Brandon Miller

"I'll say it's one of the most memorable seasons ever," Nate Oats said of Alabama in 2022-23.

I love the group, they love each other, and it’s just really disappointing that it’s ending early. “I’ll say it’s one of the most memorable seasons ever,” Oats said. But at the end of the day we wanted to win. I think we really just came to have fun really and just compete at a high level.” “So I feel like after this we probably are just going to go and make our bond even stronger. 21 that Miller and Bradley were at the scene of the shooting, although both are considered witnesses and not suspects. “I think it was a pretty successful season,” Miller said. “It’s a great team, man,” he said in the locker room after Alabama’s 71-64 loss. But just to get here to the Sweet 16, we’re definitely happy for that opportunity. Alabama joined all of the other No. “That’s probably the best thing about it, being around these guys. What had seemed far off and perhaps even unattainable for most of Alabama’s men’s basketball history began to seem realistic about two months into the Tide’s 2022-23 season.

This simply wasn't the tournament that NBA scouts wanted to see from Alabama freshman Brandon Miller. With the Crimson Tide eliminated the same night as the ...

[ESPN’s latest mock draft](https://ftw.usatoday.com/2023/03/nba-mock-draft-espn-givony-brandon-miller) also has Miller as the third prospect projected off the board. [In our latest mock](https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/nba-mock-draft-2023-projections-predictions-march-madness), we projected that Miller would hear his name called as the No. Overall, based on his shot quality in a set offense during the tournament, Miller was expected to score 0.89 points per shot. [March 25, 2023] [As we wrote about here](https://ftw.usatoday.com/2023/01/grizzlies-dillon-brooks-shot-selection-stats), we can look at the shot quality to see what went wrong. [potentially gaining ground on Scoot Henderson](https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-mock-draft-brandon-miller-scoot-henderson-cam-whitmore/) as the potential No. Maybe due to his injury, he didn’t record a dunk during any of the three games during the tournament and according to Synergy, he was just 2-for-10 (20.0 percent) on layups. Miller had an [armed security guard accompanying him](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35866264/alabama-brandon-miller-armed-security-guard-due-threats) during the tournament because of threats directed at him. Miller finished 4 offensive possessions in transition and 21 in the half-court. But throughout the tournament, his half-court screen navigation was suspect. Especially with Miller on the court, they liked to play fast. Miller took 10 shots that graded in the lowest group when Alabama was eliminated. His shot chart also indicates that he didn’t connect on a 3-pointer from the top of the key or from either the left or right corners.

Alabama star freshman Brandon Miller struggled mightily in the Crimson Tide's upset loss to San Diego State.

[Predictor tool](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-2023-find-best-bracket-picks-poolgenius-ncaa-tournament-prediction-tool/uklv5hwc66pbbzmcqbdpnrk8) [TV schedule](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-2023-bracket-schedule-scores/bovm8yiodadpbjsrlyyeuu6c) Alabama was hoping to return to Houston next week and play for a national championship. Alabama was the No. At this stage of the tournament, the Tide were doomed. Like the rest of Alabama's offense, Miller couldn't find a rhythm against San Diego State's perplexing defense.

Top-seeded Alabama had San Diego State on the ropes with less than 12 minutes to go in regulation in Friday's Sweet 16 clash. A blink of an eye later, ...

"A lot of them would have loved to have won the SEC regular season tournament twice in the last three years. "A lot of programs would love to be in the NCAA Tournament three straight years," Alabama coach Nate Oats said. San Diego State thumped Alabama, 71-64, using a surgical run in winning time to send the Crimson Tide home.

Only a few minutes after his team's Sweet 16 face-plant against San Diego State on Friday night, Alabama head coach Nate Oats took a seat in front of a ...

The Crimson Tide are one of the NCAA tournament favorites. But the more they win, the more it will be hard to ignore the off-court controversy that hangs ...

Ahead of his team's NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game against San Diego State, Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats gave an update on Brandon Miller's injury.

Ahead of the Crimson Tide's Sweet 16 game against [San Diego State](https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/sec/2023/03/24/watch-alabama-basketball-san-diego-state-sweet-16-tv-live-stream-march-madness/70044015007/) in Louisville on Friday, Alabama coach Nate Oats gave an update on Miller's injury situation. Despite being shut out in the tournament's opener against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Miller responded with a 19-point performance against Maryland in the second round. "He's going to be closer to 100%.

Alabama is the odds-on national championship favorite entering the Sweet 16, and the Crimson Tide wouldn't be where they are without star freshman Brandon ...

[Predictor tool](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-2023-find-best-bracket-picks-poolgenius-ncaa-tournament-prediction-tool/uklv5hwc66pbbzmcqbdpnrk8) [TV schedule](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-2023-bracket-schedule-scores/bovm8yiodadpbjsrlyyeuu6c) Barring new revelations, Miller won't be charged in connection with the killing. Oats said he was told Miller is a "cooperative witness" and has defended the freshman since the day the allegations surfaced. Miller was fortunate enough to start the NCAA Tournament in a friendly environment, as Alabama earned the No. Miller's former teammate Darius Miles and another man were charged with capital murder in the shooting death of Jamea Jonae Harris.