Bama Basketball Breakdown & Game Thread: Richmond

Nicole Sweet-USA TODAY Sports With the 2019 calendar year finally coming to an end (it’s been a long one for Alabama fans of all rooting interests), the Crimson Tide (6-5) hoops team will play their final game before the conference season begins, as they play host to yet another strong mid-major program, the Richmond Spiders (10-2). Long-time head coach, Chris Mooney, has found a lot of success over the years guiding this team, including just a few years ago, when the Spiders came into Tuscaloosa in the 2017 NIT and ran the Tide and Avery Johnson off of the court. They’ve been very good again this season, beating Vanderbilt, Wisconsin, and Boston College all away from home, with their only losses coming at the hands of undefeated Auburn and a random upset loss to Radford in their last outing.

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