The Alabama Crimson Tide (19-14, 10-8 SEC) will be making their third straight NIT appearance this week, as they host the 6th-seeded Richmond Spiders (20-12, 12-5 Atlantic 10) in the friendly confines of Coleman Coliseum on Tuesday night. The Tide drew a 3-seed in the postseason consolation tournament, the highest seeding ‘Bama has received since grabbing a 1-seed in 2013, and a solid improvement from the 5-seed the Crimson Tide was awarded with last season. Last year’s NIT ended before it even started, as Alabama was sent to Omaha, Nebraska to try to tackle a young, improving Creighton team that blew the doors off of the Tide 72-54.
Bama Basketball Breakdown: Richmond
