Oakland Seeks First Win Against No. 20 Alabama

Oakland will try to end a three-game road losing streak when it meets No. 20 Alabama in Tuscaloosa on November 9. The Golden Grizzlies are 0-3, while Alabama has opened the season 2-0. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Central time at Coleman Coliseum, with the game airing on SECN+.

Oakland played its first three games away from home, facing Stanford, Michigan and UC Santa Barbara. The Golden Grizzlies most recently lost 90-67 to UC Santa Barbara on November 7. Nassim Mashhour and Chris Fields Jr. scored 32 points combined, and Fields had 11 rebounds. The Gauchos shot 51.7% from the field and 62.1% from three-point range.

Alabama beat Arkansas State 101-86 at home on November 6. Amari Allen recorded the fifth triple-double in program history, and Alabama collected 25 offensive rebounds, its most in a game under coach Nate Oats. The Crimson Tide leads the all-time series 3-0; Alabama won the teams’ last meeting, 86-59, on November 19, 2021. Oakland coach Greg Kampe has led the Golden Grizzlies since 1984.