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Posted on 10/9/23 at 2:46 pm to Alabama_Fan
Posted on 10/9/23 at 2:46 pm to Alabama_Fan
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the 2023-24 basketball season tips off in 28 days.
Can't wait
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Posted on 10/9/23 at 2:47 pm to Alabama_Fan
Great way to start the countdown. The early 80s teams were some of my favorites. The battles between our Wimp Sanderson, Bobby Lee Hurts and Buck Johnson teams vs Sonny Smith, Charles Barkley and Chuck Persons Auburn teams were classic.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 5:49 pm to Alum69
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Zoom Diallo, the No. 2 point guard in 2024, sets second Arizona visit, and says will also visit Alabama.
Posted on 10/9/23 at 9:04 pm to Alabama_Fan
More on Zoom from on3...
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Alabama is still recruiting me hard,” Diallo said. “I haven’t been able to get an exact date yet in place for a visit. With Border League, USA, and these practices all, I got to see what time fits to be able to make get out there.
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No. 2 PG Zoom Diallo Sets Second Arizona Visit, Looks at Alabama Visit; "Commitment Coming Soon"
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Jamie Shaw
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Zoom Diallo
Four-Star point guard Zoom Diallo (photo credit - UAA Next)
Zoom Diallo is the No. 2 point guard in the 2024 On3 Industry Ranking. The four-star senior at Napa (CA) Prolific Prep was one of 84 players invited to this weekend’s 2023 USA Basketball Junior National Team October Minicamp.
“I want to come in and compete at a high level,” Diallo told On3. “I want to show that I can compete on both ends of the floor. There are so many top guys here, so I think it is important to show I am competing. Things have gone well; I had a couple of good days of competing and just take it one day at a time.”
On3 was able to catch up with Zoom Diallo and talk about his recruitment.
“I just took an official visit to Washington,” Diallo said. “I have another visit scheduled to Arizona on October 18-20, and I’m planning a visit with Alabama. We don’t have a date yet for that.”
Diallo has also taken official visits to Florida State, USC, and Gonzaga. He says that with RJay Barsh, his lead recruiter, leaving Florida State and going to Gonzaga, the Seminoles are no longer in the mix.
Diallo Talks Arizona
“I took the first visit there so early,” Diallo said. “I want to go back and refresh my memory of everything. They play fast. Being a point guard the fact they have so many good players around them is one thing a point guard wants. I want to have good players around me that allow me to be a leader to them.
“Their ability and their play style are something that I like and are appealing. Tommy Lloyd’s message to me has been great, really. Just the fact that he has the trust in me to come in and lead his program. He has let me know that he feels I am the guy who can come in and play point guard for him in my recruiting class. He instills in me that he just wants me to come in and have an impact.”
Zoom Diallo took his first official visit to Arizona on September 30, 2022
Diallo Talks Washington
“I already had a close relationship with Coach (Will) Conroy,” Diallo said. “But going on the visit, I actually got closer with him, with the whole staff, really. I was there for a couple of days, so that was good.
“I wanted to see going into that visit was their practice and their play style, and things like that. Being able to watch them play and see how they compete and move on the court was good.
“Coach (Mike) Hopkins has just been telling me that he wants me to be the point guard who comes in and has an immediate impact. He has been recruiting me since my freshman year, and he really trusts me. They’re the hometown school, and they really want me to stay home.”
Diallo Talks Alabama
“Alabama is still recruiting me hard,” Diallo said. “I haven’t been able to get an exact date yet in place for a visit. With Border League, USA, and these practices all, I got to see what time fits to be able to make get out there.
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“Alabama plays an NBA style, and that play style sticks out to me. They had Brandon Miller last year, who had a big impact his freshman year. They give their guys freedom; they let them go up and down the court and have a lot of spacing. With my ability to get in the paint, that spacing and that style is something that I like.”
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I don’t have an exact time yet to commit,” Diallo said. “But, I am going to commit soon.
“I want to go to a program where I can have an immediate impact. Where the coach trusts me, and I trust him. I am going to look at the player development and the play style of the school to make sure it’s a fit.
“I want to get up and down, play with a lot of movement and a lot of spacing that will let the guys operate. Ball screens tool”
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This post was edited on 10/9/23 at 9:05 pm
Posted on 10/9/23 at 10:13 pm to CaptainMorgan
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Pio is heating up… that can only mean basketball season isn’t far away.
Posted on 10/10/23 at 2:31 pm to Alabama_Fan
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Ole Miss' Allen Flanigan is eligible to play
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transfer from Auburn who averaged 10.1 PPG last season
IIRC, that was the guy that scored like 18 points for them in one game, and then 2 points in the next to average that 10.
