Ranking the Top 10 Alabama moments from 2024-25 school year
For example, who can forget some of the moments during football games back in the fall against the likes of Georgia and LSU, as well as numerous others within the winter and spring months as each of Alabama's men's and women's basketball, baseball, and softball teams made runs to the NCAA Tournament?
Having already taken a look at Alabama's top individual athletes from this past year as well, why not continue that same trend by now looking at some of the Crimson Tide's best moments, or plays, in particular?
Here is a ranking of Alabama's best individual moments from the 2024-25 school year, starting with No. 10.
10. Doris Lemngole, Samuel Ogazi win outdoor national championships
One of Alabama's final moments of the 2024-25 year came at the outdoor track and field championships when the duo of Doris Lemngole and Samuel Ogazi both took home national titles. Lemngole broke the collegiate record while winning the women's 3,000m steeplechase national title, while Ogazi took home men's 400m honors.
9. Grant Nelson blocks Duke's Cooper Flagg in Elite Eight
A moment that captured national attention, Alabama forward Grant Nelson denied Duke's Cooper Flagg at the rim during the Crimson Tide's Elite Eight loss at the hands of the Blue Devils, something few, if any, did throughout the 2024-25 college basketball season to the future No. 1 overall pick. Yes, there were not many memorable moments from an Alabama standpoint in this season-ending loss, but this block from Nelson was certainly one that could be talked about for years to come as both enter the NBA.
8. Jalen Milroe's touchdown seals dominant win at LSU
Alabama's 42-13 victory over LSU was one of the more dominant showings we have seen from the Crimson Tide in Baton Rouge recently, with the long touchdown run from quarterback Jalen Milroe likely the memorable moment to take away. Already owning a multi-score lead late, Milroe opened the fourth quarter with a 72-yard touchdown run where the Alabama quarterback was untouched on his way to the end zone, sending the remaining fans within Tiger Stadium heading for the exits, as well as capping a two-year span in which he owned LSU's defense on the ground.
7. Grant Nelson posterizes Auburn's Dylan Cardwell, hits 'Crimson Crane'
This moment from Nelson inside Neville Arena when he put Auburn center Dylan Cardwell on a poster will be one played on repeat for years to come when talked about the greatest "I.B.O.B." (Iron Bowl of Basketball) moments from recent seasons. Following the dunk, Nelson also hit the "Crimson Crane" pose in the middle of the court as well, becoming one of the more memorable moments of a massive Alabama road win in Auburn.
6. Alabama's late inning comeback, Will Hodo walk-off vs. Ohio State
Few of Alabama baseball's moments were bigger this year than this early season comeback against Ohio State in Jacksonville, one in which the Crimson Tide erased a 10-run fourth inning deficit to eventually win 12-10. Capping the comeback was a walk-off three-run home run by Alabama first baseman Will Hodo in the bottom of the ninth inning.
5. Alabama breaks 35-year-old NCAA Tournament record
No team in NCAA Tournament history made more three-pointers than Alabama did in their Sweet 16 win over BYU, and this was a big reason as to why the Crimson Tide routed the Cougars, 113-88. Overall, Alabama made 25-of-51 three-point attempts (49%), headlined by a 10-for-16 showing from Mark Sears, breaking a 35-year-old NCAA Tournament record that had stood since 1990.
4. Sarah Ashlee Barker forces double overtime, breaks program record
There were few individual performances better than what Sarah Ashlee Barker did in a second round loss against Maryland in the NCAA Tournament, breaking the Alabama program record for points in a game with 45. As part of this performance, Barker also delivered one of the more memorable individual moments of the year, making three consecutive free throws with 0.7 seconds remaining to force double overtime.
3. Zabien Brown's game-sealing interception vs. Georgia
Likely the Crimson Tide's biggest win on the football field last fall, Alabama's victory over Georgia produced many memorable moments, the first of which was this huge game-sealing interception in the end zone by true freshman cornerback Zabien Brown. With the Crimson Tide owning a lead late with Georgia driving to potentially take a lead, Brown intercepted a pass by Georgia quarterback Carson Beck with under a minute remaining to seal the victory, sending Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium into an absolute uproar for the second time in the fourth quarter.
2. Mark Sears' game-winning overtime buzzer-beater at Auburn
An overtime game at in-state rival Auburn, Alabama's Mark Sears delivered one the most memorable moments of the 2024-25 year back on March 8, beating the No. 1 ranked Tigers in a Top 10 road matchup on a buzzer-beater, 93-91. With the score tied at 91, Sears drove down the middle to the lane to shoot a floater over Auburn's Denver Jones as the buzzer sounded, sending a packed Neville Arena into a stunned silence while the Crimson Tide team celebrated in the jungle.
1. Ryan Williams' game-winning touchdown vs. Georgia
Speaking of that aforementioned fourth quarter against Georgia, the Bulldogs erased a multi-score deficit in order to take the lead late, but Alabama immediately responded after with a score of their own on the very next play from scrimmage, as Milroe hit wide receiver Ryan Williams for a 75-yard touchdown pass that ultimately won the game for the Crimson Tide, 41-34. Happening with a little over two minutes remaining, Williams jumped in the air to catch the pass, spun away from defenders, and sped toward the end zone, while also catapulting himself into college football stardom in the process.
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