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21-06-2025
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Alabama Lands Commitment From 6-Foot-10 Center
Alabama Lands Commitment From 6-Foot-10 Center originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Head coach Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide basketball program from the top rope on Friday night. According to Travis Branham of 247Sports, four-star center Collins Onyejiaka has committed to Alabama. Alabama head coach Nate Oats.© Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images A fringe top 100 recruit in the class of 2026, Onyejiaka's commitment comes with a reclassification. Instead, he will join the Crimson Tide in 2025, fresh off an Elite 8 showing. Advertisement This offseason, Alabama took to the transfer portal in hopes of replacing center Clifford Omoruyi. Oats and Company came away with Patriot League Player of the Year, Noah Williamson. The seven-foot center scored 17.6 points per game for the Bucknell Bison. The addition of Onyejiaka will give Alabama options outside Williamson. Alongside Onyejiaka and Williamson, six-foot-eleven sophomore Aiden Sherrell will likely also be in the mix after scoring just 3.4 points per game as a first-year player in 2024. Nevertheless, Alabama fans should temper expectations for Onyejiaka as a true freshman. Adam Finkelstein, the director of scouting for 247Sports, says, "He misses a surprising amount of dunks for someone so physically dominant, isn't much of a scoring threat on the perimeter, and can lack solutions when not able to overpower the opposition." Advertisement However, he does earn high praise as a post-defender and rim protector. He could find himself in the mix as a defensive anchor, especially with the war chest of offensive talent at the disposal of Oats. Alabama returns Latrell Wrightsell Jr., Labaron Philon, and Houston Mallette next season. Wrightsell Jr. is the most notable after scoring 11.5 points per game last year before suffering a season-ending injury. Related: Alabama Commit Continues Strong Elite 11 Performance on Thursday This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
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18-06-2025
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Five-star prospect Caleb Holt in Tuscaloosa for unofficial visit with Alabama basketball
Alabama basketball's roster for the upcoming season is ironclad, and the Crimson Tide is already making moves to bolster its class of 2026 recruits, gearing up for the March Madness runs to come. Five-star Caleb Holt is taking an unofficial visit to Alabama on Tuesday, June 10, according to On3's Joe Tipton. Advertisement On Monday, it was announced that the 6-foot-5 rising senior, originally from Huntsville, would be transferring from Grayson High in Georgia to Prolific Prep. The basketball academy, which recently relocated from California to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has produced returning UA players Aiden Sherrell and Aden Holloway, as well as former Crimson Tide freshman Derrion Reid, who transferred to Oklahoma in April. MORE FROM 2026 CLASS: Who is Alabama basketball 2026 prospect drawing Herb Jones comparisons? Meet Gage Mayfield MEET THE ROOKIES: Alabama basketball getting 'team leader' type in incoming freshman Davion Hannah Alabama basketball hosting 5-star 2026 prospect Caleb Holt for official visit It's not Holt's first time in Tuscaloosa, having visited campus on "several occasions," per Tipton. Advertisement Before spending his junior season at Grayson, Holt played his freshman and sophomore years at Buckhorn High in New Market. Grayson Rams guard Caleb Holt (3) makes an acrobatic lay up attempt while being guarded by Columbus Explorers guard Cayden Boozer (2) during the first quarter of a City of Palms Classic quarterfinal game at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, Fla. The On3 Industry Rankings list Holt as the fifth overall recruit in the 2026 cycle and the No. 2 shooting guard prospect in the country. At the 2025 adidas Eurocamp in Italy, Holt earned MVP honors after leading his team to a championship victory while averaging 17 points, eight rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.7 assists per game. Holt's lengthy list of offers also includes Auburn, Kentucky, UConn, North Carolina, Kansas, Louisville, Ole Miss, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Tennessee and others. Advertisement 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: Five-star prospect in Tuscaloosa to visit with Alabama basketball
