Alabama Crimson Tide NCAA Basketball News

LSU basketball coach Trent Johnson was still groggy from his pregame nap on Saturday, but he thought he was dreaming when he heard the news.

This has been a tough week for the Alabama Crimson Tide. After already suspending guard Tony Mitchell earlier in the week, head coach Anthony Grant has decided to suspend three more players due to a violation of team rules.

Advocate staff photo by BILL FEIG LSU forward Johnny O'Bryant III battles for control of a rebound with Alabama guard Levi Randolph as Alabama center Carl Engstrom watches during the second half.

Dendy, an Iowa State transfer and one-year player for MTSU, is playing like he wants to make his mark before his brief Blue Raider career is over.

Usually the game is already over before the Alabama players leave Baton Rouge when they have an away game in Death Valley with the LSU Tigers basketball team but not this time.

Justin Hamilton notched 21 points to lead LSU to a 67-58 win over a depleted Alabama squad in a Southeastern Conference tussle at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Alabama Crimson Tide basketball coach Anthony Grant has officially suspended JaMychal Green, Trevor Releford, and Andrew Steele indefinitely for a violation of team rules according to a release by the University.

Alabama has NCAA Tournament hopes, sitting at 16-7, 5-4 in the SEC. Coach Anthony Grant, though, has suspended three more players indefinitely -JaMychal Green, Trevor Releford, and Andrew Steele-for a violation of team rules.

Termed "indefinite" on Monday, Crimson Tide coach Anthony Grant said the team's second-leading scorer will not make the trip for today's 8 p.m. game at LSU.

The Alabama Crimson Tide are looking for their fourth straight victory as they head to Baton Rouge to take on the LSU Tigers for the second time this season.

LSU had won eight of its previous nine games, and talks of an NCAA tournament berth were brewing as the Tigers entered Southeastern Conference play.

Mychal Ammons scored a career-high 25 points to lead South Alabama to a 74-57 win over Arkansas State Thursday night in Sun Belt Conference play.

Associated Press photo by Robert Sutton Alabama guard Andrew Steels knocks a loose ball away from LSU as Alabama's Nick Jacobs , JaMychal Green and Levi Randolph, right; and the Tigers' Malcolm White, second from left, and Chris Bass, on the floor, scramble for the ball Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Alabama's Trevor Releford pressures Auburn's Varez Ward in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Auburn, Ala., Tuesday, Feb.

Auburn's Chris Denson pressures Alabama's Charles Hankerson, Jr. in the second half of a NCAA college basketball game in Auburn, Ala., Tuesday, Feb.

The Wildcats, despite their No. 1 rank, hadn't defeated a SEC team with a winning conference record until they easily knocked off eighth-ranked Florida 78-58 on Tuesday night.

As a freshman, Tulane's Ricky Tarrant averages 14.2 points per game - 10th in C-USA - and is tied for the league lead with two steals per game.

The Auburn Basketball Team started out hot last night connecting on its first five shots to take 10-4 lead against Alabama over the first five minutes.

Trevor Releford has the ball at the point. There are five seconds on the shot clock.

Area natives Levi Randolph and Trevor Lacey combined for four points and five rebounds in Alabama's 68-50 victory over Auburn.