Tide Men's Basketball To Hold Open Practice Saturday Ahead Of Foreign Tour

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team is inviting fans to Coleman Coliseum to watch the squad in an open practice on Saturday.

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UA Athletics says doors will open at 9:30 a.m., with practice beginning at approximately at 10 a.m.

The open practice will come ahead of the 2022-23 heading overseas for a 10-day Foreign Tour trip to Barcelona and Paris. The Tide will play one game and spend four days in Barcelona before traveling to Paris for two more games over the course of four days.

Nate Oats, entering his fourth year as Alabama men's basketball coach, will oversee 10 days of practices prior to the team departing Tuscaloosa, per NCAA rules regarding foreign tours.

The trip will begin on Aug. 5 when the team departs Tuscaloosa for Atlanta, with the Tide set to land in Barcelona at 8:55 a.m. local time the morning of Aug. 6.

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