Alabama Basketball: 10 greatest Crimson Tide players since 2010
By Matt Melton
6. John Petty Jr.
Career Stats: 11.7 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 2 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.5 BPG, 42.2 FG%, 38.2 3P%, 70.4 FT%
After coming to Tuscaloosa as the fifth highest-rated recruit in Alabama history at the time, Petty turned in a phenomenal 4-year career with the Crimson Tide. Petty turned in a strong freshman season from year one where he set the school record for made 3’s as a freshman, while also being selected as a 2-time SEC Freshman of the Week, and setting a school record of the most made 3-pointers in one-game, a record he later tied in 2019.
Petty was later selected as First-Team All-SEC in 2020-21, Second-Team All-SEC in 2019-20, and a 3-time SEC Player of the Week in his Alabama career. Ending his career with 1,539 points, good for 16th in program history, Petty is also 8th in career games played, as well as the all-time Alabama career leader for made 3-pointers with 311.
5. Kira Lewis Jr
Career Stats: 15.9 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 4 APG, 1.3 SPG, 0.4 BPG, 44.7 FG%, 36.2 3P%, 79.3 FT%
While he only played at Alabama for two seasons before heading to the NBA, those two years were special for Lewis. Averaging 13/2/2 during his freshman season where he was named to the 2018-19 SEC All-Freshman Team, Lewis backed that up with a First-Team All-SEC 2019-20 season where he averaged 18/4/5.
Lewis ended his career with 1,031 points in two seasons which included some phenomenal performances most notably Alabama’s second-ever triple-double, and a career-high 37 points. After coming to Alabama as the youngest D-1 player to appear in a game, Lewis turned in a must-see two seasons, and will go down as one of the most talented point guards in Crimson Tide history.