Alabama women's basketball ranked in preseason poll for first time since 1998

Alabama women’s basketball ranked in preseason poll for first time since 1998

Posted by author October 15, 2024 Basketball

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Alabama women’s basketball is ranked in the preseason for the first time since 1998.

Crimson Tide coach Kristy Curry‘s team was announced at No. 24 in the first Top 25 poll of the 2024-25 season from the Associated Press on Tuesday afternoon.

“There is a lot of well-deserved preseason excitement around our program. We all understand it’s about the finish and are just focused on getting better each day,” Curry said in a press release from university communications.

“This is a talented, special group who have helped us elevate the program in so many ways.”

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Starters Sarah Ashlee Barker, Essence Cody and Aaliyah Nye return from last year’s squad that finished in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament, while Alabama welcomes a touted recruiting class and portal pieces like 2018 McDonald’s All-American Zaay Green from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Alabama’s 1998-99 team went 20-11 to reach the second round of the NCAA tournament.

The roster led by former Washington Mystics guard Dominique Canty and then-top scoring guard Kaunda Williams finished ranked No. 22 overall after starting the preseason ranked at No. 9.

Curry and company will tip off their bid-hunt at Coleman Coliseum against New Orleans on Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. CST.

Emilee Smarr covers Alabama basketball and Crimson Tide athletics for the Tuscaloosa News. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.