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Jalil Bethea looks the part, and an already elite Alabama backcourt just got better

Alabama's backcourt was already the strength of this year's team. Now, a healthy Jalil Bethea just raised the ceiling.

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We've yet to see what a fully healthy Alabama basketball team will look like this season, but there have been consistent signs that it might have the highest ceiling yet for a Nate Oats coached team.

One of the biggest reasons for optimism has been an elite backcourt fueled by the three-headed monster of Labaron Philon, Aden Holloway, and Latrell Wrightsell. Now, you add in a fourth with sophomore Miami (FL) transfer Jalil Bethea.