Alabama Circuit Judge Daniel Pruet ruled in favor of the NCAA and against 23-year-old Alabama center Charles Bediako on Monday in an eligibility case that has sparked widespread conversation and criticism in college athletics in recent weeks. The decision would be extremely important for the stability of college basketball, perhaps even college sports. In overturning […]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – If this was the end of college basketball as we knew it, it ended with a rousing ovation. When Charles Bediako, a 23-year-old who played for the G League’s Motor City Cruise a week ago, checked in at 4:11 p.m. in the first half, he was welcomed back with a standing ovation […]
The sudden transformation from college basketball to semi-pro was accelerated Wednesday when Charles Bediako, who last played in 2023, was given the green light to return to Alabama after going undrafted two seasons ago, signing a professional contract and appearing in multiple G-League games. Bediako could see action as early as Saturday when the No. […]
During a media bash earlier this week, Alabama coach Nate Oats noted that he warned his team that Arizona’s Brayden Burries was “a guy who could go away for 30 at any time,” according to the newspaper. Emilee Smarr of Tuscaloosa News. Oh, how prescient that turned out to be. The five-star freshman erupted for […]