Alabama basketball

Bama earned some more postseason success in their game on Sunday. They strolled past the Texas A&M Aggies with points to spare, taking the matchup 82-63. The ...

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The Crimson Tide enters March Madness as a No. 1 seed for the first time in program history.

Spears' father, Marshall athletic director Christian Spears, says he is pursuing all legal options.

The New York Times reported Wednesday that the younger Spears was asked about being on the scene at the time of the shooting, to which he responded: "I'm sorry, I'm not going to be able to speak to that." "I have one thing to say — the report in the New York Times was 100% inaccurate and the writer had complete disregard for the truth," Spears said. He does not face any charges and his attorney denies he saw or handled the gun. "Based on the information we have, there were no current student-athletes present at the scene other than Brandon Miller and Jaden Bradley, who are both fully cooperating witnesses. From the outset, UA Athletics has fully cooperated with law enforcement and supported their investigation." 15 shooting that led to the death of 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris.

A recent investigation published by the New York Times connected a fourth Alabama men's basketball player to the scene of a fatal January shooting.

“Last night, an inaccurate report was published about Kai Spears, one of our student-athletes being present at the time of the incident,” Alabama AD Greg Byrne said in a statement Thursday. [In a statement](https://twitter.com/_NickKelly/status/1636408058267021313?s=20), Spears slammed the reporting and wrote that it “was 100% inaccurate and the writer had complete disregard for the truth.” I am grateful to the people who are supporting our family. “This is untrue. “I am furious at the completely erroneous article(s) placing my son in the car at the scene,” Christian said in New’s statement. So thankful to Alabama Athletics for refuting it on my behalf.

Former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and his childhood friend, Michael Davis, the accused shooter, face capital murder charges in relation to the ...

Harris was a passenger in the Jeep at the time of the shooting. Miller recorded 23 points, six rebounds five assists during Sunday's win and averaged a conference-best 19.6 points, as well as 8.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists, during the 2022-23 season. The entire situation, as you know, is just a heartbreaking situation on all accounts.” Miller was reportedly accompanied by security ahead of the Jaden Bradley, a freshman guard, was also previously reported to be present at the scene. Video footage reportedly showed Davis approach a Jeep on the driver's side before gunshots were seen entering and exiting the vehicle.

March Madness begins for the Crimson Tide in the friendly confines of Birmingham's Legacy Arena.

--Alabama 22, Texas A&M-CC 15 (11:15 remaining): Owen Dease is keeping the Islanders close. --Alabama 57, Texas A&M-CC 44 (16:57 remaining): A 10-3 run for the Islanders has Nate Oats heated on the Tide sideline. --Alabama 19, Texas A&M-CC 10 (12:50 remaining): Alabama’s bigs have combined for 16 points, with Bediako scoring thrice inside. --Alabama 66, Texas A&M-CC 48 (13:15 remaining): It’s been a sloppy stretch for the Tide, throwing a few balls away in transition. --Alabama 73, Texas A&M-CC 50 (9:54 remaining): Bediako just picked up his fourth foul and will be subbed out for Nick Pringle. --Alabama 54, Texas A&M-CC 34: A pretty-looking box score for Alabama halfway through. A fun sequence extends the Alabama lead to 14 points. 15 shooting](https://www.al.com/alabamabasketball/2023/03/marshall-ad-father-of-alabama-player-disputes-demonstrably-false-ny-times-story.html) The Crimson Tide (29-5, 16-2 Southeastern Conference) got a favorable draw in Birmingham as part of the South region. Its first two games will be played in Legacy Arena at the BJCC in front of a mostly pro-Tide crowd. To get to Houston, though, the Crimson Tide will need to take care of its opening game in March Madness and that means beating massive underdog Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Alabama is favored by 24.5 points Alabama is coming off a dominant showing in the SEC Tournament last week in Nashville earning the No.

When Alabama hits the hardwood Thursday against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in the NCAA tournament it could mark the start of a run to a national title for the ...

