LOS ANGELES (WSFA) – The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team advanced to its first-ever Final Four appearance in school history Saturday night.
The Tide defeated the No. 6 seed Clemson Tigers after being down by 13 in the first half and battling back to take the lead at halftime.
For the first time in program history, #Alabama is going to the Final Four. @wsfa12news pic.twitter.com/offQ9G30sS
— Rosie Langello (@RosieLangello) March 31, 2024
The West Regional Champs @wsfa12news pic.twitter.com/8YUSZIn8bQ
— Rosie Langello (@RosieLangello) March 31, 2024
Huge contributions from Mark Sears, Jarin Stevenson and Nick Pringle led the Tide to an 89-82 victory in Los Angeles.
“The job’s not finished,” said Pringle in the locker room after the win. “We still got two more games, you know, one at a time though.”
Nick Pringle holding the regional trophy:
“It feels like a baby right now, I don’t even want to let it go right now it’s unreal right now you see this on TV all the time.” pic.twitter.com/dNB7KWUze4
— Rosie Langello (@RosieLangello) March 31, 2024
#Alabama freshman Jarin Stevenson hitting some of the biggest shots of his life in the Elite Eight game against Clemson.
19 pts, 5-8 from deep
“Next shot, I had two air balls in the game… I just focused on the next sho,t I knew practice would pay off.”@wsfa12news pic.twitter.com/h8Rz2bmD4f
— Rosie Langello (@RosieLangello) March 31, 2024
Rylan Griffen, Mark Sears and Mo Dioubate all talk about #Alabama freshman Jarin Stevenson’s performance Saturday night.
“He made his legacy tonight.. he’s a bama legend..him and Noah Clowney both wear that number, soon about time to retire that number, whenever Jarin leave..”… pic.twitter.com/TYqAG6IbLJ
— Rosie Langello (@RosieLangello) March 31, 2024
Mark Sears cuts down the net pic.twitter.com/YUwj8oqosT
— Rosie Langello (@RosieLangello) March 31, 2024
#Alabama’s Nick Pringle on Clarke Holter, the athletic trainer for the men’s basketball team:
“It’s been unbelievable last 15 days..I’ve been dealing with my heel, night in night out, straight treatment.. it’s good you can have a great relationship with an athletic trainer like… pic.twitter.com/qymqDwcamL
— Rosie Langello (@RosieLangello) March 31, 2024
The team will return to Tuscaloosa for a few days before heading back out west.
“It really hasn’t hit me that we made history yet,” said Aaron Estrada. “I’m sure probably tomorrow morning or when we get back to Tuscaloosa, it’s really gonna hit me.”
#Alabama’s Aaron Estrada on what it will be like when the team arrives back in Tuscaloosa:
“I think it’s going to be crazy. I think it’s probably going to be equivalent to when they hired that new football coach and everybody was out there for him..I think it’s probably going to… pic.twitter.com/8DC8zlUAu6
— Rosie Langello (@RosieLangello) March 31, 2024
Head coach Nate Oats spoke about his coaching journey and what it means to coach in the Final Four.
What does tonight mean to #Alabama head coach Nate Oats?
“I mean it’s surreal. You go back 11 years ago, I won a state championship at Romoulus High in the Detroit area.. it hasn’t been that long. Bobby Hurley gives me a chance….it’s ironic I get to coach against Danny… pic.twitter.com/0m1mlQbM8j
— Rosie Langello (@RosieLangello) March 31, 2024
Alabama head coach Nate Oats cuts down the net. @wsfa12news pic.twitter.com/aJnh3eIRqq
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