M on Dec. 30, 2017 and includes victories over then-No. 17 Auburn (76-71 on 1/17/18), then-No. 12 Oklahoma (80-73 on 1/27/18) and then-No. 15 Tennessee (78-50 on 2/10/18).
• Last season, Alabama finished with six wins over ranked opponents, It was the most victories over top-25 teams in a single season in program history, topping the four victories over ranked foes which was set in four different seasons (1981-82, 1986-87, 2001-02 and in coach Johnson's first season in 2015-16).
Alabama Men’s Basketball Returns Home to Face No. 20/20 Ole Miss on Tuesday Night - University of Alabama Athletics
