No. 2 Alabama men's basketball couldn't have really started the season on a stronger note as the Crimson Tide absolutely throttled the UNC Asheville Bulldogs 110-54 at home. This entire offseason has been loaded with hype for the Crimson Tide not only due to Alabama's first-ever Final Four appearance in April but also because head coach Nate Oats called the team his "best roster we've had since we've been here.

Alabama basketball came a little shy of breaking 100 in preseason wins over Wake Forest and Memphis. Things changed in the season opener.

Max Scharnowski had one of the best games of his career, and that’s basically the story of Alabama basketball’s dominant opening night win. It’s a rare occurrence that the graduate walk-on from Illinois gets in the game. It happened 12 times last ...