Alabama Basketball

Sanderson ended up leading the basketball program to a victory at UCLA. The 1982-83 squad ultimately went 20-12 and was eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, leaving the victory over the Bruins as the high-water mark of the season.

It has undoubtedly been an emotional week for the Alabama Crimson Tide basketball program considering the nature of the tragedy its facing. It appears as if the emotion and the rivalry may have gotten the better of the Alabama senior this week.

The Tide showed superb mental fortitude in its hard fought win over the Vanderbilt Commodores Tuesday in Nashville.

Jamea was a mother of a 5-year-old and as a result of the violence that took place that early morning, her son will have to grow up without a mother.

The Crimson Tide is scheduled to take on Vanderbilt on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. CT in Nashville. Oats commented that the entirety of the team that remains will be making the trip to Nashville.

Alabama is now 4-0 in SEC play and will take on the LSU Tigers on Saturday in Coleman Coliseum at 3 p.m. CT.

The Crimson Tide snapped the Razorbacks' 17-game home winning streak and kept themselves on top of the SEC standings. The Tide's 4-0 start in the SEC is its best start since 1987 in conference play.

The Crimson Tide will hit the road for its next contest against the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Tide takes on the Razorbacks in a clash of SEC West powers on Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 6 p.m. CT.

The Crimson Tide improves to 10-2 on the season after an 84-64 win over Jackson State.

Alabama falls to 9-2 on the season.