Things are moving fast for Alabama basketball in the Transfer Portal in the aftermath of losing to Duke in the Elite Eight to end the 2024-25 season. Nate Oats and his staff have turned their full attention to the portal and building the roster for next season.
Alabama just finished up year three of the best three-year run in the history of the program. The 22-23 team won the SEC regular season and tournament titles and earned a 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The 23-24 team made it to the Final Four for the first time in program history. And the 24-25 team made it three straight Sweet 16s and two straight Elite Eights.
Oats has raised the bar tremendously in Tuscaloosa. With that comes heightened expectations and pressure to stay near the top. Oats welcomes the expectations and has a brash confidence in himself to build a winning roster year-in and year-out.
Piecing the roster together is a fun puzzle, albeit frustrating for normal fans. In today's collegiate landscape, you have to look at each team, each season as entirely different. Gone are the days of watching players grow. If you get two years out of a single player, that's pretty good nowadays. It's rare to have anyone for three or four years, and a lot of players are one-year rentals now.
This will be your hub for all the roster tracking information for Alabama basketball. We'll track and update this with who's staying, who's leaving, and who's joining the Crimson Tide for next season.
Alabama basketball 2025-26 roster tracker
Who's leaving Alabama
Out of Eligibility
- G Mark Sears
- F/C Grant Nelson
- G Chris Youngblood
- C Clifford Omoruyi
Transferring:
- G Naas Cunningham
- F Mouhamed Dioubate
- F Jarin Stevenson
- F Derrion Reid
Alabama will have some big shoes to replace with Mark Sears and Grant Nelson, in particular, running out of eligibility. Those two will forever be remembered in Crimson Tide lore as cornerstone pieces to last season's Final Four team and for getting the team back to the Elite Eight this season.
Naas Cunningham's transfer was expected. The former Top 50 recruit took a redshirt this season at Alabama and there didn't appear to be a path to playing time anytime soon.
Mo Dioubate's decision to transfer is a bigger deal. He was one of Alabama's best and most important players. An energy and effort glue-guy whose offensive skill set grew leaps and bounds. He was 2nd on the team in Net Rating and led the team in BPM (box plus-minus).
A few days after Diobuate's decision, Jarin Stevenson entered the Transfer Portal with a "do not contact" tag. Stevenson was instrumental in Alabama's Final Four run a year ago with a big performance against Clemson in the Elite Eight. He struggled early in the season, missing his first 18 attempts from three, but he shot 37.3% from deep following that.
NBA Draft:
- Labaron Philon
Who's staying at Alabama
- Aiden Sherrell
- Aden Holloway
- Latrell Wrightsell
- Houston Mallette
The four above officially announced they are returning to Alabama via the Crimson Tide's NIL collective on Saturday, April 5th.
Who's joining Alabama:
Transfer Portal:
- Noah Williamson, C, Bucknell (7-foot, 250)
- Taylor Bol Bowen, F, Florida State (6-foot-10, 195)
- Jalil Bethea, CG, Miami (FL) (6-foot-5, 190)
Alabama landed a quick commitment on Monday night from Bucknell center and Patriot League Player of the Year Noah Williamson. Williamson was on a visit to Tuscaloosa on Monday and Oats and company got him to commit before leaving town as they hoped.
On Friday, Alabama landed a commitment from Florida State transfer Taylor Bol Bowen. A stretch four with a ridiculous wingspan, Bol Bowen was an excellent shot blocker and can defend multiple positions. He also shot 42% from three at Florida State in 2024-25.
On Sunday, Alabama continued its momentum by landing Miami's Jalil Bethea, a Top 10 overall recruit in the 2024 recruiting class. Bethea struggled as a freshman, but Miami was a disaster following Jim Larranaga's abrupt retirement a month into the season. Bethea is oozing with potential, and Nate Oats has a track record of rehabilitating guards who struggled at their first collegiate stop (Jahvon Quinerly, Aden Holloway).
Recruiting:
(All rankings are via the 247 composites)
- London Jemison, F, Oakdale, CT (6-8, 200) - 4-star, No. 37 overall
- Davion Hannah, G, Branson, MO (6-5, 175) - 4-star, No. 51 overall
- Amari Allen, G/F, Green Bay, WI (6-7, 180) - 4-star, No. 65 overall
Alabama's Transfer Portal targets:
- Rylan Griffen, G/F, Kansas (6-6, 190)
- Cedric Coward, G/F, Washington State (6-6, 206)