Alabama basketball's Labaron Philon has shockingly backed out of the NBA draft. Chase Goodbread counts the ways his decision impacts the Crimson Tide.

The American Athletic Conference is taking its postseason basketball tournaments to two new venues for the league after a five-year run in Texas. The AAC announced Friday that both men's and women's tournaments will be played next year at Legacy Arena in Birmingham,

The announcement makes Birmingham the second city in Alabama to host Division I championship tournaments, with Huntsville hosting the Conference USA tournaments at Propst Arena.

The AAC men's and women's basketball tournaments will move to Birmingham, Alabama, in 2026, the league announced May 30. Both tournaments will be played at Legacy Arena. The AAC also announced the men's and women's tournaments will be played in Tampa, Florida, in 2027 and 2028 at the Yuengling Center.

Alabama basketball guard Houston Mallette is officially cleared to return to the Crimson Tide for the 2025-26 season.

Auburn’s Tahaad Pettiford went first, announcing he’d be back on the final day for underclassmen to withdraw from the draft. By all accounts, he performed well in all the pre-draft workouts but his move back to Auburn wasn’t met with surprise.

Yolett McPhee-McCuin and Co. earn a pledge from one of the top prospects in Alabama, continue impressive offseason.