The Alabama head coach calls Auburn "the No. 1 team in the country for a reason" after dropping a 94-85 game to the Tigers on Saturday

It wasn’t that long ago that Kentucky lost to Alabama in Rupp Arena, but this “chess match” between Mark Pope and Nate Oats will have an entirely different feel.

The biggest game in college basketball will be played in Tuscaloosa on Saturday. Ahead of Alabama hosting Auburn in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 battle with the positions dictated by which poll a fan base prefers,

The Alabama basketball team fell to rival Auburn on Saturday, 94-85. Head coach Nate Oats had to scold the home crowd during the second half of action.

Where fans can watch, listen to or follow the SEC contest between Mark Pope’s No. 17 Wildcats and Nate Oats’ No. 4 Crimson Tide.

Saturday’s Alabama-Auburn basketball game in Tuscaloosa — AKA, the Iron Bowl of Basketball, or IBOB — is the biggest college basketball game in the history of this state. Nate Oats’ Alabama team is ranked No.

The No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide are primed for arguably the biggest home game in program history on Saturday when hosting the No. 1 Auburn Tigers at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa. The anticipation is building for this colossal clash between these two bitter rivals and it will make history as the very first No.

Madness looming, Alabama coach Nate Oats is trying to coax the best out of Crimson Tide guard Mark Sears. That process continues Wednesday night when No. 4 Alabama

When it’s all going right for Alabama and Mark Sears is splashing shots and Grant Nelson is getting under people’s skin and Nate Oats is shuffling in waves of explosive athletes and rim protectors off a bench that goes 10 deep,

After a team-leading performance at Kentucky in January, Grant Nelson only had five points against the 'Cats in Coleman. Nate Oats shared why.

Alabama basketball is in a far better position with Nate Oats as head coach. Oats now owns Crimson Tide history.