BamaCentral Courtside After Alabama's Loss to Michigan in Sweet 16

CHICAGO — Alabama basketball's 2025-26 season has come to an end following the 90-77 loss to Michigan in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 on Friday night.

This was Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats' fourth straight Sweet 16 appearance. The only other teams that have reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament that many times in a row are Houston and Tennessee.

Alabama finishes the season with a 25-10 record. It met expectations, as it started the regular season as the No. 15 team in the AP Top 25, and through a rollercoaster in the rankings, it finished the regular season at that same spot.

"First off, have to give Michigan a lot of credit," Alabama head coach Nare Oats said after the game. "There's a reason they're a 1 seed. They're big, strong, athletic, physical. I thought our guys did a great job to be up two. Did a great job closing the first half.

"But you know, the start of that second half wasn't what we were looking for and they kind of imposed their will on us to start the second half.

"Give Coach May and their players a lot of credit, but I'll say this: these guys that I coach have been one of the more enjoyable groups I've ever coached in my life. We had no locker room issues, no -- it's tough. Talking about attitudes, these guys did a great job controlling that."

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