Upcoming Game: Thursday, November 1 Athletes in Action (Exhibition) Coleman Coliseum (15,316), Tuscaloosa 7:00 p.m. CT Tide Opens 2001-2002 Season With AIA The 2001-2002 Crimson Tide men’s basketball season begins with flourish of activities on Thursday, November 1. Alabama opens its season that night at 7 p.m. with an exhibition game in Coleman Coliseum (15,316) against Athletes in Action. And the day also marks Southeastern Conference Basketball Media Day in Birmingham. Junior guard Terrance Meade and junior forward Erwin Dudley will represent the Tide players at the annual gathering of the 12 SEC schools’ men’s and women’s head coaches and key players. The conference office’s appointed time slot for Alabama there was 10:50 a.m. bringing Mark Gottfried and his two players back to Tuscaloosa just a couple of hours before Thursday night’s tipoff. AIA marks the first of two exhibition games Alabama will play before it opens the season officially against Mississippi Valley State in the first round of the Guardians Classic in Coleman Coliseum on November 13th at 8:30 p.m. CT. Alabama will also play host to a team of all-stars sponsored by EA Sports on November 8 at 7 p.m. in the second and final exhibition game. Incidentally, former Tide player Schea Cotton is on the roster for that EA Sports team. --- Key Game Notes: * AIA is the first of two exhibition games Alabama will play as it hosts EA Sports on November 8 * Mark Gottfried is a former AIA player , touring internationally in 1987-88 following his UA graduation and he returned to coach a 1989 AIA summer tour in Greece & Poland (went 10-3) * Fans are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items and deposit them at barrels around Coleman Coliseum as it begins the "Beat Auburn/Beat Hunger" food drive. --- Probable Starting Lineup: ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (0-0 overall, 0-0 SEC) Pts/Rebs F- 35 Erwin Dudley 6-8, 260, JR, Uniontown 14.4/10.0 C- 42 Kenny Walker 6-9, 230, JR, Jacksonville, Fla. 6.7/4.6 G- 21 Rod Grizzard 6-8, 200, JR, Birmingham 17.0/6.1 G -14 Terrance Meade 6-2, 190, JR, Scottsboro 10.8 /2.9 G- 25 Mo Williams 6-1, 185, FR, Jackson, Miss. Head Coach: Mark Gottfried (Alabama, 1987) ATHLETES IN ACTION (2-0 going into Wed. game at Air Force) F- 42 Derek Grimm 6-9, 230, Missouri 1996 F- 54 Alvin Robinson 6-9, 270, Loyola-Chicago 1999 C- 40 David Fisher 6-10, 250, Chicago State 2000 G- 15 David Daniels 5-10, 200, Colorado Christian 1983 G- 32 John Woods 6-0, 200, Missouri 1999 Head Coach: Chuck Badger (Biola, 1986) Complete Article: http://www.rolltide.com/Mens%20Basketball/2118.asp ROLL TIDE ROLL!!! Rick To unsubscribe from this list just send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a BLANK subject line and the single word "UNSUBSCRIBE" (without the quotes) in the body or visit http://www.RollTideFan.net
