If Alabama wants to make a run in this week's Players Era Festival, this factor is going to come into play.
Alabama basketball is in Las Vegas this week to participate in the second annual Players Era Festival. The Crimson Tide was in the inaugural event a year ago, earning wins over Houston and Rutgers before falling by two points to Oregon in the championship game.
If Alabama wants to make a run at winning the MTE this year, it will have to get by one of the top teams in the field on Monday night.