🏀 Alabama Men’s Basketball Falls On The Road at No. 22 LSU, 90-76

[UA Press Release]

Alabama’s Kira Lewis Jr. Named Co-SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week - Alabama Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama guard Kira Lewis Jr. has been selected as the Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Co-Player of the Week, the league office an...

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama guard Kira Lewis Jr. has been selected as the Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Co-Player of the Week, the league office announced on Monday. In leading the Crimson Tide to a pair of victories this past week, Lewis averaged 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocks per game in wins over Vanderbilt and Kansas State.

Lewis becomes the second Alabama player to earn SEC Player of the Week joining John Petty Jr. who earned the honor for the week of Dec. 23. It is the second time that Lewis has earned the league's recognition as he was named the SEC Freshman of the Week last season for the week of Dec. 10, 2018.

The Meridianville, Ala., native opened the week by helping lead the Tide to its first true road SEC win on the year when he collected 16 points, seven rebounds and team highs of five assists and two steals in the 77-62 victory. It was UA's largest victory at Memorial Gymnasium since 1985 and the first time the Tide has won three-straight games over the Commodores in more than 30 years.

The sophomore point guard followed that performance by scoring a game-high 26 points to go along with seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a career-high three blocks – all of which led the team – in the 77-74 victory over Kansas State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. With the win, Alabama claimed its eighth consecutive home win which is the longest such streak since 2014.

Thanks in large part to his efforts, Alabama is riding a season-long four-game winning streak and has now won 10 of its last 13 contests heading into Wednesday night's matchup at LSU (3 p.m. CT on ESPN2).

 

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[TerryP]

 

[TerryP]

A win tonight should put Alabama in sole possession of third place in the current SEC standings.
A loss tonight would put the Tide in a tie with four other teams for fourth place with UF holding the tie breaker against the Tide, UA holding the same against Mississippi State.

 

[BamaFan334]

Big game tonight. I'm ready for it. Roll Tide.

 

[UAgrad93]

Let's go get another one tonight fellas!! I want Oats to punch that smarmy looking Wade right in the face tonight with a W and then literally again during the postgame.

 

[#80]

Let's go get another one tonight fellas!! I want Oats to punch that smarmy looking Wade right in the face tonight with a W and then literally again during the postgame.

I'm with you I'm NO fan of Wade he has sleaze stamped on his forehead. I still think the NCAA has something for him.

 

[alabama mike]

Tonight is going to be a very tough game. Hopefully, our young men come out ready to play and can pull off the upset. We have to be able to pull off a few road wins and win our home games.

 

[EasyTider]

Better make shots because we will more than likely get destroyed on the glass.

 

[Rolltide24]

Would be a huge win if we can pull it off tonight. Tough row to hoe for sure.

 

[mando]

LSU is favored by 5. Going to be tough to get this W but would be nice to see. They will have to play much better than they have the last couple of games for sure. May have to play their best game of the year.

 

[bamanc50]

I sure hope Coach O has worked on limiting those turnovers. If not, it could get ugly tonight. Bama averages 16 TO's a game.

 

[BamaFan334]

We need to shoot the three well, and often. Use their size against them if we can. Bring them out to defend the perimeter and then use our speed to take it to the hoop. Cat and mouse game, but we gotta be good from three to make it all work.

 

[BamaFan334]

Funny little story from my son today my wife told me to lighten the mood before we Hold That Tiger tonight. Superstitious at six years old...

"He said "I'm going to say this. LSU will win and Alabama will lose" so I asked why he would say that and he said "because last time when I said Hawks would lose and (XXX) would win, the Hawks won, so that's how it works.""

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

FYI, Beetle Bolden not dressed.

 

[bama alum]

I think I'm going to need some Playdoh and a coloring book pretty quickly...

 

[bamanc50]

Live by the 3. Die by the 3.

 

[bama alum]

LSU is on a 16 - 2 run... Yikes!

 

[JoshB]

Bama getting destroyed right now.

 

[#80]

Getting out rebounded 23-10.