TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama guard Aden Holloway will miss three exhibition video games and two regular-season video games throughout a five-game suspension following his arrest on a drug cost, coach Nate Oats mentioned Thursday.
Holloway was arrested March 16, days earlier than the NCAA Event, after authorities mentioned they discovered 2.1 kilos of marijuana in his Tuscaloosa condominium. He was charged with first-degree marijuana possession and failure to affix a tax stamp.
Alabama suspended him indefinitely and eliminated him from campus pending a scholar conduct investigation. He missed the Crimson Tide’s run to the Candy 16. The fees had been dismissed after he accomplished a pretrial diversion program.
“He’s achieved an excellent job,” Oats mentioned. “He’s utilized himself actually constantly the final couple months with the work he’s needed to do to get again on the group and get the costs dropped.”
Holloway served the primary recreation of the suspension Thursday, lacking a 111-93 win over Furman. He additionally will miss exhibitions in opposition to Mississippi and Auburn and regular-season video games in opposition to Sam Houston State and Arkansas State. He’s anticipated to return Nov. 9 in opposition to Oakland.
Oats mentioned the punishment had been determined earlier than accidents depleted Alabama’s backcourt.
Anderson Diaz and Preston Murphy Jr. sat out Thursday’s exhibition with upper-body accidents, and Jaxon Richardson was sidelined by an sickness. Amari Allen led Alabama with 19 factors and 6 assists.
“I’d identical to to get it over with as fast as we will and get him again on the ground ’trigger he’s achieved an impressive job,” Oats mentioned.
Holloway was Alabama’s second-leading scorer final season at 16.8 factors per recreation and led the group in 3-point capturing at 43.8%. The senior transferred from Auburn in 2024.
