NEWARK, N.J. — Even in defeat, Alabama basketball players are still guaranteeing their returns to Tuscaloosa for another season.
After Duke’s 85-65 Elite Eight win on Saturday, senior guard Houston Mallette confirmed that he’ll be back to play for another year in Tuscaloosa.
Before the question of whether he would return for a fifth season of college basketball could be finished, the Pepperdine transfer was eager to answer.
"Oh, yes. I'm 100% coming back next year," Mallette grinned. "I'm really excited."
Houston Mallette confirms return to Alabama basketball for fifth season
"At the beginning of the year, it's kind of tough because you know it's going to be the last time you ever play with the team," Mallette recalled. "Every year, this game is different. Especially nowadays how kind of everything works out."
After already missing all but six games of the season with knee injuries, Mallette missed the first two weeks of Alabama's NCAA Tournament travels due to a non-basketball injury, which he revealed to reporters to be a burn. However, Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats wasn't going ...
