Nate Oats updates status of Aden Holloway ahead of Arizona game
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Junior guard Aden Holloway is dealing with a wrist injury that has his status up in the air for Saturday’s game against No. 1 Arizona.
When he met with reporters on Friday, Alabama head coach Nate Oats called Holloway a “game-time, game-day decision” for the matchup with the Wildcats. Holloway has not played since Nov. 27.
“Very limited practice yesterday. We’ll see how he feels this morning,” Oats said. “See what he can do today. That’s probably going to have to end up being a game-time, game-day decision and see how his wrist is feeling. Other than that, should be good to go.”
Forwards Taylor Bol Bowen and Keitenn Bristow are also both dealing with separate injury issues of their own, but Oats said that both practiced on Friday and seemed to intimate they’d be fine for the game.
Bol Bowen has made 8 starts this season and ranks fourth on the team in scoring at 10.9 points per game. Bristow played 51 minutes across 3 games from Nov. 19-26, but that has been the extent of his action this season.
Holloway has started all 6 games in which he has appeared for the Tide. In his last outing, he finished with a double-double, with 17 points and 10 assists. Holloway has 3 games this season with 20 points, including a season-high 26 against UNLV on Nov. 26.
Alabama will need all the help it can get against the unbeaten Wildcats (8-0). Tip-off on Saturday is set for 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Alabama (-1.5, via BetMGM) is a slight favorite in the game.
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