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Texas Tech Transfer Taps Tide

Fresh off of the commitment from top-ranked 2021 big man Charles Bediako earlier this week, Nate Oats just continues to keep it rolling in Tuscaloosa. The latest addition to next year’s squad? Oh, just former five-star combo guard Nimari Burnett, who chose Alabama over a host of other potential suitors, most notably Illinois, Auburn, Oregon, and LSU. The former Texas Tech Red Raider played in 12 games for Chris Beard’s team in Lubbock before deciding to make the move to the transfer portal. In those 12 games, he averaged 5.3 PPG on 28.