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Alabama Basketball Help Is On The Way: Preview Next Season’s New Players

By Ronald Evans

Nov 11, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Avery Johnson reacts to his teams play against Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 11, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Avery Johnson reacts to his teams play against Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 4, 2017; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers forward Anfernee McLemore (24) goes to the basket during the first half at Coleman Coliseum against Alabama Crimson Tide . The Tigers defeated the Tide 82-77. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 4, 2017; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Auburn Tigers forward Anfernee McLemore (24) goes to the basket during the first half at Coleman Coliseum against Alabama Crimson Tide. The Tigers defeated the Tide 82-77. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

Alex Reese – PF – 6′ 9″, 230 lbs. – Freshman – Pelham, AL

247 Sports Composite 4-Star

247 Sports ranked Reese as the No. 18 Power Forward in the nation. No. 3 Player in Alabama

Alex Reese had fifteen scholarship offers, including Kansas, North Carolina, Michigan, Maryland, Auburn, Tennessee, Florida, and Vandy.

Alex Reese is reported from multiple sources as being  6′ 8″, 6′ 9″, and 6′ 10″. He is not a typical big body, inside bruiser. Reese is a fluid player, more in the mold of a high-post, “pick and pop” big man that Alabama has been lacking for years.

Reese has good shooting range and combined with his size he is a hard player to defend. If Avery Johnson decides to run more of a motion offense, compatible with the ball handling and shooting skills of Sexton and Petty, Reese can mesh into that offense. In today’s terminology, Alex Reese is more of a “stretch four” than a traditional power forward.

Take a look at Alex Reese in action:

Auburn was long believed to be the leader for Reese. Austin Wiley tried very hard to persuade Reese to become a Tiger. Listen to Reese as he discusses his decision to sign with Alabama. His comments are another example of the recruiting power of Avery Johnson’s NBA career as a championship player and as an NBA head coach.

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