Aden Holloway is back, folks. After serving a five-game suspension - three exhibition games and the first two regular-season games, the senior guard will make his 2026-27 season debut on Monday night Alabama against Oakland at Coleman Coliseum.
Alabama won all five games without Holloway and is off to a 2-0 start to the regular season after earning wins over Sam Houston and Arkansas State. Holloway should help the offense take another massive step forward. He averaged 16.8 points per game and shot just under 44% from three a season ago.
It'll be interesting to see if Nate Oats brings Holloway off the bench to acclimate him back to the rotation or if he immediately inserts him into the starting lineup next to Amari Allen in the backcourt. Eventually, that will be the Tide's starting guard duo, but Oats might bring him along slowly and leave freshman Qayden Samuels in the starting five.
Alabama's opponent on Monday night is the Oakland Golden Grizzlies out of the Horizon League. Oakland is off to an 0-3 start with losses to Michigan, Stanford, and UC Santa Barbara, all on the road. The Golden Grizzlies rank 213th in KenPom.
Oakland just played on the road in Santa Barbara on Saturday and is now in Tuscaloosa just 48 hours later as they complete an ambitious non-conference schedule.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of tonight's matchup:
How to watch No. 20 Alabama vs. Oakland on Monday night
- Date: Monday, November 9th
- Time: 6:30 pm CT
- Venue: Coleman Coliseum
- How to Watch (TV): SEC Network+
- Streaming: fubo TV
- Alabama record: 2-0
- Oakland record: 0-3
What are the betting odds for Alabama vs. Oakland?
Odds courtesy of FanDuel.
Spread: Alabama -31.5
Over/Under: 170.5
Moneyline: N/A
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
Injury reports for Alabama vs. Oakland
For Alabama, all eyes will be on Amari Allen and Jaxon Richardson. Allen tweaked his ankle late in the game on Friday against Arkansas State. He'll be fine, but it'll be interesting to see if he's good to go for this game or if Oats chooses to rest him against an overmatched opponent.
The other injury to note is freshman Jaxon Richardson, who missed Friday's game with what Oats described as an upper-extremity injury that isn't a long-term issue. Oats believed on Friday that Richardson could return on Monday, but would certainly be ready by Friday night against Seton Hall.
Who are the announcers for Alabama vs. Oakland?
On the call on the SEC Network+ on Monday night will be Roger Hoover (play-by-play) and former Tide basketball star Richard Hendrix (analyst)
Alabama vs. Oakland series history
This will be the fourth all-time meeting between Alabama and Oakland in basketball. The Crimson Tide has won the previous three matchups.
That includes a 1-0 mark under Oats, who led Alabama to an 86-59 win over Oakland in 2021. The Crimson Tide also earned non-conference victories over the Golden Grizzlies in 2011 and 2013.
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