Alabama Basketball has had a tough year.
Years.
The 2016 season marched along to an all too familiar cadence of gentle highs and sweeping lows right up until the SEC championship. Nashville was Jazz. It was exciting.
…for 20 minutes.
The crescendo on the court against Kentucky peaked early in the 1st before crashing on Alabama Crimson Tide Basketball fans once again as the season ended with an NIT bid and hopes for relevance unrealized.
The long-awaited next step for Bama Hoops will have to wait until next season – but no longer.
Alabama signee and current Mae Jemison senior John Petty was named the Gatorade Alabama Player of the Year today.