LIVE UPDATES: No. 2 Alabama basketball hosts Arkansas State

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Alabama basketball will welcome a familiar face back to Coleman Coliseum on Friday.

Despite being stranded for two hours when the team bus broke down en route to Alabama, Arkansas State made it to Tuscaloosa against the odds to face the Crimson Tide in game No. 2 of the 2024-25 season.

Arkansas State coach Bryan Hodgson, who previously was an assistant coach with Nate Oats at Alabama (1-0), played handyman on Thursday. However, the bump in the road cost the team a night’s training.

After No. 2-ranked Alabama’s season-opening win over UNC-Asheville and an overtime triumph for Arkansas State, both teams, each preseason favorites to win their respective conferences, look to go 2-0. When Hodgson and company visited Coleman Coliseum last December, they returned to Jonesboro with an 89-65 loss.

November 25, 2021; Orlando, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats (center) watches from the sidelines against the Iona Gaels in the first half at HP Fieldhouse. Alabama assistant coaches Charlie Henry (far left) and Bryan Hodgson sit on the bench.November 25, 2021; Orlando, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats (center) watches from the sideline against the Iona Gaels in the first half at HP Fieldhouse. Alabama assistant coaches Charlie Henry (far left) and Bryan Hodgson sit on the bench.

November 25, 2021; Orlando, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats (center) watches from the sideline against the Iona Gaels in the first half at HP Fieldhouse. Alabama assistant coaches Charlie Henry (far left) and Bryan Hodgson sit on the bench.

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Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be contacted via email at [email protected].

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