.@AlabamaMBB commit Tarris Bouie tallied 22 pts, 9 reb, and 6 ast in an 11-point W over Archbishop Stepinac at #ChipotleNationals 🔥
No. 33 in the 2026 SC Next 100 recruiting class.
If you listen to rival fans whose takes are as wildly inaccurate as self righteous sports writers who we only hear from this time of year, your opinion of Nate Oats would be opposite of those who actually know him. We should all hope our kids have mentors like Nate on their side.
On this date 22 years ago on March 20, 2004, @AlabamaMBB delivered one of the most stunning NCAA Tournament upsets in program history, rallying from a 13-point second-half deficit to take down No. 1 seed Stanford, 70-67, in Seattle.
The eighth-seeded Crimson Tide looked dead in the water midway through the second half. Stanford, powered by Pac-10 Player of the Year Josh Childress and carrying a dominant 30-1 record, had built a 53-40 lead with just 7:40 remaining. Everything pointed toward a routine closeout by the top seed.
Then came the surge that Alabama fans still talk about today.
The Tide flipped the game on its head with a breathtaking 16-0 run, turning a double-digit deficit into a lead in a matter of minutes. The momentum inside the arena shifted completely as Alabama’s defense tightened and Stanford suddenly had no answers.
Kennedy Winston led the charge with 21 points, while Earnest Shelton poured in 14 to help ignite the comeback. Chuck Davis and @AntoinePettway each added 12 points, and Alabama showed poise at the line—knocking down 10 of 14 free throws in the closing minutes to seal the upset.
Childress, held to 12 points, fouled out with 3:18 remaining and could only watch from the bench as the Tide completed the shocker. In the Alabama locker room afterward, a sign summed it up perfectly: “They weren’t overrated. We were underrated.”
The victory sent shockwaves across college basketball, landing Alabama on the cover of Sports Illustrated and propelling the program to its first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 1991—a moment that still stands as one of the defining wins of the modern era of Crimson Tide basketball.
Only 4 schools in the country made the College Football Playoff… Men’s March Madness… and Women’s March Madness.
• Ohio State
• Georgia
• Texas Tech
• Alabama
22 years after he was a starter on the Alabama team that reached the Elite Eight in 2004, Antoine Pettway leads Kennesaw State to the NCAA Tournament.
CHAMPIONS OF CONFERENCE-USA!
This is March.