TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama basketball guard Aden Holloway made his 2026-27 season debut during Monday night's 109-68 home win over Oakland. It was Holloway's first contest against another program since the Crimson Tide's loss to Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament on March 13.

Holloway was suspended during the NCAA Tournament after being arrested on multiple drug charges. His case was dismissed after completing a second-chance program that required community service and passing drug/alcohol screenings, but his suspension carried over into Alabama's three preseason exhibitions and first two regular-season games.

Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats opened up about how much " Holloway's changed, " and emphasized that "sometimes adversity sets you up to be much better in life moving forward." He was named a starter against Oakland and the Coleman Coliseum crowd was at its loudest when his name was announced during the intros.…