Alabama Crimson Tide News For February 16th 2021 - Men's Basketball Team Ranked 8th AP Poll
On Sunday, Lorenzo Washington a starter on the 2009 Alabama National Championship team passed away. He was a defensive lineman from 2005-2009 and was 34 years old. See more information about his passing, from the articles below.
The Alabama men's basketball game against Texas A&M has been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb 18th, at 2pm CT on the SEC Network. The game was moved back one day because bad winter weather that Texas is currently experiencing.
The Crimson Tide men's basketball team rose three spots to No. 8 in the AP basketball poll. This is the highest ranking the Alabama team has had since Jan 1st, 2007.
Ben Davis, a former Alabama 5-star recruit, has entered the transfer portal. He made a statement saying, “After winning the national championship this season, I talked with my family about continuing my career in football,” he wrote. “With much thought and consideration, I have decided to enter my name in the transfer portal. Thank you to everyone at Alabama who has brought me to this point and it’s always ‘Roll Tide’ for life.”
Check out all of the Alabama articles below. Also, check out the below videos about Alabama Crimson Tide sports.
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1. Starter on 2009 Alabama national title team passed away
By Michael Casagrande - AL.com
2. Former Alabama 5-star recruit enters transfer portal
By Michael Casagrande - AL.com
3. Alabama rises to highest AP ranking since 2007
By Mike Rodak - AL.com
4. Alabama Is Much More Than Its Three-Point Reputation
By Jason Jordan - SI.com
5. Alabama-Texas A&M basketball game delayed one day due to weather
By Charlie Potter - BamaOnLine
6. Nick Saban releases statement on the death of Lorenzo Washington
By Charlie Potter - BamaOnLine
7. Herb Jones discusses his back injury, what he's working on to get back to full strength
By Adam Spencer - Saturday Down South
8. Former Alabama lineman Lorenzo Washington passes away at age 34
By Staff at Saturday Down South
9. Walker Scores Program Record 41 Points in Win at Auburn
Check out our T-Shirt Of The Day, which features the Alabama Straw Hat that has been made famous by Coach Saban. This t-shirt takes the straw hat and combines it with a great saying, Where I Come From This Means Victory.
The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team moved up in both the AP (6th), and Coaches (7th) polls this week. The baseball team also moved up to No. 22 in the latest Baseball America Poll.
Alabama has won the Tennessee game 14 times in a row. The last time Alabama lost was in 2006. This t-shirt kind of plays on that dominance of Alabama winning over Tennessee for the last 14 years.
The Alabama men's basketball team came away with a close win on Saturday against Vanderbilt 82-78. The Crimson Tide baseball team began their season with a walk-off home run by Zane Denton.