11/2/2026 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Alabama’s backcourt recognized for college basketball’s top individual honor
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama men's basketball duo of Amari Allen and Aden Holloway have been named to the 2026-27 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Monday.
Allen and Holloway were two of 50 players throughout Division I and two of 15 players from the Southeastern Conference to be named to the watch list.Â
Allen Notes
- Selected as a Preseason Second Team All-SEC by the media
- Named to the 2026-27 Julius Erving Award Watch List
- A 2026 SEC All-Freshman Team
- A three-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree during his freshman campaign
- Played in 32 games including 24 starts
- Averaged 11.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game
- Became the first UA freshman to grab 10 or more rebounds in multiple games since Noah Clowney and Brandon Miller during the 2022-23 season
- Ranked sixth in the SEC in rebounds per game (6.9 rpg)
- Scored double-figures in 20 games including scoring a season-high 25 points on Jan. 7 at Vanderbilt
- Posted a team-best five double-doubles throughout the season, which ranked No. 10 in the SEC
Holloway Notes
- Named to the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Preseason Watch List
- A 2026 Third Team All-SEC selectionÂ
- An NABC Third Team Southeast District honoree in 2026
- Averaged 16.8 points, 3.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game last season
- Scored 471 points, which ranks No. 69 for most points in program history in a single season
- Shot 43.8 percent from three-point range, which ranked third in the SEC and No. 11 throughout Division I
- Ranked eighth in program history for highest three-point percentage in a single season
- Scored double-figures in 25 games including 20-points or more in 10 contests
- Scored a career-high 26 points on three separate occasions
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