Alabama basketball releases 2019-20 non-conference schedule

Games against North Carolina, Kansas State and Penn State highlight Crimson Tide's 2019-20 men’s basketball non-conference schedule
Alabama basketball releases 2019-20 non-conference schedule
Alabama basketball releases 2019-20 non-conference schedule

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama men's basketball team announced its 2019-20 non-conference schedule for the first season under new coach Nate Oats. 

The Crimson Tide will play an exhibition game, but the opponent and date have yet to be finalized.

The 2019-20 Southeastern Conference game dates, as well as all start times and television carriers, will be revealed at a later date. The league office announced the league opponents in June.

Alabama will open the season at home against Penn on Nov. 5, and will face North Carolina to open play in the Battle of Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas on Nov. 27. 

The Crimson Tide will play a pair of games around the state, facing Samford at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (BJCC) in Birmingham, and Belmont in Huntsville for the Rocket City Classic.

The non-conference home schedule is highlighted by a Big 12/SEC Challenge game against Kansas State on Jan. 25. 

Crimson Tide 2019-20 non-conference schedule

Nov. 5 vs. Penn

Nov. 11 vs. FAU

Nov. 15 at Rhode Island

Nov. 19 vs. Furman

Nov. 27 vs. North Carolina (Battle for Atlantis), 2:30 p.m, 

Nov. 28 vs. Michigan State or Iowa State (Battle for Atlantis)

Nov. 29 vs. TBA (Battle for Atlantis)

Dec. 6 vs. Stephen F. Austin

Dec. 14 at Penn State

Dec. 18 at Samford (BJCC in Birmingham)

Dec. 21 vs. Belmont (Huntsville)

Dec. 29 vs Richmond

Jan. 25 vs. Kansas State

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Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of Alabama Crimson Tide On SI, which first published as BamaCentral in 2018, and is also the publisher of the Boston College, Missouri and Vanderbilt sites. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004 and is the author of 26 books including “100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die” and “Nick Saban vs. College Football.” He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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