Alabama Basketball Welcomes Three New Members on 2021 National Signing Day

Nimari Burnett, Noah Gurley and Charles Bediako are the latest players to sign on the dotted line to play for Nate Oats and the Crimson Tide

April 14 is the first day of the late-signing period for NCAA men's basketball and Alabama will conclude its 2021 recruiting class with the addition of three signees. 

The three verbal commitments, which all came in the past week, include elite 2021 big man Charles Bediako, Texas Tech transfer Nimari Burnett and Furman transfer Noah Gurley. Per Sports Illustrated All-American, the Crimson Tide's class is ranked fifth in the nation. 

Alabama's two other signees in the 2021 class include guard JD Davison and wing Jusaun Holt, who both signed during the early-signing period back in November. 

On Monday, JUCO transfer Langston Wilson requested to opt out of his national letter of intent and re-open his recruitment. 

For the time being, Alabama has 14 scholarship players, which is one over the NCAA-limit of 13.

Check out the link below to access bios for each of our newest additions!

🔗https://t.co/7fyROgJNZi#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball pic.twitter.com/4CSKaNIvBN

— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) April 14, 2021

Live updates

11:25 a.m: Lastly, Bediako has officially signed on the dotted line for the Crimson Tide. He is the third native Canadian to join the team, including sophomores Josh Primo and forward Keon Ambrose-Hylton.

▪️ Consensus 4⃣⭐️prospect out of Canada🇨🇦
▪️ Competed alongside Joshua Primo at the FIBA U19 World Cup
▪️ An athletic big with a 7-2 wingspan & can run the floor

And now he's officially✍️🏾

Welcome Charles Bediako to the @AlabamaMBB family🏀#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball pic.twitter.com/isXV2fdbFf

— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) April 14, 2021

Bediako is listed at 6-foot-11 and 220 pounds. He is a consensus four-star prospect and was a candidate to be a Sports Illustrated All-American.

10:55 a.m: Next up is Burnett, who picked Alabama over Oregon, USC, Auburn, Vanderbilt, Illinois, and others.

▪️ A former 5⃣⭐️prospect by ESPN
▪️ A consensus top-40 player coming out of HS & a McDonald's All-American
▪️ Played 12 games last year as a freshman at Texas Tech

And now he is officially✍️🏾

Welcome Nimari Burnett to the @AlabamaMBB family🏀#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball pic.twitter.com/aRxsOrkhFS

— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) April 14, 2021

Burnett joins Davison and guard Jahvon Quinerly as three former McDonald's All-Americans on the same roster. He played in 12 games for Texas Tech last season and averaged 5.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 0.9 assists.

10:40 a.m: Assistant Bryan Hodgson shared his excitement about adding Gurley to the Crimson Tide program:

Pumped to coach @ng_cuatro he is going to be a huge addition to our program! https://t.co/29t4s2KHhu

— Bryan Hodgson (@CoachBHodgson) April 14, 2021

10:30 a.m: Gurley is the first signee of the day. He chose the Crimson Tide over the likes of Florida, San Diego State, Auburn, Miami, Marquette among others.

▪️ A three-time All-SoCon honoree
▪️ Played in 88 career games making 83 career starts at Furman
▪️ Averaged 15.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg and 2.5 apg last year

And now he is officially✍️🏾

Welcome Noah Gurley to the @AlabamaMBB family🏀#RollTide | #BlueCollarBasketball pic.twitter.com/9C40zE77hN

— Alabama Men’s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) April 14, 2021

During his final season with the Paladins, he averaged 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.1 blocks and one steal. Gurley was an All-SoCon honoree in each of his three years at Furman. He started 83 games and made 88 appearances overall.