Overview
- Coach Nate Oats announced Monday that Aden Holloway has completed a five-game university suspension and will return to starter minutes against Oakland.
- The suspension covered three preseason exhibition games plus Alabama's first two regular-season games and grew out of a drug-related incident from last March.
- Holloway averaged 16.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a junior, making him the team's primary returning scorer and a key spacing threat.
- Alabama entered the Oakland game 2-0 and ranked in the AP top-20, and the matchup was scheduled to tip at 6:30 p.m. CT with streaming on SEC Network+.
- The return reshapes Alabama's rotation and offense by restoring a veteran ball-handler and shooter, and coaches will watch how he affects playmaking, rebounding and team leadership going forward.