Alabama basketball to play exhibition vs. Florida State in Birmingham
Alabama basketball will take on Florida State in an exhibition game on October 16, it was announced on Tuesday. The matchup will take place at 7 p.m. at Boutwell Auditorium in downtown Birmingham.
The game will be the second annual ‘Bama in Boutwell’ event, coming after last season when the Tide beat Wake Forest 98-77 in a similar exhibition. It won’t count against either team’s 2025-26 record. Alabama played two exhibition games against notable competition last season, also taking on Memphis in Huntsville during the month of October.
The matchup with Florida State will be a familiar one for Tide forward Taylor Bol Bowen, who transferred to Alabama this offseason after spending the first two years of his career with the Seminoles. Bol Bowen averaged 8.0 points and 5.2 rebounds last season as Florida State finished the year at 17-15 and missed the NCAA Tournament.
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An exhibition game against a Power Five opponent will serve as a nice opportunity for this Alabama team to get some experience together before taking on one of the most difficult non-conference schedules in the country. The Tide has marquee games such as St. John’s, Purdue, Illinois, Gonzaga, Arizona and more on deck for the start of the season, and the team will be breaking in eight newcomers to the roster.
The 2025-26 college basketball season officially tips off on November 3, when Alabama will face North Dakota inside Coleman Coliseum.
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