Tide Hoops To Host Charity Exhibition For Alberta Head Start Program

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Alabama men's basketball team will host Southern Illinois for a charity exhibition at Foster Auditorium later this month, with proceeds going to benefit Community Service Programs of West Alabama's Alberta Head Start Program.

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The exhibition game is set for Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. This will be the third meeting all-time between the two schools, who have not faced each other in men's basketball since 2004.

Alabama leads the series 2-0.

UA pointed out on Friday that the NCAA previously approved schools to use one of its possible two exhibition games for the purposes of raising funds for a catastrophic event, COVID-19 relief efforts, and/or social justice initiatives.

The regulation 40-minute game will be Alabama's first contest of the year in the United States after the team's foreign tour this summer, which saw the Crimson Tide win a game in Barcelona followed by a pair of victories in Paris.

Freshman standout Brandon Miller led Alabama in scoring with 22 points a game.

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