Former Alabama Basketball Guard Scores NBA Career High in Preseason Win: Roll Call

SEC News:

• Column: Vanderbilt Passes First Test, But Mark Byington Has a Message

• Which 3 Matchups Will Decide the Winner of Mizzou at Auburn?

This Weekend's Crimson Tide Schedule:

Friday, Oct. 17

• WTEN — ITA Southern Regional Championships (Auburn, Ala.) — All Day

• XCTF — Crimson Classic (Tuscaloosa, Ala. / Harry Pritchett Running Park) — Men 8:30 a.m. CT / Women 9:20 a.m. CT

• WVB — at Georgia — 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network)

• BB — vs. Lipscomb (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) — 6:30 p.m. CT

• MBB — vs. Florida State (Birmingham, Ala.)

Saturday, Oct. 18

• MGOLF — Fallen Oak Collegiate (Saucier, Miss.)

• FB — vs. Tennessee (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) — 6:30 p.m. CT (ABC)

Sunday, Oct. 19

• MGOLF — Fallen Oak Collegiate (Saucier, Miss.)

• WVB — at South Carolina — 12 p.m. CT

• SB — vs. Itawamba (DH) (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) — 1:30 p.m. CT

• WSOC — vs. Mississippi State (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) — 6 p.m. CT (SEC Network+)

Thursday's Crimson Tide Results:

WBB — vs. Florida State (Birmingham, Ala.)
W, 91–71

WSOC — at No. 11 Arkansas (Fayetteville, Ark.)
L, 1–3

MBB — vs. Florida State (Birmingham, Ala.)
W, 109–105

SEC News:

Did You Notice?

• Former Alabama safety and current Cincinnati Bengal Jordan Battle intercepted future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers in the Bengals’ 33-31 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football. The victory marked Cincinnati’s third of the season, led by recently acquired quarterback Joe Flacco.

• Former Alabama basketball player Donta Hall scored eight points on 4-for-4 shooting in Olympiakos’ 95-4 Euroleague win against Maccabi Ra’anana Tel Aviv, which featured this dunk over former top-20 NBA Draft pick Lonnie Walker IV.

• Alabama men’s basketball defeated Florida State 109–105 in its first preseason scrimmage ahead of the 2025–26 regular season. Sophomore guard Labaron Philon led the Crimson Tide , who scored a career-high 29 points against the Seminoles. Bama Central’s Hunter De Siver was in attendance. Read more from his live blog here.

On This Day in Crimson Tide History:

October 18, 1928: Legendary broadcaster Keith Jackson was born in Roopville, Ga.

October 18, 1986: Running Bobby Humphrey had 217 rushing yards on 27 carries and three touchdowns to lead Alabama to a 56-28 win over Tennessee. He was subsequently named the SEC Player of the Week.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

Oct. 17: “Last year, I could just chuck it as far as I could and it was either out of bounds or no one caught it, and that was the checkdown. It’s real football now.” – Missouri quarterback Drew Lock after facing Alabama

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