Freshman Amari Allen came up huge in Alabama's 90-84 win over Clemson on Wednesday night. After the game, Nate Oats delivered high praise for his young star.
One of the most pleasant surprises of the Alabama basketball season so far has been the play of true freshman Amari Allen. Rated just outside the Top 100 in the composite rankings as a high school senior, nobody knew for sure what to expect from the Wisconsin native in his first year in Tuscaloosa.
That was until Nate Oats sounded the alarm in the preseason, telling everyone that would listen that he had unearthed a gem in Allen and that he expected him to have a similar impact to what Labaron Philon brought to last season's team as a freshman.