How to watch, listen to No. 2 Alabama basketball vs. Arkansas State
Alabama basketball started the highly-awaited 2024-25 season with a bang, dominating UNC Asheville on Monday 110-54 to start the season 1-0. The Crimson Tide has another game opening week after just a few days off, with Arkansas State coming to town on Friday night.
The Red Wolves have a familiar face at head coach in former Alabama assistant Bryan Hodgson, who’s in his second year in Jonesboro. Arkansas State was picked as the preseason favorite to win the Sun Belt coming off a season where it lost in the Sun Belt championship, coming one game away from an NCAA Tournament berth in Hodgson’s first season.
Hodgson coached under Nate Oats at Buffalo, and followed him to Alabama, where he was an assistant until the 2022-23 season. He was Alabama’s top recruiter while he was in Tuscaloosa, and helped reel in prospects like Brandon Miller, Charles Bediako and Josh Primo.
This will be Hodgson’s second time back in Coleman Coliseum, after Arkansas State played Alabama last December and lost in blowout fashion.
Arkansas State has a very solid roster for a mid-major program, with multiple high-major transfers brought in by Hodgson since he took the job.
How to watch, listen and other key information
Opponent: Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-0)
Date: Friday, Nov. 8
Tipoff time: 7 p.m. CT
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Venue: Coleman Coliseum
Capacity: 13,474
Television: SEC Network+
– Play-by-play: Roger Hoover
– Analyst: Richard Hendrix
Top 10
- 1New
Top 25 College QBs
Ranking best '25 signal callers
- 2
Top 25 Defensive Lines
Ranking the best for 2025
- 3
Big Ten Football
Predicting 1st loss for each team
- 4Hot
College Football Playoff
Ranking Top 32 teams for 2025
- 5Trending
Tim Brando
Ranks Top 15 CFB teams for 2025
Get the Daily On3 Newsletter in your inbox every morning
By clicking "Subscribe to Newsletter", I agree to On3's Privacy Notice, Terms, and use of my personal information described therein.
Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network
– Play-by-play: Chris Stewart
– Analyst: Bryan Passink
Satellite radio: CTSN on Sirius / XM 134 or 201
Varsity Network link: LISTEN
Series record: Alabama leads 3-0
Last Meeting: Dec. 4, 2023
– Alabama 89, Arkansas State 65
Point spread: N/A
Alabama Statistical Leaders:
– Scoring: Mark Sears (20.0 PPG)
– Rebounding: Aiden Sherrell (9.0 RPG)
– Assists: Labaron Philon (9.0 APG)
Arkansas State Statistical Leaders:
– Scoring: Joseph Pinion (16.0 PPG)
– Rebounding: Rashaud Marshall (10.0 RPG)
– Assists: Terrance Ford Jr. (5.0 APG)
Not a member, Alabama fans? Join BOL today!
Have you subscribed to BamaOnLine.com yet? You can sign up for ONE MONTH of premium access to our Alabama coverage for just $11.99! Be able to read all of BOL’s premium articles and nuggets covering Alabama sports and recruiting and also join thousands of other Crimson Tide fans around the globe on the BOL Round Table message board! CLICK HERE!