21 pretrial hearing that Miles texted Miller on the night of the incident to pick him up and wrote, “I need my joint.” That was reportedly a reference to a gun police say he left in Miller’s backseat. The Times said that Miles is accused of retrieving his gun from Miller’s car at the scene and then handing it to his childhood friend, Michael Davis. That’s because, according to the newspaper, Kai Spears, a freshman walk-on from Pittsburgh who played at Bishop Canevin, was in the car with Miller when the shooting occurred. The Times said that a police detective testified at a Feb. Davis is accused of firing the shot that killed Harris. “From the outset, UA Athletics has fully cooperated with law enforcement and supported their investigation.” The Times said that a “person familiar with the case identified that person as Spears.” According to the Times, Miles’ lawyer he is innocent. The Times said that Miller’s car, which it claims Spears was in, was also struck by gunfire in the incident which resulted in Harris’ death. The detective said, too, in that testimony that there was “an unidentified passenger” in Miller’s car. The Times said that video showed Davis approaching the Jeep that Harris was in from behind and that “flashes from gunshots could be seen entering and exiting” the vehicle. No, he didn’t fire a shot, and police cleared him of wrongdoing at the scene, but it was his car that Miles is accused of retrieving his gun from before the incident took place.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (24-10) won the first NCAA tournament game in program history on Tuesday night in Dayton. Its reward is a first-round matchup with ...

Darius Miles, a now-former Alabama basketball player, is in Tuscaloosa County Jail on capital murder charges. He is accused of handing his gun to Michael Davis, ...

In a statement following the publication of this story, a spokeswoman for the Alabama athletic department, Jessica L. In the last several weeks, Alabama has been criticized for continuing to play Miller, a decision that Athletic Director Greg Byrne told ESPN had been made in conjunction with the university’s president, Stuart R. He said that Miles had texted Miller, telling him to pick him up and that “I need my joint,” referring to Miles’s gun, which he had left in the back seat of Miller’s car. A person familiar with the case identified that person as Spears. 21, a police detective testified at a pretrial hearing about the presence of Miller and Bradley at the scene. “I’m sorry, I’m not going to be able to speak about that,” said Spears, a freshman who has not played this season and who is the son of Marshall University’s athletic director, Christian Spears. The detective also made note of an unidentified passenger in Miller’s car. In its aftermath, the school has sought to distance itself from the shooting. A review of surveillance video showed his car was in a narrow lane that intersects University Boulevard, parked ahead of Miller and Spears. He regained his balance and circled in front of Bradley’s car while continuing to fire at the Jeep. The shootout, which sent people nearby scrambling for cover, killed Jamea Harris, 23, who was a passenger in a car. 15, as bars emptied out along The Strip, a popular gathering spot for students near campus along University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa.

Alabama athletics is rebutting a report from the New York Times that basketball walk-on Kai Spears was also at the scene of the Jan. 15 fatal shooting.

New wrote that Kai Spears was not in the car and not in the vicinity at the time in question. "Brandon never saw the handgun nor handled it," Standridge said. "I have reached out to General Counsel for the New York Times, with no response." Moreover, he had no knowledge of any intent to use any weapon." "Questions about the incident should be directed to them. 15 shooting was transported to the scene in Miller's car. New also shared a statement on the family's behalf Thursday, stating the article is "demonstrably false." I will have no further comment, instead deferring to the University of Alabama's statement on the matter." "I am just incredibly disappointed in the irresponsible and demonstrably false reporting by the NY Times," Christian Spears wrote. "Your story is inaccurate," UA athletics wrote in a statement Wednesday to the Times. I remain completely heartbroken by the tragic death that occurred that night." "The writer had complete disregard for the truth," Spears wrote.

University of Alabama director of athletics Greg Byrne is disputing a New York Times report that identifies a fourth basketball player at the scene of a ...

Miles is accused of providing the gun used in the shooting and Davis is accused of firing the fatal bullet. The Alabama athletic department denounced the Times report in a statement of its own: "Your story is inaccurate. Based on the information we have, there were no current student-athletes present at the scene other than Brandon Miller and Jaden Bradley, who are both fully cooperating witnesses. School and law enforcement authorities have acknowledged star forward Brandon Miller was one of the players. "Some inaccurate narratives have been reported …that display an unfortunate disregard of the facts. This is untrue," Byrne said in a statement shared to

Alabama basketball had several starters in foul trouble but still beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in its NCAA Tournament opener to start March Madness run.

