Before the game, Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats announced on the game broadcast that Houston Mallette and Naas Cunningham will be redshirting the season. Afterward, he said the choice for Mallette was due to a lingering injury.

The No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide won their 2024-25 season opener on Monday night at Coleman Coliseum, a dominant 110-54 victory over UNC Asheville. Before the game, Alabama coach Nate Oats reveal

Alabama has an absolutely loaded roster headed into the 2024-25 basketball season. So loaded, in fact, that the Crimson Tide will be redshirting two players this season, both freshman Naas Cunningham and senior Houston Mallette,

With Alabama basketball's loaded roster, minutes will be hard to come by this season. For two new players, that means redshirts for 2024-25.

Ahead of the season-opening matchup with UNC Asheville on Monday, Oats announced that 2 players will redshirt this season. Incoming transfer Houston Mallette and freshman Naas Cunningham will both sit out the 2024-25 campaign, Oats said on the Crimson Tide Sports Network.