Tom Hart weighs in on the debate about Alabama men’s basketball being ranked No. 1

Tom Hart has a pulse on SEC men’s basketball, and he’s aware of the ongoing debate about Alabama being ranked No. 1.

Purdue is the current No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, while Alabama is No. 2, and the top 5 is rounded out with Houston, Tennessee and Kansas State.

Hart went on “McElroy and Cubelic In the morning” on WJOX to discuss the issue.

“I think they’re one of the best basketball teams in America and that’s a small and exclusive group,” he said. “I thought Kansas was having a fantastic year, and now they’ve turned around and dropped 3 straight. Houston just lost at home, to an unranked team by the way. Upsets are common in college basketball so to see what Alabama’s been able to do should be as impressive as it looks on paper.”

Hart noted that the SEC is tough this season, especially on defense. To make his point, Hart said there are 9 SEC teams shooting 50% or less from 2-point range, and 10% of those shots get blocked. Brandon Miller is the best player in America, Hart said, and will be the No. 1 player in the NBA Draft.

“He’s a bucket getter, which is what you need when the clock is winding down in an NCAA Tournament game and the game is on the line, he can put it on the floor, he can get a mid-range, he can get to the rack, if you go under screens, he’s just going to torch you from deep,” Hart said. “But I think it’s the complimentary pieces that they have.”

TV’s @Tom_Hart joined the guys on @MacandCube and discussed if he views @AlabamaMBB as the best team in college hoops right now.

Whole interview: https://t.co/zIILSWd1Wc pic.twitter.com/URQuwsdBI4

— WJOX 94.5 FM (@WJOX945) January 24, 2023

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.