a day ago
Alabama basketball adds another neutral site matchup to 2025-26 non-conference schedule
Alabama basketball has added another matchup against a former Crimson Tide assistant to its 2025-26 non-conference slate.
Kennesaw State head coach Antoine Pettway and Alabama's Nate Oats have penciled in a neutral-site game at Propst Arena in Huntsville, per Rocco Miller.
Advertisement
The Crimson Tide and the Owls will face off on Sunday, Dec. 21.
Alabama and KSU have faced off on the court just once, according to UA athletics. On Nov. 13, 2015 in Coleman Coliseum, the Crimson Tide won 77-64.
KSU finished the spring with a 19-14 overall record, including 10 wins and eight losses through league play in Conference USA in the Owls' second season under Pettway, who played for UA from 2000 to 2004 prior to joining the coaching staff years later.
A look at Alabama basketball's 2025-26 non-conference schedule
Nov. 8: at St. John's in Madison Square Garden
Nov. 13: vs. Purdue
Nov. 19: vs. Illinois at United Center (Chicago)
Nov. 26-30: Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, Nev.
Dec. 7: vs. UTSA
Dec. 13: vs. Arizona in C.M. Newton Classic
Dec. 21: vs. Kennesaw State at Propst Arena in Huntsville
SEC/ACC Challenge − no dates announced
vs. North Dakota − date has yet to be confirmed
vs. Yale − reported by Jon Rothstein, date has yet to be confirmed
Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@
This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Alabama basketball adds another non-conference matchup vs former Tide assistant
