Kristy Curry

The head coach disagreed with where the media ranked her team.

The Crimson Tide is gearing up for a special season.

Cunningham is the fourth incoming transfer that Curry has landed this offseason, joining Sarah Ashlee Barker, Ryan Cobbins and Aaliyah Nye. Alabama will enter the 2022-23 season with elevated expectations as the team returns all five starters on a team that closed last year by winning 10 of its final 14 games.

The Tide came into the game with a 5-2 record, coming off an impressive 89-45 win over Bethune-Cookman. Memphis entered the game with a 6-1 record, coming off a thrilling overtime win over Pennsylvania.

Next up, Alabama (2-1) will go on the road for the first time this season to face the Duke Blue Devils in Forth Worth, Texas for the Maggie Dixon Classic. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 21 on ESPN Plus.

You can catch the Tide online through the SEC Network Plus starting Nov. 9, as they host the Charleston Southern Buccaneers for the first regular season game of the season.

The Alabama Crimson Tide men's and women's basketball programs are set to celebrate the start of their respective seasons with the Tide Tipoff event. The event, which features both Nate Oats and Kristy Curry's programs will be held on Friday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. CT in Foster Auditorium.

The Alabama Crimson Tide (15-8, 8-8) took care of business in its first game of the SEC Tournament in Greenville, South Carolina. The Tide took down the Missouri Tigers 82-74 to make it into the quarterfinals tomorrow. Alabama will play No. 7 South Carolina tomorrow at 5 p.m. CT.

The Crimson Tide move to 12-2 on the season, 5-2 in SEC play. They are now tied with Texas A&M and Tennessee for second place in the SEC, two games back from the first place South Carolina Gamecocks. Auburn maintains their last place spot in the SEC standings.