Sears had a team-high 13 points before the break to help Alabama grab a 54-34 lead. If he had been in the game more, Alabama would have probably won by more. In the past four games, including the regular-season finale against Texas A&M, Sears had been 4 of 27 from beyond the arc. 8 seed Maryland on Saturday back at Legacy Arena with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. 2 scorer during the season behind Brandon Miller, Sears seldom got shots to fall at the SEC Tournament in Nashville. Alabama started strong, and with reserves playing much of the second half defeated the Islanders 96-71 at Legacy Arena.

A report from the New York Times stated that Spears was in Brandon Miller's car at the scene of the murder of Jamea Harris.

Alabama freshman walk-on Kai Spears has disputed a report published by The New York Times that placed him at the scene of a fatal January shooting.

[men's NCAA tournament](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa-bk/march-madness) as the No. [Instagram post](https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/companies/instagram). Miller is a first-team All-American who allegedly transported the gun used in the killing at the request of Miles. "I am just incredibly disappointed in the irresponsible and demonstrably false reporting by The New York Times," Spears said via the athletic department. [FURMAN RECORDS FIRST UPSET OF 2023 MARCH MADNESS, TAKING DOWN VIRGINIA WITH WILD LATE SEQUENCE](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/furman-records-first-upset-2023-march-madness-taking-down-virginia-wild-late-sequence) He was later indicted on a capital murder charge.

The Crimson Tide has advanced to the Round of 32 for the second time in three years.

That doesn't account for the offers from South Carolina and Clemson that she got as an eighth-grader or having to change her commitment from North Carolina to ...

She said it "was probably the best decision that I made." Once Alabama realized she was in the portal, coaches knew they had to act quickly to secure her commitment. "It's something that we want to continue to do in the future. When McQueen entered the transfer portal, it was in the middle of the season. That doesn't account for the offers from South Carolina and Clemson that she got as an eighth-grader or having to change her commitment from North Carolina to Georgia Tech. McQueen, in her first season with Crimson Tide, has helped it get back to the NCAA Tournament as a 10-seed.

Alabama Crimson Tide guard Jahvon Quinerly (13) shoots against Maryland Terrapins guard Aaron Wiggins. Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports. NCAA Basketball ...

Alabama (20-10), the No. 10 seed in the Greenville 2 Regional, fell in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals to Kentucky. The 7-seeded Baylor (19-12) reached the Big ...

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Here's everything to know to watch Alabama face Maryland in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

8 seed [Maryland](https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2023/03/17/alabama-basketball-vs-maryland-scouting-report-score-prediction/69992417007/) in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. They'll have a rematch against the Terrapins in the same round as the 2021 March Madness tournament. [Latest on Alabama basketball's Brandon Miller injury ahead of Maryland in NCAA Tournament](https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/basketball/2023/03/17/brandon-miller-injury-alabama-basketball-ncaa-tournament-march-madness-maryland/70013662007/)

Maryland will take on Alabama on Saturday at 9:40 p.m. ET with a chance to go to the Sweet 16.

Miller is Alabama’s best player and perhaps the best player in the entire country. After a phenomenal regular season, Jahmir Young has struggled in the postseason — in both the Big Ten Tournament and his lone NCAA Tournament game. It would be a miracle if, after all the road hardships Maryland endured, it finally overcame them with a trip to the Sweet 16 on the line. Saturday’s round of 32 game against Alabama will be another road test for Maryland given the proximity of Birmingham to Tuscaloosa. Alabama likes to push the ball in transition but can also break a team down in the half court. When Maryland played Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament, although it was technically a neutral site game, it felt like a road game and the hostile environment hurt the Terps. He is used in on-ball and off-ball situations and can score in a variety of ways. For an offense as prolific as Alabama’s, it is often careless with the ball. Maryland men’s basketball is on to the round of 32 for the second time in three seasons. 5 — Quinerly often runs the show for Alabama as the initiator of the offense. Alabama head coach Nate Oats has created a world where Alabama is relevant all year round, not just when its football team takes the field in the fall. 1 overall seed in the tournament, Alabama got the luxury of playing its first two games in its backyard.