Alabama men’s basketball isn’t content with just being part of the 2025 March Madness bracket. Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats made clear that expectations should far exceed that.
Alabama earned a No. 2 seed and will face No. 15 seed Robert Morris on Friday in Cleveland as part of the East region in the NCAA Tournament.
“We need to make a run,” Oats said Sunday night. “Getting to the tournament is not good enough. Anything short of a Final Four would be a disappointment in my opinion. That’s what the expectation is.”
Alabama reached the Final Four a season ago as a No. 4 seed, upsetting then-No. 1 seed UNC. Now the Crimson Tide would not have to face the No. 1 seed, which is Duke, until a regional final, a step away from a Final Four.
“I know we’re a 2 seed,” Oats said. “The Elite Eight is supposed to be where it ends. If we don’t play well, play a lot better than we did in the second half yesterday, we won’t even make it that far.”
