March Madness

Basketball center Charles Bediako is asking the Alabama Supreme Court to let him play the rest of the season for the Crimson Tide. The recent NBA G-League player on Monday filed an appeal of Tuscaloosa Circuit Court Judge Daniel Pruet’s recent decision that ended Bediako's temporary playing status with the University of Alabama.

The Alabama men’s basketball team hosts South Carolina in Tuscaloosa tomorrow, and a former player is reportedly considering his legal options. Center Charles Bediako, who once played for the San Antonio Spurs’ minor league team lost his court injunction that enabled him to return to Tuscaloosa to play for Alabama. Tide head coach Nate Oats says Bediako is the victim of a broken NCAA system.

An Alabama circuit judge on Monday denied Alabama basketball player Charles Bediako’s motion for a preliminary injunction, ending the 7-foot center's collegiate eligibility and his season with the Crimson Tide.

The judge in Alabama center Charles Bediako’s eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA has recused himself from the case. Tuscaloosa Circuit Court Judge James Roberts filed the order Wednesday, according to court documents. AL.com first reported Roberts' recusal.

Charles Bediako will play against Tennessee on Saturday, Alabama coach Nate Oats said Friday, even while calling the NCAA system that allowed professional players to return to college “broken.”

Aden Holloway tied a career-high with 26 points, Labaron Philon Jr. added 17 points and No. 14 Alabama beat Kentucky 89-74 on Saturday. Kentucky fought back from a 21-point deficit, cutting the lead to single digits, 77-68, with 5:38 to play. But the Wildcats were outscored 12-6 down the stretch, with all but two of the Crimson Tide's points being scored by Holloway and Philon.

Crimson Tide forward Mouhamed Dioubate helped Alabama make it to the Elite Eight during March Madness this year. He won’t be there to see the team try again next season. Dioubate is heading to Kentucky by way of the transfer portal.

Alabama and Auburn now have something in common. Neither team will be going for the college men’s basketball championship. The Tigers lost to Florida during the Final Four seventy to seventy three and Houston stunned Duke seventy to sixty seven. Alabama lost to the Blue Devils during the Elite Eight round

The Tiger’s season began with some real turbulence on its first trip. While it is unclear exactly what happened in the air on November eighth, other than there was some kind of in-flight disturbance between players, the plane carrying the Tigers returned home and left two players there.

Auburn, Houston, Duke, and Florida are gearing up for the Final Four in college men’s basketball’s March Madness this weekend. Alabama is out after falling to Duke during the round of the championship known as the Elite Eight. The Crimson Tide is still in the running for a consolation prize in the form of the John R. Wooden Award for outstanding player