Duke, Alabama and Final Four
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Nate Oats says that "the portal’s been open for a week, we gotta get on it," adding that Alabama "is a week behind."
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In 2025, the crown will go to a No. 1 seed, as all four top dogs — Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houston — advanced to the Final Four for the second time in tournament history.
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For the 18th time in program history and the first time under head coach Jon Scheyer, the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils will play in the Final Four after they ousted No. 2 Alabama on Saturday night.
Duke ended the 2024-25 season for Alabama basketball in the Elite Eight with a 20-point victory. Here's how the Blue Devils did it.
Alabama has chipped into Duke's lead over the first four minutes of the second half. Grant Nelson blocked a Cooper Flagg dunk and Mark Sears hit a 3-pointer. Duke leads 52-45 at the under-16 timeout with Alabama's Chris Youngblood looking to cap an and-one after the TV timeout.
The Blue Devils, who held the Crimson Tide to 35% shooting, have won four games in the NCAA Tournament by an average of 23.5 points.
Alabama basketball’s Nate Oats reveals the main reason for Elite Eight loss against Duke, and it wasn’t Cooper Flagg.
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Alabama basketball and Duke faced off in the Elite Eight of March Madness on Saturday. Here are three takeaways from the game that ended the Crimson Tide's season and sent the Blue Devils to the Final Four.
Last season, the Alabama Crimson Tide reached its first Final Four in program history under head coach Nate Oats' guidance. This season, Alabama's NCAA Tournament journey did not end in the Final Four but in the Elite Eight,
A star in Alabama’s Elite Eight win over Clemson a year ago, Chapel Hill native and Seaforth High graduate Jarin Stevenson has the abilities to help the Crimson Tide match up with Duke’s immense talent.