Live Early Signing Day Updates for Alabama Basketball

Check out the latest for the Crimson Tide's 2026 recruiting class as the early signing period is officially open.

Mar 26, 2025; Newark, NJ, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats during a practice session in preparation for an East Regional semifinal game against the Brigham Young Cougars at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

The early signing period for college basketball is here, giving prospects the chance to lock in their commitments and make things official with their future teams.

While the Crimson Tide holds just two commitments so far in the 2026 cycle, Nate Oats and the Alabama staff has landed two incredibly talented players that are likely to be instantly impactful once they arrive on campus.

Recruiting success in the Oats era is nothing new for the Crimson Tide, who has finished with a top-20 ranked class each year since his arrival in March of 2019.

As of now, Alabama's 2026 group is ranked No. 22 in the nation, according to 247Sports' composite ranking, but with the signing period expected to continue until November 19, and then once again reopen in the spring, Oats and the staff have time to secure more talent.

Nov 3, 2025; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama head coach Nate Oats encourages his team as they play North Dakota during the season-opening game at Coleman Coliseum. | Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Just recently, 5-Star guard Caleb Holt, a Huntsville, Alabama native, was in Tuscaloosa for his second visit this fall. He came to town for an official visit in September, and returned for Alabama's home showdown with LSU on November 8.

The Tide is also one of the top contenders for fellow 5-Star prospect Qayden Samuels from Bishop McNamara High School in District Heights, Maryland. He was in Tuscaloosa for an official visit on October 3, and attended that weekend's home football game against Vanderbilt.

Adding two 5-Star prospects to an already strong group could potentially give Oats and his staff their best class since their arrival. As of now, 2022 holds that title, a year in which Alabama landed Brandon Miller, Jayden Bradley, Rylan Griffen, Noah Clowney, Davin Cosby and Nick Pringle.

Jan 31, 2023; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama forward Brandon Miller (24) celebrates after a big dunk against Vanderbilt at Coleman Coliseum. | Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK

2025 saw the Tide finish with a top ten class, and throughout the early stages of the 2025-26 season, three of the four freshmen have made significant impacts. Amari Allen, Davion Hannah and London Jemison, while all highly touted prospects in their own rights as high schoolers, have played far beyond expectations this early in the season.

In six short years, Oats and his various staff members have produced six NBA Draft picks, four of which were first rounders. He has turned Alabama basketball from a simple offseason hobby for sports needy football fans, to a national brand that is competing with some of the best programs in the nation for top tier recruits.

Take a look at which of this year's commits have made things official with the Crimson Tide now that the early signing period is open.

1. SF Tarris Bouie, 6-foot-6, 170 lbs. - SPIRE Academy (Geneva, Ohio)

SF Tarris Bouie, 6-foot-6, 170 lbs. - SPIRE Academy (Geneva, Ohio)

4-Star 2026 SF Tarris Bouie officially signs with Alabama on November 12, 2025 | Credit @spire_basketball on Instagram

Bouie, who hails from the Spire Academy in Ohio, a school that houses one of the top high school basketball programs in the nation, is a 4-Star prospect is ranked as the No. 21 player at his position the and the No. 4 player in Ohio, according to 247Sports' composite ranking. 

Bouie came to Tuscaloosa in early September for his official visit and committed to the Tide later that same month, choosing Alabama over the likes of Georgetown, Marquette, Michigan and many more. 

He told ESPN at the time of his commitment, "We talk often, and that was the big difference in my decision. [Nate Oats] is a genuine guy. Coach Oats recruited me hard, and I really like their style of play. Over the summer, I remember him being at almost every one of my games."

"I really like their style of play, it fits me. That was big for me. They play fast, and in the open court they shoot 3s and attack the basket."