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Alabama Basketball has seen some significant movement in its 2023 class over the past 48 hours. It added its first transfer portal commitment of the cycle on Tuesday when Wichita State wing Jaykwon Walton pledged to the Crimson Tide. Walton is a 6’7’’ perimeter player with a penchant for scoring, and will help Alabama a […] Alabama Basketball: 2023 recruiting class updates - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Earlier this week, Alabama Basketball finalized a series with the Arizona Wildcats for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. Bama will play the Wildcats on December 20th of next basketball season in Phoenix, Arizona, before Arizona makes a trip to Birmingham the following year. This series further contributes to the growing national relevance of Alabama Basketball, […] Alabama Basketball finalizes series with Arizona - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Experience has not ceased to be the best teacher in college football. Every new Alabama football class has elite players intent on earning key roles as true freshmen. Nick Saban is a development guy that values experience, but Saban is not reluctant to start the best players, no matter how many are true freshmen. Still, […] Alabama Football: Highlighting key Crimson Tide Redshirt Freshmen - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

It takes a hard search to find the few who predict a 2023 National Championship for Alabama Football. Instead, the Georgia Bulldogs, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes, and Southern Cal Trojans are most often picked. Alabama Crimson Tide fans have minimal experience in most of the college football world doubting a Nick Saban, Alabama team. […] Alabama Football: On National Championship odds and tired claims - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Four practices into Alabama Football’s spring schedule, there has been some news. Most of the news has centered on the several Alabama Crimson Tide players not doing any contact work this spring. Following surgeries, Dallas Turner and Deoantae Lawson will miss all spring activity. A few others doing football drills, but following careful precautions are, Justin […] Alabama Football: Spring Practice news and chatter - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Alabama Basketball got a surprise on Tuesday morning when redshirt sophomore guard Nimari Burnett entered the NCAA transfer portal. Burnett was a major contributor when healthy, but battled injuries during his time in Tuscaloosa. He committed to Texas Tech out of high school in the class of 2020, playing one season for Chris Beard before […] Alabama Basketball: In-depth on recent transfer portal activity - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

It is Transfer Portal frenzy time for college basketball and Alabama Basketball already has one exit. Nimari Burnett announced his Portal entry on Tuesday. As recently as a couple of days ago, Alabama basketball insiders were thinking other than Brandon Miller, Noah Clowney and Jahvon Quinerly, the Crimson Tide would have no roster exits. The […] Alabama Basketball: Rapid transfer transition for the Crimson Tide - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Alabama Football has enjoyed an incredible run of quarterback success in recent years. Its last three starting signal-callers are all currently NFL starters, and are each doing well in their own unique way. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was a second round selection, going 53rd overall in the 2020 NFL draft. Miami Dolphins gunslinger Tua […] Alabama Football: How will Bryce Young compare to Tide QBs in NFL? - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

While most Alabama football fans have endorsed Nick Saban’s decision to hire Kevin Steele, many still yearn for Jeremy Pruitt. Summarizing the opinions of what appears to be most Alabama Crimson Tide fans; Kevin Steele is a good to very good Defensive Coordinator, but Jeremy Pruitt is a great one. Among the Crimson Nation, Pruitt […] Alabama Football: NCAA door shuts on Jeremy Pruitt to Bama - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Alabama Football enters the spring with some question marks, the biggest of which being the well-documented quarterback competition. Following the departure of former Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young, the position is vacant in Tuscaloosa, and there is no obvious heir apparent. Redshirt sophomore Jalen Milroe and redshirt freshman Ty Simpson have taken up the headlines […] Alabama Football: Is the quarterback battle really a two-man race? - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

After Alabama Basketball’s abrupt exit from the NCAA Tournament, Nate Oats has no time to take a break. Even with the Big Dance continuing for another week, Nate Oats must aggressively work on the 2023-24 Alabama basketball team. It will not be easy. Oats must replace two assistant coaches he has deep connections with, and […] Alabama Basketball: Nate Oats and a quick juggling act - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Alabama basketball heads into the 2023 offseason with a bittersweet taste in its mouth, having had the best season in school history by many measures but ultimately falling short of its goals. How will the Crimson Tide bounce back, and who will return to lead the group next winter? It is all but a foregone […] Major decisions looming for Alabama Basketball players - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

The end of the 2023 college football season will be a watershed moment for the game. For Alabama Football and other elite programs, beginning in 2024, a couple of regular-season losses will not derail championship dreams. SEC Football will change considerably in the 2024 season, with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas. In the future […] Alabama Football: What will be lost after the 2023 season - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

An Alabama Basketball season ended in a Sweet 16 matchup for the ninth time. Some perspective might prove valuable. For the record, I have seen every one of the Crimson Tide’s 49 NCAA Tournament games. Going beyond recency bias, I can say many of the Tide’s 24 Big Dance losses were harder for me to […] State of Alabama Basketball today and what the future holds - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

A bizarre, whirlwind of a Sweet 16 victimized top-overall seed Alabama Basketball, as well as several other teams. The college basketball weekend continues this evening, and it features one of the strangest Elite Eight fields in tournament history. The Sweet 16 round saw Alabama Basketball get eliminated by 5-seed San Diego State. It also saw […] Alabama Basketball: Elite Eight Absent SEC teams, 1-seeds - Bama Hammer - Bama Hammer - An Alabama Crimson Tide Community - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.