Nate Oats provides update on Latrell Wrightsell's recovery a month out from season
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama basketball head coach Nate Oats addressed the media on Monday for the first time ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. During his press conference, he provided an update on the recovery of redshirt senior guard Latrell Wrightsell.
“He’s been unbelievably great in the whole rehab process,” Oats said. “I think he’s coming along. He’s probably where he needs to be. We didn’t practice him today. We’ve had him on a little bit of a load management deal bringing him back. He hasn’t been able to do that much stuff for almost a year. He’s been back.
“He’s done some live stuff, just a little bit. We keep his reps short. We think he’s been great, Clarke’s done a great job. … Hopefully we get him back soon.”
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Wrightsell is coming off an Achilles tear he suffered on Nov. 30 last year in a game against Oregon. Prior to his injury he was off to an incredibly hot start, averaging 11.5 points per game on 42.2 percent shooting through the first eight games of the season.
Last year was supposed to be Wrightsell’s fifth and final year of college basketball, but after only playing in the first month of the season he was granted a medical redshirt to come back for a sixth season. This will be his third year in the Alabama program after transferring from CSU Fullerton in the 2023 offseason. He’s the lone player on the Crimson Tide roster that played in the 2024 Final Four run.
Alabama will tip off the 2025-26 season on Monday, Nov. 3 with a home game against North Dakota.
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