5-star guard reopening his recruitment, Alabama basketball expected to be involved

With three open roster spots, Nate Oats and Alabama basketball are pursuing plenty of options to fill out the roster for next season. Things have been quiet on the Transfer Portal front over the last week since the last holdovers from last season's roster made final decisions.

But Oats and top assistant Preston Murphy are hard at work and examining the options that are out there. Recently, there have been some bigger names come available in the final week of the Transfer Portal being open for basketball.

One of the most intriguing options came to light on Saturday when 5-star UConn signee Darius Adams chose to request his release from the Huskies and re-open his recruitment.

Adams is a 5-star prospect and the No. 23 overall player in the 247 composite rankings. Adams has good size at a listed 6-foot-5 and is projected as a three-level scorer with a nice shooting touch from long range.

Alabama was involved with Adams when he ultimately chose UConn. The Crimson Tide didn't make his final cut list of three teams, but they were high on his list prior to that. Alabama now has something to offer at this stage that not a lot of other teams do: playing time in the backcourt.

Adams will have many suitors, so this is far from a slam dunk for Alabama. But the Crimson Tide will be involved in this recruitment.

Other options emerging for Alabama basketball

Memphis guard PJ Haggerty would be a dream addition in Alabama's backcourt, but with a reported NIL price tag of $4 million, you can count the Tide out of the Haggerty sweepstakes.

Alabama is believed to be one of the top two suitors for Washington State transfer guard Cedric Coward. That has reportedly become an Alabama/Duke battle, with both teams also contending with the NBA as Coward goes through the draft process.

The guys Alabama has been linked to, however, are both more two-guard types. The Tide still has a big need for a lead guard, however, following Labaron Philon's NBA Draft decision. The options are a bit limited, and as a result, Oats and company have taken a look overseas at an intriguing international prospect:

It remains to be seen how interested Alabama is, but Remagen's tape is intriguing. It's always difficult to tell how overseas players will translate, but he's certainly got the skill to team with good size. He would be an interesting flyer to take for the 12th or 13th roster spot.