Alabama basketball’s quest to San Antonio begins with UNC-Asheville coming to Coleman Coliseum.
Alabama basketball opens up their season-opening three-game homestand by hosting the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs on Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. This is the first meeting between the two schools.
General Information
Teams: Alabama (0-0) and UNC-Asheville (0-0)
Tip time: 9 p.m. EST
Watch: ESPNU
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What to know about UNC-Asheville:
The Bulldogs are coming off a 22-12 campaign in the Big South Conference. They finished 2nd in conference play with a 12-4 record, the team fell to Longwood in the conference championship by a score of 85-59.
The team will not have Drew Pember, who led the team with 20.6 PPG and 8.2 RPG. The top returning player for the Bulldogs is Josh Banks, a senior guard out of Charlotte, NC, who averaged 12.8 PPG, 3.4 RPG, and 1.1 APG. Fletcher Abee is also another scoring threat as a senior guard out of Morganton, NC, who averaged 10.6 PPG, 1.6 RPG, and 1.3 APG. Head coach Mike Morrell is entering year seven at the helm and has led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament in 2023.
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