AP Source: Alabama’s Brandon Miller Declares for NBA Draft
Alabama All-American forward Brandon Miller is heading to the NBA.
Alabama All-American forward Brandon Miller is heading to the NBA.
With No. 1 seeds Alabama and Houston losing, the men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament will not have a No. 1 seed in the Elite Eight for the first time since seeding began in 1979.
As proof that anything can happen in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, overall No. 1 seed Alabama has been defeated in the Sweet 16.
With the win over Maryland, Alabama (31-5) advances to its second Sweet 16 in the past three tournaments and ninth overall.
Alabama buried Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 96-75, even with Bama star freshman Brandon Miller going scoreless.
Alabama is not only the overall No. 1 seed for March Madness, the Crimson Tide is No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 Poll, too.
Alabama is the top overall seed and will play in the South Region, while Auburn made it as a No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region.
It’s Alabama’s second SEC Tournament championship in three seasons.
After beating Missouri, Alabama is looking for an eighth SEC Men’s Basketball Championship to add to its regular-season trophy.
Brandon Miller had 18 points and nine rebounds and No. 4 Alabama never trailed in posting a 72-49 victory over Mississippi State in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Friday.