Alabama Crimson Tide NCAA Basketball News

The search for the next men's basketball coach at Talladega College may be over.

Charvez Davis is getting a jump on his academic and ath letic career at the University of Alabama.

The average Arkansas Razorbacks fan might not care how, or maybe even why, the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate scores are calculated.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - 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.

THE ISSUE NCAA sanctions could have been much worse against UA. There are much worse fates for the University of Alabama than having the NCAA take away 21 victories from three football seasons that were memorable mostly for too few wins and too many off-the-field problems.

Green is one of three players who averaged in double figures who are slated to return.

FINAL RECORD: 18-14, 7-9 SEC, tied for fourth in Western Division. WHAT WENT RIGHT: Bama won five of its last seven games to finish above .500 when at one point it looked like the Tide might let things slip completely away.

Alabama sophomore power forward JaMychal Green can concentrate on the Crimson Tide after Wednesday's selection of the 19-and-under USA Basketball team.

Nick Saban is justifiably proud of Alabama 's improved APR numbers. Earlier this week the NCAA released its annual grades known as ''Academic Progress Rates,'' a rolling fouryear measure of Division I athletes' basic progress toward graduation.

Yamene Coleman dunks during a Maui Invitational game this past November. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to earn a degree from the University of Alabama while representing the Crimson Tide on the court," Coleman said in a statement.

Danny Moon pushes people to be their best, get fit or get strong. He also wants them to have fun.

High school athletes in Florida will play fewer games for the next two years under a new rule approved by the Florida High School Athletic Association that is designed to save money during tough economic times.

I don't know if Craig Thompson ever sings karaoke, but, if he does, quot;The Impossible Dreamquot; could be his signature song.

Louisville coach Rick Pitino says he is the victim of an extortion attempt and has forwarded the information to the FBI.

Next Thanksgiving, the family's trip to Grandma's house may be cut a little short.

What's wrong with moving the next two Iron Bowls up one day to the Friday after Thanksgiving? How much time do you have? --> It's the latest example of the Southeastern Conference selling its soul to CBS.

While the current members of Alabama's basketball team are working to learn from new coach Anthony Grant, one former player is trying to improve his NBA draft stock.

New coach Anthony Grant walks through Coleman Coliseum with a quiet confidence and a blueprint to overhaul Alabama's entire basketball approach.

New Alabama basketball coach Anthony Grant will receive a seven-year deal worth $1.8 million annually, almost double the pay of his predecessor.

Alabama held its annual men's basketball banquet tonight, and the remaining coaches on the 2008-09 staff were honored not once -- but twice -- with standing ovations.