Think he picked it up towards the end of their season, but apparently he was frustratingly inconsistent.
Posted on 10/10/23 at 6:31 pm to paperwasp
Considering his dad went to Ole Miss, I'm fine with that waiver.
Posted on 10/10/23 at 6:39 pm to CCTider
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Top-five senior Tre Johnson will cancel the rest of his official visits and only consider Baylor & Texas moving forward, he tells @247Sports.
Was scheduled to OV here this weekend.
Posted on 10/10/23 at 7:49 pm to Chadaristic
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Alabama Men’s Basketball@AlabamaMBB
Why Bama? with Aaron Estrada
#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball
Posted on 10/10/23 at 7:54 pm to Alabama_Fan
Watch for some exciting news on Erwin
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Michael Southern@msouthern17
Led by SEC Player of the Year Erwin Dudley and SEC Freshman of the Year Mo Williams, the 2001-02 Alabama basketball team won 27 games and captured the SEC regular-season championship for the first time in 15 years with a 12-4 conference record. @ErwinDudley averaged 15.2 points and 8.9 rebounds and @mowilliams followed with 10.4 points and 4.1 assists, as the Tide also reached the SEC Tournament final and earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The rest of the starting five included Terrance Meade, Rod Grizzard and Kenny Walker. So in memory of its 27 wins, the 2001-02 Crimson Tide team is here to remind you the 2023-24 basketball season tips off in 27 days.
Posted on 10/10/23 at 7:56 pm to Alabama_Fan
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Pistons Draft Talk@PDTScouting·1h
Alabamas Grant Nelson Is going to be one the most intriguing talents in the SEC, at 6’11 theres a lot of versatility to his game. Good buzz on his play coming into the season
Posted on 10/10/23 at 9:41 pm to Alabama_Fan
Really wanted grant nelson
Posted on 10/10/23 at 9:57 pm to pioneerbasketball
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grant nelson
Here’s the link with the 12 sec video that goes with the post above. Didn’t think the quality was all that great but it’s growing on me
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Posted on 10/10/23 at 10:05 pm to Alabama_Fan
I saw it speculated a month or two ago that he was going to be a GA of some sort. Is that what you’re referring to?
Posted on 10/11/23 at 9:37 am to Bryant91092
That Grant Nelson video is like the basketball version of the Julio Jones video from back in the day
Posted on 10/11/23 at 9:58 am to mistaken4193
If he posterizes an Auburn player with a windmill dunk he will become my favorite player.
Posted on 10/11/23 at 10:17 am to Robot Santa
One of our targets. He goes to Prolific Prep with Aiden, Derrion and Zoom.
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Posted on 10/11/23 at 10:19 am to Chadaristic
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Kansas men’s basketball will receive its infractions case ruling today and penalties stemming from the federal corruption investigation that began 2.206 days ago.
The men’s basketball team had been charged with five Level I violations.
The school has self-imposed a four-game suspension on Bill Self and Kurtis Townsend and the pair also had recruiting restrictions.
It will be interesting to see if KU and Self gets hit with anything else since most of the schools involved didn’t get hit with much at all (besides Oklahoma State).
Posted on 10/11/23 at 10:35 am to Robot Santa
Exactly. Like a Senario Hillman level poster
Posted on 10/11/23 at 10:43 am to CCTider
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We could be anywhere from #5-#50. Tons of unknowns, a lot of hope the 3 hits from last year take their next step in development, and hope that transfers live up to their hype. Preseason #20-25 feels like a good starting point, with room to grow.
Thanks CC. I was surprised to see some of the metrics so high on us this year, so there’s definitely some expectation of the young guys developing and the transfers hitting. It feels a lot like any Oats’ preseason… plenty of reason to be excited, but a lot of questions too.
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As far as recruiting goes, we're in uncharted territory for us. No less than 1/3 of the top 40 recruits are taking official visits to Tuscaloosa. Ryan Pannone seems like our X and Os guru. Seems like a straight up film junkie. And Preston Murphy seems to known almost everybody. He hasn't skipped a beat after Hodgson left.
This kind of blew my mind. Not going to lie. When we lost Pett and Hodgson, I thought our recruiting would drop off for a year or two. Oats pulling a class like this together after all the turnover is a great sign. He’s all in right now and not slowing down. If we can keep recruiting at a similar or higher level to the last few years AND improve some of our game management issues, watch TF out.
Five years ago, I would not have ever believed Bama basketball would be a consistent contender. Avery and Grant had worn me down and beaten up my psyche. Football season is in full swing, but I find myself counting down the days to tip instead. Should be another fun season.
I’ll also try to keep up a little better moving forward… no excuses for missing the best three on the site.
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