After a 110-54 beatdown by the Tide, Bulldogs coach Mike Murrell had some positive things to say about Nate Oats team

Basketball season is finally here. No. 2 Alabama basketball begins one of the most highly-anticipated seasons in program history inside Coleman Coliseum on Monday night against the UNC Asheville Bulldogs.

After carrying a preseason ranking of No. 2 nationally entering the game, the Alabama Crimson Tide certainly showed why they had that lofty status prior to beginning the year Monday night, as the program defeated UNC Asheville by a final score of 110-54.

Mark Sears scored 20 points, and No. 2 Alabama beat UNC Asheville 110-54 in its season opener. Sears led the Crimson Tide in scoring on 6-for-8 shooting and was 3 for 4 from 3-point range.

UNC Asheville coach Mike Morrell put it best after his team lost to Alabama 110-54 on Monday night. "They're good enough to win a national championship from what I've seen," Morrell said. "Obvioulsy they Final Four appearance was no fluke.

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Alabama began the season in style Monday night against UNC-Asheville as the Crimson Tide throttled the Bulldogs 110-54 in Coleman Coliseum. In game one, Nate Oats's sixth team at

In what was the 2024-25 season opener for the program, the No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide opened the year in a big way Monday night inside Coleman Coliseum with a 110-54 route of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs.

The Alabama Crimson Tide opened the 2024-25 college basketball season in a big way Monday night in Tuscaloosa, defeating the visiting UNC Asheville Bulldogs by a final score of 110-54. A dominant performance from the nation's No.

Alabama basketball came a little shy of breaking 100 in preseason wins over Wake Forest and Memphis. Things changed in the season opener.