Alonzo Gee News

Former University of Alabama men's basketball standout Alonzo Gee was selected with the sixth overall pick by the Austin Toros in the NBA Development League draft Thursday evening.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: F Tony Mitchell, a four-star prospect , signed a year ago but had academic issues to clear up and thus was delayed a year.

The Crimson Tide faithful have shed the shadows of Mark Gottfried's mediocrity and are hoping for a resurgence to being once again regarded as a powerhouse in the SEC Western Division, and the conference as a whole.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 7 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news release: Tennessee claimed a share of the SEC East Division title and is playing its best basketball of the season.

New Alabama coach Anthony Grant touched on an area of need when he brought in point guard Ben Eblen as his first recruit.

Alabama's Alonzo Gee and UAB's Robert Vaden are the likeliest bets from state universities to be chosen in the NBA draft, and even they might be longshots.