Alabama Men’s Basketball to face Arizona and Purdue in Hall of Fame Games

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Alabama men's basketball team will compete in a pair of contests hosted by the Naismith Hall of Fame in the upcoming 2023-24 season, the organization announced Wednesday. The Crimson Tide will face Purdue in the Hall of Fame Series Toronto at the Coca-Cola Coliseum on Dec. 9, followed later in the month when the Tide travels to Phoenix, Ariz., to face Arizona on Dec. 20 in the Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series Phoenix at the Footprint Center, home of the Phoenix Suns.

Tickets for the event are scheduled to go on sale in July. On-sale date, game times, fan experience information, credentials and television broadcast details will be released at a later date. For more Hall of Fame Series information and updates, fans can visit HOFSeries.com or follow @HOFSeries on all social platforms.

Alabama and Purdue are coming off a season where both teams earned No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament and each won their conference regular season and tournament championships. Both squads are ranked in ESPN's Way-Too-Early Top 25, with the Boilermakers checking in at No. 3 in the country while the Tide is slotted at No. 23. Meanwhile, Arizona is coming off a 28-7 record, winning the Pac-12 Tournament title and is ranked No. 11 in the ESPN Way-Too-Early Top 25.

"We are excited to be a part of the Hall of Fame Series that has been put on by the Naismith Hall of Fame organization,," Oats said. "Arizona and Purdue are two exceptional programs that will certainly test us in the non-conference portion of the schedule. During my time at Alabama, we have always tried to challenge our team during the non-conference schedule and playing two of the top programs in the country affords us that opportunity."