Alabama got Aden Holloway back on Monday night after the senior guard served a five-game suspension, and the Crimson Tide's offense morphed into an even more terrifying form.
Alabama hit 24 three-pointers on a 52% clip and blitzed Oakland from the opening tip on the way to a 109-68 win in Coleman Coliseum to move to 3-0 on the season. Alabama tied a program record with 30 assists on 39 made shots.
The Crimson Tide played without sophomore big man Jamarion Davis-Fleming, who was in street clothes. Nate Oats said in the pregame that Davis-Fleming was unavailable but didn't expand further on the injury issue.
Here are the biggest observations from Alabama's 41-point win.
1. Welcome back Aden Holloway
It took him some time to settle in, and he missed his first two three-pointers, but when the dust settled, it was like he never left. Holloway finished with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from three, and his sheer gravity opened things up for the rest of the offense.
It's not a coincidence that Alabama's most prolific shooting night of the young season just so happened to coincide with his return to the court.
And man oh man, was it fun to see Holloway do stuff like this again:
Biz with the deep three 👌🏼 pic.twitter.com/AhTHyri566
— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) November 10, 2026
2. Amari Allen: point guard
If you haven't accepted that Amari Allen is this team's point guard yet, you may want to go ahead and do so. Even with Holloway's return, the offense ran through the sophomore guard.
Coming off a triple-double in the win over Arkansas State on Friday, Allen followed that up with 14 points and 6 assists in just 19 minutes against Oakland. He was an efficient 4-of-5 from the field and controlled the game in his minutes.
He and Holloway will form one of the nation's top backcourts this season.
3. London Jemison open corner threes are layups this season
Sophomore London Jemison came into this game off to a strong start to his second season in Tuscaloosa. He had knocked down 5-of-10 from three in two games. That percentage has now gone up significantly.
Jemison tied his career-high with 20 points and knocked down all six of his three-point attempts and was a perfect 7-of-7 from the floor.
All six of Jemison's attempts came in the corner. With Oakland playing zone, the sophomore made them pay time and time again as Alabama moved the ball around and found him open.
Jemison got those shots all of last season, but wasn't super consistent in knocking them down. He's clearly put in a lot of work, and he may be one of the most dangerous shooters in the country now from that spot.
4. Keitenn Bristow continues to look awesome
Bristow didn't play for a big stretch of the second half, but he was once again awesome in his minutes. He played 14 minutes off the bench and scored 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 3 blocks. His rim protection has been eye-opening, and he continues to time his jumps to get his hand on the ball going up.
Hopefully, it was more of a load management decision in the second half for Oats with Bristow and not a tweak or anything. He's been excellent to start this season.
5. Alabama's depth is real
Alabama had no problem going 11 deep against Oakland, and that was without one rotational player (Davis-Fleming). Oats was doing full line changes at certain points, subbing four and even five guys at a time and keeping everyone fresh.
All 11 of the rotational guys played between 14 and 22 minutes. Everyone was fresh at all times, and all 11 guys looked like they deserved to be part of the rotation.
Even Anderson Diaz, who had struggled on offense through the first two games, came alive late with three consecutive three-pointers down the stretch.
Oats will eventually have to narrow the minutes to ensure guys like Allen and Holloway are consistently on the court in close games, but this depth is insane.
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