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Yahoo
12 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Alabama Guard Receives Major Update on Eligibility
Alabama Guard Receives Major Update on Eligibility originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Alabama Crimson Tide will play next season without three-time All-SEC honoree Mark Sears. However, the expectation in Tuscaloosa remains another trip to the Elite Eight, and their chances received a significant boost on Monday. Advertisement According to Blake Byler of On3, the NCAA has granted guard Latrell Wrightsell a medical redshirt for the 2025-26 season. Next season will be Wrightsell's sixth season in college basketball and third with the Crimson Tide. Wrightsell was in the midst of a solid season with Alabama during the 2024-25 campaign before a ruptured Achilles tendon ended his year. Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nate R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images Before his injury, the Omaha native averaged 11.5 points on 50% shooting across eight games. The year before, Wrightsell scored 8.9 points per game in 32 games, but injuries limited him during the team's run to the Final Four. He is a career 45% shooter from deep while donning the crimson and grey. Advertisement Wrightsell joined the Crimson Tide through the transfer portal and, more notably, from the Cal State Fullerton Titans. He was an All-Big West member in his final year, scoring 16.3 points per game. The news of Wrightsell's eligibility for the 2025-26 season is a ginormous boost for the Nate Oats-led squad. Wrightsell will likely play his most significant role with the Crimson Tide since joining them in 2023, especially with the loss of senior guards Mark Sears and Chris Youngblood. Sears scored 18.6 points per game en route to All-American honors. Meanwhile, Youngblood scored 10.3 points per game as Sears' top backcourt running mate. Related: Alabama Lands Commitment From 6-Foot-10 Center This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
USA Today
2 days ago
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- USA Today
Alabama guard receives positive eligibility update for 2025-26 season
Trelly is 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠. According to an announcement from the university's official NIL entity "Yea Alabama" on Monday, Alabama Crimson Tide guard Latrell Wrightsell Jr. has received a medical redshirt for the 2025-26 season. As a result, Wrightsell, who suffered a season-ending injury a year ago, will be eligible to play for the Crimson Tide during the 2025-26 season. Fellow guard Houston Mallette also received a medical redshirt earlier this offseason that rules him eligible for the 2025-26 season as well. This past season, Wrightsell appeared in only eight games for the Crimson Tide prior to suffering an injury, five of which he started. Over that span, Wrightsell averaged 11.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, and two assists per game on 50% shooting from the field, as well as 42.2% from three and 85% at the free throw line. Prior to last season, Wrightsell was a key member of Alabama's 2023-24 Final Four team who transferred into the program that year from Cal State Fullerton. That season, Wrightsell started 12-of-31 games to average 8.9 points, three rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game on 44.6% shooting from the field, as well as 44.7% from three and a perfect 27-for-27 at the free throw line. The graduate student guard will likely enter the 2025-26 season as a projected starter, and should be among the Crimson Tide's top scorers, as well as three-point shooters. Contact/Follow us @RollTideWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Alabama news, notes and opinion.
